Feeling grateful for the #1 bus today with the unexpected Red Line disruption. #MBTA
Jan Devereux
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Former vice mayor of Cambridge MA. Multi-modal human(ist). Our future is #green. Foot soldier in #TheWarOnCars. Spot me on my orange #bike or running/walking at Fresh Pond or in Riverbend Park when it's closed to cars. Currently sharing my home with a ragdoll #cat but love #dogs too. She/her/hers.
Harvard’s Anne Lusk uses data to show protected bike lanes are the best way to reduce risk and promore gender equity In cycling. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/01/is-cycling-safe-in-many-cases-the-answer-is-no/
Elated that The National has a new album coming out (but not til 4/28). "Bloodbuzz Ohio" remains one of my many all-time favorites of theirs. https://open.spotify.com/track/3lnF83kG6ePhTSWRoW62dO?si=61bf5341daae4da8
Ezra Klein on the appeal of bricks & mortar bookstores & why the best ones survive competition from e-books. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/opinion/barnes-noble-amazon-bookstore.html
I don't take long road trips but for those who do this is instructive: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/15/opinion/my-road-trip-revealed-that-electric-cars-still-have-long-way-go/
Please SIGN this petition to automakers that will help reduce traffic violence from SUVs and pickup trucks. https://action.consumerreports.org/20221116_stop_blindspots
People will miss this guitar great: RIP Jeff Beck. https://open.spotify.com/track/1Qd3CUBmJMBOmapxPYY6pZ?si=OuBzn9quTkC9Wo9lbuJatg
@itamarst looks done to me.
The surface condition of Brattle St from Sparks west is extremely unsafe for cyclists. Eversource ripped it up and left it a shambles. I know a PBL is planned but what can be done in the interim? It’s safer for me to ride contra up Sparks on my way home.
@RuthZ Distracted driving? Maybe the buildings need to wear helmets & day-glo colors (jk).