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DrTCombs

@DrTCombs@transportation.social

#TransportPlanning & #MobilityJustice #research. Studying, teaching, learning, tooting about ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฒ ๐ŸšŒ & ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ, with occasional outbursts about #dogs, #kids, & #gardening. Searchable on tootfinder. Opinions my own.

Not anti-car, just anti-carbrain. Fare-free transit is good policy. A person, not a data point.

Lead tooter at https://fediscience.org/@JTLU

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Look. I know I'm cynical, but I'm just not comfortable using my credit card to pledge money to a private company that will then coerce my child to run laps around a gym while calling it a "Fun Run" in order to increase the amount of money said company 'gives' back to my child's school.

But I'm trying to keep an open mind.

Anyone out here ever heard of a company called "My Booster" or maybe "Boosterthon" (it's unclear)?

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There are also requests to submit a video of my child talking about how much fun they are having and vague promises of a grand prize trip to Disney. As well as "epic character building experiences" along the way.

All I have to do is register my child, submit a headshot, enter my credit card information into a secure portal "that's just like what major banks use" use, authorize a random 3rd party to charge an undisclosed amount my said card based on how many laps they make my kid run.

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It's gobsmacking how many third party private companies are involved in public education in the US.

Why can't we just fund schools, pay teachers, and recognize scammy gimmicks for what they are???

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@markstos I would much prefer to hand the teacher cold hard cash.

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@geonz This question has crossed my mind.

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@Gurre yep, we're going through the same. it sucks and i hate it.

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@cpm I would not be shocked to learn that's how this works.

Freak parents out enough and they will pay you to make it stop.

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I'm trying to get the academic journal I work with a larger audience. What journals do you follow, and where do you follow them?

We're here, on bsky, and linkedin, but still haven't regained the audience we left behind when we left the old place.

Thanks!

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It's time to play everyone's favorite game, "Which login does this journal want?!"

is so broken.

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That blissful sweet spot between 'we don't need to pay for childcare anymore' and 'competitive youth soccer costs HOW MUCH???!!!" did not last nearly as long as I hoped it would

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@sf_ish
Oh, is pocket change compared to preschool. But it's still more digits than I expected.

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@jimkreft
For years we have played rec soccer half a mile away.

The next level up isn't travel soccer, but compared to what we're used to it's a big adjustment. There might even be driving involved.

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@whitneymcn
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@markstos
Old enough, yes.
Tall enough? Not by a country mile.

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funny how much room we think cars need.

our 36' residential street is being resurfaced. it's 2/3 done. drivers are treating the 12' that's still milled up as not-road, and just going about their business as if it's a 24' road, slowly, cautiously, politely....exactly as they should be.

can we just leave it this way please? Better yet, slap some flexiposts up and call it a multi-use path!!

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Bike Bus is Friday, we did a Bike Bus, why isnโ€™t it friday

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@bikepedantic I'm pretty sure you just made it be Friday. I'm going with today being Friday now. Thank you.

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Ok #FediBikes people: what's the best way to carry a bouquet of #flowers by #bicycle? It's both #BikeToSchool day and #TeacherAppreciationDay and both needs must be met!!

@BarbChamberlain I feel like you have immense knowledge here

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@SamUpstate
Your florist is top notch!
@BarbChamberlain

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Our usual route being repaved today, we took a chance on the crossing from hell on the way home from school.

Yep, still hell.

https://urbanists.video/w/cgsw7z2cim2EjqjickSA1C

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hate having to ask this, but what are our most trusted AI detectors for writing assignments?

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@JMMaok We do have a clear policy, but it's honor code based, which obviously means it's easy to game. Normally I wouldn't even try (it's a huuuuuge class) but something has been called to my attention.

Thanks for the turnitin suggestion.

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@mloxton must be nice

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@Moira that's big money!

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@mloxton
Our policy is you can use it, but you have to disclose the what, why, and how of said use.

The disclosure is not happening.
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A recent post on Twitter by Govanhill Go! reminded me of the concept of desire lines. These are unofficial paths, like the one on the right in this photo, worn into the landscape by people who would rather use them than the official routes (like the one on the left). They're generally short-cuts and often indicate a failure by urban planners to properly understand and account for people's desires as they move through their environment.

Cont./

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@thisismyglasgow in defense of planners, it's usually public works and engineers who determine exact layouts! (at least, that's the case in the US)

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