Nik Philipsen

Technologist skeptical of technology. That cyclist weaving past your car. (he/him)

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@lvalencia70 @alebikexson 🙄

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@uptonic Oh totally - as a biker in Boulder, I think it’s important to give priority to pedestrians on shared paths. My point is that these paths don’t need to be shared. In European cities, you typically see dedicated bike paths next to dedicated sidewalks so there’s no conflict

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@tommyrva @NWSNewYorkNY I started wearing a mask on runs in Mexico City. Felt weird as hell, but my throat hurt less later

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@NewsParticipant @curious_founder Most Americans are not “tending land.” They’re using their trucks and SUVs to commute.

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

American cars are uniquely big, expensive, and inefficient.

Here's the best-selling car in America last year (right) vs. the best-seller in Europe (left).

So why are American cars so big?

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[Joey Politano 🏳️‍🌈 @JosephPolitano]

Every Western State is just:

Water Usage:
Residential: 12%
Commercial: 10%
Industrial: 5%
Farming: 70%

someone who is good at water allocation please help me budget this. I don't have enough water for residential use.

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@SecretaryPete Building pedestrian bridges over neighborhood-destroying highways is a bandaid over a bullet wound

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@BoulderCAST Any return of smoke in the forecast? Thanks for providing the most reliable smoke forecasts around!

[Michael Wara @MichaelWWara]

I just love this figure of Colorado River water usage from the @nytclimate today. I want a poster of it. Water law is animal law, at least in the West.

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@NWSBoulder Are these “good” AQI readings in Boulder temporary, then? Are they expected to get worse?

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@ericmbudd Can you name names? I emailed @SteveFenberg in support of the land bill and didn’t hear back (great constituent service), so not sure where he stands

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@VCU A driver killed him with their car. Do better, VCU: #CrashNotAccident

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@BoulderCAST What source do you use for air quality monitoring? This has far more data points than https://t.co/1A1CIbIeJQ, would love to get access to it

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@mitchellbyars It's cars

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@Yimbyindenver @the_transit_guy Turns out “300 days of sunshine” is a lie invented by railroad marking execs 150 years ago. I only found this out after moving here… https://t.co/ri3bZu4OlE

[Nik Philipsen @nikphilipsen]

@uptonic We're not going to make progress on climate or traffic violence unless we make driving harder. Fewer cars, period.

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@akswain312 @AuroraPD I suspect they need some margin given inherent slight inaccuracies in any speed monitoring technology