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Cargo Bike Dad and MARTA enthusiast Proud resident of the D5 bubble Mastodon 🐘: https://theatl.social/@wesley

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We made it but they are turning people away from the bike valet because its full. Ours were some of the last ones they let in.

14.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What's the best route to get the Mercedes Benz bike valet from the eeast side. We were planning to hit the memorial drive bike lane to downtown but I'm not quite sure where to go after that.

MLK?

14.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Funny enough I actually did chat with someone who said he worked at GDOT on their safe streets program while I was there last night.

No idea if he had anything to do with it πŸ˜‚

14.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My wife and I were at Jinya across the street after the show while people were still rolling out and the staff were so confused looking out the window and trying to figure out what was going on lol

14.03.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Nearly a hundred bikes are parked behind The Plaza Theatre

Nearly a hundred bikes are parked behind The Plaza Theatre

Atlanta, welcome to The War on Cars.

14.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 207 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Atlanta may have a reputation as a car town, but this was an absolutely delightful thing to see. Change is possible.

14.03.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 296 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

THE MARTA REACH DRIVER JUST TOLD ME ITS FREE FOR THE FIRST 20 DAYS

FREE FREE FREE

13.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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E-Bikers Ride Much Farther and More Frequently Than Regular Bikers They are not 'cheating,' but are serious transportation.

What is β€œthe E-Bike Effect?”

β€œThose who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%.”

Fewer car trips.

Via @lloydalter.bsky.social

11.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 418 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 18
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Typical Dutch street design: narrow city-centre streets where cars, pedestrians and cyclists share the road paving is used, alongside build-outs and tight geometry to naturally slow motor traffic. Then, once on main roads, clear red cycle tracks keep bikes and motor vehicles safely separated.

10.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Can we pls swap this for a federal e-bike/e-cargo bike rebate

11.03.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

More like their hearts are in the wrong place and they're bad at politics.

Why not a bill to extend the EV credits? Why not a bill to subsidize ebikes? Why not a bill to give extra funding to transit?

11.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My guess is before anyone could approve anyone's code but now it's going to be more strict and require a senior to review every pull request.

The actual impact of this would be determined by their team structure and how many seniors they have relative to mid-level and juniors

11.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So far its alright. I scheduled it to come at 8:20 to take me to Edgewood Candler park station and it showed up at 8:29 which seems reasonable.

Unfortunately, they have not fixed the issue in which other passengers talk on the phone loudly πŸ˜‚

10.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Map of MARTA reach service area around Kirkwood and Edgewood

Map of MARTA reach service area around Kirkwood and Edgewood

MARTA REACH IS AMAZING YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE AS LONG AS ITS IS INSIDE THIS GRAY BOX

10.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Inside a transit van showing a couple rows of empty seats

Inside a transit van showing a couple rows of empty seats

MARTA REACH HYPE THREAD

10.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Life After Cars LIVE is THIS FRIDAY! As we gather at the historic Plaza Theatre, we’re making it easy to get there without a car, because… that’s kind of the point. πŸ˜‰

πŸ“ March 13th at 8:00PM | Tickets: givebutter.com/lifeaftercars. 🎟️

09.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7
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Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.

SCOOP β€” Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.

My report:

06.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 8964 πŸ” 3337 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 125
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I tested the weird, tiny, low-cost electric car soon coming to the US Electric vehicles are everywhere these days, but few are as intriguing – or as polarizing – as the tiny urban EV soon headed to American roads. Fiat recently announced plans to bring its diminutive new model, the Topolino, to the US this year. At roughly the size of a golf cart and priced far below most traditional EVs, it is technically more of a quadricycle than a true β€˜car’ and offers a radically different vision of personal mobility: ultra-compact, affordable, and perfectly tailored to short city commutes. more…

I tested the weird, tiny, low-cost electric car soon coming to the US

01.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5
Ice can disable your car news article. Picture of a ford suv

Ice can disable your car news article. Picture of a ford suv

Welp, time to sell your car and get an Ebike.

28.02.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7

Tbh I was out of the CoA and didn't keep up with local politics as much when KLB was mayor

What do you think are the things to mention about her record?

25.02.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Taking a slightly different view that people hate the idea but love the results

24.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is (among the reasons) why I don't trust and don't use any social media with an algorithmic feed e.g. Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram, etc.

The people in control of the algorithm have too much influence

24.02.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A child bike painted white with flowers and a pink teddy bear on a table

A child bike painted white with flowers and a pink teddy bear on a table

The #ghostbike with a teddy bear is killing me.

22.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
City of Atlanta Docked Bikeshare Program

Atlanta, ATLDOT has a new survey about your support (or not) of bringing back docked bike stations in Atlanta & how much you’d want to pay for a bike ride.

Let them know what you think about that…

survey.alchemer.com/s3/8641259/C...

15.02.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Church’s plan to house homeless seniors moving forward Atlanta's Zoning Review Board approved the plan to build 47 housing units on the church's property.

Good news! Despite pushback from people in the neighborhood, a Kirkwood church's effort to use its property for 47 units of affordable housing for seniors was approved last night by Atlanta's Zoning Review Board!

The proposal goes next to City Council.

www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

13.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Oh no doubt he's seen things lmao

12.02.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"It's bad but not that bad" - words that aren't especially comforting coming from a pest exterminator

12.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE is not welcome here Good morning. It's bleak out there. Maybe you've been reading headlines and watching videos and thinking absolutely bonkers thoughts. Maybe you're in an ongoing state of shock that our presidential a...

ICE is not welcome here.

Want a sticker? Venmo [@]austinlouisray any amount of money and include your mailing address.

100% of the proceeds go to Minnesota mutual aid funds.

Let's do some good this week:

how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/ice-is-not-w...

02.02.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 312 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9

Old houses are so great they have so much character and that's why the rats like to get in the crawlspace and

12.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A coworker who isn't on Bluesky sent this to me and I shamelessly posted it

11.02.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0