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Pedestrian at best. Writing about walking at: https://howtowalkinamerica.substack.com/

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Morning walk. There’s a storm coming

12.03.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Street lamps on Greenwood Avenue in Toronto with a faint appearance of a full moon in the middle of power lines

Street lamps on Greenwood Avenue in Toronto with a faint appearance of a full moon in the middle of power lines

Morning Lights In A Half Moon Town.

#Toronto #Photography

12.03.2026 11:32 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Woman struck by vehicle in South Keys parking lot dies According to police, a driver struck a pedestrian with a vehicle in the busy parking lot on Bank Street at around 3 p.m. on Monday. Police said on Wednesday that the victim, an 83-year-old woman, had died.

Woman struck by vehicle in South Keys parking lot dies

12.03.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Never!

12.03.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
12.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 564 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 6

Baseball is so much better with people dancing and singing and banging on drums throughout the whole game. A better world is possible.

12.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7
Ice

Ice

Lovely day for a walk

11.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Deflated Christmas inflatable yard ornaments on a yard

Deflated Christmas inflatable yard ornaments on a yard

I'd like to report a massacre

11.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ice

Ice

Happy ice rain season to all who celebrate

11.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Physical activity from walking and cycling for daily travel in the United States, 2001–2017: Demographic, socioeconomic, and geographic variation Research shows that walking and cycling are sustainable means of travel that contribute to improved physical, mental, and social health. Those documen…

Data is from here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

11.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chart showing walking increase with population density.

Chart showing walking increase with population density.

Ice rain in the forecast, so I'm playing around with Claude and walking data this morning.

11.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Transit users looking forward to safer pathway near Leitrim Station Residents in south Ottawa got a look at plans for a new multi-use pathway near Leitrim Station on Tuesday.

Transit users looking forward to safer pathway near Leitrim Station

11.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The US is awful at road safety.

A new report from the OECD shows that Americans are >2x as likely to die in a collision compared to those in peer countries.

The US is such an outlier that the OECD now aggregates crash data both with and without the US included.

www.itf-oecd.org/road-safety-...

11.03.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

10.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 24208 πŸ” 6525 πŸ’¬ 209 πŸ“Œ 406
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11.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Oh, and we stackin' them boats.

10.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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What a fool I was, thinking it was Sunday.

10.03.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 253 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4
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Great quotes in military history.

@atrupar.com

10.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 7213 πŸ” 1870 πŸ’¬ 636 πŸ“Œ 217
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Cherry blossom season is upon us in Vancouver. Want to find the best spots for viewing? Interested in specific species of cherry trees? My treemap has you covered. mountainmath.ca/vantrees

09.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 7
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This is the warning on the blood pressure monitor my dad just got.

Exceptional work. Anybody know what the fuck it’s supposed to mean?

Last line is especially ominous

09.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 2877 πŸ” 649 πŸ’¬ 185 πŸ“Œ 211
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Pedestrian signs on the walk to the grocery store

09.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The sidewalk gloves persist.

09.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Felt like I spent about half of my walk yesterday trying to find a bathroom.

09.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Where Do You Go When You Go Downtown? The irony of suburbia often providing more abundant public amenities

I find it interesting how old urbanism is unmatched in terms of the joy of just being in a complex, evolved, organic place, but private suburban properties are often the least frictional places to just do your business, of any sort.

09.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Vines growing at entrance to pedestrian overpass

Vines growing at entrance to pedestrian overpass

Wide view of pedestrian overpass looking towards Oakland Hills

Wide view of pedestrian overpass looking towards Oakland Hills

Vines growing in the upper level walkway

Vines growing in the upper level walkway

Houses and residential street on the south side of the pedestrian overpass

Houses and residential street on the south side of the pedestrian overpass

MacArthur Pedestrian Overpass

09.03.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a gray wood frame two story house from around the turn of the 20th century, with an enclosed front porch and a tall roof pitch. Hedges line the front, and the backs of nearby homes can be seen from an alley off to the side of the property.

A photo of a gray wood frame two story house from around the turn of the 20th century, with an enclosed front porch and a tall roof pitch. Hedges line the front, and the backs of nearby homes can be seen from an alley off to the side of the property.

A dining room inside features old carpet, lots of wooden furnishings dating from the late 19th through mid 20th centuries, and other vintage features like a big lacy tablecloth and a brass wall clock.

A dining room inside features old carpet, lots of wooden furnishings dating from the late 19th through mid 20th centuries, and other vintage features like a big lacy tablecloth and a brass wall clock.

A kitchen with old linoleum tiles features mostly midcentury fittings and fixtures, including its cabinets, sink, and oven. The fridge appears newer, a basic white fridge from the '90s or later.

A kitchen with old linoleum tiles features mostly midcentury fittings and fixtures, including its cabinets, sink, and oven. The fridge appears newer, a basic white fridge from the '90s or later.

A bathroom under part of a roof peak is trimmed with white and blue tiles, and features a matching turquoise finished bathtub, toilet, and sink as well as a midcentury metal wall-mounted mirror and medicine cabinet.

A bathroom under part of a roof peak is trimmed with white and blue tiles, and features a matching turquoise finished bathtub, toilet, and sink as well as a midcentury metal wall-mounted mirror and medicine cabinet.

79 years in one family means this house in Old Irving Park is a total time capsule

www.trulia.com/home/4155-w-...

09.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
MYTH: These attacks will lead to retaliatory strikes on U.S. citizens.

FACT: Wait, shit, really?

MYTH: These attacks will lead to retaliatory strikes on U.S. citizens. FACT: Wait, shit, really?

Trump’s War On Iran: Myth Vs. Fact https://theonion.com/trumps-war-on-iran-myth-vs-fact/

08.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1354 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 4
A photograph of a Cannondale Neo Compact bicycle under a highway overpass that crosses the Truman Linear Park Trail in Savannah, Georgia.

A photograph of a Cannondale Neo Compact bicycle under a highway overpass that crosses the Truman Linear Park Trail in Savannah, Georgia.

Here's a cool feature on the new phase of Savannah's Truman Linear Park Trail: A rain shelter. Some might say it's a tad overbuilt, but I was grateful for it when it started raining this afternoon.

08.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it so very difficult to keep public washrooms open through the winter?

08.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy puddle season to all who celebrate

08.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0