Redlands BikeBBQ

DIY bicycle repair shop previously in the alley behind Parliament Chocolate

changing lives, and tires...

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

with a heavy heart I announce BikeBBQ's permanent closure. I have nothing but respect for our dedicated volunteer staff. The simple truth is that over the past few years we haven't been able to attract enough new folks to keep the lights on. COVID only made the problem worse.

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@StreetsblogNYC Do they have a Monopoly on bikeshare in NYC? Might be time to break it!

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@Rainmaker1973 People underestimate the fury of the ocean in a big storm

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@WallStreetApes Universal healthcare

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@DrTOMontgomery Whomever cooked up this kooky idea to dismantle it should bee FIRED

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@start_willow F this crap just ride a bike!

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

More cities should do this - streets are for movement not storing vehicles

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

NYC rearranged tons of street space to make room for people to get around using bikes. What happened next?

Bike ridership boomed!

🥳 Every mile of protected bike lane added generates about 1,100 daily bike trips. Bike commuting tripled from 2007 to 2024.

🥳 15% to 20% of new bike trips replaced vehicle trips, creating a per-mile reduction of about 140,000 to 190,000 vehicle miles traveled every year.

🥳 Bike share continues to appeal to residents. 13% of all New Yorkers used a @CitiBikeNYC in 2022. In 2014, the first full year of service, 8.6 million rides. In 2024, 44.5 million rides.

🥳 Bike infrastructure creates 47% more jobs per $1 million spent than car projects, boosts local sales by 49%, and generates 3.6 times more expenditure per space converted from cars.

🥳 Protected lanes increase cycling probability by over 9%.

🥳 Every $1,300 invested yields health benefits equivalent to one additional year of life for residents.

🥳 Shifting trips to bikes cuts vehicle miles traveled reduced congestion, lowered carbon emissions, and improved air quality. @CitiBikeNYC alone reduced emissions by 1,800,000 pounds monthly. 🤯

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@LA_DOTr @streetsforall Let’s get it done!👍

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In a groundbreaking social initiative, Albuquerque, New Mexico launched a program that pays homeless individuals to clean streets, parks, and public areas.

The idea was simple — offers work, dignity, and purpose instead of punishment or pity.

The results were remarkable: over 70% of participants have now secured permanent housing or full-time employment, transforming their lives and communities alike. The city’s “There’s a Better Way” program proves that compassion-driven policies can be more effective than traditional welfare systems.

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@CaltransHQ should be building these for e-bikes👍

[Chris Meder @EVCurveFuturist]

South Korea built a 32 km solar-covered bicycle highway with ~7,500 solar panels generating ~2.2 GWh of clean electricity annually, enough to power ~600 homes.

The South Korean solar bike highway is a glimpse of how infrastructure evolves during disruption.

Critics point to today's traffic noise and pollution, but those are largely artifacts of the fossil fuel era. As transport electrifies, tailpipe emissions disappear and road noise falls dramatically.

What remains is a bicycle corridor protected from traffic, shaded from the sun and rain, while generating clean electricity from the same footprint.

One asset. Multiple functions. More value.

That's not just a bike path. It's a preview of how smarter infrastructure gets built. #Bettrification

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@dufitalexis1 It’s only genius if you explain how it works 👍

[Mobility Behaviour 👨‍🎓 @davidlois_uned]

Así se percibe el contexto a medida que incrementa la velocidad al volante, por eso hay que reducir de forma efectiva el límite por debajo de 30 km/h. https://t.co/YE1zxoT3c5

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

Transport and urban planning have a gender problem, where the fields are 86% male in the US, 80% in Asia and 78% in the EU.

Despite this, women are driving some of the most consequential transformations happening in cities now.

Our latest in @planetizen: https://t.co/yKIRGniroI

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@Omnitans should do this👍

[Earth @earthcurated]

Cities are finally realizing that human infrastructure can pull double duty to save the planet.

In Utrecht, Netherlands, over 300 bus stops have been completely transformed into "bee stops" featuring green roofs planted with native sedum wildflowers.

These miniature urban oases capture rainwater, absorb fine dust, cool down the pavement during heatwaves, and provide essential pit stops for endangered pollinators navigating the concrete city maze.

The best part? It's paid for entirely by the city's standard transit budget.

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@cybrtrkguy That’s great! Do you notice a difference when using FSD?

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@WordsEngineer Make that solar and you might be onto something

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

Around 60% of all car trips are below 5 miles.

Let's focus on offering viable alternatives for those ones. And give people the #freedom to choose the 'Best Tool for the Job' instead of being stuck with the worst.

(🎞️ by @BikeIsBestHQ)

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

@ITDP_HQ Smaller vehicles like e-bicycles are even better! Look at Paris!

[Redlands BikeBBQ @BikeBBQ]

More cities need to do this!

[big_pedestrian @big_pedestrian]

For too long, it has been effectively legal to commit assault and murder as long as you use a car. Egregious, repeated offenses are insufficient to lose a license. We need to retake streets for people and prioritize human access, mobility, health, safety and life over vehicles.

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Copenhagenize your city streets. 😎

[20's Plenty for Us @20splentyforus]

New analysis from the Welsh 20mph default shows that casualty reduction estimates when excluding roads that didn't change speed limit is -37%. Even allowing for a -5% long term trend this means a 32% reduction on roads changed from 30mph to 20mph. A powerful indicator that #20splenty and that just like in Wales and Scotland, 20mph must become the urban norm in England and Northern Ireland to meet any credible road safety strategy or Safe System approach.