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How do you communicate with people who are acting badly?
TweetI was counting bikes for Somerville a few weeks ago when I witnessed some pedestrian/ bike road rage. A bicyclist stopped at an all-way-walk signal and then proceeded through the intersection behind a pedestrian walking a dog in the crosswalk. … Continue reading
Children are indicators of our streets health
TweetI am reading David Byrne’s bicycle diaries. There’s a great quote attributed to Enrique Penalosa, former Mayor of Bogota: “One common measure of how clean a mountain stream is to look for trout. If you find a trout, the habitat … Continue reading
Smiles on the road
TweetA few months ago my girlfriend faced to quite different experiences in one day. First a guy tried to run her off the road. Then 30 seconds later cursed her out at a traffic light when she pulled up beside … Continue reading