#toronto using a #bikelane as convenient vehicle storage. Not like that has killed anyone recently, right?
“Cities learned a hard lesson with shared #scooters and #bikes: get permitting, data sharing, and curb rules in place before the inventory shows up”
“A #robotaxi sitting in a metered space all morning is functionally no different from a private car doing the same thing”
“The same #infrastructure that prices legal use should detect and cite illegal use — double #parking, blocking a #bikelane, overstaying a loading zone, #parking in a no-stopping zone”
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/05/07/opinion-we-must-price-and-manage-the-curb-before-robo-taxis-and-other-avs-scale-up
Opinion: We Must Price and Manage The Curb Before Robo-Taxis and Other AVs Scale Up — Streetsblog USA

The gap between what's on the street and what cities can actually see, price, or enforce is the defining curb management problem of the next decade. And no one is treating it with any urgency.

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Removal of mature shade trees for downtown Kelowna bike lane project draws criticism from some residents
A row of mature silver maple trees that has shaded a residential street in downtown Kelowna for decades is set to be cut down as the city works to deliver a new protected bike lane project, a decision that has upset some long-time residents.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kelowna-mature-shade-trees-removal-for-downtown-bike-lane-9.7193159?cmp=rss
2026/0503/1357 ⛅ wet autumn leaves

An enjoyable, if damp, afternoon #cycling around bike trails and aumnally leafy streets of the older suburbs. Huge piles of leaves in places, slippery drifts in others. Here a wonderful illustration of how "unswept" roads end up with the cars pushing the leaves into the #bikelane

I'm not saying you should torch a #waymo in the #bikeLane, but I am saying, "I ain't seen nothing" if I'm ever asked about a burning Waymo

#bicycle #biking

https://road.cc/news/driverless-taxis-veering-into-cycle-lanes-normal-practice-says-waymo

Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” – because customers want to be dropped off in them, autonomous vehicle firm Waymo tells cyclists

Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has allegedly told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want to be dropped off in them.But Waymo has denied making such a claim, instead pointing ... Read more

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Bicyclist association wins court ruling. Federal government loses.

Full story: https://waba.org/2026/04/21/yessssss-15th-street/

#WABA #bicyclist #cyclist #news #court #ruling #WashingtonDC #DC #BikeLane

YESSSSSS (15th Street) « Washington Area Bicyclist Association

Bicyclist association wins court ruling. Federal government loses.

https://social.trom.tf/display/dbc8dc44-8369-e8be-65e7-4af276714161

Bicyclist association wins court ruling. Federal government loses.

Bicyclist association wins court ruling. Federal government loses. The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) legal team argued their case for saving ...