the war on cars, not drugs

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Cycling, skateboarding, transit, housing, urbanism, the War on Cars, fighting fascism
Show threadthe war on cars, not drugsDec 18, 2023
@gilduran sometimes there's no difference in stated moral views, but a difference in which policies are supported to advance those moral views.
Show threadthe war on cars, not drugsJan 7, 2023
@CrimethInc https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n10/james-meek/what-are-you-willing-to-do
The London Review of Books comes out in favour of civil war in case of fascist takeover:
"One of the strange things about the reaction to the invasion of the Capitol was how few of those dismayed by it speculated that they might one day long for just such an assault to succeed."
James Meek · What are you willing to do? On the case for civil war · LRB 26 May 2022

One of the strange things about the reaction to the invasion of the Capitol was how few of those dismayed by it...

London Review of Books
the war on cars, not drugsDec 28, 2022
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I'm done. That last 1% of the year can fuck right off.
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Show threadthe war on cars, not drugsDec 28, 2022
Not to mention a guy I know was killed on his bike a few weeks ago by a driver who did a runner and AFAIK has not been caught.
the war on cars, not drugsDec 28, 2022

Sydney's hostility to cycling:

1. Yesterday was close-passed, centimetres from my handlebars. Caught up to the guy and confronted him about it. "I didn't see you" he said, despite crossing half to the other side of the road to pass me.

2. Today was stopped by cops and given a lecture cos I was wearing a sunhat rather than a helmet.

Sigh, I've been doing this for more than 20 years, and things have gotten better, but it's still pretty bad.

#cycling #acab

Show threadthe war on cars, not drugsDec 27, 2022

@chillikebab @danielbowen Sure! Google Maps is exploiting a road system that doesn't adequately calm streets for people outside cars. The good thing is not so many people use Google Maps.

(My partner refuses to use Google Maps when she drives, and when I drive her car she hates that I use it, thinking it an abdication of responsibility for route-planning and a giving up of general awareness to an opaque central computerised authority. I suspect a lot of (usually older) people feel similarly.)

Show threadthe war on cars, not drugsDec 27, 2022
@danielbowen Many many (most?) people don't use Google Maps and will naturally assume the Big Direct Road will be quickest.
Show threadthe war on cars, not drugsDec 27, 2022
@derjoeffekt @notjustbikes @nerd4cities Good article, but I bristled at the phrase "enact a ban on parking minimums". It's the removal of a ban (on not providing parking), not the addition of a ban.
Show threadthe war on cars, not drugsDec 26, 2022
@Lee_in_Iowa @BrentToderian
1. Some disabled people can't drive, but can ride bikes.
2. Some use bike lanes for wheelchairs.
3. The more people who switch from cars to bikes, the more road space left for those disabled people who need cars.
I'd say a transport system that prioritises cars is more inherently ableist than one that prioritises bikes.
Show threadthe war on cars, not drugsDec 23, 2022
@maxdubler Don't landowners benefit from YIMBYism if it's applied relatively locally? Their land value would increase if they could develop on it!