rode throughout the city from IB to OB today and in the portlandia-ish manner I’ve gotta say the bikability of this city is pretty awful which is a shame
(still beautiful tho)
(still beautiful tho)
November 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
rode throughout the city from IB to OB today and in the portlandia-ish manner I’ve gotta say the bikability of this city is pretty awful which is a shame
(still beautiful tho)
(still beautiful tho)
yeah tbh VTA has surprisingly good routes for the buses. the light rail sucks. bikability is like, very dependent on where your life takes you around there… sometimes great sometimes terrible
don’t forget the Lockheed Martin station on the orange line!
don’t forget the Lockheed Martin station on the orange line!
October 29, 2026 at 4:21 PM
yeah tbh VTA has surprisingly good routes for the buses. the light rail sucks. bikability is like, very dependent on where your life takes you around there… sometimes great sometimes terrible
don’t forget the Lockheed Martin station on the orange line!
don’t forget the Lockheed Martin station on the orange line!
idk man, I'm just always going to do everything I can to avoid a traumatic brain injury, regardless of what the infrastructure is like. Like yes, improving bikability should be the top priority, but everyone should always be reminded to wear a helmet. Idk why this is controversial
August 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
idk man, I'm just always going to do everything I can to avoid a traumatic brain injury, regardless of what the infrastructure is like. Like yes, improving bikability should be the top priority, but everyone should always be reminded to wear a helmet. Idk why this is controversial
CityNerd picks his top ten undervalued cities with great urbanism: 500K pop or higher, good transit, good walkability, good bikability, and (relatively) affordable rents. He puts Oakland, one of my favorite cities, at #5.
youtu.be/IKxR06isoLU
youtu.be/IKxR06isoLU
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June 20, 2024 at 7:08 PM
CityNerd picks his top ten undervalued cities with great urbanism: 500K pop or higher, good transit, good walkability, good bikability, and (relatively) affordable rents. He puts Oakland, one of my favorite cities, at #5.
youtu.be/IKxR06isoLU
youtu.be/IKxR06isoLU
Oh yes. Please tell me how much safer Uptown is than 10, 20 or 30 years ago.
I have news for you, honey. We walked and biked back then too. And we also felt safe from crackheads and bullets.
Of course, I want walkability and bikability. But the pendulum has swung too far.
I have news for you, honey. We walked and biked back then too. And we also felt safe from crackheads and bullets.
Of course, I want walkability and bikability. But the pendulum has swung too far.
July 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Oh yes. Please tell me how much safer Uptown is than 10, 20 or 30 years ago.
I have news for you, honey. We walked and biked back then too. And we also felt safe from crackheads and bullets.
Of course, I want walkability and bikability. But the pendulum has swung too far.
I have news for you, honey. We walked and biked back then too. And we also felt safe from crackheads and bullets.
Of course, I want walkability and bikability. But the pendulum has swung too far.
You left out transit. In general, I go walkable because of the time/energy required for bikability. Plus, you never know what you get at your destination. We have basically chosen by investing in our house and living with the shortcomings, while enjoying good walk ability and excellent transit.
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
You left out transit. In general, I go walkable because of the time/energy required for bikability. Plus, you never know what you get at your destination. We have basically chosen by investing in our house and living with the shortcomings, while enjoying good walk ability and excellent transit.
My best guess: we need to mobilize politically and stop freeway expansions in our states, then re-route that $$$ to transit, walkability and bikability
July 27, 2023 at 6:20 PM
My best guess: we need to mobilize politically and stop freeway expansions in our states, then re-route that $$$ to transit, walkability and bikability
I’m very pro walkability/bikability, and in fact got into urban planning due to my interests in walkable communities and public transit. Still, it feels a bit strange seeing the terms “urbanism” and “urbanist” completely co-opted by the cycling community. It’s overshadowed all nuance.
April 18, 2024 at 5:57 AM
I’m very pro walkability/bikability, and in fact got into urban planning due to my interests in walkable communities and public transit. Still, it feels a bit strange seeing the terms “urbanism” and “urbanist” completely co-opted by the cycling community. It’s overshadowed all nuance.
Then why are there sidewalks that connect the streets to the south & east?
You send like every small business complaining about city & county attempts to add walkability & bikability to every commercial district, like those on Larpenteur or Hennepin or Bryant Aves.
You send like every small business complaining about city & county attempts to add walkability & bikability to every commercial district, like those on Larpenteur or Hennepin or Bryant Aves.
December 7, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Then why are there sidewalks that connect the streets to the south & east?
You send like every small business complaining about city & county attempts to add walkability & bikability to every commercial district, like those on Larpenteur or Hennepin or Bryant Aves.
You send like every small business complaining about city & county attempts to add walkability & bikability to every commercial district, like those on Larpenteur or Hennepin or Bryant Aves.
This is actually an honest question. It's not that I hate cars but I want more people friendly cities, which to me prioritizes more human scale endeavors like walk and bikability. Most places in Lyndale area (I lived for years there) are at most a few blocks from parking.
July 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This is actually an honest question. It's not that I hate cars but I want more people friendly cities, which to me prioritizes more human scale endeavors like walk and bikability. Most places in Lyndale area (I lived for years there) are at most a few blocks from parking.
I’m not trying to nitpick, but I do think the wording difference in how the Minnesota Department of Transportation thinks about modes of transport—evaluating “risks” for pedestrians and “safety” for car drivers and riders—is telling.
August 23, 2024 at 2:10 PM
I’m not trying to nitpick, but I do think the wording difference in how the Minnesota Department of Transportation thinks about modes of transport—evaluating “risks” for pedestrians and “safety” for car drivers and riders—is telling.
Bikability was in for some training yesterday in R13! We had great fun on the bikes, learning how to be safe!
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Bikability was in for some training yesterday in R13! We had great fun on the bikes, learning how to be safe!
I grew up in Bend in the 80s and want to read this! My family lived two places there: Elgin and 12th and Trenton and 6th. I loved the walkability and bikability as a kid. The Bend market there has gone bananas several times over the decades. I’ve lived in Seattle for 19 years but Bend still has my ❤️
July 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I grew up in Bend in the 80s and want to read this! My family lived two places there: Elgin and 12th and Trenton and 6th. I loved the walkability and bikability as a kid. The Bend market there has gone bananas several times over the decades. I’ve lived in Seattle for 19 years but Bend still has my ❤️
#publictransportation
#masstransit
#rail #trains #highspeedrail #walkability #bikability where y’all at? 👀 I need some hope.
#masstransit
#rail #trains #highspeedrail #walkability #bikability where y’all at? 👀 I need some hope.
November 27, 2024 at 6:42 PM
#publictransportation
#masstransit
#rail #trains #highspeedrail #walkability #bikability where y’all at? 👀 I need some hope.
#masstransit
#rail #trains #highspeedrail #walkability #bikability where y’all at? 👀 I need some hope.
The corridor is set for a BUNCH of really great improvements in the next decade. BRT will mean much better transit, improvements to walk and bikability are already underway, EWALD PARK
Again, this is awesome. It's gonna make the area much more desirable. Housing demand will increase.
Again, this is awesome. It's gonna make the area much more desirable. Housing demand will increase.
September 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The corridor is set for a BUNCH of really great improvements in the next decade. BRT will mean much better transit, improvements to walk and bikability are already underway, EWALD PARK
Again, this is awesome. It's gonna make the area much more desirable. Housing demand will increase.
Again, this is awesome. It's gonna make the area much more desirable. Housing demand will increase.
Urbanists: We want walkability and bikability.
Normies: We have trails for that.
Normies: We have trails for that.
June 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Urbanists: We want walkability and bikability.
Normies: We have trails for that.
Normies: We have trails for that.
Already made that trade and it's totally worth it. The bikability rules.
November 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Already made that trade and it's totally worth it. The bikability rules.
Liveability list #1 bikability and #2 walkability. So that's already shady.
Then Dubai makes the list, so it's obviously not serious.
Then you realize the study is made by ... marketing people. "Brand" people.
Then Dubai makes the list, so it's obviously not serious.
Then you realize the study is made by ... marketing people. "Brand" people.
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Liveability list #1 bikability and #2 walkability. So that's already shady.
Then Dubai makes the list, so it's obviously not serious.
Then you realize the study is made by ... marketing people. "Brand" people.
Then Dubai makes the list, so it's obviously not serious.
Then you realize the study is made by ... marketing people. "Brand" people.
Surprised at the bikability of Hamilton, year-round bikeshare and several protected cycle tracks!
January 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Surprised at the bikability of Hamilton, year-round bikeshare and several protected cycle tracks!
Plus the extensive public transportation, walkability and bikability, and easy access to nature? Just awful.
August 9, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Plus the extensive public transportation, walkability and bikability, and easy access to nature? Just awful.
It is interesting that the column opens discussing Paris, which has radically improved its bikability in recent years.
September 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It is interesting that the column opens discussing Paris, which has radically improved its bikability in recent years.
I believe the youtube channel “Shifter” is from Victoria. It’s an urban biking channel, so not purely urbanistic, but they do cover the bikability in cities, which intersects with urbanism.
December 4, 2024 at 12:07 AM
I believe the youtube channel “Shifter” is from Victoria. It’s an urban biking channel, so not purely urbanistic, but they do cover the bikability in cities, which intersects with urbanism.
RT @briandavispdx: Multnomah & Williams are an example of why you're seeing Minneapolis, not Pdx tops in many recent bikability scores.
December 13, 2024 at 10:29 AM
RT @briandavispdx: Multnomah & Williams are an example of why you're seeing Minneapolis, not Pdx tops in many recent bikability scores.
Housing density makes walkability and bikability possible - for all sorts of people, including kids.
Housing density makes affordable housing possible.
Housing density makes reliable and convenient public transit possible.
Housing density makes for better neighborhoods.
Housing density makes affordable housing possible.
Housing density makes reliable and convenient public transit possible.
Housing density makes for better neighborhoods.
February 27, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Housing density makes walkability and bikability possible - for all sorts of people, including kids.
Housing density makes affordable housing possible.
Housing density makes reliable and convenient public transit possible.
Housing density makes for better neighborhoods.
Housing density makes affordable housing possible.
Housing density makes reliable and convenient public transit possible.
Housing density makes for better neighborhoods.