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Infrastructure is politics

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Laura G Mitchell@lauragmitchell.com · 16h ago

“People of all ages are choosing e-bikes for commuting, running errands, and recreation. For some riders, an e-bike is a way to replace a short trip by car. For others, e-bikes make it possible to ride year-round, carry more, or travel farther.” (And please enjoy this very staged photo of me. 😆)

E-bikes are changing the way Minnesotans get around

The reasons people choose an e-bike can be as practical as they are personal: a shorter commute, a car-free errand run, a way to carry groceries, or simply the abi

pca.state.mn.us

Paul (parking reform) Barter@paulbarter.bsky.social · 22h ago

The speed limit on residential streets in Japan with no center lines or maximum speed signs will be lowered to 30 kilometers per hour from the current 60 kph on Tuesday. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08...

Japan to lower residential road speed limit from 60 to 30 kph

The measure aims to reduce accidents in urban areas with pedestrian-heavy narrow streets, marking a major shift as they account for around 70% of ordinary roads nationwide.

japantimes.co.jp

Infrastructure is politics@rational.bsky.social · 3d ago

I am 100% serious. DraftKings hosts their service on aws. Tell AWS that if they do not suspend DraftKings and turn over all server records to Washington State police, the police raid us-west-1 and us-west-2 and just start pulling plugs out of the wall

Infrastructure is politics@rational.bsky.social · 3d ago

New York and California should send their state Police to seize bank accounts and computer servers to preserve evidence of crimes. They should kill it dead, this weekend, Sunday while the banks are closed

Chris Dwan (he/him)@somershade.bsky.social · 4d ago

"Painted lanes marked with a solid white line were no different from having no infrastructure at all. However advisory cycle lanes, which motorists are allowed to enter, caused the odds of injury to increase by 34 per cent." Thus 'murderpaint.' road.cc/content/news...

Painted advisory cycle lanes increase risk of cyclist casualties, study finds

A study of cyclist casualties in London has found that painted advisory cycle lanes increase the risk of cyclist casualties, with the authors urging that highways authorities cease installing lanes of...

road.cc

Melissa & Chris Bruntlett@modacitylife.com · 4d ago

Bike infrastructure isn’t about catering to existing cyclists. It’s about opening up access, independence, and opportunity for those who can't drive. Cities that invest in cycling are actively choosing to give more people the freedom to move through their communities. LISTEN: bccycling.ca/podcast

A collage of people cycling in the Netherlands including a family, an elderly couple, a man in a mobility scooter, a woman on a tricycle, and a group of young boys.
Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton)@funranium.bsky.social · 4d ago

[sighs deeply] Before feeding any of your research into any LLM, please check your grants and institution's information security/academic integrity policies. You may be surprised how very little of your work are allowed to let anywhere near the Plagiarism Engines.

Anthropic {bot}@anthropicbot.bsky.social · 5d ago

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Kalamazoo Astronomical Society@kzooastro.bsky.social · 4d ago

Here's an image taken by KAS President Richard Bell of the peak of last night's Partial Lunar Eclipse, at 12:12 am EDT. Equipment used for this shot included a Stellarvue 130mm refractor and a Canon EOS R5 camera mounted on an Astro-Physics Mach1GTO. It is a 4-second exposure at ISO 100.

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Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · 5d ago

This is straight up theft, and the only reason it’s not being prosecuted is that the corruption was so pervasive they couldn’t settle on any particular individuals to assign responsibility to.

South Florida Sun Sentinel@sun-sentinel.com · 5d ago

DEVELOPING STORY: A Florida grand jury investigating the Hope Florida scandal found that key members of the DeSantis administration engaged in a “sophisticated scheme” to divert $10 million of a Medicaid settlement into a political activities and the Republican Party of Florida.

Fietser@americanfietser.bsky.social · 6d ago

We need to stop treating bike infrastructure as purely recreational. True mobility is about everyday utility. When you can safely take the bike to grab groceries and easily detour to the playground, that's what a human-scale city actually looks like.

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