Geographer. Designer. Video maker. Podcaster. Writer.
Portland, OR
Joined August 2017
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People often ask why we allow cars this large in cities and the question is treated rhetorically, but I want to ask it non-rhetorically.
Is there any regulation? Who makes the decisions? Why do we tolerate this, when the benefits are zero and the risks are so obvious?
ALT A woman stands in front of an oversized, lifted pickup truck.
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One billionaireβjust one guyβhas spent close to $7 million to try to flip Oregon red.
Donβt let one billionaire drown out your voice in this electionβ¦
As Governor, I will get big money out of politics.
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Where the bike path meets highway β a NYC classic
(Note the π΄ facing the camera have almost no ability to see oncoming highway traffic)
@ GCP-Whitestone Expressway ramp! Development of 34th Ave into a more attractive #bikenyc route makes a disaster here more likely
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New Ford F-450 Comes With Shotgun In Case Truck Doesnβt Kill Pedestrian On Impact bit.ly/3aVa6AJ
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Obscured license plates are illegal, dangerous, and on the rise
- @taylorjgriggs talks with local lawyer @ChrisThomasPDX to learn more about a disturbing trend
bikeportland.org/2022/07/15/β¦
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Circular economy is how people in the past centuries survived and thrived and had beautiful homes. Did we become too lazy or ignorant?
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Every flight between cities within this circle is a policy failure. β at Manhattan, NY
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Spring 2022 at Portland:
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#pdx #orwx
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Ever had trouble seeing around a corner when taking a turn because a car is parked on the corner of an intersection? @PBOTinfo is hard at work changing that and making our streets safer.
ALT Graphic includes 2 pictures. One picture demonstrates what vision clearance looks like, showing an intersection with a former parking spot highlighted that will now be removed. The second picture is Commissioner Hardesty talking to a group of reporters. The graphic text reads: "My First Year As Transportation Commissioner. 2021 Recap Office of Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty. 20' MINIMUM ON CROSS Safer Streets for All VISION CLEARANCE AKA "DAYLIGHTING" INTERSECTIONS Prevents parking at certain intersections to improve visibility and safety. Timeline accelerated with additional funding. Expected that around 350 intersections will see vision clearance implemented by June 2022."
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Portland will donate 650 original @BIKETOWNpdx bikes to Hamilton (Ontario) Bike Share @HamOntBikeShare
- The old analog bikes have been in storage for about a year and no Oregon-based suitors could be found.
bikeportland.org/2021/07/12/β¦
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PSA. Even if you are fully vaccinated CDC does not recommend taking a car for trips below 1 mile.
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Here's a thing where you can track state and county unemployment in the US, to find time and region trends.
livingatlas.arcgis.com/unempβ¦
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A car is often not the most appropriate tool for the job.
Excellent commercial:
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It takes real leadership to realize that one made a mistake but an even better leadership to try to make things right.
Utrecht shows leadership.
HT @fietsprofessor
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John Steinbeck diagnosed an important American pathology in 1966 when he called the US a nation of "temporarily embarrassed capitalists" - people who see themselves as the wealthy-in-waiting and therefore fight policies that reduce the power that comes from wealth.
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In the latest edition of #MapLab, we take you behind the scenes of our most recent data project: Tracking American migration trib.al/vYJ8n37