Gibson Chu
@gibsonchu.bsky.social
building sustainable and affordable people-first cities. writing a weekly blog at @inspacesstudio.com
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Some news: This winter Team Oonee is launching NYC's first Dutch-Style🚲 parking hub in Brooklyn's Sunset Park. The Hub will provide free parking for 100+ bikes/scooters, and will include safe charging, and appt based repairs + lite service. This will make history in several ways.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Some news: This winter Team Oonee is launching NYC's first Dutch-Style🚲 parking hub in Brooklyn's Sunset Park. The Hub will provide free parking for 100+ bikes/scooters, and will include safe charging, and appt based repairs + lite service. This will make history in several ways.
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there should be a website where people can watch the revenues from congestion pricing accruing in real time I would love that
January 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
there should be a website where people can watch the revenues from congestion pricing accruing in real time I would love that
reducing car ownership should be the goal - not just changing how our cars work and function
December 23, 2024 at 2:43 PM
reducing car ownership should be the goal - not just changing how our cars work and function
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Where bike-friendly infrastructure is the norm, kids gain freedom. No car keys, no backseat waiting. They learn independence, time management, and how to get around on their own. A small shift in how we design cities helps them grow into confident, capable adults.
December 19, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Where bike-friendly infrastructure is the norm, kids gain freedom. No car keys, no backseat waiting. They learn independence, time management, and how to get around on their own. A small shift in how we design cities helps them grow into confident, capable adults.
Great starting point!
NEW STARTER PACK! Who are the most creative, persuasive people and organizations that are truly CHANGING THE BROAD CONVERSATION ABOUT BETTER CITIES? The game-changers & mind-changers? This one I teamed up with superb marketer/brander @tomflood.bsky.social to curate. Please share! go.bsky.app/7iNmiCU
December 17, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Great starting point!
Need ideas for what 2 parking spaces could be used for? Drew a few things up that would be obvious starters.
might post a couple more for that same use of space
might post a couple more for that same use of space
December 12, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Need ideas for what 2 parking spaces could be used for? Drew a few things up that would be obvious starters.
might post a couple more for that same use of space
might post a couple more for that same use of space
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You should be outraged about Intro 606 (a bill to require e-bike "licenses") -- EVEN IF YOU DO NOT RIDE AN E-BIKE.
It's an insane stop-and-frisk revival.
The bill would let the NYPD pull over ANYONE on ANY BIKE -- even if they haven't broken the law.
Let me explain...
It's an insane stop-and-frisk revival.
The bill would let the NYPD pull over ANYONE on ANY BIKE -- even if they haven't broken the law.
Let me explain...
December 11, 2024 at 2:07 PM
You should be outraged about Intro 606 (a bill to require e-bike "licenses") -- EVEN IF YOU DO NOT RIDE AN E-BIKE.
It's an insane stop-and-frisk revival.
The bill would let the NYPD pull over ANYONE on ANY BIKE -- even if they haven't broken the law.
Let me explain...
It's an insane stop-and-frisk revival.
The bill would let the NYPD pull over ANYONE on ANY BIKE -- even if they haven't broken the law.
Let me explain...
seriously, if there's an org that can help refurbish old cars or buses for outdoor dining — give the city what it wants. they want cars in parking spots, give them cars in parking spots
So let's get this straight: You can eat a slice of pizza in a car ... as long as the car doesn't belong to the pizzeria? nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/12/11/b...
Pizzeria Deploys School Bus to Serve Customers During Winter Curbside Dining Ban - Streetsblog New York City
So let's get this straight: You can eat a slice of pizza in a car ... as long as the car doesn't belong to the pizzeria?
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 11, 2024 at 9:37 PM
seriously, if there's an org that can help refurbish old cars or buses for outdoor dining — give the city what it wants. they want cars in parking spots, give them cars in parking spots
speak out against 606 tomorrow!! ebike regulation is not what u think it is!!
This op-ed by @shabazzstuart.bsky.social on a City Council bill that would require e-bike registation is a clarion call for sanity in an age of demagogic politicians who don't even study the issues at hand: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/12/10/o...
Op-Ed: Council E-Bike Registration Bill Is Impossible to Enforce, Unnecessary ... and Won't Even Work - Streetsblog New York City
The idea of registering electric bikes just like cars sounds like common sense. But there are so many flaws. Let us count them all.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 10, 2024 at 11:58 PM
speak out against 606 tomorrow!! ebike regulation is not what u think it is!!
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"The bill is named after Priscilla Loke, who was run down and killed by a Citi Bike rider, but the bill would not have prevented her death: Citi Bikes are already registered... and the rider who killed her remained on the scene and was questioned by NYPD." nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/12/10/t...
'Trojan Horse': E-Bike Licensing Bill Would Fuel Anti-Immigrant Policing - Streetsblog New York City
Council members fail to address the e-bike registration bill's potential harmful outcomes.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 10, 2024 at 4:35 PM
"The bill is named after Priscilla Loke, who was run down and killed by a Citi Bike rider, but the bill would not have prevented her death: Citi Bikes are already registered... and the rider who killed her remained on the scene and was questioned by NYPD." nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/12/10/t...
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A damning rebuttal to the concern trolling about how bike infrastructure will delay emergency vehicles. It's not the bike lanes that will delay them; it's the cars stuck in gridlock. In this case, the bike lane helped!
Biking advocate says video of Toronto ambulance using bike lane proves importance of keeping cycling infrastructure
Video has emerged of a Toronto ambulance being forced to use a bike lane to avoid downtown traffic, an incident one biking advocate says highlights the utility of the separated roadways at a time when...
toronto.ctvnews.ca
December 10, 2024 at 12:28 AM
A damning rebuttal to the concern trolling about how bike infrastructure will delay emergency vehicles. It's not the bike lanes that will delay them; it's the cars stuck in gridlock. In this case, the bike lane helped!
team: uploaded all the locations for the houses we wanna analyze to the drive
me: thanks
me opens up the file in qgis only to take 5 minutes and take me wayyyyyy off the map
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me: i think the coordinates may be off
me: thanks
me opens up the file in qgis only to take 5 minutes and take me wayyyyyy off the map
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me: i think the coordinates may be off
December 10, 2024 at 3:10 PM
team: uploaded all the locations for the houses we wanna analyze to the drive
me: thanks
me opens up the file in qgis only to take 5 minutes and take me wayyyyyy off the map
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me: i think the coordinates may be off
me: thanks
me opens up the file in qgis only to take 5 minutes and take me wayyyyyy off the map
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me: i think the coordinates may be off
who else has a small pet peeve when people get up on the subway BEFORE the train reaches the stop?!? like the train isn't full, and unless you have a disability, you have more than 10 seconds to get off!!!
December 6, 2024 at 9:46 PM
who else has a small pet peeve when people get up on the subway BEFORE the train reaches the stop?!? like the train isn't full, and unless you have a disability, you have more than 10 seconds to get off!!!
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citibike aint no rat
December 5, 2024 at 5:18 PM
citibike aint no rat
y'all might have seen the tweeting going on bout pulling live citibike data to track the suspect who shot the unitedhealthcare ceo. its actually not too hard to do this if you were interested yourself 👇
December 5, 2024 at 9:27 PM
y'all might have seen the tweeting going on bout pulling live citibike data to track the suspect who shot the unitedhealthcare ceo. its actually not too hard to do this if you were interested yourself 👇
depending on the right audience, which is even more critical in room full of transit activists, is to get at the heart of why we do any of this work — which is to help make our city easier to get around and change the physical landscape for the better
December 3, 2024 at 3:40 AM
depending on the right audience, which is even more critical in room full of transit activists, is to get at the heart of why we do any of this work — which is to help make our city easier to get around and change the physical landscape for the better
me, after having just finihed watching yi yi: can i take a photo of the back of your head?
December 2, 2024 at 9:39 PM
me, after having just finihed watching yi yi: can i take a photo of the back of your head?
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Let the record reflect the fact that a fierce coalition of restaurant & hospitality advocates, transportation advocates and small business advocates were not strong enough to overcome the hegemonic might of the car lobby.
....In a city where few people even drive on a regular basis!
....In a city where few people even drive on a regular basis!
“DOT has received 1414 applications for roadway dining. (For comparison, Paris's seasonal roadway-dining program had around 4,000 restaurants this summer.) At the peak of the pandemic, 11,000 restaurants and bars participated [in NYC].”
hellgatenyc.com/nyc-outdoor-...
hellgatenyc.com/nyc-outdoor-...
The Outdoor Dining Era Is Officially Over
Get ready for just 1414 roadway dining options (at most) come April. Plus, links.
hellgatenyc.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Let the record reflect the fact that a fierce coalition of restaurant & hospitality advocates, transportation advocates and small business advocates were not strong enough to overcome the hegemonic might of the car lobby.
....In a city where few people even drive on a regular basis!
....In a city where few people even drive on a regular basis!
everyone say welcome Stella
November 27, 2024 at 1:33 AM
everyone say welcome Stella
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Wicked was really good except for the 1 year intermission I don't need that long to go to the bathroom
November 27, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Wicked was really good except for the 1 year intermission I don't need that long to go to the bathroom
this is such an obvious thing, but the reactions I get from folks not from the US as coming from either America, or California, or New York, or even more granular with the Bay Area or Brooklyn are all so different and has people treat me so differently
November 27, 2024 at 1:08 AM
this is such an obvious thing, but the reactions I get from folks not from the US as coming from either America, or California, or New York, or even more granular with the Bay Area or Brooklyn are all so different and has people treat me so differently
there's an upcoming december city council hearing in nyc for e-bike licensing. this is not as actually helpful in addressing problems you might have with e-bikes because the problem is not around bikes, but around failed street safety and awful gig working laws: transalt.org/press-releas...
Transportation Alternatives, Worker’s Justice Project, Street Safety and Environmental Advocates Urge City Council to Reject Costly, Ineffective E-Bike Licensing Bill — Transportation Alternatives
Intro 606 is nearly identical to Intro 758, which failed to pass last session. Major cities that introduced bike licensing laws found them ineffective and repealed them.
transalt.org
November 27, 2024 at 12:42 AM
there's an upcoming december city council hearing in nyc for e-bike licensing. this is not as actually helpful in addressing problems you might have with e-bikes because the problem is not around bikes, but around failed street safety and awful gig working laws: transalt.org/press-releas...
Our culture just doesn't support a free form bike society, especially as where they are dropped or located hasn't been executed in a way that supports local city infrastructure. Companies just dropped them wherever and let people do whatever they want.
Better infrastructure can eliminate this problem. In this case docks or secure bike parking. The real problem is an entire VC backed industry that basically decided that infrastructure was outdated 20th Century thinking.
I will say it until I am blue.
I will say it until I am blue.
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November 26, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Our culture just doesn't support a free form bike society, especially as where they are dropped or located hasn't been executed in a way that supports local city infrastructure. Companies just dropped them wherever and let people do whatever they want.
in before the entire arcane community raids letterboxd to give it the highest rating and appear on the 2024 movie of the year lists
November 25, 2024 at 8:47 PM
in before the entire arcane community raids letterboxd to give it the highest rating and appear on the 2024 movie of the year lists