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Simple truths about city planning & transportation. When I'm not engineering safe & healthy streets, I'm running my mouth about it.

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1. The bus isn't stuck in traffic. 2. There isn't room for bike Lanes, but bikes are welcome. Win win.

1. The bus isn't stuck in traffic. 2. There isn't room for bike Lanes, but bikes are welcome. Win win.

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You have no idea how enormous this intersection would be to process the same number of people per hour if they were driving cars.

You have no idea how enormous this intersection would be to process the same number of people per hour if they were driving cars.

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Don't block the crosswalk.

Don't block the crosswalk.

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This video is a Rorschach test. Those suffering from Car Brain respond, "It's not like those drivers hit anyone, what's the big deal?"

This video is a Rorschach test. Those suffering from Car Brain respond, "It's not like those drivers hit anyone, what's the big deal?"

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"Gas prices are high? Hadn't noticed."

"Gas prices are high? Hadn't noticed."

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"At first we thought this was bad, but then we realized the driver was just distracted like every other driver. The victims survived so we file this as an Oopsie." NYPD 61st Precinct

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"At first we thought this was bad, but then we realized the driver was just distracted like every other driver. The victims survived so we file this as an Oopsie." NYPD 61st Precinct

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The people driving benefit greatly from bike infrastructure. Imagine how clogged the street would be if all those people on bikes were in cars instead.

The people driving benefit greatly from bike infrastructure. Imagine how clogged the street would be if all those people on bikes were in cars instead.

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I had an encounter like this a few days ago. For the next few minutes I replayed the scene in my mind, imagining ways I could've used my bike lock in self-defense. Anecdotes keep piling up about how people drive so much more aggressively post-covid.

I had an encounter like this a few days ago. For the next few minutes I replayed the scene in my mind, imagining ways I could've used my bike lock in self-defense. Anecdotes keep piling up about how people drive so much more aggressively post-covid.

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"Cyclists are the most annoying people!"

"Cyclists are the most annoying people!"

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The easier it is to hop on a network of bike lanes, the more people ride bikes. Straightforward stuff. Build more bike lanes! 😍🚲

The easier it is to hop on a network of bike lanes, the more people ride bikes. Straightforward stuff. Build more bike lanes! 😍🚲

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Bicycling is a practical form of transportation when street networks are designed for bicycling to be a practical form of transportation.

Bicycling is a practical form of transportation when street networks are designed for bicycling to be a practical form of transportation.

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Somewhere in the distance, a person on a bicycle rolls through a stop sign.

Somewhere in the distance, a person on a bicycle rolls through a stop sign.

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"It's better when people quietly speed through the neighborhood." 🤡

"It's better when people quietly speed through the neighborhood." 🤡

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"I'm waiting for someone. Go around."

"I'm waiting for someone. Go around."

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Bike lanes, I swear.

Bike lanes, I swear.

284,929 Aufrufe • vor 8 Tagen

I don't like the fact that there are cameras everywhere. But also, without cameras, the attackers get away with: "Officer, the pedestrian came out of nowhere."

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I don't like the fact that there are cameras everywhere. But also, without cameras, the attackers get away with: "Officer, the pedestrian came out of nowhere."

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"People told us they left their cars at home and took transit for the first time." This is the way.

"People told us they left their cars at home and took transit for the first time." This is the way.

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Car Brain is when you treat people differently when you're sitting in your car. Once you see it you can't unsee it.

Car Brain is when you treat people differently when you're sitting in your car. Once you see it you can't unsee it.

4,517,039 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

"Bicycles take up too much space."

"Bicycles take up too much space."

502,382 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

What I learned from traffic safety PSAs: She wore bright clothing, carried a conspicuous umbrella, and made eye contact with the driver. Everything's fine here.

What I learned from traffic safety PSAs: She wore bright clothing, carried a conspicuous umbrella, and made eye contact with the driver. Everything's fine here.

1,764,706 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Tailgating someone on a bicycle. What could possibly go wrong?

Tailgating someone on a bicycle. What could possibly go wrong?

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Pretty soon we're going to have a design genre called sprawl-to-trails, similar to rails-to-trails. It'll be one of the popular ways for engineers to repurpose unnecessary infrastructure.

Pretty soon we're going to have a design genre called sprawl-to-trails, similar to rails-to-trails. It'll be one of the popular ways for engineers to repurpose unnecessary infrastructure.

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Age 16: you're ready for a driver's license Age 25: the decision-making part of your brain is now fully formed 🤔 Why doesn't this bother more people?

Age 16: you're ready for a driver's license Age 25: the decision-making part of your brain is now fully formed 🤔 Why doesn't this bother more people?

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"There's no such thing as car brain."

"There's no such thing as car brain."

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Without bus lanes, this Toronto street barely functions. With bus lanes, 🤯

Without bus lanes, this Toronto street barely functions. With bus lanes, 🤯

284,373 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

Sidewalks + express sidewalks + bike paths = 🥰

Sidewalks + express sidewalks + bike paths = 🥰

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This is so important for Americans to understand.

This is so important for Americans to understand.

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If this Dutch design was installed in a US city, some bike advocates would call it a failure for not going far enough. Sometimes we get in our own way.

If this Dutch design was installed in a US city, some bike advocates would call it a failure for not going far enough. Sometimes we get in our own way.

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It's often safest for a cyclist to go through a red light. Here's an example of safely keeping momentum. Bicycles and motor vehicles should never be treated as equals, so "but red means stop!" isn't a useful reaction.

It's often safest for a cyclist to go through a red light. Here's an example of safely keeping momentum. Bicycles and motor vehicles should never be treated as equals, so "but red means stop!" isn't a useful reaction.

595,126 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Car Brain elevates selfishness to life-threatening levels.

Car Brain elevates selfishness to life-threatening levels.

115,958 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

These moms can't see anything important in front of their big SUVs.

These moms can't see anything important in front of their big SUVs.

232,192 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

"No one wants your traffic calming."

"No one wants your traffic calming."

231,874 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

A city spent $11.5 million on a streetscape project and within 4 years, they generated $273 million in economic output. Downtown smiles are increasing at an exponential scale.

A city spent $11.5 million on a streetscape project and within 4 years, they generated $273 million in economic output. Downtown smiles are increasing at an exponential scale.

208,348 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren