We design streets so a single person in a car can take up the width of two by default. Yet when we build bike infrastructure, we almost exclusively design for single-file movement.
Cycling is naturally social. It's face-to-face with the world. We should design our infrastructure to enable it.
There's been a lot of discussion about how white supremacy, racism, and Christian nationalism are driving this administration's policies, but I think it has been under-discussed in the mainstream just how much eugenics has been a factor. A lot of disabled folks have been yelling about it though.
Mpls: If you are working to support neighbors right now I *highly* suggest avoiding the generic "let me know what you need" and instead asking/offering directly:
"I'm going to the store. Send me a list."
"Do you need shampoo? Fruit? Toilet paper?"
"Can I help with your laundry?"
But yeah, "safety is a shared responsibility".
Just asked a conductor his thoughts on ending Northstar and he’s against it. Says it will cost more to decommission* it than it would to run it for the next 15 years.
*demolish stations, remove signals and switches etc
Tales from the bus: I took the bus to my colonoscopy, had a 13 mile tube inserted up my butt, and when I swiped my card on the return trip my transfer was still valid. Has anyone ever done a colonoscopy round trip on one fare?
i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
"Once at the fair, everything is accessible by foot. The entire experience is designed around pedestrian movement and access that is comfortable and appealing (although often crowded, especially if you’re waiting in line at Sweet Martha’s Cookies or another beloved vendor)."
I started back to college this year after 13 years. Each classroom I sat in I wondered where I would hide in an active shooter situation. I was more focused on that than the syllabus. That school in Tangletown is only 4 miles away.
First person POV riding cargo bike on road
Grocery bags in cargo bike
Cargo bike parked at apartment complex
Strava map showing 12.83 mile route
Today I delivered another 8 bags of groceries from White Center Food Bank to 4 neighbors in White Center and Seattle for the @cascade.org #PedalingReliefProject. Short route since we had lots of volunteers helping deliver food to neighbors in need today, so I didn’t even bring a trailer!
my view is that everyone should be able to earn a living wage doing whatever it is they like. if you love working in a bookshop, you should be able to live a comfortable life doing so. if you loving being a barista, the same. and if you want to do more traditional blue collar work, that’s cool too!
Them: Now that you have a sporty bike, you’re gonna need some Lycra.
Me: like this?
Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
Selfie with bike, carrying orange panniers loaded with produce, in front of a field planted with crops i cannot identify
The above listed produce arrayed on my kitchen counter
farm to bike to kitchen counter
🚜 🚲🔪
this week i got
Cilantro - Fennel - Escarole - Swiss Chard - Kale - Lettuce - Scallions - Kohlrabi - Chinese broccoli
Veronica the kitty at Urban Tails pet store
Last cargo load of the day, kitty litter and groceries
Ride numbers
Also, had to say hi to Ms. Veronica at Urban Tails.
Cargowagen hauling a Brompton travel case on the rear rack
Goodwill donation drop off, 3 bags of clothes and whatever else I could fit on the bike
Lakeside with a book
Book : Casey Plett “On Community”
Wanted to ride today and got all my errands done! Picked up a Brompton travel case I found on Marketplace, donated 3 bags of clothes and whatever else I could fit on the bike, stopped by the lake with a book, grabbed groceries and kitty litter on the way home.
Cargo bike hauling a Brompton folding bike in a box
Big bike, little bike.
In honor of last night's mayoral primary, here's Andrew Cuomo blowing through a stop sign in his Dodge Charger in Manhattan on Monday.
Bakfiets parked by Carmel Cleaners, OG running errands America, Bike, Cargo Bike, Ebike, Indiana, Urbanism
Cargo bike with the flag in the erect position, which I can reach with my hand fairly easily while riding OG Sundance America, Bay Area, Bike, California, Cargo Bike, Ebike, wUrbanism
“Borrowing a Larry Vs Harry e-Bullitt for a few days. This thing is seriously so much fun! I usually live in turbo mode on my other cargo e-bikes but I was happy just around cruising in eco yesterday.” New School Bailey
A small orange electric cargo bike locked at a grocery store
With Zohran Mamdani’s win it’s given me massive hope, with that
BAKFIETS BACK ALL RIGHT!
(Backstreet Boys) Clockwise:
OG @americanfietser.bsky.social
OG @sundance.bikesky.social
NS @squeakyspokes.bsky.social
NS @puelnewdle.bsky.social
Borrowing a Larry Vs Harry e-Bullitt for a few days. This thing is seriously so much fun! I usually live in turbo mode on my other cargo e-bikes but I was happy just around cruising in eco yesterday. #cargobike
A colorful acrylic painting by Jim Musil depicting a woman riding her bike through blossoming pink trees. The grass is a bright yellow green for Spring.
My painting SPRING RIDE
It’s a perfect Up North Michigan morning. Good day for a bike ride, eh?
5 bikes lined up waiting at a red traffic light.
Nope, never!
It’s really unfortunate. I used to work at Next, and while my experience there was a mixed bag, I did meet some truly amazing people. The outdoor industry is really struggling.
UNDERWOOD: Do you believe that the US government has the authority to deport American citizens
NOEM: No, and we are not deporting US citizens
UNDERWOOD: Several American citizens have been deported
Same, I heard about that! I always make it a point to wear my bike helmet while ordering coffee 😂
Splendid Cycles (LvH dealer) in Portland are super helpful as well, might be worth an email to see if they could help.
The Cargo Bike Shop in St Paul is a a LvH dealer, they might have an idea.
