HELEN RUMBELOW | NOTEBOOK I broke the speed limit and now it's broken me The enforced slow pace of traffic has made motoring less sexy. I may as well take the bus Helen Rumbelow Monday April 13 2026, 12.01am, The Times
Which other criminal acts get this sort of softsoaping?
Cassie takes a selfie on her bike wearing a hat and helmet. A hockey stick pokes out behind her. And on the bike path behind her is a kid wearing a helmet and coat on another bike.
We biked to hockey today almost entirely on all ages and abilities infrastructure. And then brought our bikes on the train back home because kiddo was tired after his games.
This is what having good quality transportation options is all about!
Anyone who’s in my feed already knows this, but yeah
1. Humbly observe where people in your community are struggling.
2. Ask "What's the next smallest thing we can do to address that struggle *right now*?"
3. Do that thing. Right now.
4. Repeat
It is! I have some video footage online from like 1998 and that was the last time I was there. I’m glad it’s still kicking.
40s is a wild era. Some folks are out buying fishing boats and I just bought a new skateboard. 🤘
Without my bike I’d be functionally disabled. With it I’m as mobile as ever
So accusations that cycling is “ableist” really annoy me. And “Cyclists Dismount” signs are a literal pain
Disabilities are unique to the individual, cycling’s not for everyone, but can be absolutely essential help to many
I mean, it is and it isn’t
$4 will either get you a gallon of gas or four donuts.
Pick your fuel wisely.
Unless Banksy is in the Epstein Files I don’t really care.
This Marketplace message is sending me. We’ve normalized traffic violence so much.
We don't need chain stores and car-oriented corporations dominating our cities. We need neighborhoods that are small, local, and personal. When we finally move past the era of car dependency, this is what the future of sustainability looks like.
Do YOU have an aging friend/relative who should stop driving? Tell them this story from San Francisco. Ask how they will feel if they kill an entire family.
But don't tell them that even then, they'll be forgiven and be able to drive again.
This verdict is obscene.
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“No, skateboarding is a healthy thing. There are some places where that this has been recognized, good places provided to do their weird skateboarding things. That’s part of freedom.”
-Jane Jacobs
📍Tulsa, OK
Found a Thomasson while walking around last night. This barbed wire is doing absolutely nothing.
Being pointless 🤝 being well maintained = Thomasson
It’s so funny that he didn’t even watch the kid rock bullshit lol.
That was the most urbanist halftime show ever
Bad Bunny’s set, like the physical set, is 🔥
Sitting here drinking my morning coffee out of my Scruff McGruff coffe mug, watching videos of Minneapolis gathering in masses for the annual sharpening of a giant pencil (thinking of better times) and have come to the realization that Kalamazoo simply isn’t weird enough for me.
Cities aren’t places, but rather collections of people. And the people of Kalamazoo are amazing.
✅ no rezoning of natural space for another car wash
✅ no harassment of our friends and neighbors
Not this time, not ever.
I was wearing hi-viz last week, but the woman who drifted over into the bike lane was eating cereal from a bowl and steering with her knees, so...
When it’s all over, everyone will have always been against this.
Yesterday I was in a real bad place (Novi) but today I’m in a real good place (on a bus whipping shitties around roundabouts).
Cross-posted from elsewhere:
My dream business is a place called ZOMBIES and is a combination of laundromat, coffee bar, and used book store.
Ramen is better by bike.
Minivan
A new fleet of 8 being prepped for service. These workhorses will be racking up tens of thousands of kilometers throughout their lifespan, saving the company substantial sums of $, all while also being eco-friendly. Can't wait to see them once they've been outfitted with new livery.
Today’s haul: work laptop, packed lunch because I’m a good boy, and the remnants of a gift bag that I’m bringing to work to rid myself of.
Michigan be lying like that
This may be a silly question but, urbanism-wise, what’s good in the Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri circuit?