Nicholas Riehle, MUPP
@nicholasriehle.bsky.social
He/him
Chicago-based transportation planner
Vélotafeur
Rabid divvy bike angel
Posts in french/english
I am probably riding my bike to the grocery store
Fighting for streets to live in rather than roads to die in
All posts represent me alone
Chicago-based transportation planner
Vélotafeur
Rabid divvy bike angel
Posts in french/english
I am probably riding my bike to the grocery store
Fighting for streets to live in rather than roads to die in
All posts represent me alone
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Buses are better limousines.
A professional driver that can take you to all the hottest locations in a comfortable vehicle that can hold you and all your friends.
One is considered prestigious, one is derided by many.
One is mobility for the masses and one is a way for elites to obstruct them.
A professional driver that can take you to all the hottest locations in a comfortable vehicle that can hold you and all your friends.
One is considered prestigious, one is derided by many.
One is mobility for the masses and one is a way for elites to obstruct them.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Utrecht has made space not just for bikes, but for trees.
Trees are prioritized, given space, and maintained by the municipality, not just in parks, but along every road that is developed.
A resilient city prepares for the future on a warming planet.
Trees are prioritized, given space, and maintained by the municipality, not just in parks, but along every road that is developed.
A resilient city prepares for the future on a warming planet.
December 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Utrecht has made space not just for bikes, but for trees.
Trees are prioritized, given space, and maintained by the municipality, not just in parks, but along every road that is developed.
A resilient city prepares for the future on a warming planet.
Trees are prioritized, given space, and maintained by the municipality, not just in parks, but along every road that is developed.
A resilient city prepares for the future on a warming planet.
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First ride in these new semi-PBLs and while the new pavement is smooooth, I'll be glad when construction's done
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
First ride in these new semi-PBLs and while the new pavement is smooooth, I'll be glad when construction's done
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“I rode my bike here.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“I rode my bike here.”
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amtrak home for Christmas is already sold out. imagine if they ran more than 3 trains per week
December 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
amtrak home for Christmas is already sold out. imagine if they ran more than 3 trains per week
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Christmas miracle: the Clark bike lane has been plowed
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Christmas miracle: the Clark bike lane has been plowed
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Wow! Pretty impressive. Source: Electrek
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Tern’s NYC delivery e-bike fleet crosses 1 million miles, with some bikes rolling past 30k
Urban e-bike maker Tern just hit a major milestone in one of the toughest proving grounds on the planet: New...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Wow! Pretty impressive. Source: Electrek
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search.app/JKqTf
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I’m on a train lol
December 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I’m on a train lol
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I am very proud of myself still for having taken the bus to work a few times each month.
Wrangling the schedules and transfers and having to walk to my other buildings was a pain but an accomplishment.
Wrangling the schedules and transfers and having to walk to my other buildings was a pain but an accomplishment.
December 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I am very proud of myself still for having taken the bus to work a few times each month.
Wrangling the schedules and transfers and having to walk to my other buildings was a pain but an accomplishment.
Wrangling the schedules and transfers and having to walk to my other buildings was a pain but an accomplishment.
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stuck behind like 20 single occupancy vehicles in the bus with 40 people on it because we should have removed a single left turn lane
December 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
stuck behind like 20 single occupancy vehicles in the bus with 40 people on it because we should have removed a single left turn lane
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But no one better get a tiny car when they should get an e-bike because that would make me mad! :(
December 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
But no one better get a tiny car when they should get an e-bike because that would make me mad! :(
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Plus, it is not true that vehicle manufacturers can currently make tiny cars. It is a niche that for various reasons cannot currently be filled with an automobile.
December 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Plus, it is not true that vehicle manufacturers can currently make tiny cars. It is a niche that for various reasons cannot currently be filled with an automobile.
Good thing huge swathes of the population live and do all their trips in cities.
Approved tiny cars? What’s Trump talking about? Car manufacturers can make tiny cars; they don’t make them because there’s no money in them. Also, they’re only useful in cities.
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Good thing huge swathes of the population live and do all their trips in cities.
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You can also just design the tiny cars to be safe on the inside too without killing other people. Also, for those who need automobiles, a cheaper and more efficient alternative could have an extremely large market share in a context where cars all cost 100000000 dollars.
December 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
You can also just design the tiny cars to be safe on the inside too without killing other people. Also, for those who need automobiles, a cheaper and more efficient alternative could have an extremely large market share in a context where cars all cost 100000000 dollars.
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When it comes to vehicle safety design in the US, we need to start thinking less about danger from other cars and more about the danger to everyone else. Regulations need to be about what type of vehicle we want to see on our roadways. That isn’t SUVs or light trucks.
December 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
When it comes to vehicle safety design in the US, we need to start thinking less about danger from other cars and more about the danger to everyone else. Regulations need to be about what type of vehicle we want to see on our roadways. That isn’t SUVs or light trucks.
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It’s the Most Wonderful Bus of the year!
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It’s the Most Wonderful Bus of the year!
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Reflections in a Chicago Skyscraper #photography
December 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Reflections in a Chicago Skyscraper #photography
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Cycling is social. Design for it.
NYC definitely needs way more of these double-wide bike lanes.
Being able to calmly bike next to someone is the sort of low stress trip I think a lot of people are waiting for before trying to cycle around the city.
Definitely me included!
Being able to calmly bike next to someone is the sort of low stress trip I think a lot of people are waiting for before trying to cycle around the city.
Definitely me included!
December 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Cycling is social. Design for it.
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the idea that cars need to be big and heavy for safety reasons is part of what feeds the anti-social doom loop of humongous front grills and SUV dominance that leads to increased auto fatalities.
December 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
the idea that cars need to be big and heavy for safety reasons is part of what feeds the anti-social doom loop of humongous front grills and SUV dominance that leads to increased auto fatalities.
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yes … yes!!!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | We Have a Way to Pay for Free Buses. It Means Free Street Parking Is Over.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
yes … yes!!!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
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I just love the subway! I love all the people, I love the whoosh and clang when the train comes in, I love it when my transit is public
December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I just love the subway! I love all the people, I love the whoosh and clang when the train comes in, I love it when my transit is public
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If you say you don’t see why bike lanes are necessary I have nothing to say to you. We can disagree about where to put them, whether they are worth the cost in a given context, even what type of bike lane to install - whatever - but a lack of recognition of the need is ludicrous and disqualifying
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If you say you don’t see why bike lanes are necessary I have nothing to say to you. We can disagree about where to put them, whether they are worth the cost in a given context, even what type of bike lane to install - whatever - but a lack of recognition of the need is ludicrous and disqualifying