Matt Schaeffer

Fallible human | Fiancé | General surgery resident | Urbanist | He/him

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

Hey friends, I did a thing! I had the great fortune of being a guest on the Active Towns channel to talk about road design and its impact on bicycle safety and crash prevention. Take a listen!
@gregsemon @SammyTrauma @BikeWalkDayton @mvrpc @cityofdayton

https://t.co/WbrFoRewtl

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

New urbanism makes physical activity an easy choice. Design influences behavior.

https://t.co/mS2kueyLTA

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@DanMurp57913179 The urban planning dept at Portland State has some folks who have research in this area.

I also have a ppt of our team’s research looking at that and near misses

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@streetsblogkea I bring this up whenever I can. It’s astonishing how essentially nobody has any clue about the severity of auto loan debt.

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@DanMurp57913179 @bellachu10 Got it, have read it. That factoid must not have stuck out to me initially.

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@DanMurp57913179 @bellachu10 Name and shame? I can’t find which states do this.

[sam @sam_d_1995]

the fact that Los Angeles has more than 10x as many homeless people than Houston despite spending billions more on homelessness programs shows that the most effective policy to tackle homelessness is simply legalizing housing

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@DanMurp57913179 Strange indeed

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@DavidZipper @TheAthletic The @espn article was even worse. Had a full paragraph of victim blaming nonsense and completely ignored how stroads and trucks like those are so deadly. And to be clear, the fact that it was a pickup truck definitely matters.

[WSU BSOM Surgery @WSUBSOMSurgery]

👋🏽 Check out our brand new interns! #GenSurgMatch

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@DanMurp57913179 The numbers are still bad when correcting per capita or VMT or both. It’ll be a long road (pun intended), but we can do better!

I appreciate your work in this space. Keep going!

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

Crashes, injuries, and fatalities just keep going up. The U.S. stands apart from other developed nations in these metrics.

Who thinks it would be beneficial to get auto execs, civil engineers, and urban planners to spend time on a trauma service? https://t.co/c7Wwey1cnB

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

New report finds that over 8,000 pedestrians were killed on US roadways in 2022.

Jimmy Carter was president the last time that happened.

https://t.co/k6Lak5eZC3

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@WSUBSOMSurgery Congrats Dr. Cabrales!

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@JstnRobbins @WSUBSOMSurgery Yeah Justin! Keep it up!

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them.

Via @StreetsblogUSA https://t.co/vTLLMEQiYe

[Zoë Knowles Simakova @theZoeKnowles]

Stop framing the bike lanes debate around how drivers are affected.

Data from @TfL shows cycling & walking:
🛍️ Boost sales for local businesses, increasing retail spend by up to 30%
⚕️ Improve health & productivity, reducing sick days by 27%
💚 Lower GHG emissions&air pollution

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@foxyjewishmama They can’t. That’s why auto loans are the third largest share of national debt, just narrowly behind student loans.

Source:
https://t.co/13lQ1sn5O9

[Matt Schaeffer @1BlockDoc]

@mnolangray @Steve_Lafleur I thought OTR was a great answer and then you nailed it with Covington. Amazing small scale, local urbanism.
Check out Agave & Rye if ever in town.

Also - OTR revitalization started with a road diet!