Navy veteran, business owner, bicycling advocate.
Norfolk, VA
Joined June 2009
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Had the privilege to drop off a copy of Happy City for Mayor @KennyAlexander This books is an excellent primer for anyone interested creating a better urban environment. Having a mayor who enjoys bike riding as well as reading is always a plus! @HappyCitiesTeam @NorfolkVA
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Health Dept:
"Bicycling will reduce the top 10 causes of death. People will live longer if they're able to use a bike to get around."
Planning Dept:
"What does that have to do with us?"
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It has been almost two years since a driver struck and killed Norfolk bike shop owner Michael Shipp, and his family is still fighting for answers.
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(🧵) ELECTION THREAD: I’ve been waiting all night to say anything substantive about what’s happened, as I felt—I still do—that I might say something I’d regret.
I hope you’ll consider following along as I try to process this with you all, and try to do it responsibly. Please RT.
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Tell us again how the actions that would allow us to avoid the #ClimateCrisis were “too expensive.”
None of the record-breaking, historic or “100 year” events we’ve been seeing a lot of lately are the “new normal.” Because it’s actually going to keep getting exponentially worse.
Voila! Le “hell” de Paris sans cars. Norfolk can do the same with some creativity.
I ❤️ (car-free) #Paris!
Starting Nov. 4, 2024, the 5.5 km2 heart of Paris will be closed to through traffic. (Buses, taxis, ambulances, residents' cars will still have access.)
Opponents claim it will make life hell.
Here's what hell looks like, according to them:
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What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!
“She said there’s usually a serious crash there with injuries about every six to eight weeks.” This tells me that it’s poor road design and the @NCDOT is responsible for such frequent crashes due to their dangerous road design.
UPDATE: A auto-pedestrian crash that killed a man and his two dogs on Highway 158 in Kitty Hawk Wednesday night has stunned people, and has its police chief calling it the worst event he's had to deal with.
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The reason @NorfolkVA is not on this list is because we chose not to. Norfolk lacks the will and is falling behind other cities because of these choices. Norfolk’s population will continue to decline because of this. momentummag.com/top-bicycle-…
