In November 1924, Cobb told the New York Times: “It is now the fashion to ascribe from 70 to 90 per cent of all accidents to jaywalking. This is a matter of the viewpoint of the statistician.”

This has been in place on 29th St in Longfellow for just a few weeks, and already has been hit at (apparently) high speed. Really highlights why we need SO MUCH MORE traffic calming in our neighborhoods!

Those living in Europe or Asia can buy all kinds of minicars that are smaller, cheaper, and more maneuverable than a full-sized car. But in the US, rigid regulations get in the way. Me, in Bloomberg CityLab 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

On Wed 9/18/24 4:51 pm the driver (70/F) of a 2021 BMW X3 who was turning from the Marathon gas station onto River Road/190, hit & injured a person (19/M) on a bicycle, who was riding against traffic in the painted bike lane. Police (MCP3068005S) found the driver at fault.

Something to consider in City of Alexandria's Z4H Phase 2: “No single legislative action did more to contribute to housing creation than the elimination of parking minimums.” - Director of City Planning, Minneapolis, MN nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/10/02/o... @alyia4alx.bsky.social

Very sad. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

Welcome to the war on cars <checks notes> archeologists

i agree with the "trucks too big" guys & all that but "playing on your phone while driving" is even more common than giant suvs and pickups. if you ride in a big enough vehicle you can look down and see that everyone is on their phone all the time on the road. but you don't because you're on yours

Devastating news. I run and/or bike this section many times a week. I often think about how easy it would be for a car to come over that hill off the BU Bridge too fast and misjudge the curve, which seems to be exactly what happened. It's scary and there's no reason it needs to remain so dangerous.