Michael C Merritt

Navy veteran, business owner, bicycling advocate.

[The Outbursts Of Everett True Files @john34766308]

THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS
November 28,1916

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

@GraysonOrsini @kejamarketing @KennyAlexander @HappyCitiesTeam @NorfolkVA @freshtopiava Yes, indeed! A very good read. When I rode with him the other week, I asked if he was interested. He said he loves reading, so it was an easy sell. ;)

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

Had the privilege to drop off a copy of Happy City for Mayor @KennyAlexander This books is an excellent primer for anyone interested creating a better urban environment. Having a mayor who enjoys bike riding as well as reading is always a plus! @HappyCitiesTeam @NorfolkVA

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

@GraysonOrsini @kejamarketing @KennyAlexander @HappyCitiesTeam @NorfolkVA @freshtopiava Actually, I delivered it yesterday. Didn't post til today.

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

Mesmerizingly peaceful.

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Not all traffic is stressful.

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Health Dept:
"Bicycling will reduce the top 10 causes of death. People will live longer if they're able to use a bike to get around."

Planning Dept:
"What does that have to do with us?"

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

@NorfolkVA Please put bike lanes in front of my business. Please, please, please!

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

This study: bike lanes are good for business.
That study: bike lanes are good for business.
And another study: bike lanes are good for business.

Americans: we need another study.

[The Virginian-Pilot @virginianpilot]

It has been almost two years since a driver struck and killed Norfolk bike shop owner Michael Shipp, and his family is still fighting for answers.
https://t.co/FTrTe9oTI3

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

@virginianpilot It’s a crime that there’s only one transportation option for crossing the Chesapeake Bay.

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

@jqwez @cgberube Biden inherited a dumpster fire and pandemic. Plus, the Trump admin wasn’t cooperating with the transition.

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

#mood

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

(🧵) ELECTION THREAD: I’ve been waiting all night to say anything substantive about what’s happened, as I felt—I still do—that I might say something I’d regret.

I hope you’ll consider following along as I try to process this with you all, and try to do it responsibly. Please RT.

[Baltimore Sun Guild ☀️ @baltsunguild]

The Letter to the Editor that the Baltimore Sun won't publish:

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Tell us again how the actions that would allow us to avoid the #ClimateCrisis were “too expensive.”

None of the record-breaking, historic or “100 year” events we’ve been seeing a lot of lately are the “new normal.” Because it’s actually going to keep getting exponentially worse.

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

@the_transit_guy And major cities shouldn’t grant access to their major venues to candidates who disparage them. Let them find venues that seat 19,500 somewhere else.

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

@norfolkology Lordy!

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

Voila! Le “hell” de Paris sans cars. Norfolk can do the same with some creativity.

[𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @grescoe]

I ❤️ (car-free) #Paris!

Starting Nov. 4, 2024, the 5.5 km2 heart of Paris will be closed to through traffic. (Buses, taxis, ambulances, residents' cars will still have access.)

Opponents claim it will make life hell.

Here's what hell looks like, according to them:

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

Bicycles are the more sustainable transportation.

[Michael C Merritt @MikeCMerritt]

Tim Tim!

[Tim Kaine @timkaine]

Live from New York, it’s Tim!