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kyleellman Jul 13, 2023

@drewbearjohnson I’m not super familiar with OpenStreetMap. I know it exists but haven’t used it yet. How would see the data you add?

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kyleellman Jul 13, 2023

@sip Thanks for those references. Where did you find them?
I definitely agree with your opinion.

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kyleellman Jul 13, 2023

@drewbearjohnson oh, that actually makes some sense if it’s for pedestrians along the street. I just notice a lot of bikes will stop there for cars (instead of yielding to peds like you suggest), and then everyone sits there confused for a moment. But in practice very few people actually stop at those signs since most cars (thankfully) will yield. 🤷‍♂️

kyleellman Jul 13, 2023

Hey #seabikes folks, the combination crosswalk and stop signs when the Burke-Gilman trail intersects with a street with cars confuses me. I feel like the stop signs shouldn’t be there since cars should presumably stop for anyone walking or rolling on the trail, particularly with the continuous grade ped/bike path forming a speed bump for cars. Does anyone know the intent here?

kyleellman Jul 12, 2023

The War on Cars Jul 10, 2023

"Soon, I found myself consuming memes on r/fuckcars, bingeing the Not Just Bikes YouTube channel, following Strong Towns on Instagram, signing up for the Our Built Environment Substack, subscribing to The War on Cars podcast and more.... In the span of only a few weeks, I went from proverbial Prius Lover to Car Destroyer."

https://www.cnet.com/science/climate/how-i-learned-to-hate-cars-and-what-im-doing-about-it/

How I Learned to Hate Cars, and What I'm Doing About It

Commentary: My journey down the anti-car rabbit hole.

CNET

kyleellman Jul 12, 2023

The War on Cars Jul 11, 2023

“There are no dirt paths , no mountain roads … SUVs are absolutely useless in Paris. Worse, they are dangerous, cumbersome and use too many resources to manufacture."

#TheWarOnCars #suv #paris

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/11/paris-charge-suv-drivers-higher-parking-fees-tackle-auto-besity

Paris to charge SUV drivers higher parking fees to tackle ‘auto-besity’

Size, weight and motor will be taken into account as councillors target ‘dangerous, cumbersome’ vehicles

The Guardian