Fred Feng

Assistant Professor @UM_Dearborn | Director of @fenggroup | Board @WBWCgo | plant-powered

[streetsblogkea @streetsblogkea]

Talked to some seriously impressive MI advocates who shared their blueprint + some very good and concrete tips for fighting highway expansions. (Spoiler: get to know your MPO!)
https://t.co/2UugrzkJfI

[Trains Not Lanes @TrainNotLaneMI]

. @MichiganDOT plans to turn I-375 into a giant surface highway (up to 9 lanes wide!) while cynically calling this a "Reconnecting Communities Project". Detroiters are pushing back - please read and sign their open letter here:

https://t.co/8vr3laVbK6

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

Twitter friends, please consider signing this petition. Build Trains Not Lanes! #InducedDemand

[Robert Goodspeed @rgoodspeed]

🚨🚨🚨I need your help to stop a freeway widening!
MDOT is studying the widening of US-23 in Ann Arbor in a project which includes three expansion alternatives. Build Trains Not Lanes!

Sign our petition: https://t.co/FElHjGY1Wb
More info: https://t.co/64Oop2tML8

PLEASE RT

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

“Strong economy” is ranked as the least important transportation-supported societal goals by most #TRBAM2024 attendance.

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

Last night I gave an update on our Ann Arbor bike counter project during the Walk Bike Washtenaw @WBWCgo annual meeting. Below is the link to the slides in case anyone's interested.
https://t.co/1hXvZ2qKAX

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

Bike trips at the Ann Arbor Division Street protected bike lane increased by 86% in September 2023 (now at 15,644) compared with a year ago.

[a2bikecounters @a2bikecounters]

Monthly summary: 15,644 bike trips counted in September at our Division bike counter (all time high)
Average daily trips: 522
Peak day: Thu, Sep 21
Peak count: 668
Dashboard: https://t.co/fOskakgo7c

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

It's the time of the year when I give the time-series lecture again.

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

The day has finally come.

Wordle 802 1/6

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[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

@KatyNightwine @jenncornell @DharmaAkmon @fenggroup I'm not sure if there's anything to back up "all of the business are suffering bc the cars can’t get to them". The two linked articles show some of the positive economic impacts of protected bike lanes. https://t.co/G08mLndNLd https://t.co/fD2acI4fMr

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

.@zingermans You can do better.

[Feng Group @fenggroup]

This Friday (Aug 18) at 10:00 AM EDT Feng Group Master's student Rayane Moustafa will defend her thesis titled "Using Digital Lidar to Study Cycling Safety and Distance Estimation of Passing Vehicles". Zoom meeting open to all. Please DM us for the link.

[a2bikecounters @a2bikecounters]

Monthly summary: 10,502 bike trips counted in July at our N Division bike counter (all time high monthly count)
Average daily trips: 339
Peak day: Friday, July 21
Peak count: 508 (also the all time high)
Dashboard: https://t.co/fOskakgo7c

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

Language matters. https://t.co/KSqvn425tB

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

@DavidZipper https://t.co/Q1kvItr85J

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

@fredzannarbor @damnarbor @A2GOV It doesn't. But it doesn't make "wear bright clothes during the day" a good recommendation to the injured party from the dangers that would not be there if it weren't for motoring. We would not recommend the public, b/c safety first, to wear bullet-proof vests from gun violence.

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

@DAnalogArsonist @A2GOV Unfortunately, many so called "common sense safety tips" have been selectively used towards people outside motor vehicles and as a way of victim blaming. About 40% of drivers hospitalized after a crash had a brain injury. Is it "common sense" to ask all drivers to wear a helmet?

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

.@A2GOV I don't think we should ask people to wear bright clothes during the day just to walk or ride a bike on our streets and stay alive. Let's not feed into the narrative of victim blaming. https://t.co/aU1iCkILpU

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

@DAnalogArsonist @A2GOV One fundamental problem w/ recommending people wearing bright clothes just to not get hit by cars is the moral issues. The excerpt below elaborated it in more detail on another "common sense safety tips" of wearing bike helmets. I hope you find it helpful.
https://t.co/rMXocQrlYe

[Fred Feng @fredfeng]

@NHTSAgov More on bike helmets: Very well put by @ianwalker in their recent paper https://t.co/V29LJBCxmR