#safestreets — Public Fediverse posts

Queen Anne neighbors to face Seattle officials over parking removal

"Seattle plans to remove 50+ parking spots on Queen Anne’s 14th Ave W to improve emergency vehicle access."

And the Queen Anne neighbours oppose that, just like the Laurelhurst people oppose medical helicopters landing on Seattle Children's. Give me a fuckin' break.

#NIMBY #QueenAnne #SafeStreets

Reminder: Public comments on the draft Active Transportation Plan – which covers ways to make our city more bike- and pedestrian-friendly – are due by this Tuesday, March 10. There’s a link to the draft and a comment form at https://www.toaksatp.org/documentation

Although the Bicycle Advisory Team (BAT) and Traffic and Transportation and Advisory Commission (TTAC) have already reviewed the draft, it’s also important to gather public input.

Please post comments on the city’s web page, not here!

#activetransportation #cycling #pedestriansafety #safestreets #thousandoaks #tocc

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/02/23/pedestrian-deaths-especially-in-va-s-capital-cry-out-for-a-real-solution-not-more-lip-service/ “Changing the way streets are designed and monitored, the way motorists and pedestrians interact, and the priority that governments place on reducing traffic-related serious injuries and deaths is hard, painstaking work” #SafeStreets #Virginia #VALeg #VisionZero #WarOnCars #RVA

Via Geert Kloppenburg - www.geertkloppenburg.nl
#Urbanism #OWGF #SafeStreets

How much do you a) drive, b) walk/bicycle/etc, or c) take transit?
https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social/post/3meprayyfsk2l

#ModeShift #transit #SafeStreets #walkability

Living Streets Canberra is holding its first meeting of the year on the 27th of January between 6pm and 8pm at Civic Library.

We will be planning for the year. This is a great opportunity to have input in what LSC's focus should be.

If you are interested, please come along.

https://livingstreets.org.au/event/27-january-2026-meeting-planning-our-next-steps/

#canberra #urbanism #livingstreets #betterstreets #safestreets

me: *low whistles*
me: "Damn, check out THOSE bollards!"

8yo: "What?"

me: "These metal things. they're nice, aren't they? No drivers parking on this sidewalk!"

8yo: *lays down on one*
8yo: "Yeah, they're good, I guess."

#SafeStreets #DontYouKinkShameMe #bollards #NYC

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

ASU study: Relying on a car is linked to lower life satisfaction. The most surprising aspect of this is the ASU part — my alma mater. Rababe could have just asked me.

HT lemmy /u/[email protected]

https://news.asu.edu/20250124-environment-and-sustainability-depending-car-could-be-impacting-your-life-satisfaction

#Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #WarOnCars #15MinuteCity #CarsDestroyedOurCities #CarsRuinCities #Walkability #WalkableCities #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #HalfHeartedFanatic

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/03/mamdani-announces-full-mcguinness-road-diet-finishing-a-job-halted-by-adams “The consequences of Moses's acts have been measured in the human toll that this four-lane highway has incurred, and in so many other unseen but deeply insidious ways” #SafeStreets #RobertMoses #NYC

I just realized that all of the seasons of "The Life Sized City" are free on YouTube since 2024. I was previously unable to watch these because of paywalls, subscriptions, etc.

YT @coolvilletv

https://www.colville-andersen.com/lifesizedcity

#Copenhagenize #Bike #Cycling #CyclingLife #CommuteByBike #NotJustBikes #Urbanism #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #WarOnCars #15MinuteCity #Walkability #WalkableCities #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #HalfHeartedFanatic

https://virginiamercury.com/2025/12/26/federal-funding-shifts-cloud-virginias-transportation-plans-for-2026/ “Federal funding in many ways [will be] reduced or dried up. And in particular the USDOT has been ordered to oppose the funding of bike/ped projects. They are viewed as antagonistic to cars and driving. We think that’s very shortsighted. It’s going to lead to years and years of funding short falls that will be very difficult to fill.” #USPolitics #BikeTooter #walkable #WarOnCars #Virginia #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #SafeStreets

End socialism for cars? Alternatively: If car owners don't like this proposal, maybe let New Yorkers store anything they want on the street for free in the spaces that are currently designated as free car storage.

Picnic tables, hot tub, trampoline, small shipping container...

HT Lemmy @Lanodion

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/opinion/mamdani-free-buses-parking.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5k8.-KTl.SCiNlALrG4Ye

#NewYork #zohranmamdani #publictransportation #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #CarsRuinCities #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #HalfHeartedFanatic

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7vdvl2531o “The larger it is, the more it pollutes” #Paris #geometry #WarOnCars #congestion #SafeStreets #CleanAir #CleanWater #CarSpreading #climate

And just like that, Guelph bike lanes will no longer be plowed.

An entire mode of transport has been made less accessible and more dangerous as cyclists will be forced to ride in the middle of the road with limited daylight.

#safestreets #cardependency #bikestodon

When your kids don't need you as their chauffeur everyone is better off.

by bsky @tomflood.bsky.social

#Bike #Cycling #CyclingLife #CommuteByBike #NotJustBikes #Urbanism #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #Walkability #WalkableCities #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice

There's one freeform entry where you can use it to suggest things they left out of the multiple choice questions they chose....or just to speak up about things you think they should hear about re Chico road safety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82uhYI2UTrI survey123.arcgis.com/share/30d4019ef8214b4b83f32dedebab14e5 #BikeTooter #SafeStreets #ChicoCA #California

If you live, work, and/or go to school in Chico, there's a transportation survey you should fill out. It's available in English, Spanish, and Hmong.

https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/30d4019ef8214b4b83f32dedebab14e5 #BikeTooter #SafeStreets #ChicoCA #California

Connecting One of LA's Bike Lanes to Nowhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7eAHyKwGE #LosAngeles #Westwood #SafeStreets #BikeTooter #Transportation

Fun Fact: Star Wars sandcrawlers are technically "family vehicles."

https://xkcd.com/3167/

#Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #HalfHeartedFanatic

Non-driving New Yorkers elected Zohran

Car ownership was the strongest statistical factor predicting whether a New Yorker voted for Cuomo or Mamdani. More than race, age, home ownership, anything.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L_1iwwDnIRQ?feature=share

#ZohranMamdani #NotJustBikes #Urbanism #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #CarsRuinCities #Walkability #WalkableCities #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #HalfHeartedFanatic

Call me conservative, but I say we bring back the “Death-O-Meter” that keeps a running tally of those injured by cars near major intersections

https://grist.org/culture/cars-crashes-books-culture/

#Books #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #Walkability #WalkableCities #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #HalfHeartedFanatic

✨New Post✨ Ontario's Bill 60 is a direct hit on local control. It's vetoing municipal efforts to build safer streets for everyone. Why is the province overriding local decisions? This is a major setback for walkable, people-first communities. #Bill60 #onpoli #Ottawa #SafeStreets

Ontario Bill 60 Vetoes Local C...

My class has gotten to this bright motor age of daring death drivers and the mechanical Moloch. I am reflecting again on the need to translate the transportation planning and engineering works of Knoflacher into English so that we in the car brained Anglosphere can understand what everyone else is doing. (I do not speak German) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Knoflacher #translation #TransportationPlanning #WarOnCars #SafeStreets

Normal vs. Radical

HT Li Marco Te Brömmelstroet @lab-of-thought
xitter @thebikinglawyer

#Bike #Cycling #pluralisticignorance #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #CarsRuinCities #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #HalfHeartedFanatic

Noted Route 1 Cyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run in Beltsville

https://hyattsvillewire.com/2025/10/15/lisa-martin-obituary/

#SHA #bikedc #urbanism #safestreets

Gill is talking to WIN News about the Fix My Street enquiry.

#actpol #livingstreets #betterstreets #safestreets

https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/09/03/fairfax-county-to-test-slow-streets-project-in-downtown-springfield/ “Signage on these streets will discourage cut-through traffic and encourage speeds of no more than 15 MPH, and temporary materials, such as flex posts and planters will be used to calm traffic. These features will not impact local traffic, public and school bus services, emergency vehicles or service delivery vehicles.” #FairfaxVA #SlowStreets #SafeStreets #BikeTooter #walkable #VisionZero

Any questions?

#SafeRoads #SafeStreets #PedestrianSafety #SlowDown

Any questions?

#SafeRoads #SafeStreets #PedestrianSafety #SlowDown

Any questions?

#SafeRoads #SafeStreets #PedestrianSafety #SlowDown

No sidewalk. Because 5 percent of the population owns a private car.

#TransportationJustice #Madagascar #Antananarivo #Africa #Malagasy #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #CarsRuinCities #Walkability #WalkableCities #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #Photography #OriginalPhoto #HalfHeartedFanatic

https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/08/21/herndon-seeks-input-on-plan-that-aims-to-eliminate-traffic-deaths/ #Herndon #SafeStreets #VisionZero

https://apnews.com/article/speed-limits-85-rule-safety-ohio-0bcc07bd9bd0c9cae2cffc11512cd95f “People are traveling and living differently than they did 40 years ago, and we want to put safety more at the focus” #SafeStreets #TwentyIsPlenty #NACTO #WarOnCars

Living Streets Canberra's next meeting is this Tuesday at 6pm

https://livingstreets.org.au/event/29-july-2025-meeting/

#livingstreets #betterstreets #safestreets

Andrew Barr's office advised me a week ago that Tara Cheyne's office is looking into the situation at Botanical Turner. I haven't heard anything yet, so I have sent a follow up email to her office this morning.

The issue is ongoing at the site.

#actpol #livingstreets #betterstreets #safestreets

It is no wonder why there is such distrust with Fix My Street in Canberra.

I had raised a safety concern regarding the bollards on City Walk at Garema Place, as construction workers have been leaving the bollards out with no cover, leaving a big hole in the ground.

On Wednesday, TCCS closed my report noting "Bollard Cover replaced". But today I visited the area. Again, the bollard is out, and there is still no cover for the hole.

#actpol #livingstreets #betterstreets #safestreets #safety

From National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)

Urban Delivery by Bike: https://nacto.org/publication/urban-delivery-by-bike/

Terms and concepts to know: https://nacto.org/publication/urban-delivery-by-bike/terms-and-concepts-to-know/

#infrastructure #bikeways #SafeStreets #ClimateAction #transportation #ActiveTransport #biking #cycling #bicycling #CityPlanning #UrbanPlanning #BikeTooter #UrbanDelivery #deliveries #CargoBike #QuadBike #BikeTrailer

@dmirams “We know this works in a lot of cities” #education #SafeStreets #SchoolStreets #WarOnCars

@dmirams “We know this works in a lot of cities” #education #SafeStreets #SchoolStreets #WarOnCars

@dmirams “We know this works in a lot of cities” #education #SafeStreets #SchoolStreets #WarOnCars

@dmirams “We know this works in a lot of cities” #education #SafeStreets #SchoolStreets #WarOnCars

@dmirams “We know this works in a lot of cities” #education #SafeStreets #SchoolStreets #WarOnCars

This 👇 👇 👇
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/12/driverless-cars-pedestrians-second-class-citizens?CMP=share_btn_url

#SafeStreets #DriverlessCars #AVs

"It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot."

This should be part of every mayoral oath of office.

via xitter/yt @wef

HT LinkedIn Marco Te Brömmelstroet

#Urbanism #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #WarOnCars #15MinuteCity #CarsDestroyedOurCities #CarsRuinCities #Walkability #WalkableCities #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #HalfHeartedFanatic

#SanFrancisco Supervisors vote 9 - 2 to approve overtime funding for SFPD because #PublicSafety (even though SFPD overtime influenced by the timecard version of testilying) And SFPD Public Safety concerns don't seem to include traffic enforcement, even though hazardous driving killed more people than homicides last year. (Curious how the property damage and injuries compare)

#SFMTA slow walks traffic safety actions because ???? even though they have evidence from their own projects of specific actions that reduce collisions, injury and death.

I walk a lot - and I see near miss traffic incidents several times a week. I know what poses the biggest risks to me.

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/article_de078702-2d4b-4445-ba8f-96379e88af3e.html

#VisionZero #SafeStreets #NTOR