Mark StosbergTake note ye cities which promote sustainable transport but don’t have a complete plan for safe and dignified car-free winter transportation.
Seen here: Bloomington, Indiana. https://mstdn.ca/@dbattistella/116053908200877297
UrbanGR@markstos Definitely count Grand Rapids, MI. Once a real leader for a city our size, the public transit system has been slowly falling apart for years now - and quite conspicuously: nobody cares. Yet from the city it is "Green" and "Equity" on every PowerPoint slide. #GrandRapidsMI
@urbangr I would say Bloomington cares, but feels like we have snow on the ground about three weeks out of the year lately. And transit service has a chicken/egg problem with growing their service level and ridership levels.
I’m not sure what’s viable but this feels insulting. The bus agency also recently replaced hard-sided bus shelters which blocked the weather with perforated metal which lets wind, water and snow through, citing vandalism of the plexiglass sides.
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@urbangr @markstos Having lived in both places, Bloomington is actually better! (When it comes to public transit)
Bloomington, it felt like I could actually get around town relying on my bike and the buses. GR feels much more car-dependent. I’d love to see them bring back the trolleys! Or, more realistically, at least expand bus service and bike lanes
@themediumkahuna @urbangr I have biked in #BloomingtonIN year-round and that works pretty well in winter. Good infrastructure and milder winters thanks to a warming planet.
Adam Williams@markstos @themediumkahuna @urbangr Same here (Grand Rapids, MI), __most__ winters have city streets that are ride-able all but ~6 weeks. This winter has been pretty extreme and hasn't been ride-able for ~10 weeks (in total).