Pedal assist e-bikes. It’s real hot in Oklahoma and I ride with 1-3 kids. Riding a pedal-only bike for my daily trips is pleasant for 2 months out of the year, ebike extends that to essentially 12. It replaces a minimum of 6 trips per day.
2-way protected bike lane enthusiast
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“there’s nothing new under the sun but there are new suns” -Octavia Butler # 1 St. John’s bridge fan acct Alaska->PDX let’s plant trees in the street
"If the Democrats gain control of the house and senate my top demand will be to pass Medicare for All within a few months" In case anyone is looking for a Trojan Horse back into power, it's name is improving and expanding Medicare to all Americans.
Senator Bernie Sanders on the results of this week's primaries
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) about what voters can take away from the results of this week's primaries, including a major win for progressives in Michigan.
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e-scooters are often the fastest, lowest barrier, cheapest form of commuting available to people, and that's why their use has skyrocketed. we should be prioritizing and accelerating infrastructure interventions to make them safe for the young and/or disadvantaged people who need to use them
Streetsblog Chicago@chi.streetsblog.org · 3h ago@blockclubchi.bsky.social: "Boy, 16, Killed In North Center Is 3rd Teen Death Tied To E-Scooters This Year."
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Families for Safe Streets@familiesforsafestreets.org · 3h agoSpeeding is one of the dumbest things we do. If being dangerous isn’t a convincing enough reason to follow the speed limit, a new study finds that speeding barely saves time on our commutes while costing us at the pump. Speeding simply isn't worth it. 🔗 to study: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Dr. Abdul El Sayed, Melat Kiros and Darializa Avila Chevalier (the latter two are PhD candidates) examples of academics who successfully went out of the ivory tower and talked to regular people and resonated with them. but you'll never hear of this as an example of higher ed being engaged.
Important to restate that since the cogntive decline following Fetterman's stroke, Fetterman's staff have functionally quit and his top advisor and constant weird companion is one random Israeli dude
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 9h agoCNN producer: El-Sayed is projected to win. Quick, get the biggest fucking loser you can find on air
One last call and response for the primary. You know the drill. 🗣️
another thing to feel good about is how this is el sayed’s second try for statewide office. sometimes a leftist losing just means they haven’t won’t yet
They're calling it for @abdulelsayed.bsky.social — this is a victory for Medicare for All, for every American who has ever needed care but couldn't afford it. We are one step closer to realizing health care as a human right in this country.
he ran against the full force of the zionist establishment and won. unbelievable victory
I’m on a small-ship Alaska cruise with my son; our boat rescued a stranded vessel last night and apparently we did that after the Coast Guard radioed Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht - which was closer - and they repeatedly refused to respond. (There was near unanimous booing when the captain announced this)
is it bad that I worry about tech bros fucking with elections
The remarkable story here that @npr.org skips, is Stevens-aligned PACs dropping $60M, breaking senate campaign spending records AIPAC's pro-Israel "United Demoracy Project" dropped $30 million on Stevens, their largest ever single candidate spend, and almost 3 times El Sayed's entire PAC support
DDHQ Race Update (est. 64% in): Michigan US Senate Democratic Primary Abdul El-Sayed (D): 499,463 (50.0%) Haley Stevens (D): 460,366 (46.1%) Mallory McMorrow (D): 38,316 (3.8%) Follow more results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/283906
just watched this dean potter doc series and it is a rare adventure bro film w, very fun to watch
well i certainly hope taniel is enjoying his vacation
abdul up 25 pts with 5% votes in, i've seen enough
The challenge for us in Portland and much of the US is how do you do civic shading where the dominant pattern is wide roads, parking lots, and patchworks of public space governed by under resourced agencies who do not work together or prioritize shade?
Bryn Davidson - Lanefab@lanefab.com · 3d agoA friend’s recent photo of civic shading in Malaga
Oh no. IT WORKED! 🚲 Cycling trips increased 16% 🚶 Pedestrian trips increased 11% 🚗 Vehicle trips decreased 60% 🚲 Cycling volumes through the new traffic diverter @ Wellington & Portland increased 38% Latest community update here: lnkd.in/gD6wKfRj via @safestreetsto.bsky.social #BikeTO #TransformTO
Unbelievable air quality readings of 1000-3000 around Wenatchee, Leavenworth, and Plain, as of 11:50 AM in Chelan County, WA. At this point, smoke is like fog. This level of smoke is hazardous to all, for any length of time outside. #wawx #smoke #wildfires
It cannot be overstated: Urban capacity expansion projects are the *worst* way to invest in freight movement. They cost 10x more per mile than rural and suburban bypass projects, and almost all of the benefit is soaked up by commuters.
The Oregonian@oregonian.com · yesterdayThe Portland project’s funding gap raises questions about whether it will proceed as planned. https://mrf.lu/2ZXPL
I wish I could properly attribute this, but I heard someone say in an interview something like, 'pay attention to the new technologies that techbros develop, and you'll see how they're just trying to create a mom they control' And we know how these dudes pick "partners" so...
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 4d agoAI IS BASICALLY A SEX WORKER might be the hook for my new class…
sinking into a depression if Michigan doesn't elect this man today
Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 2d agoLet’s win this tomorrow. For democracy.