Ian R Buck

ianrbuck@mspsocial.net

You don't need a parachute to skydive; you just need a parachute to skydive twice! Host of the <a href="https://mspsocial.net/@streetsmn" class="u-url mention">@streetsmn</a> podcast. Computer science and media production teacher at Minneapolis Public Schools. He/Him/His All posts CC-BY

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Post #4282709
Out of all the talks that I saw at #stateofthemapus2026 this one was by far the coolest: using OSM data in combination with census data to calculate the hypothetical bike trips of every student within the attendance areas of Madison high schools. In particular, they compared the most direct route with the safest route to find out how much time we are wasting of all these students. Bravo, Ben and @haraldkliems@fosstodon.org ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd0kfZnVYOU
Post #3985637
We got to interview Miles in Transit on the #StreetsMNPodcast ! https://streets.mn/2026/07/20/for-fun-and-for-profit-miles-in-transit/
Post #3237874
Last year when I moved across Minneapolis, I challenged myself to move all my furniture and possessions by bike. Definitely my most ambitious submission for the #CarryShitOlympics to date! https://streets.mn/2026/06/08/moving-my-entire-apartment-by-bike/
Post #2690834
I highly recommend playing Guess Who but with a house rule that you can only ask subjective questions. Eg &quot;does this person know how to open a PDF?&quot; &quot;Has this person made it to yellow belt in karate?&quot; &quot;Is this person an art teacher?&quot; Etc
Post #2690833
It has been 0 days since I was mistaken for a high school student. Still got it! 🤪
Post #2690832
Here we go, this is the kind of fight I want to be seeing out of my state&#39;s government! https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/18/watch-minnesota-prosecutors-announce-charges-against-ice-agent
Post #2535103
Really great points here about making sure bus and bike projects work together! It is really frustrating how spotty St Paul&#39;s follow through on their bicycle plan is. Use projects like this to your advantage! https://streets.mn/2026/04/16/h-line-bikeway-saint-anthony-park/
Post #2120908
Day 16 #30DaysofBiking Took a nice, slow commute home this afternoon and surveyed a ton of stuff for @openstreetmap via @streetcomplete
Post #1653625
Day 19 #30DaysofBiking Went to a birthday party in St Paul. After 30 minutes, my partner said, &quot;we must be getting close, feels like we&#39;ve been riding for quite a while.&quot; I laughed a little at that, because back when I lived in St Paul, that was about the minimum time to ride to most events. Living in Minneapolis has us quite spoiled.
Post #1653622
Day 20 #30DaysofBiking Here&#39;s the weekly discussion prompt I posted for my online class right after my ride to work! https://photos.app.goo.gl/wGoWvaMa9g1drzhi9
Post #1653620
Day 21 #30DaysofBiking Went to an open house about neighborhood traffic calming proposals. I think my intersection might get a traffic circle this year!
Post #1653619
Day 22 #30DaysofBiking After work I ran errands to West Photo and Free Geek, and on the way home surveyed a bunch of stuff along the Greenway for OSM!
Post #1653618
Day 23 #30DaysofBiking Went to a fundraiser social hour for @streetsmn !
Post #1271296
A fan who got to ride the Zamboni between periods at today&#39;s Minnesota Frost game unfurled an anti-ICE banner and got a standing ovation! After a few minutes a staff member took it away from her and got lots of boos. #minnesotafrost #PWHL #iceout
Post #1153818
Spotify notified me that they are removing a bunch of old podcast episodes of mine from their platform for copyright infringement. These episodes use songs from Kevin MacLeod, who famously publishes all his songs under a CC license. Now, here&#39;s the kicker: one of the episodes is a lesson about copyright law, and goes into great depth explaining the legal framework that allows us to use Kevin&#39;s music without asking his permission. 😆
Post #996282
A very personal look at the effects of induced demand. https://streets.mn/2026/03/20/i-am-exactly-the-person-who-needs-i-94/ &gt; I drive I-94 to Stillwater every day because it’s rational. Here’s why that makes me the best argument for tearing it out.
Post #805021
Well, @pluralistic got one thing wrong in _Little Brother_: we didn&#39;t need a high-profile terrorist attack for the US government to start disappearing ordinary people off the streets and making everyone seek out secure digital messaging systems. They just did it without provocation.
Post #669948
Next time you find yourself talking to someone who believes a street is being reconstructed because bike lanes are being added, here&#39;s your reference guide to refute that: https://www.bikemn.org/no-that-road-isnt-being-rebuilt-because-of-the-big-bad-bike-lobby/