Bike Talk

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At its best, Twitter wasn’t the Public Square where anyone could shout; it was a Salon – where the smartest people in the world gathered to discuss issues with a good amount of civility and curiosity, and the rest of us had a front row seat to listen. Josh Marshall quote-tweeting a Senator, adding context, and helping all of us form a deeper understanding of an issue we know nothing about, all in a few seconds. "Salon Twitter" was a place where academics, advocates and the media collided. It was a free flowing, fast moving, respectful conversation where anyone could become conversant in a topic quickly - think Ukraine Twitter. Urbanist Twitter, for many of us, was grad school – we could become immersed in the most relevant research, data, and thinking from all over the globe. Urbanism is the intersection of housing and mobility, along with livability and climate – so it’s already silo’d and struggles to speak to each other. On Twitter, we saw in real time advocates crossing over – bike advocates embracing residential Parking Minimums for housing, and housing advocates embracing faster buses. X lost all of this – trolls swamped the conversation, and they exploit the sincerity, passion and knowledge of experts and leaders. Trolls belittle, shout, intimidate and push people into silence, so no one is learning, broadening their frame or figuring things out. Bluesky already feels different. @lindsaysturman.bsky.social msn.com/en-us/money/te…

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@thebostonlol Yes half of us live here.

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@biketalkpfk @KPFK Interesting listening to Councilmember Vickie Paladino express how New Yorkers need their cars. On my first visit to NYC, in 1969, I was so impressed with the subway and other public transportation that it shaped my perception of how cities can be.

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What do The Power Broker and Gravel biking in Yosemite have in common? They are both on at Biketalk.org this week… Or wherever you listen to stuff.

For Kamala.

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Recently Rony Islam from Chicago, Bike Grid Now!, Lincoln Park bike mom/advocate Molly Fleck, and John went on the Bike Talk podcast to talk about efforts to save Dickens Greenway plaza. Yesterday CDOT started scraping it out. Listen here: biketalk.org/2024/10/better… @mollyfleck

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America’s Bike Mayor for Alameda Supervisor! And listen to John’s episode of Bike Talk @ biketalk.org/2024/05/we-bel…

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New episode of Bike Talk. We talk with the parents of Magnus White about the White Line and The Velo Club La Grange. Ride safe. @BikeLanesLA @biketalkpfk @bikinginla @heybikela open.spotify.com/episode/2KQ7uE…