Cycling my kid to school this morning I saw someone standing next to a busy road with an easel, painting. It was so jarring, in a way that seeing someone painting by the river isn't, even though they were painting the trees in the distance. The jacarandas are blooming here.

I wonder what it would feel like to have transport corridors that it felt natural to paint, full of beauty and people and plants? #BikeTooter

so heinous 🤦

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/ford-government-to-ban-lawsuits-against-province-if-cyclists-are-hurt-or-killed-on-streets/article_6e9e2862-a84c-11ef-a638-630113274f98.html

#ONpoli #biketooter #DougFord

"In summary, Premier #DougFord's bike lane removals from #Toronto streets will:

- Cost $75 million in direct costs and sunk costs

- Make traffic much, much worse for at least nine months during construction to remove lanes

- Have minimal long-term impact on car travel times"

Enjoy your $200 bucks...

Stats via @GraphicMatt

#ontario #onpoli #topoli #biketooter #cdnpoli #conservatives

Tonight (Wed November 13) at #Austin Public Library, Central Branch, join me and many others for Bike Story Night. I'll be a featured storyteller, talking about being a journalist on an ebike and about my work and what inspires it.

The event is free and starts at 7:27pm.

#AustinTX #journalism #events #cycling #BikeTooter

Sharing good news as a tonic: The State of Washington rejected an initiative that would have repealed the carbon auction cap-and-trade system. It has produced revenues for greatly increased investments in transit, active transportation, home energy improvements, and other climate-friendly work (including programs I oversee so yes I'm relieved).

#WAState #WashingtonState #ClimateCrisis #ActOnClimate #BikeTooter #cycling #walking #transit

The #cranes are finally on the move! I counted about 625 sandhill cranes migrating past during a half-hour #bike ride around the neighborhood.

The close photo is from Bosque del Apache; the one of the flock is from my patio.

#BikeTooter #birds #NewMexico

Stupidity in the media strikes again!

Two headlines from different outlets
ETA: Who designed and did the poll?!!

Man seriously injured in collision involving a vehicle and cyclist in Ottawa's south end
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/man-seriousl

and at the same time this:

@TorontoStar: Ontarians support Premier Doug Ford’s controversial bid to curb municipal bike lanes by a two-to-one margin, a new poll suggests. https://t.co/yWRdGV2684 -https://twitter.com

#Media #Biking #Biketooter #Biketoot

#KidicalMass #Exeter will ride again on the 14th of December, a family friendly bike ride calling for #SafeStreetsNow for cyclists of all ages. Gathering at 10:30 in Belmont Park to set off at 11, finishing in Northernhay Gardens with mulled wine and mince pies. Christmas costumes optional but encouraged.

https://www.facebook.com/events/569609735547892/

#Devon #BikeTooter #UkBikeTooter

Okay. This week's impulse buy. Folding bicycle acquired for $43.00 (thrift store auction buy). Brand new (chain and tires pristine), but needs repair -- shifting system apparently suffered some kind of shipping damage. So. Get to figure out how to fix it! #bikeproject #BikeTooter

I'm excited to share that I'll be a featured storyteller at the next Bike Story Night, hosted this time at #Austin Public Library.

Hear me and others tell #cycling stories, Nov 13, starting at 7:27pm at Austin Public Library, 710 West Cesar Chavez Street.

RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bike-story-night-at-austin-public-library-tickets-1022035675217

#storytelling #Texas #BikeTooter #journalism

It's the off-season for #cycling , so I did some measurements for a hub #dynamo and published them on my #blog.

No one on the 'net seems to show how voltage changes depending on load, so I measured that.

Results:
- a dynamo is not a actually well modeled as a current source
- voltage spikes will fry your #electronics , but you can prevent it

https://dorotac.eu/posts/dynamo/

#hacking #BikeTooter #cycling

“heavy vehicles, such as multi-axle trucks, have a much greater impact on a road’s performance than lighter vehicles such as cars or bicycles” #math #climate #urbanism #biketooter

The next day Laureleen invited us to visit her familys place 12km further.
Imagine a huge oasis, a #permaculture garden with greenhouses built into the ground😍 An innovative concept to benefit from the earth's temperature regulation capability. The built in #aquaponics create a tropical climate to grow a diverse assortment of eatable plants. Melon, cucumber, pumkin, even passionfruit climbing towards the ceiling, delicious strawberrys, salad etc covering the soil.
#cycling #BikeTooter #france

Hast anyone hacked something clever to check train fullness, specifically whether you'll be able to get on with your bike?

#deutschlandTicket #deutschebahn #BikeTooter