Pontevedra, Spain has seen 20%+ population growth since going car-free in 1999.
Mayor of Pontevedra: "Not only have we not had a single road-related death in over a decade, but air pollution has been reduced by 67%."
https://t.co/KOk9rPRKIb
Grim stuff: “If an illegally parked car blocks dozens of Philadelphians on a bus or trolley from getting to work on time, Council is more likely to intervene to help the scofflaw avoid tickets than it is to help transit riders get where they need to go.” https://t.co/IXFc5G3Mfd
@IngaSaffron Pretty sure all the developers do this. If they acquire a valuable site first, they know they won’t be able to do the lowest risk highest profit plan, so they take roll of wearing down the public and initial demolition. Asking too much is what stalls the grand plan… then sell
In #Paris, you can now go from cradle (cargobike from the hospital) to grave in bicycles!
A small funeral home called “Le Ciel & La Terre” (The Sky and the Earth) will carry out #France’s first funerals using a bicycle-hearse called “Corbicyclette”
So about, ugh -- the apparent ongoing demise of Twitter? This community is strong and we'll continue riding on into the future. I recommend signing up for email (link in bio) and/or joining @5thsq for $5/mo for Slack access & a better city (a *much* better value than a fake ☑️)
@ProfDuff@jburkespraker Maybe #twitterAlternative#twitterAlternatives movement can include mini-conventions where we organize IRL meetups. Twitter isn’t sole concern but catalyst: we need pro-democracy DNA in all our media platforms, and IRL may help build that.
So about, ugh -- the apparent ongoing demise of Twitter? This community is strong and we'll continue riding on into the future. I recommend signing up for email (link in bio) and/or joining @5thsq for $5/mo for Slack access & a better city (a *much* better value than a fake ☑️)
Someone once said that Facebook contains the people you know in real life but don’t want to hear from while Twitter contains the people you don’t know in real life but actually want to hear from. If it collapses I will miss all those folks I never had the pleasure to meet.
New progress: completed bend angle and length templates for the front arm sweeps that will support the front wheel (yes, it's needed, to reduce steering forces/resistance against pilot, applied by the loaded cargo bed).
eMULE is pending help with a grinder-facer for a custom-welded aluminum head tube / headset bearing cups. Anyone got access to one? I'll pay money! (also money for aluminum welding and tube and pipe bending).
Meanwhile, replacement for stolen orange trek mid-drive, hitched!
Glorious being able to bike to Forbidden Drive again since it was closed off for two years due to a washed out bridge. So I wrote this carillon composition to accompany to express how it felt!
@Lukethefly My u-lock won't be anywhere near bike/road divider lane, just randomly lashing out like a 'crazy ivan' any time soon, either. Stay f away from bikes, u don't want a fatality on conscience? nor even 30 minutes to change insurances (or wait for an ambulance) for more minor hit.