Armand
@sassyarmand.bsky.social
• avid biker for transportation • all things mobility and electrification • Electrical Engineer & MPA • 🏳🌈🇦🇲🇮🇷 • views/tweets my own 💅🏽
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“There’s a public health imperative to quickly expand the adoption of autonomous vehicles.”
Would the author say the same about building bike lanes? Installing automatic traffic cameras? Requiring Intelligent Speed Assist?
All of those are proven to save lives — and at a fraction of AVs' cost.
Would the author say the same about building bike lanes? Installing automatic traffic cameras? Requiring Intelligent Speed Assist?
All of those are proven to save lives — and at a fraction of AVs' cost.
Opinion | Don’t Fear Self-Driving Cars. They Save Lives.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“There’s a public health imperative to quickly expand the adoption of autonomous vehicles.”
Would the author say the same about building bike lanes? Installing automatic traffic cameras? Requiring Intelligent Speed Assist?
All of those are proven to save lives — and at a fraction of AVs' cost.
Would the author say the same about building bike lanes? Installing automatic traffic cameras? Requiring Intelligent Speed Assist?
All of those are proven to save lives — and at a fraction of AVs' cost.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Saw my first next-gen USPS truck in the wild!
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Saw my first next-gen USPS truck in the wild!
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"Over the year, bike and scooter share carried about 60% as many trips as the state’s $2.15 billion SR-99 highway tunnel under downtown Seattle. During summer months, that number may have been more like 80%."
"Over the year, bike and scooter share carried about 60% as many trips as the state’s $2.15 billion SR-99 highway tunnel under downtown Seattle. During summer months, that number may have been more like 80%."
Tuesday: Community Council forum on 'scooter public safety' + It's time to take bike and scooter share seriously
#SEAbikes #Seattle
#SEAbikes #Seattle
Tuesday: Community Council forum on ‘scooter public safety’ + It’s time to take bike and scooter share seriously
Seattle was the first major and lasting launch city for Lime back in July 2017, and the city has continued to be one of the company's strongest markets globally. In the last year (November 2024 through November 2025), Lime and Bird reported an astounding 10.3 million trips in Seattle, according to SDOT's data dashboard (96% of those trips were on Lime).
www.seattlebikeblog.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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"Over the year, bike and scooter share carried about 60% as many trips as the state’s $2.15 billion SR-99 highway tunnel under downtown Seattle. During summer months, that number may have been more like 80%."
"Over the year, bike and scooter share carried about 60% as many trips as the state’s $2.15 billion SR-99 highway tunnel under downtown Seattle. During summer months, that number may have been more like 80%."
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Montreal has an aggressive public transit plan & the province, a huge generator of hydro electric, has an EV adoption rate twice the Canadian average.
IMPORTANT: “I boarded Montreal’s brand-new light metro line for its first voyage. From the front of the driverless train, the crowd got a privileged view…The journey was not just a tour of the REM’s 14 new stations, however—it was a preview of the most ambitious transit expansion in North America.”
Montreal's New Rail Line Is the Future - Macleans.ca
Canada has forgotten how to build fast, cheap transit. A new megaproject has the fix.
macleans.ca
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Montreal has an aggressive public transit plan & the province, a huge generator of hydro electric, has an EV adoption rate twice the Canadian average.
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Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
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City-scale logistics lets you move freight more nimbly than oversized trucks designed for the freeway.
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
City-scale logistics lets you move freight more nimbly than oversized trucks designed for the freeway.
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Mayor-elect Katie Wilson just announced her transition team, with 61 members overseeing different policy areas. Transition teams are largely an expression of values and policy focus, although I expect some of these folks will end up in the administration. publicola.com/wp-content/u...
publicola.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Rush hour traffic in Utrecht.
Sound on 🔊 if you want to experience that rush hour IS possible without the constant, deafening noise of cars overpowering people talking.
Sound on 🔊 if you want to experience that rush hour IS possible without the constant, deafening noise of cars overpowering people talking.
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Rush hour traffic in Utrecht.
Sound on 🔊 if you want to experience that rush hour IS possible without the constant, deafening noise of cars overpowering people talking.
Sound on 🔊 if you want to experience that rush hour IS possible without the constant, deafening noise of cars overpowering people talking.
Three months ago I broke my knee 🥲 So grateful to be walking again and only 5 degrees away from pre-break knee bending - lots of recovery to go but hope to be back on a real bike soon 🤞🏽very grateful to family & friends during this journey 🩻
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Three months ago I broke my knee 🥲 So grateful to be walking again and only 5 degrees away from pre-break knee bending - lots of recovery to go but hope to be back on a real bike soon 🤞🏽very grateful to family & friends during this journey 🩻
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A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
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If Congress is condemning Socialism, does that mean they are going to end corporate welfare?
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If Congress is condemning Socialism, does that mean they are going to end corporate welfare?
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Went to a Christmas Market in Copenhagen with @sassyarmand.bsky.social several times last week. Definitely wouldn't have if it cost $20 just to get in.
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Went to a Christmas Market in Copenhagen with @sassyarmand.bsky.social several times last week. Definitely wouldn't have if it cost $20 just to get in.
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So instead of a cute Christmas market @pikeplacemarket.bsky.social is full of cars? What a missed opportunity.
November 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
So instead of a cute Christmas market @pikeplacemarket.bsky.social is full of cars? What a missed opportunity.
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But on demand transit is the future...right?
Reported by @techcrunch.com
What worries me- what happens to those of us who rely on transit in the communities that have been convinced to abandon fixed route systems because Via is the future. And if Via can't make the math work, then what?
Reported by @techcrunch.com
What worries me- what happens to those of us who rely on transit in the communities that have been convinced to abandon fixed route systems because Via is the future. And if Via can't make the math work, then what?
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
But on demand transit is the future...right?
Reported by @techcrunch.com
What worries me- what happens to those of us who rely on transit in the communities that have been convinced to abandon fixed route systems because Via is the future. And if Via can't make the math work, then what?
Reported by @techcrunch.com
What worries me- what happens to those of us who rely on transit in the communities that have been convinced to abandon fixed route systems because Via is the future. And if Via can't make the math work, then what?
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I'm someone who takes 10+ trips on scooters per month. Are there bad riders? Yes. But if we won't collectively punish drivers, then we shouldn't collectively punish scooter riders. More lanes, more corrals, and possibly geofencing parking locations (to corners, etc) could help the issues.
Seattle's scootershare and bikeshare program continues to boom, setting a new ridership record in 2025. At the same time, the program could be at risk of falling victim to its own popularity, with increasing calls to beef up regulations.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/15/s...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/15/s...
Seattle Scootershare Ridership Continues to Surge, as Critics Make Regulatory Push » The Urbanist
# Seattle's scootershare and bikeshare program continues to boom, setting a new ridership record in 2025. At the same time, the program could be at risk of falling victim to its own popularity, with i...
www.theurbanist.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I'm someone who takes 10+ trips on scooters per month. Are there bad riders? Yes. But if we won't collectively punish drivers, then we shouldn't collectively punish scooter riders. More lanes, more corrals, and possibly geofencing parking locations (to corners, etc) could help the issues.
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Seattle’s historical boards and commissions are mostly reactionary fiefdoms.
Tom Graff says that if SDOT moves forward on bollards without commission approval, "we will stop you in every way that we can."
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Seattle’s historical boards and commissions are mostly reactionary fiefdoms.
Bike lane sweeper sighting in Copenhagen! Not electric though, could hear it coming from a block away
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bike lane sweeper sighting in Copenhagen! Not electric though, could hear it coming from a block away
The Seattle Times comment section ☠️☢️
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The Seattle Times comment section ☠️☢️
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the war on hidden government subsidies for airlines.
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the war on hidden government subsidies for airlines.