Once a week I go by bike to pick up my son at 4:35. We get to the train tracks 2 minutes before the train passes, watch the train, then arrive at music lessons 6 minutes early, rain or shine. This predictability is only possible on foot or by bike. Bonus: we get to ride on this beautiful trail!
The pedal bike clicked for my 4-year-old this week. His grin, his squeals of laughter, his "I'm going really fast! This is fun!" while we ride beside him - one of the best feelings I've ever had as a parent.
"An arms race on our streets." Oversized SUVs and pickups are bad for all of us: pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and drivers. It's not fair that safety testing in Canada is only for those on the inside of the vehicle. Sign the federal petition here: https://ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4944
With an e-cargo bike, I can bike: - 9 months pregnant - with heavy stuff and kids - uphill and in "bad" weather - to go on big adventures I would never have considered before
All of these are situations I used to NOT bike, and having an e-bike has massively expanded my world.
Biking will never be a transportation solution for everyone all the time. But what e-bikes (and especially e-cargo bikes) do is expand the range of bikeable situations, giving more people more options for an incredibly fun way to get around!
We've all been there: it's puzzle time, but once you dump out the pieces and start laying them flat, you realize you don't have enough space on your table. Join me as we use physics to find out ✨HOW BIG A TABLE YOU NEED FOR YOUR JIGSAW PUZZLE ✨
Perfectly calibrated to make my blood boil: - pickup truck in a walkable neighbourhood - truck is running but empty - stopped on the sidewalk (like why do we even have driveway curb cuts, clearly they're not necessary) - right outside a school - while I walk past with a stroller
We have been sold a message that driving should be easy, fun, relaxing, and convenient, that roads are where drivers should feel comfortable, and when someone on the street "comes out of nowhere" it is not your responsibility.
Rates of driving in Norway have increased dramatically since the 1980s. This doesn't happen in a vacuum. Look at the difference between these two maps of grocery store locations in Lørenskog, Norway in 1980 (left) and 2019 (right). What looks different?
Pedestrians, it should be our right to be distracted. It should be our right to walk and listen to music / look at the sky / cute dogs / snowflakes and not worry about getting killed. Nothing about that is dangerous except for CARS. Don't let them make you believe you are the problem.
Housing is deeply unaffordable and this art piece clearly communicates that, but what the story never mentions is that this could also be a commentary on parking and land use - not only is #housing too expensive and scarce, but #parking is too cheap and too plentiful. #TOpoli
Today I saw one of those letter message boards in the countryside north of Toronto that said "RENT THIS SIGN". You have some cash and would like to stir the pot. What #urbanist slogan do you put on there?
I caught up to her at the light (obviously, it's a Friday afternoon in Toronto and #CarsRuinCities) and said "you shouldn't be driving if you don't know the rules." She told me I was wrong and drove away, I stood on the sidewalk and cried from frustration and rage.
This is like an everyday normal thing, but it always shocks me how callous people are. She passed me that close on purpose, to teach me a lesson, and does not care AT ALL that it scared me and could have hurt me. She is driving a death machine and she thinks she is right.
Does anyone know of a jurisdiction that provides detailed information on their traffic signal timings? #Toronto provides this data for $120 per intersection (ouch), just wondering if there are other options out there.
Data Sciences Institute postdoc (bikes + data), biophysics PhD, Bike Ottawa board member, mom. I post about bikes and safe streets, local politics, and sometimes science. She/her.#DataScience #BikeTooter #OttBike #BikeTO #ActiveTravel #Transportation #UrbanPlanning #CargoBike #eBike #biking #maps #science #Python #cats #fedi22