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[Jeff Speck @JeffSpeckFAICP]

89% increase in pedestrian fatalities over a dozen years. No bueno.
Causes:
1. SUVs and high-hood pickups. Look, my hood has a hood!
2. The suburbanization of poverty. People living carless in the auto zone.

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

New study on bike helmets has some shocking findings:

⛑️ Cyclist with helmets are seen as less human
🦺 Cyclists wearing safety vests as least human
😱 Dehumanization leads to being discounted, ignored, mistreated, or deliberately harmed

Link to study: https://t.co/IhpzMMyiEZ

[Tech Ambrosia (Amber) @TechAmbr]

“Why don’t kids play outside anymore?” in a nutshell

[LeftinFlint @leftinflint]

@DoctorScull 💪

[Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning @MIOHSP]

May 19 is National Bike to Work Day. Strap on a helmet and get your commute and your workout done at the same time. Drivers, be extra vigilant for cyclists. Learn about bike safety laws at https://t.co/CbsWX616hL.

[Transportation Riders United (TRU) @DetroitTransit]

Come on, Michigan! Can't we do better than Ohio, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi!?!?

@GovWhitmer @MIHouseDems @MISenDems - you guys can fix this! Support $276 million for local buses in this year's budget and $100 million for transformative regional transit!

[LeftinFlint @leftinflint]

@Mrjimjones71 @mitch_chess @NMRobertRamirez I think that's a good plan, but I also find at our level the Trompowski isn't that scary if you know their basic ideas.

[Dave @DE_Gifford]

Hey @GovWhitmer, take note that Desantis is highlighting Florida's Brightline train as he presents to Japanese executives who are looking to expand their business in the U.S. Time for Michigan to add more rail & connect its population centers. CC @greg_shill

[Dave @DE_Gifford]

Damn. This is 5 years worth of crash data for 7 of Michigan's 83 counties.
@MIOHSP @SEMCOG @MDOT_MetroDet what are you doing about this besides "educational campaigns" and building wider roads that maximize traffic flow?

[LeftinFlint @leftinflint]

University of Michigan needs to take DEI seriously. https://t.co/PctoELLmIF

[FuckCars @FuckCarsReddit]

➡️ Laos has a GDP of $18.83 billion USD
➡️ Laos built a 261 mile long passenger train line with 20 stations at a cost of $6 billion USD (2016-2021)

➡️ USA has a GDP of $23.32 trillion USD
➡️ USA doesn't have the money to build new train lines like Laos does

[LeftinFlint @leftinflint]

@WUTangKids Did you notice in the USCP description makes it sound like the gun went there all on its own and some poor guy just happened to be driving the vehicle it was in.

[Bruce Crossing @SenatorCrossing]

Here's an idea. Help Detroit retirees rather than subsidize pizza billionaires building parking lots.
https://t.co/Uqk3UlsMtU

[LeftinFlint @leftinflint]

@tomflood1 Funny Not Funny

[UMFlintWritingCenter @UMFlintWC]

Join Chase at the evening session of Writers' Circle! Meeting from 7-8pm every Thursday!

Visit the Creative Writing Hub on our website for the Zoom details!

[UMFlintWritingCenter @UMFlintWC]

Join the Marian E. Wright Writing Center's creative writing group!

All are welcome and meetings are held virtually every Wednesday and Thursday!

For more information, contact us at [email protected].

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

🤔👇

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

"What you're telling me is, you don't mind infringing free speech to protect children from this amorphous thing you think of, but when it comes to children that have died, you don't give a flying f*ck."

Jon Stewart is a national treasure.