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“Bike lanes are beautiful. Why would people want to rip them out?” #ottawa #safestreets #BikeTooter https://fitisafeministissue.com/2026/09/09/bike-lanes-are-beautiful-why-would-people-want-to-rip-them-out/?amp=1

' In 2023, officials for the City of Boston flagged the busy corridor in Mission Hill for lacking in “bike safety and comfort.” They considered creating safer bicycle connections there to move Boston one step closer to its longstanding goal of eliminating traffic fatalities. A completion date on the project, however, is still “to be determined.” ' https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/10/metro/louisa-gag-cyclist-fatal-crash-tremont-street/ #BikeTooter #FediBike #SafeStreets #MApol #BOSpol #Boston #Massachusetts

Bike lanes are DEI now because someone described their benefits using the E-word: equity https://newrepublic.com/post/212853/donald-trump-transportation-secretary-bike-lanes-dei HT Lemmy grue@lemmy.world #Bike #Cycling #CyclingLife #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #PeopleOverCars #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #Trump #NoMandate #AntiTrump #AntiGOP #AntiMAGA #Republicans #kakistocracy #HalfHeartedFanatic

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net‑zero cities I do believe it's important to replace as many gasoline-powered cars with EVs, but as the article says, that effort alone would not be "good enough." Reducing car travels is crucial in achieving net-zero cities in a timely fashion. #ClimateCrisis #SafeStreets