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TechnoCore PatriotToday on my morning commute an old lady complimented my roadster bicycle :ohayo_000: <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.silosneeded.com/tag/cycling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.silosneeded.com/tag/bicycles" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bicycles</a>

MCDOT🚸Learn About Safe Routes to School🚸 SRTS is an approach to promote walking🚶‍♀️& bicycling🚴to & from school through infrastructure improvements, enforcement, tools, safety education, &incentives. Website 🔗 <a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-PedSafety/SRTS/StoryMap.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-PedSafety/SRTS/StoryMap.html</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/montgomerycountymd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#montgomerycountymd</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#walking</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/visionzero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visionzero</a>

systemShockThe starting point of my new morning commute. Not going to complain<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commute</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sunrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunrise</a>

JesseIt's important to note that the council officer's report clearly stated that bike lanes this narrow would open the council up to liability because they don't meet minimum Department of Transport requirements.These lanes are narrower than the original non-protected lanes from 2019 and are not wide enough for riders to be outside the passenger side door zone.The narrow buffer(60cm) between parking and the bike lane means that people entering and exiting on the passenger side will do that in to bicycle traffic with no space to safely stand while waiting to cross the bike lane and bike riders having no space to go around the people standing in the bike lane. This means that the space for bicycles is effectively much less than the stated width of 1.5mThese changes will turn Elizabeth St from a good standard bicycle lane in to the worst protected bike lane in Melbourne. (Stealing that title from Albert St, which has a similar layout but is slightly saved by having the parking be a clear way during peak commuter times )The bike lanes won't be wide enough for anyone to safely/comfortably overtake which will make this more dangerous and a much less attractive route for slow moving children or elderly people.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#melbourne</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CityOfYarra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CityOfYarra</a>

JesseThe only workable option was rejected by the council and then the mayor ambushed the meeting with this completely unworkable design.Now councilors are talking about the need to 'compromise' and for the community to come together. But the only people expected to compromise are the people that want to ride in safe and comfortable infrastructure.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/CityOfYarra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CityOfYarra</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#melbourne</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a>

JesseA part of the Upfield Bike Path through Royal Park has been closed for 4 days. It looks like they are redoing the bike path.Last night I saw they've finally put up a detour route map. I complained about the lack of a detour route map last week, I imagine other people did too.The detour is safe and almost entirely on a shared path which is great, but unlike a car detour where you can just say 'detour that way' the bicycle network isn't good enough where figuring out your own detour is going to put you on the safest infrastructure.Planning for bicycle path works always need to assume the bike rider is a child as they possibly are.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#melbourne</a>

JesseThe Footscray Rd bike path looks like it's completely back to normal after years of disruption for the Westgate Tunnel works.No works at all along the path and it's back to its original alignment.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Melbourne</a>

JesseLast night to backup an argument I was having I rode to measure the Elizabeth St bike lane and saw that someone on the street has trimmed their tree and dumped it in the bike lane.The argument was about how wide the lanes are compared to the Wellington St lanes.The result was that the Elizabeth St bike lanes are generally narrower than the Wellington St bikes lanes.Wellington St bikes lanes are 240cm most of the way between Johnston St and Gipps St but narrow down to 210cm at some points after that.The Elizabeth St bike lanes are 230cm at their widest point (but only for one block) and 215cm for the rest of it's length.The Albert St bike lanes are generally 150cm wide, but have 2 blocks of 210cm at the Nicholson St end.Both measurements included the gutter which isn't really ridable space.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#melbourne</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ProtectedBikeLanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectedBikeLanes</a>

Joe B. WallI think I've failed the presumed path of aging in that the older I get, the *less* conservative I get, and I get less and less interested in all those supposed goals beat into my American head by decades of television, in that luxuries, status, wealth, and fame are all far less interesting to me than a good cup of tea, a decent baguette, a nice walk every day, a serviceable bicycle, and shoes that fit well.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wisdom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tea</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shoes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatismislame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservatismislame</a>

gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/@ClintonAnderson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ClintonAnderson</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> A8. I mostly use <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycle</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/bicycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycling</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/ebike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebike</a>, all of which are specific, but I also frequently use <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urbanism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/pedestrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pedestrian</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transportation</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transit</a>, in conjunction with anything about <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a>, because these are all related and intersectional.

loptaDistracted by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a>.

Atlas Obscura20 Cola Museum in Kragujevac, SerbiaA unique museum documents pop culture and bicycles from the 20th century Serbia.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=youth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#youth</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=toymuseums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toymuseums</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=toys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toys</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transportation</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museumsandcollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museumsandcollections</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=popculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#popculture</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/20-cola-museum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">20 Cola Museum</a>

DutchKing<a href="https://photog.social/@FotoVorschlag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FotoVorschlag</a> <a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/FotoVorschlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FotoVorschlag</a> 'Verblüffend'<a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/ownwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownwork</a> <a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nikon</a> <a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/D70" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#D70</a> <a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vietnam</a> <a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/Tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tourism</a> <a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/WorkingBicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkingBicycles</a> <a href="https://mastodontech.de/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> Aus dem Jahre 2000 und der Analogen Kiste...immer noch verblüffend zu sehen was alles auf einem Fahrrad passt und dieser ist ja nicht mal "schwer" beladen...

JesseAn interesting little change to the bike lane on Ireland St in West Melbourne.They've switched the painted bike lane so that it starts on the right. This is because all car traffic here can only turn left whereas almost all bicycle traffic is going to turn right or head straight on.A similar thing exists on Canning St in Carlton when crossing Alexandra Pde.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#melbourne</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bikelanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bikelanes</a>

brad m<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transportation</a> The Top Countries on the World <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Happiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Happiness</a> Report Love Riding <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bicycles</a> "the report evaluates GDP per capita, social support, life expectancy, and other key indicators, one major factor behind these nations’ high rankings is their investment in urban livability—putting people first and prioritizing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a>, bike-friendly <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infrastructure</a>” “Riding a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycle</a> makes people happy. More <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a>, more <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/happiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#happiness</a>" <a href="https://momentummag.com/the-top-countries-on-the-world-happiness-report-love-riding-bicycles/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://momentummag.com/the-top-countries-on-the-world-happiness-report-love-riding-bicycles/</a>

Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱<a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#askfedi</a> For the <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> enthusiasts on the <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a>: I have this cheap metal plate I bought to affix to the front carrier of my <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Brompton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brompton</a>. The metal "arms" keep bending outwards though, from the weight of my suitcase. This makes it slide down, and the metal "lip" in the centre scrapes the centre of my front carrier (second photo).How to keep those two "arms" from bending outwards? I was thinking of finding two metal "blocks" to attach on the sides w/nuts&bolts <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/metalworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#metalworking</a>

Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱As a little <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> project I made this construction for the front carrier of my <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Brompton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brompton</a>. It holds my suitcase, made by <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Lat56" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lat56</a>, where the suit is folded up around the hanger. When I put the shoulder straps around my handlebars, I can even add my backpack on top, for some more storage. Perfect for getting to <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/concerts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#concerts</a> all over the country. <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a>

JesseOn my way home from Critical Mass I spotted this weirdness.There are two signs here that say the shared path ends....but it doesn't. The shared path continues across the bridge and into Kew.I'm pretty sure these signs are new since the last time I rode past here a few months ago.I wonder what weirdly broken process in the City of Yarra resulted in these signs being installed here.The Victorian government spent a lot of money and time upgrading the Walmer St bridge recently specifically for cycling so it doesn't make sense that the bridge wouldn't be a shared path.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#melbourne</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/YarraCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YarraCouncil</a>

Tadonic the FlautulentThe unloved DC park with so much more to give: <a href="https://ggwash.org/view/98871/the-unloved-dc-park-with-so-much-more-to-give" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ggwash.org/view/98871/the-unloved-dc-park-with-so-much-more-to-give</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WashingtonDC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pedestrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pedestrian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/parks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#parks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/urban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urban</a>

AI6YR BenThe Guardian: TfL bans most e-bikes on trains amid concern over igniting batteries (London/ebikes) <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/26/tfl-to-issue-ban-on-e-bikes-after-concerns-over-igniting-batteries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/26/tfl-to-issue-ban-on-e-bikes-after-concerns-over-igniting-batteries</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/bicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycles</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/ebikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebikes</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a>

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