just trying to do a little good in the world. focused on mobility equity and a planet for my kids
Pittsburgh, PA
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Karina Ricks retweeted
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/…
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/regi…
Karina Ricks retweeted
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/regi…
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/2021…
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-quee…
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/2023…
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
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-…
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/busin…
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!
Did you catch Hill CDC Pres and CEO, @MarimbaMillion with Mayor Gainey and Federal Administrator Pollack discussing the historic investment for the #HillDistrict? $11.3M for infrastructure from a federal #RAISEGRANT will create true impact! #RebuildOurNeighborhoods
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Karina Ricks retweeted
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-relea… 1/4
ALT PRESS RELEASE: The City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure(DOMI) is excited to launch a first-of-its-kind Guaranteed Basic Mobility (GBM) pilot program. Read the full release at https://pittsburghpa.gov/press-releases/press-releases/5840
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-mobil…
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/transport…
Karina Ricks retweeted
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
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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/…
Transportation mobility is a human right. Too many people are one missed bus, one flat tire, one suspended license away from job loss and (generational) poverty. IMHO this is one of the most impactful research and demonstrations @USDOT and @FTA_DOT will undertake (and my baby)
Just announced: $6 million available for organizations to partner with FTA to establish a research program to improve access to schools, jobs & essential services and measure the impact of reducing transportation insecurity on people and communities. bit.ly/MATI_NOFO
Karina Ricks retweeted
Sharing the news! Transit agencies are eligible for PROTECT funding to help improve resilience in the face of climate change. PROTECT is a first-of-its-kind initiative to modernize roads, bridges, transit, and ports to withstand extreme weather. bit.ly/PROTECT4transit.
