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danwentzel, to cycling
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Long Beach, CA has some city-numbered bicycle routes.
Los Angeles County should do some numbered cross-county bicycle routes in time for Olympics. Some examples are:
Route 1: Santa Monica Pier to Union Station via Hollywood
Route 2: Long Beach to Union Station
Route 3: Palos Verdes to Malibu
Route 4: Claremont to Burbank
Route 5: Chatsworth to Pasadena
These bike routes could be invested in as connected corridors of bike lanes with good wayfaring signage.
#Cycling #LosAngeles #LongBeach

danwentzel, to USpolitics
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A majority of Supreme Court Justices were appointed by Presidents who lost the popular vote.

We must abolish the antiquated and slavery-era Electoral College have a national popular vote. We can have a runoff between the top two if no candidate gets 50% in the first round.



danwentzel, to transit
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I've been skeptical of "free" public transit, but it is hard to argue with these results. The only way this will work is to find new sources for operating funds than the farebox.
#transit #cities #urbanism
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/15/free-public-transport-in-montpellier-has-led-to-20-per-cent-more-journeys

scottytrees,
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@danwentzel I read this as Montpelier, VT and thought what! Vermont as free public transport?! WOW! Then I saw the link, Euro, and realized it was actually probably France lol. Still nice to see though!

danwentzel, to random
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So, I have noticed this new trend where people are bagging up the poop from their dog, but instead of properly disposing of it, they are leaving the bags on the sidewalk for someone else to have to deal with.

I love, love, love dogs, but please properly dispose these poop bags Thanks.

danwentzel, to random
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Jack Dorsey calls 'X' "freedom technology" after leaving BlueSky.

We have very different definitions of "freedom".

I've never wanted to go back to 'X' less.

https://time.com/6974971/jack-dorsey-leaves-bluesky-board/

danwentzel, to random
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Not that I am wishing this, but it would be a poetic ending indeed if Trump fell asleep again in the defendant's chair and simply expired right there in the courtroom -- the weight of his life of crime, and running away from any accountability, finally catching up with him.

danwentzel, to LosAngeles
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danwentzel, to Arizona
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Don't take this MAGA fascism lying down. Fight back and win.

Vote out the Arizona Supreme Court justices who just banned nearly all abortions in the state. Vote to re-elect President Biden, and vote for Ruben Gallego for U.S. Senate, and a Democratic legislature for Arizona. Vote for the abortion rights amendment on the ballot this November.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/arizona-abortion-rights-amendment-backers-says-gathered-signatures-nee-rcna145922


danwentzel, to transit
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Bangkok Mass Transit 2014 -2034

Alon,
@Alon@mastodon.social avatar

@danwentzel That really isn't good. The map depicts nine lines in 2024 and 13 in 2034. Berlin, a metro area around one third the size of Bangkok, has 10 with an 11th under construction. Paris, smaller than Bangkok, has 18 with another four under construction.

danwentzel, to transit
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Kansas City Streetcar

danwentzel, to random
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What happened in Baltimore is a tragedy. But I am sure glad that Joe Biden is President, Pete Buttigieg is Secretary of Transportation, and Wes Moore is Governor and not Trump and his corrupt sycophants responding.

Donald Trump wouldn’t try to help as MD is not a red state and at best would throw some paper towels at them.

We can't guarantee an incident/accident free life, but we can have good people in place when they happen.

joeinwynnewood,
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danwentzel, to fediverse
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Someone trying to put down the Fediverse called it “digital communism” and honestly that is the best slogan I’ve heard yet.

quixoticgeek,
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@danwentzel why do they threaten us with a good time?!?

danwentzel, to LosAngeles
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Hollywood Blvd. is getting an overhaul, including one mile of bus lanes and over two miles of protected bike lanes. I can't wait. Buses from every direction start and finish their routes on Hollywood Blvd.

L.A. City Announces Hollywood Boulevard Bus/Walk/Bike Upgrades

https://la.streetsblog.org/2024/03/21/l-a-city-announces-hollywood-boulevard-bus-walk-bike-upgrades

jedsetter,
@jedsetter@aus.social avatar

@danwentzel bikes and buses aren't natural bedfellows what with their completely different sizes and needs...what's that about?

danwentzel,
@danwentzel@urbanists.social avatar

@jedsetter Unfortunately, transit and cycling advocates are too often pitted against each other for scarce road space.

Instead of removing more auto lanes or parking spaces, the politically easier route is to make a bus/bike combination lane instead.

It's not my favorite design by any means, but a bus-lane is absolutely essential for that one-mile stretch.

danwentzel, to LGBTQ
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I hate giving him any publicity, but I literally burst out laughing..

Have babies everyone or civilization will collapse!

Never mind that world population is approaching 8 billion.

Never mind that hundreds of thousands of children are in the U.S. foster care system without families.

Never mind our society doesn't even look after the kiids we already produce.

But pop out those (white) babies, gays and lesbians!

joeinwynnewood,
@joeinwynnewood@mstdn.social avatar

@danwentzel

I bet his gay friend (OK, maybe he has 2...) is white.

Just another great replacement theory corollary.

jmcrookston,
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@danwentzel

He's such a nasty moron.

danwentzel, to Taiwan
@danwentzel@urbanists.social avatar

Get a Big Gulp and renew your driver's license.

'Why are Taiwan's 7-Eleven's so much better than ours?

"The store looms so large in Taiwanese life that it might as well be a government agency. At any 7-Eleven, you can pay your taxes, ship or pick up packages, drop off your laundry, check your blood pressure, return library books, send faxes, buy rail/plane tickets, purchase internet access, and use the receipts to play a lottery."

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/what-7-eleven-means-to-taiwan-and-my-family

LoneLocust,
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@danwentzel I think they dropped Big Gulps 10-15 years ago. It was a sad day.

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