burritojustice

burritojustice, 23 hours ago to random

why do neither of these things surprise me

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clive, 1 day ago (edited 1 day ago) to random

People of Mastodon!

I'm researching the growth of ebikes ...

... in cities around the US

I've talked to many people who love them!

But also want to include the perspective of folks who have concerns ...

... i.e. about the speed and weight of ebikes in accidents with pedestrians or other cyclists, and the like

If anyone has thoughts they wanna share, ping me! I'm all ears: clive@clivethompson.net

Pass this along if you know anyone else with perspective they want to share

#fedibikes

burritojustice, 2 days ago to random

California’s solar deployment lets operators shift hydroelectric output to the evenings when it’s needed most:

“Lower midday usage of hydropower is highly desirable for the CAISO system as it allows for greater dispatch of hydropower resources during the hours without solar generation - a textbook complementary system... By reducing the need for midday hydropower, a significant portion of a given year’s available MWhs can be shifted towards more critical periods.”

https://blog.gridstatus.io/caiso-batteries-apr-2024/

burritojustice, 3 days ago to random

Ms. Saldana, 64, was exasperated at the sustained outage, the fourth she has had to endure, after Hurricane Ike in 2008, Harvey in 2017 and the winter freeze in 2021.

“I’ve lived in this house for 38 years,” she said. “I am old. I don’t want to do it anymore.”

She said she thought about moving but was not sure where she would go. For now, she said she was taking cold showers and driving her car around the block with the cold air blasting.

“Thank God I have water.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/us/houston-power-outages-texas-storm.html

burritojustice, 5 days ago to random

seriously Costco

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burritojustice, 5 days ago to random

‘A Canadian politician has a modest proposal to her city’s drivers: pay a tax equivalent to the current cost of an annual bus pass to register their cars— the equivalent of $858 American dollars a year — or give up those cars altogether and take the bus for free’

“If we could wave a magic wand and double the network, take away the debt and make the bus free — oh my God, why would we not do that? That's an easy decision”

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/05/16/this-city-leader-wants-drivers-to-pay-850-year-to-register-their-cars-and-give-the-money-to-transit

burritojustice, 6 days ago to random

https://press.coop/@Nature/112451626209475743

burritojustice, 6 days ago to random

you can tell it’s a tight race when Mayor Breed told SFMTA Director Tumlin to make a protected bike lane in front of city hall by removing supervisors’ parking spots, in front of multiple supervisors during the Bike to Wherever Day