Your city doesn't owe you a speedy commute, it owes you a safe commute. Every speedy commute your city built for people in cars is a deadly commute for people outside of them. #WindshieldBias
Every car in your city represents $8-12K/year being sucked out of your local economy instead of being spent on housing, goods & services. I wish more parking-obsessed retailers & elected officials understood this. #WindshieldBias #CarBlindness

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When Bsky talks about risk, it seems like ebikes, pedal bikes & scooters are more likely to get the descriptor "dangerous," but when it's cars & roads, the descriptor is more likely to be "less safe." Or am I imagining this? #motonormativity #WindshieldBias
How Every Online Urbanism Conversation Goes - bettybarcode.com

There's always a reason why improving our cities is impossible.

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Every car in your city represents $8-12K/year being sucked out of your local economy instead of being spent on housing, goods & services. I wish more parking-obsessed retailers & elected officials understood this. #WindshieldBias #CarBlindness

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I dream of the day when someone can write favorably about bikes without always having to include a "Not everyone can bike" disclaimer. No one in the automotive press ever has to acknowledge that not everyone can drive whenever they write favorably about cars. #WindshieldBias
No one is louder or more profane than a driver caught in the wrong. #WindshieldBias

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Every car in your city represents $8-12K/year being sucked out of your local economy instead of being spent on housing, goods & services. I wish more parking-obsessed retailers & elected officials understood this. #WindshieldBias #CarBlindness

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rwg72ziv7y3vwe6mt6qbejbb/post/3lvo5wh4kxk2r
This quote is staying with me: "...a new bus lane announced that car driver’s privileged position was contestable, and that’s what activated the opposition.” --Ashton Rohmer #WindshieldBias
Meet the NIMBY's Toxic Cousin: the NOMS (Not On My Street) — Streetsblog USA

A new study argues that the has an equally toxic cousin in the transportation realm: the NOMS, or Not On My Street.

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