complete THESE streets *gestures wildly*
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“Newly built homes are expensive so we shouldn’t allow them.” Friends, what do you think happens to the price of existing homes when we prohibit new construction?
new petition to pull back the parking permits for bike lanes on spruce and pine. wild that this exists to begin with.
apps.bikeaction.org/campaign…
Barbara was my sister’s chief resident at CHOP. She and her co-residents are urging Philly ppl to call Councilman Kennyata Johnson and the Mayor to demand safe bike infrastructure.
Councilman Kennyata Johnson 215-686-2070, ask for Michelle DiPietro
Mayor Parker 215-686-2181
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🧵Baltimore’s mayoral election tomorrow is being shaped by “the single biggest donation to a political campaign in city history.” But search campaign finance records and you won’t find it anywhere.
My latest at FAIR: fair.org/home/the-media-mogu…
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As a Black pedestrian citizen in Baltimore, I find it important to contextualize the bike lane conversation through my Black lens. So here’s some perspective as I wrap up editing the video tomorrow. I hope @CCMiddleton6 keeps in mind the needs of us w/o cars.
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🧵THREAD: Fox 45 News (@FoxBaltimore) - for several years - has been used as a tool of its owner, Sinclair Broadcasting (@WeAreSinclair), to forward a propaganda around Black inferiority.
What’s their goal?
✅Dehumanize Black people and Black children
✅Undermine Baltimore’s Black political power
✅Roll back the impacts of criminal/juvenile justice reform
✅Recruit Black people to their racist agenda by harnessing the worst experiences and perspectives held by our own community.
#BoycottFox45
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Another state moves against car bloat:
A new Maryland bill from @RobbynLewis46th would scale vehicle registration fees based on car weight. Owners of cars > 5,000 lbs would pay $229.50/yr, 4.5x more than cars < 3,500 lbs.
The hearing is on Feb 1.
mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsi…
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If you aren’t actively improving people’s material conditions you are not fighting crime.
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E-cars were 9% of car sales in 2022, and the e-car fleet was under 17 million worldwide.
E-bike sales were at 275 million.
Politicians and policy-makers, stop ignoring, or underestimating, e-bikes.
Via @Treehugger #EBikeEffect treehugger.com/stop-ignoring…
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savage
ALT A screenshot of the Baltimore City DOT responding to a NYC DOT tweet about Baltimore resident David Simon needing to delete his account by saying “co-sign.”
ALT A screenshot of the Baltimore City DOT liking two tweets by NYC DOT that were critical of Baltimore resident David Simon’s controversial comments about speed cameras in New York City.
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Last fall I visited Helsinki, a city where crash deaths have fallen sharply (including a year without any ped/cyclist fatalities at all).
I asked an urban official what role technology has played in his city's safety success. His answer: "Zero. We simply slowed down cars."
