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Darren Buck is a former USDOT FHWA ped/bike research & policy lanyard-collector. Cambridge, MA. Longer-form posting at pedantic.bike
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Those four hateful words — “I’m starting a newsletter.”
More of the same transpo stuff in general — and active transportation planning, research, and Federal policy in particular — that I post about here.
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Just wait til someone gets me on one-way downtown grids
October 3, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Just wait til someone gets me on one-way downtown grids
Traffic calming / diversion by policy.
Because otherwise, only your richest neighbors get five one-way northbound streets in a row to keep the cars out.
Because otherwise, only your richest neighbors get five one-way northbound streets in a row to keep the cars out.
Even the physical measures are problematic, bc some places get them, theyre based more on vibes than need, and just moves that traffic to someone else’s street.
And whose vibes always win? Rich white people.
doubt there’s anywhere else in Cambridge with five one-ways going the same way in a row.
And whose vibes always win? Rich white people.
doubt there’s anywhere else in Cambridge with five one-ways going the same way in a row.
October 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Traffic calming / diversion by policy.
Because otherwise, only your richest neighbors get five one-way northbound streets in a row to keep the cars out.
Because otherwise, only your richest neighbors get five one-way northbound streets in a row to keep the cars out.
why aren't these dummies running in a full sprint away from the opioid lobbyist, she's ballot poison.
Pete Buttigieg, seen as a possible contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, is in New Hampshire this weekend campaigning for local candidates. on.nbcboston.com/kVuTcSo
Possible 2028 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg in NH this weekend
Pete Buttigieg, seen as a possible contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, is in New Hampshire this weekend campaigning for local candidates.
on.nbcboston.com
October 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
why aren't these dummies running in a full sprint away from the opioid lobbyist, she's ballot poison.
"The most ordinary man imaginable" is just a perpetually-twisting dagger
October 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
"The most ordinary man imaginable" is just a perpetually-twisting dagger
a UX thing i genuinely don't get is how downsized scroll bars got
October 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
a UX thing i genuinely don't get is how downsized scroll bars got
Patty Nolan (the swingiest bike vote on Cambridge City Council) doesn’t support a proposed 5-yr delay on the Huron Ave PBL extension.
October 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Patty Nolan (the swingiest bike vote on Cambridge City Council) doesn’t support a proposed 5-yr delay on the Huron Ave PBL extension.
Gotta make more ships because running things aground is Republican governance.
Democrats once again forced into governing as responsible penny-pinching stewards of a deficit-sensitized nation.
Tear down DHS and DOD
Democrats once again forced into governing as responsible penny-pinching stewards of a deficit-sensitized nation.
Tear down DHS and DOD
Russ Vought: "We fund what we need to fund. I'm not at all shy about we want to spend billions of dollars on a new shipyard. We're up there defending the $1.5t that the Department of War needs. But it's also coming at a ton of reduction on the non-defense side"
October 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Gotta make more ships because running things aground is Republican governance.
Democrats once again forced into governing as responsible penny-pinching stewards of a deficit-sensitized nation.
Tear down DHS and DOD
Democrats once again forced into governing as responsible penny-pinching stewards of a deficit-sensitized nation.
Tear down DHS and DOD
What a mic-drop of a line. Love it.
I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.
October 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
What a mic-drop of a line. Love it.
Sitting in Revival in Davis gazing out at the new Elm St quick-build SBLs, and it’s great to see kids riding here, a thing I unsurprisingly never saw in the ‘before’ state.
October 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Sitting in Revival in Davis gazing out at the new Elm St quick-build SBLs, and it’s great to see kids riding here, a thing I unsurprisingly never saw in the ‘before’ state.
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Halloween is coming. You don’t have to go to a “trunk-or-treat” event in Seattle!
You can close your neighborhood street to through-traffic – for free!
Trick-or-Streets permits are free and easy to get. Join here: seattle.gov/transportation/trick-or-streets
You can close your neighborhood street to through-traffic – for free!
Trick-or-Streets permits are free and easy to get. Join here: seattle.gov/transportation/trick-or-streets
October 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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hello and sorry, morning crew
Those four hateful words — “I’m starting a newsletter.”
More of the same transpo stuff in general — and active transportation planning, research, and Federal policy in particular — that I post about here.
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More of the same transpo stuff in general — and active transportation planning, research, and Federal policy in particular — that I post about here.
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October 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM
hello and sorry, morning crew
“Car owners are the most abused constituency in Cambridge.”
Now is certainly a moment in time to label yourself ‘most abused’ because resident parking is going up to $75 per year.
Now is certainly a moment in time to label yourself ‘most abused’ because resident parking is going up to $75 per year.
October 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
“Car owners are the most abused constituency in Cambridge.”
Now is certainly a moment in time to label yourself ‘most abused’ because resident parking is going up to $75 per year.
Now is certainly a moment in time to label yourself ‘most abused’ because resident parking is going up to $75 per year.
Special Thursday bike bus. Girls took the front today, which always makes for a more-fun ride for me. Which is why we do it, obviously.
October 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Special Thursday bike bus. Girls took the front today, which always makes for a more-fun ride for me. Which is why we do it, obviously.
Those four hateful words — “I’m starting a newsletter.”
More of the same transpo stuff in general — and active transportation planning, research, and Federal policy in particular — that I post about here.
Subscribe: pedantic.bike
More of the same transpo stuff in general — and active transportation planning, research, and Federal policy in particular — that I post about here.
Subscribe: pedantic.bike
October 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Those four hateful words — “I’m starting a newsletter.”
More of the same transpo stuff in general — and active transportation planning, research, and Federal policy in particular — that I post about here.
Subscribe: pedantic.bike
More of the same transpo stuff in general — and active transportation planning, research, and Federal policy in particular — that I post about here.
Subscribe: pedantic.bike
Driver (of a car that likely was not acting independently) killed a person after crashing into a hospital.
Police say one person is dead and two others are injured, after a car struck a building on the Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital medical campus on Oct. 1.
Listen live to WBZ NewsRadio: ul.ink/2RHG8A
Listen live to WBZ NewsRadio: ul.ink/2RHG8A
Car Crashes Into Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital | WBZ NewsRadio 1030
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October 1, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Driver (of a car that likely was not acting independently) killed a person after crashing into a hospital.
Just in: Brand new excuse to upgrade to a thudbuster
#Recall: Gazelle USA Recalls Urban Arrow Cargo Electric Bikes; The front bolt in the seat post clamping mechanism can break, causing the seat to become loose, posing a fall hazard. Get repair. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2027...
October 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Just in: Brand new excuse to upgrade to a thudbuster
My registration is also expired, and I don't think that I deserve to die either.
They cite the fact that he was caught driving with an expired registration to paint him as a criminal who deserved to die
October 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM
My registration is also expired, and I don't think that I deserve to die either.
new handle and bad idea just dropped
October 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
new handle and bad idea just dropped
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DoorDash walked into a buzzsaw of criticism and boycotts in D.C. this summer when it backed a Republican bill that would restrict when city lawmakers can impose new taxes and fees.
The delivery company is now walking back that bill: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/doorda...
The delivery company is now walking back that bill: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/doorda...
DoorDash Apologizes for Siding With GOP Bill Targeting D.C.
The company still wants the D.C. Council to make changes to a new delivery fee taking effect Thursday.
www.washingtonsun.com
October 1, 2026 at 3:38 PM
among all else they are entitled to, they get one of the first swings of the wrecking ball
Renee Good’s family is suing the Trump administration and several federal officials over her fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during an operation in Minneapolis in January, her family announced on Thursday.
Read more: www.ms.now/news/renee-g...
Read more: www.ms.now/news/renee-g...
Renee Good’s family sues the Trump administration over her fatal shooting in Minneapolis
Good was killed by ICE officer Jonathan Ross while driving away from federal officers, according to bystander video. Trump officials have sought to paint her as the aggressor and said Ross acted in se...
www.ms.now
October 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
among all else they are entitled to, they get one of the first swings of the wrecking ball
brb, tattooing “we don’t need to study the study" on my lower back
For the DC Week Without Driving, @janeese4dc.bsky.social joined @ggwash.org organizers (and @elissasilverman.bsky.social) for a bus ride from Petworth to downtown.
JLG emphasized her desire to get projects like the Georgia Ave dedicated lane done quickly: “We don’t need to study the study.”
JLG emphasized her desire to get projects like the Georgia Ave dedicated lane done quickly: “We don’t need to study the study.”
October 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
brb, tattooing “we don’t need to study the study" on my lower back
this lil smoosh wants to do some shenanigans
October 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM
this lil smoosh wants to do some shenanigans
ASMR reels of clicking and clacking these gems would distract all of Gen-x for the rest of our trivial lives
October 1, 2026 at 1:47 PM
ASMR reels of clicking and clacking these gems would distract all of Gen-x for the rest of our trivial lives