Karina Ricks

Hopping back on this hellsite for one day only to share this powerful video… @davematthewsbnd

These are the nimble solutions we really need to deliver the BIL and IRA. There is urgency, even without a collapse! washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

Awesome panel at #SXSW2023 . Transportation mobility is needed by all, but doesn’t work for all….yet!! We haven’t figured it all out, but T hese people are bold enough to try!! @AutenJameson @gretchennewcomb @PghDOMI @FTA_DOT

Safe Streets for All is vital and US DOT is making a historic investment in data-driven, community informed, transformative safe systems. Join tomorrow to learn about SS4A funding, strategies for pursuit and rapid action. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join Cityfi's Karina Ricks, FHWA's Cheryl Walker, and Flow Labs' Jatish Patel on 03/15 to learn how to fund your safety projects through USDOT’s SS4A grant program. Subscribe here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Potentially one of the nerdiest, most wonderful articles about some unsung workers. Thank you all ⁦@PghDOMI⁩ and peers across the country! via ⁦@nytimes⁩ nytimes.com/interactive/20…

By all means, protect children from the harms of drag shows, but do nothing to protect them from the fatality of guns. #priorities apnews.com/article/drag-q…

Happy to decarbonize cars but want equal enthusiasm (+ investment) for shared mobility & bike-like things. “The battery used to power GM’s Hummer EV uses ~the same lithium/rider as 3 smaller cars. 240 e-bikes [or half an e-bus]” This math doesn’t work. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Had a great time riding around #pittsburgh with ⁦@PurpleClarence⁩ and ⁦@Streetfilms⁩ on a beautiful autumn day. It takes great partners (with persistence!) to do great work for safe streets! Thanks for highlighting ⁦@PghDOMI⁩ & friends! youtu.be/IZq9bN3NWeQ

@skubly @DavidZipper Was it a desire for “power” or a desire to thoughtfully and deliberately deliver an integrated public mobility program? Asking for a friend…

@DavidZipper When with Lime, 1 "progressive" DOT director told me. "You will not put scooters on MY streets." My response. They aren't "your streets" they are the public's streets. It also showed that the desire for power/control is stronger than any policy objective.

Today e-scooter company Bird announced that it's leaving "several dozen" global markets (including entire countries like Germany). Info: theverge.com/2022/10/18/234… I received this from a friend who used to work at one of the big shared e-scooter co's.

Admittedly late posting, but pleased to see that, while not leading the pack, #Pittsburgh is above median in BOTH quality of TACOS and TRANSIT (now if we could only have pirogis as the X axis…game on) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Transportation insecurity is 2.5x more prevalent than food insecurity. Cost, service and system fragmentation Are contributing causes. Economic mobility is the cost. We can fix this. cityfi.medium.com/universal-basi…

Smaller, low speed electric vehicles could (should?) be a solution for the US as well - not just the global south. via ⁦@nytimes⁩ nytimes.com/2022/09/04/bus…

The tenacity of @MarimbaMillion and vision and resiliency of generations of @myhilldistrict residents, in partnership with @PghDOMI and @Pittsburgh made this grant possible. Safer streets and vibrant spaces! Tremendous!

@JohnFetterman Appalling … from a Dr no less!

I had a stroke. I survived it. I'm truly so grateful to still be here today. I know politics can be nasty, but even then, I could *never* imagine ridiculing someone for their health challenges.

The City of Pittsburgh @PghDOMI (DOMI) is excited to launch a first-of-its-kind Guaranteed Basic Mobility (GBM) pilot program. Read the full release at pittsburghpa.gov/press-releases… 1/4

New research finds that more people experience transportation insecurity than even food insecurity. This solid research from @PghDOMI and @ridespin on the social and economic outcomes of #UBM is critically needed. masstransitmag.com/alt-mobility/s…

Important investment! Buses only make up about 1% of vehicles on the road but could take 30% of other vehicles OFF the road with continued investment. The planet is worth it, no? washingtonpost.com/transportation…

No driver should be going 90 mph+ on a public road – ever. So why aren’t cars equipped with speed governors? The technology has been available for a century. We just aren’t using it. My latest, in @CityLab bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Looonnngg list of projects (thanks to the ⁦@USDOT⁩ staffers who I know read every one!) some real gems in here and so many that follow thru on safety and equity commitment (thrilled to see PGH Hill District Path to Equity!!!) usa.streetsblog.org/2022/08/11/rai…