smeg
Elephants are born weighing 250 Ibs. They are the biggest babies on earth except for Motorists when one bike lane is added in their city.
#urbanism #bikes #bikecommuting #fuckcars #motonormativity #cars #transportation #trucks #highways #roads #bikelane #bikelanes
Tech News Bot
The Netherlands is the first European country to approve Tesla’s supervised Full Self-Driving https://www.theverge.com/transportation/910717/netherlands-tesla-supervised-full-self-driving #news #Transportation #ElectricCars #Tesla #News
Steve's Place
Yeah. It needs it. An email from PBOT:
(April 9, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will officially start the paving season on Monday, April 13 with repaving 1.14 lane miles on NE Siskiyou Street from NE 7th to 17th avenues. The work is funded by Fixing Our Streets, Portland's voter-approved 10-cent gas tax and heavy vehicle use tax for fixing our streets and making them safer for all.
This neighborhood greenway is popular for people on bikes and other non-motor vehicles. During construction, all travelers will be asked to detour to NE Klickitat Street. Sidewalks will remain open at all times for pedestrians.
Maintenance crews will work from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on business days and possibly weekends. Crews will complete one travel lane before starting on the next. The work is expected to be completed by April 22, 2026.
The traveling public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, observe all closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible. Local access to residences and businesses will remain available.
This work is weather-dependent, and the schedule may change.
Obsidian Urbex Photography
Tucked away in the woodlands of Pennsylvania lies a unique fleet of streamlined 1930s and 1950s streetcars. These St Louis and Pullman-Standard carriages have glorious vintage Americana vibes.
Many of these date to the height of the Streamline Moderne era. At this time, streamlined aerodynamic forms replaced the geometric shapes and excessive ornamentation of the earlier Art Deco style.
#Streetcar #ArtDeco #Pennsylvania #Transportation #Moderne #Photography #Trams #Rust
Steve's Place
PBOT brings some good news:
(Tuesday, March 31, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has reopened a section of NW Cornell Road earlier than expected, after clearing debris from a landslide between the two tunnels that led to a closure of the key NW Portland route on Friday.
The reopening provides direct access to the Bird Alliance facility at 5151 NW Cornell Road.
An earlier closure to the west, between NW Thompson Road and SW Skyline Boulevard, remains in place. So travelers from the west should expect to access the area via NW Skyline and NW Thompson Road. Go slow. Expect travel delays.
Gemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐
#Housing, #utilities, #transportation, #food, #clothing, #healthcare, #education, #communications, #pensions—all essential sectors of our economy have been completely taken over by the #neoliberalism #neofeudalism wage #slavery extraction mindset. Without alternatives, the #ownership class is empowered to demand more and more very year.
Each monopolist cares not a whit for how much each other monopolist is demanding.
Each individual and family, is forced to make terrible choices to survive.
Steve's Place
In an email from PBOT:
(March 27, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the traveling public that a landslide that was reported at about 8 a.m. today has led to the closure of NW Cornell Road, east of the Bird Alliance of Oregon.
NW Cornell Road is closed to all travelers, all directions in between the two tunnels where the landslide occurred. No vehicle or biking or walking access is allowed through the corridor.
Downed trees and power lines make the area hazardous and could cause a prolonged closure.
As of Friday morning, there is no estimated time for reopening this section of NW Cornell. Travelers are advised to expect no through traffic to be allowed on NW Cornell Road, between NW Thompson and NW Westover. Local access to area homes and businesses is allowed.
Access to the Bird Alliance facility at 5151 NW Cornell Road, is only allowed from the west. Expect to access the area via NW Skyline and NW Thompson Road. Go slow. Expect travel delays.
❄️SnowyIn❄️ 🇨🇦🚫🦻
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Well, this explains why the owner of the Ambassador Bridge fought so hard, commercial vehicles will pay less than half the current fee!
"The standard toll for trucks and other commercial vehicles at the Gordie Howe International Bridge will be C$12 or US$8.75 per axle.
Breakaway members will pay C$9.60 or US$6.90 per axle.
👉 ... the Ambassador Bridge currently charges US$20 per axle, or US$15 per axle for vehicles using electronic passes such as A-Pass or E‑ZPass.
⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce)
"I invite people to take #publicTransportation more seriously"
"You mean in terms of #urbanPlanning?"
{stares dead eye}
"You mean in terms of urban planning?"
#OklahomaCity #infrastructure #transportation #transitSystem #publicTransit #rail
AI6YR Ben
The Denver Post: Colorado man dies in crash at intersection where he petitioned for traffic light after wife died there in 2024
Megan Lynch (she/her)
Transportation Career Academy Summer Internship
Application deadline: March 20, 2026.
https://www.metro.net/about/careers/tcap/ #LosAngeles #Urbanism #BikeTooter #Transportation
Børge
RE: https://vmst.io/@jalefkowit/116087912416901825
Bars of soap are great because it doesn't need any extra preservatives, and you don't pay for shipping water around the globe. You just get what you need: pure soap – no extra bullshit destroying the planet and driving unnecessarily large trucks around in our cities.
Did you know you can even get shampoo this way? And you can support charity while buying it? Check out https://good.store/collections/sun-basin-soap-bar-soap-and-shampoo-bars
Gᴇʀᴀʀᴅ Bᴀʀʀʏ
Tesla exec tells Congress ‘no one has ever’ taken control of its vehicles — but that’s not true
Tesla Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy told a Senate committee this week that no one has ever remotely taken control of Tesla vehicles. That claim doesn’t hold up to the facts of history.
In fact, a single hacker once gained control of Tesla’s entire fleet.
#LarsMoravy #tesla #security #cybersecurity #automotive #auto #cars #transportation #hacked
Bytes Europe
Tesla brand value tanked with Musk’s political moves, research shows https://www.byteseu.com/1750304/ #Autos #BrandsAndBranding #BreakingNews:Business #BreakingNews:Politics #BusinessNews #BYDCoLtd #DonaldTrump #DonaldJTrump #ElonMusk #Politics #SpaceX #Technology #TeslaInc #ToyotaMotorCorp #Transportation #VentureCapital
ts 🚇
One of my biggest wishes for New England this year is more bollards. A driver needs to know that any dangerous or illegal behavior could easily fuck them up. Replace random flex posts with a real bollard. Let’s thoughtfully work to free ourselves from car dependency 🌅
#2026 #BosPoli #MAPoli #transportation #Boston #greaterBoston #MA #NewEngland
TinJar
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/15/universal-basic-income-ai-andrew-yang
A lot of BS being hurled around here when it comes to #UBI - handing #money is not the only way. Provide basic #housing #healthcare #transportation #education #food #water #energy for free and pay for it with #tax on #income #wealth #inheritance that is steeply #progressive
After that one can assess the need for actually handing out #cash
Aaron
Hey, folks. I hate doing this, but my family and I need help with money for food & gas. This is unfortunately going to be a regular request until I can get a new job. (See my pinned posts for my resume.)
We average about $35/day for food (2 adults, 2 kids) and $10/day for gas, if we are being cheap. Dog food is $22/week. So we need around $335-$340 to make it through the week, making sure everyone is fed and gets to school. Any help, however small, is deeply appreciated.
Please boost for reach! And remember, you can unboost and boost again to keep it visible.
Progress: $121.10/$340
https://paypal.me/AaronHosford
https://account.venmo.com/u/Aaron-Hosford-42
TinJar
https://www.indiaspend.com/governance/why-9-bike-riders-die-every-hour-970418
Absolutely stupid obsession of copying the #US #urban #transportation model in #India has led to persistent under-investment in #bus #train #masstransit #publictransit Would have been better to copy #EU #Japan #China
#cars #walk #bike #climate #SUV #car
Paris Marx
Tech companies have plenty of bad ideas they say will improve transportation — but the car remains a menace.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with @BrooklynSpoke and @sgoodyear to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/301_why_we_need_a_war_on_cars_w_doug_gordon_and_sarah_goodyear
Steve's Place
Socialist PBOT is getting more work done:
(Oct. 13, 2025) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) advises the traveling public that pavement striping to implement safety improvements on SE Washington Street in the Montavilla Neighborhood will require intermittent lane closures later this week.
A contractor for PBOT will restripe SE Washington Street, between SE 82nd and 92nd avenues on Wednesday through Friday. A full road closure is not required, but closures of one lane at a time for a few hours at a time, moving through the corridor, could cause periods of congestion.
The striping will immediately result in a safer corridor that is more comfortable for people walking, biking or taking public transit in the area. Washington Street is a one-way street in this area, and safer bike and pedestrian crossings will make it safer for people to reach businesses and other destinations in the bustling Montavilla Business District.
Watch for new traffic patterns and use caution as you travel through the project area.
Recent and upcoming improvements include:
• SE Washington Street from SE 82nd to SE 92nd Avenues — Some travel lanes will be redesigned to add a bus lane and protected bike lane.
• SE Washington Street from SE 76th to SE 82nd Avenues — Travel lanes have been reduced from two lanes to one with a new protected bike lane and some parking relocated.
• SE Thorburn from SE Gilham Avenue to SE Stark Street — Travel lanes have been reduced from two lanes to one in each direction with a protected bike lane.
Wayfinding signage, red paint for parts of the bus lane and green markings for parts of the bike lane will be added in the coming weeks. Concrete traffic separators will be installed on all sections of the protected bike lanes.
Parking will be added and removed in various places, with no net loss of parking spaces in the corridor.
Washington Street will be widest, with as many as two or three lanes, with turn lanes at major intersections, such as at 82nd and 92nd avenues.
Traffic signal improvements are expected to come in early 2026.
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