I like to make stuff with a computer.
Boston, MA
Joined January 2014
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A big thank you to whoever cleared the snow at the bus stop in front of the Swanson library on Dodge! I was actually able to get on the bus today without fear of falling.
“The spread of the private car has displaced mass transportation and altered city planning and housing in such a way that it transfers to the car functions which its own spread has made necessary.”
Because it was hard to find online, we've just republished the 1973 essay by André Gorz, "The social ideology of the motorcar"
"The car wastes more time than it saves and creates more distance than it overcomes."
unevenearth.org/2018/08/the-…
“Cities are the colonies of humans, so we should build them for humans, because what else would we build them for?”
When you say you want to live in a "walkable" town, what do you really mean? Taking the time to break down one of city building's biggest buzzwords could be the difference between a safe, prosperous place and a town with sidewalks that no one wants to use. bit.ly/2OfFZ6a
Verifying my Blockstack ID is secured with the address 1DHQXB3Vk7qXAY7Ye7XpbWpt4Z61WpXEdi explorer.blockstack.org/addr…
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"Of course, I’d never claim that cyclists don’t break traffic laws... the simple fact is that in a car-centric environment there are many circumstances in which breaking the law on a bike is not only justified but necessary to ensure your survival." bit.ly/2JIMjSb
I just bought this today. I haven’t made it all the way through yet, but so far it is phenomenal! teapawt.net/busdriverr/status/9671…
'(american) FOOL' by Jerry Quickley. on Temporary Whatever jerryquickley.lnk.to/america…
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People can only choose from among the options presented to them. bit.ly/2tSDCjB
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A brilliant primer on the ways design can -- and must -- be used to improve safety on our streets by @altaplanning bit.ly/2DCtM7l
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"Class segregation has replaced racial segregation, with the results being racial segregation." trib.al/0NZmuOA
I’m not sure about wipes, but we’ll need them eventually teapawt.net/petersagal/status/9269…
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Here is a petition to restore the traffic lights at 120 & Arbor Streets: fb.me/90UC2J0bB
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Omaha joins traffic safety initiative Vision Zero--Thanks for the coverage Omaha World-Herald! fb.me/z7g68rWF
