HayiWena

HayiWena, 8 months ago to random

REI's little cargo ebike that could, the Generation 1.1e and Generation 1.2e are on sale right now for $900 and $1140, respectively. (For $240, you get a front rack and a bigger battery.) These things are light, zippy, and capable if you are looking for an entry-level ebike from a durable brand. https://www.rei.com/product/189967/co-op-cycles-generation-e11-electric-bike

ai6yr, 5 days ago (edited 5 days ago) to gardening

25 feet tall! Agave appears to be preparing to bloom. I wonder if I could turn this into a radio antenna. #agave #gardening #monster

ai6yr, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Amber Alert for WA. BOLO 2009 Silver Toyota Corolla CBZ4745 (updated info on car) #AmberAlert #WA

HayiWena, 25 days ago to random

Five years ago, I volunteered a shift at the community bike shop and a grandma came in with her 9yo granddaughter looking for training wheels. I put her on the back of the tandem and did a few laps of the parking lot to build her confidence, them I took the pedals off a BMX and sent her out for a few more laps before putting them back on. Her grandma told me, as she watched her pedal around happily, that it was one of her best life memories.

HayiWena, 3 months ago to random

I got my city council to talk earnestly about revising the parking code. All it took was to baffle them with math concluding that a hypothetical development in a zone they have targeted for high density would literally be more than half parking lot. I need to buy a white board so I can Katie Porter them properly.

HayiWena, 21 days ago to random

The mom message chain is sharing that another one on my middle schoolers' friends who lives on our neighborhood got hit by a driver on his way to school today. He usually bikes on the sidewalk in the area of the arterial streets.

HayiWena, 21 days ago to random

Yesterday I biked my teen's possibly taco'd, I-didn't-wanna-try-truing-it wheel to the bike shop, into the wind & on Turbo. I caught up to a dude on a vintage AF bike with an internally geared hub. Just as I was about to say "cool bike!" he looked at me and said "That's cheating."
So I said, "Really? Was I supposed to take my car instead?"
He looked visibly pained with the cognitive dissonance.

HayiWena, 15 days ago to random

If the MTUCD tells you where to put the signs and how to stripe the street, the Highway Capacity Manual tells you how wide to make the road. There's an open request for proposals to update the seminal text. https://trb.secure-platform.com/a/page/HCMRFP

HayiWena, 8 days ago to random

In which the travel demand modeling community at least now acknowledges that they are not accounting for induced demand in part because they don't know how to. (That's okay, we can correct in our traffic models while they figure it out.) A Snapshot of Travel Modeling Activities: 2023 Update from Federal Highway Administration: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74282

HayiWena, 8 days ago to random

Increasing speeds on interstates leads to hot spots of traffic violence in adjacent communities. -- From AAA: https://aaafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/202404-AAAFTS-Spillover-Effect.pdf

HayiWena, 6 days ago to random

The Yakima Canyon will be mostly* car-free on Sunday for a bike ride. The weather is looking mild in terms of temp and wind. The road is closed from 9am to 3pm so you can ride up and down as many times as you like. https://www.crimestoppersyakco.org/sitemenu.aspx?P=custom&D=6&ID=700

• what local traffic there is is supposedly limited to 25mph but some people are impatient jerks

HayiWena, 22 days ago to random

Want a[n 81-pg] rigorous academic source that recommends protected roundabouts in the US? PDF download link: https://nationalacademies.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4f1f5aad1cdf8802c08a457cb&id=4aade31cda&e=77d1b86ef3 (includes email list tracking garage because the direct link is hidden) or try searching for report # MPC-603, Investigating Bicyclist Safety Perceptions and Behaviors at Roundabouts (March 2024) from University of UT at Logan.

HayiWena, 23 days ago to random

I'm saving a copy of this Teams meeting transcript that I'm cleaning up so I can go back afterward and count just how many times this one dude interrupted me.

ai6yr, 20 days ago to random

🤨 ABC11: Housing complex planned for Cedar Creek area raises tension between residents, developer "People living in the area argue that the developer shouldn't be building there because it's a wetland, and they question the involvement of a business linked to the mayor in the project. " https://abc11.com/fayetteville-housing-complex-planned-for-cedar-creek-area-raises-tension-between-residents/14757353/ #flooding #housing #realestate

HayiWena, 1 month ago to random

I would like to report a problem to my city, but the link to the report a problem link goes to a 404 on the animal shelter website.

ai6yr, 1 month ago to cycling

#BikeTooter achievement unlocked. This cyclist went to the market. This cyclist did not stay home. This cyclist bought arugula and butter. This cyclist put it on the new rack and pedaled (wee! wee! wee!) uphill all the way home.

ai6yr, 25 days ago to cycling

Checked off the list. Hauled a bunch of books home via cargo rack (lesson: pack a canvas bag in the backpack). #BikeTooter

ai6yr, 1 month ago to random

Hmm, even 5 feet of sea rise only takes out one naval base and a few farm fields in Ventura County. I would have thought more of the Oxnard plain was at risk. #sealevelrise https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/#/layer/slr/5/-13260729.027868235/4045008.5481997402/14/satellite/none/0.8/2050/interHigh/midAccretion

HayiWena, 4 months ago to random

Emeryville CA is using bike detection signal camera technology to detect pedestrians and call a pedestrian green phase. #TCampDC24

ai6yr, 2 months ago to random

LOL Trader Joe's mini tote bags are now the rage. #fads #beaniebabies #traderjoes https://www.axios.com/2024/03/13/trader-joes-tote-mini-bags-return?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=editorial