What Osaka Taught Us About Raising Independent Kids And why we're now looking for a new home that gets it, too.

What if we had more kids experiencing independent mobility and independence in the US? What if we had #SafeStreets4All? There would be so many benefits for kids, parents, and the community. 'What Osaka Taught Us About Raising Independent Kids' open.substack.com/pub/kidsover...

This is safe streets advocacy today! Older adults and kids asking for safe infrastructure so they can bike to school and other destinations. Also #CargoBike caregivers and people with disabilities who also benefit from #SafeStreets4All 'When Driving is Not an Option' @nondriver.bsky.social

Media, law enforcement, elected officials, and parents need education on the difference between an E-Bike and and E-Moto. E-Moto's don't just drop from the sky, someone purchases them for kids. #SafeStreets4All #BikeEd @peopleforbikes.bsky.social @bikeleague.org @saferoutespartners.bsky.social

Older adults and active transportation. 'Age Friendly Transportation' #Walk #Bike #Roll #Transit #SafeStreets4All #TransportationWellBeing #IndependentMobility #SocialConnection #MultiModalCitizens @agefriendlyoh.bsky.social @outrider.org @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KjvsfoT7vE

#Kindermoord continues in the US as drivers of cars/trucks fail to yield right of way to life. Elected officials need to step up and create #SafeStreets4All #SafeRoads4All #Motonormativity

Everyday, everywhere in the US, are people driving and thinking that 5, 10, and even 36 mph over the speed limit is fine. #SafeInfrastructure #IntelligentSpeedAssist and #SafeSystemsApproach needed now. We need a #Paradigm shift from #Motonormativity to #SafeStreets4All.

#IntergenerationalMobility #SafeStreets4All #TransportationWellBeing

Apparently we need more #Intergenerational #Learning and #Interaction. If nothing else, they could have watched the Colbert Late Show and figured this out. We have a connection since our daughter is a high school teacher. Yes, #eBikes mean freedom on two wheels. #BikeEd #SafeStreets4All

@repgreglandsman.bsky.social if you have time perhaps you could stop by Roll Hill School and check out their new bike/walk/roll skills practice facility, otherwise know as a #TrafficGarden. #TransportationLiteracy #MobilityEducation #SafeStreets4All #ActiveKids

Yes, along with 'What about that person on a bike who rolled through a stop sign? Many folks doing some excellent work trying to push back on the #eBike bikelash. @bikabout.com doing some great work in Oregon. #SafeInfrastructure #SafeStreets4All #BikeEducation #IndependentMobility

Yes, kids need more opportunities for independent mobility and independence. #Places4Kids #Places4Teens #SafeStreets4All

#SafeInfrastructure, #BikeEd #BikeBus and #IndependentMobility for kids has many benefits, including [parents] being able to sleep in. #FreedomOfMovement #MobilityEducation #SafeStreets4All

Great to see a segment focused on overcoming #Motonormativity. Seems like a good foundation to start from and keep building. Shift the #Paradigm from priority to cars, to providing children with opportunities for #IndependentMobility #Play #Independence #SafeStreets4All

Yes, and over 30 percent of the population can't, don't want to, or should not, be driving and need other options such as transit/active transportation. #ParadigmShiftNeeded #SafeStreets4All #Places4People 'When Driving is Not an Option', @nondriver.bsky.social

Cincinnati, time to integrate #eBikes into transportation models. "Our findings highlight the importance of integrating e-bikes into transportation models to accurately assess their impact on urban mobility and guide effective policy development." #SafeStreets4All #RedBike #TriStateTrails

Unfortunately drivers coming out of school drop off are often some of the worst offenders. We need fewer people driving their kids to school, more #SchoolStreets #SafeStreets4All, and kids on the big yellow school bus, or walking/biking to school. #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus

Yes, yes and, yes to this! Kids are future leaders. Build the foundation and then follow-up with scaffolded learning opportunities. #TransportationLiteracy #MobilityEd #BikeEd #TrafficGardens #BalanceBikes #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus #SchoolStreets #SafeStreets4All #ActiveKids #Social #Community

Yes, back to school time and we get to see drivers blocking crosswalks, speeding, driving distracted, crashing into school buses, just the normal back to school thing in America (that doesn't have to be). #SafeStreets4All

Yes, people driving through neighborhoods should never have priority over the safety of people living and working there. #SafeStreets4All #SafeSystemsApproachNow

Traffic danger’s potential impact on children’s accessibility Children are often overlooked in transportation decision-making processes, which typically prioritize adult needs and capacities. Adult-exclusive mode…

City needs to be looking at traffic calming from the viewpoint of children. Traffic danger limits children's independent mobility. Safe streets and infrastructure mean #SafeStreets4All. 'Traffic danger’s potential impact on children’s accessibility', www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

25 percent of Americans are 'car poor' and 30 percent of Americans don't/can't drive. So why is preferential treatment given to drivers of cars/trucks driving through where other people live/play/work? Time to change the #Paradigm and overcome #Motonormativity. #Places4People #SafeStreets4All

Biking/Cycling for transportation is #ClimateAction. We need to start kids off early on bikes. Introduce older adults to #eBikes. Make it social and talk about climate change. Create #Places4People #SafeStreets4All #SchoolStreets #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus @katharinehayhoe.com @mason4c.bsky.social

What will it take for Cincinnati to achieve zero traffic crash related deaths? Helsinki, Finland, has achieved this goal. I guess you need to care more about life than the movement of cars/trucks. #Places4People #SafeStreets4All #SafeSystemsApproach 'Killed by a Traffic Engineer', Wes Marshall

We need more #eBike subsidies for teens and adults of all ages and abilities. Also, more kids biking to school, in their neighborhoods, and other destinations. #BikeEd in school #BikeBus #SafeRoutesToSchool #SafeStreets4All #IndependentMobility @bikeleague.org @saferoutespartners.bsky.social

Barriers to children's independent mobility, #Motonormativity, drivers who cannot avoid hitting kids with their cars. #SafeInfrastructure #SafeStreets4All #Places4People #Priority4LifeOverCars #AutomaticEmergencyBraking

Opinion: Let's have the right conversations after tragic Bend e-bike death Let's embrace these bikes, and not let our penchant for finger-wagging and othering squander this opportunity to get kids outside.

Yes, good points by you @biknmusicmama.bsky.social and others on this topic. This Bike Portland article Jonathan Maus and efforts by Megan Ramey, SRTS Manager, in Hood River, OR, seem to address these issues well. #SafeStreets4All #BikeEd #IndependentMobility bikeportland.org/2023/06/28/o...

Barriers to children's #IndependentMobility and #Independence. Can #BikeEd in school #TransportationLiteracy #MobilityEducation and #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus help change this statistic? Interventions needed to help change parental safety perceptions? #InfrastructureDesign #SafeStreets4All

This documentary on 'Dangerous Driving' out of the UK will be an interesting view when access is released to wider public. In the meantime, 'The Street Project' documentary is also a good view in connection with #SafeStreets4All, youtu.be/QjseFSvqwBY

DC Public Schools build traffic gardens at playgrounds to teach kids about street safety Look both ways before crossing the street, is what students are learning and applying at Lorraine H. Whitlock Elementary School.

Fun time touring and presenting with team at NACTO Designing Cities Conference, Traffic Garden Walkshop in DC. Do you have a traffic garden in your city? @finnbike.bsky.social #TrafficGardens #BalanceBikes #BikeEd #BikeBus #TransportationLiteracy #SafeStreets4All wjla.com/news/local/w...

Paris trying to create a multi-modal city with #SafeStreets4All. Not so fast says a person driving an SUV, "This young cyclist was deliberately run over by a driver in his SUV on October 15, 2024." Vehicles used as dangerous weapons. Driver using the "loss of control or a maneuvering error" excuse.