During COVID, cities successfully reallocated street space from cars to people. We proved it works.

It’s frustrating how quickly those changes vanished, restoring the oppressive status quo where cars dominate and people are pushed back to the margins.

Friendly reminder that this technology existed in the 18th century and petrol cabals and wealthy people across the globe conspired and spent trillions and began wars, to make sure the combustion engine sold first and most.

All of car culture can be boiled down to a transaction between the west and east. Men ofthe west get to drive around in cars feeling empowered because going fast is fun an makes you feel Big, while men of the east get to call themselves princes and import blonds to defecate on an break their teeth.

Very often people try to make me sound like unreasonable fossil for refusing to turn on Siri or have a smart device like an echo. Idk what to tell y’all except that the Luddites were right. Smash that shit with hammers

It's an old saying - cities aren't noisy. Cars are noisy.

Shit. Good point. There's a trip I actually need to take, but I don't know the exact dates yet and this is exactly right: we're all going to see how much more expensive this gets real quick.

All this killing to keep Bibi and Lockheed Martin happy.

Fight over climate law looms as New York energy costs soar

Broken record here: Energy costs soar because of lack of cheap renewables generation, not because of it.

And no, Iran doesn't help. The answer to fossil price spikes every time a leader blows a fuse? Get off fossil fuels.

Disability accommodations are a rare thing that actually trickles down. You like curb cutouts? Auto-opening doors? Jar openers? Ramps? Hand rails? YOU’RE WELCOME

Even as an abled person you use disability accommodations every single day.

Supporting accommodations actually helps everyone.

Try that in a big town.

ICE arrested an Oregon shop owner who had her green card in her pocket: ‘They didn’t care’ Juanita Avila later helped expose ICE’s ‘arrest first, justify later’ tactics in a lawsuit that won a major victory for immigrants’ rights

NEW: ICE tackled + arrested Juanita Avila, an Oregon shop owner who is a legal permanent resident and had her green card in her pocket.

When she asked through sobs why they didn't believe her, one masked agent replied: “Because they lie all the time.”

Video + interview with her and her daughter:

While gas prices alone won't mode-switch most people to bikes, there is potential that those who are more on the fence ("biking sounds nice but I don't feel safe doing it") may become more vocal about wanting more options.

Cities should absolutely meet the moment and not wait for this though.

A General Motors Canada GF6C

One of the arguments the Class Is and AAR put up any time anyone talks about freight rail electrification is that there's no electric locomotives designed for US/NA freight service. While on the surface this claim is true, it's also not a big deal

To prove it, let's talk about this fucking thing

Re-upping because it looks like it’s been showing up around downtown. DM me ASAP if you see it.

Mural on plywood boards: ALEX (RIP) PRETTI in between the words Alex and Pretti, there’s a poster with a stencil of Prince’s face and the words “Dearly Beloved… FUCK ICE”

I took this picture on Weds (it’s on East Lake, across from the library and next to the Coliseum building)

The mural was gone when I dropped by the library today.

True, but the one car is on the curbed part of the path.

Comic. [Person 1 talking to a person with shoulder-length hair and a person with a white hat.] PERSON 1: I would never get an electric vehicle. Sure, they sound great, but what do you do if the battery runs out of charge? [caption] I felt pretty silly when someone finally explained tome that EVs are rechargeable.

Electric Vehicles

xkcd.com/3214/

Just your irregular reminder that wind, solar, thermal and tidal energy is far cheaper, and not at the mercy of madmen with lots of bombs.

Three children riding a passengers on a bicycle. School bags are in the front crate. One child is in front of the drivers seat but behind the handlebars. The other two kids are on the back seat. The bike is a Fr8 by WorkCycles

With gas prices soaring, some people might search for cheaper transportation options. In many cites, a bicycle is a cheap and easy way to get around gas free. Give it a try.

In St Paul it's gone from $2.90/gal to $3.40/gal since Monday at a station near me. I'm thankful that I don't have to drive much and when I do I can use the electric ones from the @hourcar.bsky.social fleet.

Light trespass from space. With LEDs and batteries getting better there's no way this is cheaper than just using those. 🔦

It’s hard to properly convey the lunacy of these proposals to people outside aerospace.

Reflect wants to put gigantic mirrors in orbit and beam down sunlight at nighttime.

SpaceX wants a million more starlink sats.

If either of these actually happens, space will be unusable.

A stack of stickers in the style of a Neighborhood Watch sign, but the bottom says "If I don't tell the Signal chat my neighbor will", sitting on a desk next to an iPods Pro case.

Neighborhood Watch stickers are in hand! Want one?

For every $10 you donate to standwithminnesota.com I will send you one!

DM me a screenshot and an address where I can send them. Don't want to send your address? No problem, DM me and let's figure something out.

Hear directly from Aliya Rahman, who was brutally pulled from her car and assaulted by ICE on her way to a doctor’s appointment, on the importance of extending the pre-eviction notice to 60 days. We are proud to have passed this policy today and are calling on Mayor Frey to sign it immediately.

As Bike Cars Overflow, Caltrain Bans Large Bikes and Panniers - Streetsblog San Francisco New rules heavily restrict the types of bikes Caltrain users can bring on board. Years ago advocates warned Caltrain that they weren't allotting enough bike space on the new trains

This need to be called out at perpetuating sexist policies that privilege bikers without child carrying, errand running responsibilities. Caltrain would never consider banning kids from trains, why is it ok to make it impossible for parents who travel bike to use the system?

I still haven't gotten around to buying another car in 3+ years. Renting a car or using @hourcar.bsky.social has filled in the few times a month that I have not found a viable alternative to driving since our regional transit isn't as good here. I've saved around $400/mo at least.

i haven't purchased a car yet and have been renting a car as needed.

i totaled my 2025 car payment, insurance, & storage and budgeted 2026 renting a car for traveling 3 days, 4 weeks a month and am currently budgeted to save over $5500/yr

ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

“.. National average gasoline price is now up by 10.8% over the past 4 days ... the only other time we've seen a larger increase was in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.”

- Schwab ⛽️

Green line train stuck at a red light

This green line train has to wait for the left turn arrow and the red light on the bridge over 280. Cmon St Paul, figure this out.