Great segment on @davethompsonvic.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy 's motion to welcome wheelchairs and (3&4 wheel) mobility scooter on bike and roll routes province wide. Vote Thurs. (Featuring my video & photos - other media also welcome to use). #yyj #mobilityjustice #bcpoli

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wcbklqh2lyspt3oypwvrudl7/post/3mdykhirw7j2m
Three people: One bike. One #mobilityscooter. One adult trike. Today, on the Vancouver St bike & roll route. Not unusual. People who don't ride bikes use bike & roll routes. #yyj #MobilityJustice #bcpoli

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pcweflbqjwgppgv42wqevrdz/post/3mcxfcbswv22o
Bike/Life Lessons Learned

Many of my stories about who I am and the way I operate in the world start with a story about my mom. This is true about my bicycling even though I never saw my mom on a bike. She raised me as a fe…

Bike Style Life

Intercity Transit in Olympia WA is awesome for a number of reasons, including this sign on a seat when we got on this evening to go home after walking downtown for dinner. Transit and civil rights have traveled together a long time.

#BlackLivesMatter #MobilityJustice #OlyWa #Transit #MoveEquity #CivilRights #transportation #IntercityTransit

Heading to Houston Monday for a conference. Stark reminder of whose trips are made easy + fast, whose time is valued: 41-minute driving trip airport to hotel, 2 hours via transit with 1 or 2 required transfers. Hotel is in Galleria area so this isn't a matter of going to rural area.

#transit #transportation #MobilityJustice #MoveEquity #TransitTooter #nondriver #Texas #Houston

"People don’t walk in dangerous areas (of which we’ve created infinity of), unless they don’t have better options. And those circumstances would likely preclude them from doing things like buying and carrying special visibility garb." --Angie Schmitt

https://angieschmitt.substack.com/p/the-worst-of-pedestrian-safety-month?triedRedirect=true

#RoadSafety #walking #PedestrianDignity #transportation #infrastructure #VisionZero #PedestrianSafety #CrashNotAccident #DriverNotCar #SafetyOverSpeed #MoveEquity #MobilityJustice #AngieSchmitt #poverty

The Worst of Pedestrian Safety Month

Patronizing lectures aren't a substitute for actually doing something.

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"It is not possible to prioritize everyone.

Every decision has tradeoffs, and it’s clear who those choices prioritize when you consider the comfort, ease, and safety of different users. When it’s faster, easier, safer, and more comfortable to get somewhere by driving, we are prioritizing driving." --Anna Zivarts
https://www.planetizen.com/features/131781-when-prioritizing-all-modes-lie

#SafetyOverSpeed #transportation #infrastructure #CompleteStreets #VisionZero #MoveEquity #MobilityJustice #nondrivers #disability #BikeTooter

When ‘Prioritizing All Modes’ Is a Lie

In many cases, it’s impossible to prioritize the safety of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users without sacrificing some speed.

Integrating Socioeconomic Vulnerability Into Resilient Infrastructure Planning | National Institute for Transportation and Communities

NHTSA Proposes New Vehicle Safety Standard to Better Protect Pedestrians | NHTSA

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking announced would require manufacturers to add pedestrian safety design to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries.

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By my friend Anna Zivarts, "Don’t Forget About Non-Drivers in Rural America". Aging population, housing prices, needs of nondrivers all come together in rural America.
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/08/23/dont-forget-about-nondrivers-in-rural-america

I highly recommend Anna's book When Driving Is Not an Option https://islandpress.org/books/when-driving-not-option#desc.

#BikeTooter #transportation #rural #RuralLife #housing #infrastructure #transit #WeekWithoutDriving #nondrivers #disability #MobilityJustice #MoveEquity #AnnaZivarts #DisabilityJustice

Don’t Forget About Non-Drivers in Rural America — Streetsblog USA

"Too often, advocates for reducing car-dependency focus solely on dense urban areas. But in doing so, they write off too much of our country and discount the reality of too many non-drivers."