ATLpaul

ATLpaul, 29 days ago to cycling

Paint is not protection.
#BikeTooter

ATLpaul, 3 months ago to cycling

Step 1: Repeatedly park in the bike lane
Step 2: Get towed
Step 3: Bike lane is clear for use by bikes and scooters

#BikeTooter #Atlanta #cycling #urbanism

The bike lane is clear, and a person on a scooter is using it.
The car is getting loaded onto a tow truck. A person on a scooter uses the sidewalk because the bike lane is blocked.

ATLpaul, 3 months ago to transit

Speaking of the incredible #transit system in #Seoul... I loved it! Very easy to use, the buses are frequent and convenient and many run as BRT, and everything is very easy as an English speaker. It's also pretty cheap. #Korea #trains

View inside a bus. Several people are sitting, and one is standing near the door.
View of a bus stop. There is a protected bus-only lane. Yellow tactile strips are on the ground to aid people with visual impairments. A screen shows upcoming buses, with various routes arriving in 1, 7, 8, and 14 minutes. Several people stand waiting for a bus, wearing winter clothing. Tall buildings line the street.
Several people sit on a low wall around a small indoor green space with trees. A sign reads "Jonggak Station Solar Garden" in Korean and English.

ATLpaul, 3 months ago to singapore

I'm in #Singapore and the bus system here is amazing and very easy to use. This stop I was at had 37 routes. All real-time on Google maps and you can tap your credit card or phone on the bus to pay. All transit should be this easy. #bus #transit #urbanism

ATLpaul, 4 months ago to Atlanta

So many times I see developers "check the box" on #walkability and #urbanism without actually doing it. This street in #Atlanta has wide sidewalks with greenery and public art. But there's no activation. There aren't even doors or windows at street level. Why would anyone want to spend time here? The bare minimum is not enough.

ATLpaul, 4 months ago to cycling

If the sidewalk looks like this, you might need to install some more bike racks, or indoor bike parking! #BikeTooter #urbanism #Atlanta

ATLpaul, 5 months ago to Atlanta

Wow, legislation introduced in #Atlanta today that would ban right turn on red in the core urban neighborhoods. This is HUGE, possibly the biggest pedestrian-friendly policy for the city in a decade. And it has the support to pass! #urbanism #walkability #VisionZero

ATLpaul, 5 months ago to fuckcars

"Drivers of boxy SUVs and pickup trucks are more likely to kill pedestrians, study finds"

This needs to be built into NHTSA car safety ratings. It makes zero sense for these trucks and SUVs that are deadly to people walking and on bikes to get a 5-star safety ratings.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/14/business/boxy-trucks-suvs-pedestrian-deaths/index.html

#FuckCars #cars #walkability

ATLpaul, 6 months ago to Atlanta

Transit has been in the plans for the #Atlanta #Beltline from the very beginning. Now that it's funded and the rail expansion is in the engineering phase, some NIMBYs are trying to derail it. Don't let them win! If you're in Atlanta, contact the mayor, your councilperson, and MARTA to let them know you support transit expansion on the Beltline.

https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2023/11/27/brandon-sutton-beltline-transit

ATLpaul, 8 months ago to Atlanta

Scenes from today's Streets Alive. Even in #Atlanta, a city known for car-oriented sprawl, people will walk and bike if you give them a safe and comfortable way to do so. The demand is here. Our leaders need to pay attention. #BikeTooter #urbanism #cycling

Dozens of people on bikes and on foot go down a street closed to cars. The street sign reads "5th street." Trees line the street, with a brick building on one side.
Dozens of people on foot, cycling, and pushing strollers walk down a street closed to cars. A blue glass skyscraper is visible in the background. Leafy green trees line both sides of the road.
Several dozen people walk, bike, and hang out on a tree-shaded street. A white marble building is in the background.

ATLpaul, 8 months ago to Atlanta

Today is the return of Streets Alive! See y'all on Peachtree Street. #Atlanta #OpenStreets #BikeTooter #urbanism

ATLpaul, 9 months ago to Atlanta

Thoughts on bike lanes painted on sidewalks? This is in #Atlanta where a street with a nice bike lane is offset and needs to travel against traffic for one block. 5th and West Peachtree if you want to see on Google maps. I think it's better than nothing, but I have seen some awkward conflicts between bikes and pedestrians here. #BikeTooter

A sidewalk where one half is painted as a green bike lane.

ATLpaul, 9 months ago to Atlanta

The Chesser-Williams house, circa 1851. One of the oldest surviving homes in the #Atlanta area.

Interior view of a kitchen dining area with late 1800s furnishings.
Exterior view of a yellow 1851 house with a large covered front porch.
View of a ceiling with faded painting with botanical motifs.

lowqualityfacts, 9 months ago to random

I'm surprised that so many people don't know this.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

ATLpaul, 10 months ago to Atlanta

This used to be a parking space for a car. Now it's a lovely place to relax outside Dancing Goats Coffee in #Atlanta. #urbanism

ATLpaul, 11 months ago to cycling

Enjoying my short time in Amsterdam. I wish more US cities would put in infrastructure like this. It's so simple and so effective. #BikeTooter #urbanism

ATLpaul, 11 months ago to Atlanta

Is there anything better than a bike ride to the farmer's market on a lovely Saturday morning? ❤️ #Atlanta #BikeTooter #urbanism

Tents line each side of the photo, under a green tree canopy. People walk and shop.
A display of flowers for sale, with a line of people waiting to purchase them.
A line of white farmers market tents with large trees behind them. People walk and shop.

ATLpaul, 11 months ago to Atlanta

Still loving these little popup bike racks that took over car parking spaces in Midtown #Atlanta. #BikeTooter

ATLpaul, 1 year ago to random

It drives me nuts when new multi-use (bike/ped) paths are designed like this. Why is it curvy? People just want to #bike and walk in a straight line. Is there some planning class teaching them to design it like this? 😂 #BikeTooter

Google street view of the curvy path.

ATLpaul, 1 year ago to random

One thing that makes a great walking city is that there are constantly things to see and do. That may sound obvious, but too often American cities will have blank walls, parking lots, or other things that are detrimental to the pedestrian experience. That's one reason I love #Savannah so much. You can wander the streets forever, finding fascinating things on each block. #walkability #urbanism #architecture

A leafy residential street with a brick sidewalk.
A one story building with engaged columns and arched windows at dusk. People drinking cocktails are visible through the closest window, in the warmly lit interior.
A large house with intricately designed curving railings on both the 1st and 2nd story porches. Live oaks with spanish moss line the street.