EricM

Disguised dirty hippie and lousy surfer. Urbanist and fan of the 15 minute neighborhood. I dig micromobility and all progress towards a circular economy.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@carlitelb The topic of conversation in #belmontshore should be WHEN we close 2nd st. to private cars, period. Sadly, revenue from liquor and low-tier dining > resident and visitor safety and quality of life

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@MilwaukeeAvBike Can’t take credit for this, but a fun one. Something like <1% cars are ADA ready. 100% public buses ADA ready.

[Car-Lite Long Beach @carlitelb]

Please support the C line extension to Redondo Beach and Torrance! Residents support the project, but a loud minority wants Metro to not build it or choose an expensive alternative alignment. Extending to Torrance is the first step in going to Long Beach!

https://t.co/u2saUUQjQe

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@jake_gotta Temporarily, I have a 30 minute car commute to work. This is the first time I’ve done something like this, in 23 years. Car dependency is such absolute shit—from being bad for people’s health, to destroying the environment, to being a financial waste—legitimately sickening.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@jake_gotta It is absurd how many US Politicos, of all levels, are spending their time on social media and acting as nothing more than PR pawns for either their own self-interests or those of their sponsors. We get what we deserve.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@tomflood1 As a native of LA I always thought it was LA—I had accepted it. But after spending time working in TX I’ve discovered that I am absolutely wrong.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@JonathanNyp @philritz1 And insurance companies (earnings), first responders (car crashes are good biz for them), banks (loan on $$$ > loan on $), and petro-chem (earnings), politicos (street and hwy construction co’s campaign donations)

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@Vaxmaxxed @philritz1 Small cars and big people do work. Ask Shaq. https://t.co/dMmc7JKQ7R

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@RobertGarcia End paint as infrastructure and require that fed funds be used for safe bike and ped paths/ways. And, trains. Just look at the state of air travel (SWA these days?) Visit Asia and Europe, ride trains, and come spread the policy and tech.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@ShawnGarcia_NYC Ski helmet.

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@KentStrumpell @jwalshie Yes, and have the side effect of fostering better mental and physical health of the population,

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@Jalopnik Fragile masculinity might fall out.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@chrislhayes Oh how I don’t miss the horrible business of organized youth sports (kids off to univ.) Prepare to have your pocket picked—repeatedly.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@DragxnsSunnyDay @LLAG @BikeCuriousLive That car choice is beyond reasonable. But come to Southern California where the sun shines 90% of the year, it’s flat, and the cars; roads; and people keep bloating and please help me understand the self-absorbed and dangerous behavior of car brains.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@MNJolleyWriting @BernieBroStar @jake_gotta Pretty much yes. What level of skill do you want and how much adherence to the rules of the sky do you expect from an airline pilot?

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@BernieBroStar @jake_gotta I’ll fix this—be a good driver or no license.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

@jake_gotta Yes, yes, yes. Seems like @LongBeachCity has 0 enforcement of simple traffic violations, both moving (speeding everywhere) and non-moving (no front plates revenue???). If the cops will not do it, let’s let the robots.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

Great idea for @LongBeachCity. Let’s progress and require modern infrastructure in our beloved city.

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@Drew03111 This sickens me. Sending you and your family love and positive energy. Hang in there my dude.

[EricM @ericmlbc]

#plasticpollution I can’t believe that something like this still exists in the world today.