Fri Mar 5 01:32:23 EST 2021

Bike to Work Day is back - Friday, May 21.
Socially Distanced.Convoys will not be part of the 2021 event due to COVID. Convoys will return in 2022.
I was wondering about that. If you're following other people you're breathing their air.Bike alone or partner up with those already in your home quarantine circle.
Nobody else ( Read more... )

Fri Mar 27 13:05:00 EDT 2020

Country after country are discovering people sick with COVID-19 and imposing lockdowns. Why aren't they getting it? By the time people know they are sick they have been infected for weeks. And they have probably been infecting others. When you start to see people sick, the virus is already spreading through your ( Read more... )

Mon Mar 16 03:23:01 EDT 2020

Currently, my life has a lot of social distance. There are days I don't see anyone else ( Read more... )

Fri May 18 00:20:09 EDT 2018

Thursday (Wednesday?) afternoon I could see the tents set up for B2WD. I guess that gives the ground underneath some time to drain before Friday morning. And trying to set up tents Friday morning before 06:00 wouldn't be fun, even without the rain we've been having.Subject: Bike to Work Day Pit Stop Relocation ( Read more... )

7/7/2017 7:12 PM

Toronto-area police officers are using public transit to catch distracted drivers
Passing drivers were probably not aware that a cop could be watching them from inside - effectively turning every bus into a potential police cruiser.

[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/902486.html on ( Read more... )

Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 22:38:11 +0000

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) survey for work:On a typical day, how do you get to this building?
"one day, one way"

• Walk, bike, telecommute
  
• Bus
  
• Tram or light rail
  
• Heavy rail
  
• Motorcycle or scooter
  
• Car: solo
  
• Carpool: 2-3 people
  
• Car: alternative fuel

Walk, bike, telecommute: 9.5 miles seems ( Read more... )

Mon Jan 23 11:10:14 EST 2017 ( Read more... )

Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2016 01:35:23 +0000

It's raining today. I took Metro.

I don't know what I changed in my Firefox blocking, but the buseta.wmata.com tracking service wasn't working. Eventually I tried a different browser, and found the next bus was due in 4 minutes.

The driver gave me the most dismissive look imaginable when I got on the bus - as ( Read more... )

Sun Jul 17 13:13:46 EDT 2016


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Sun Mar 27 18:44:12 EDT 2016
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A question from aome prompted me to check how much I've taken Metro to work this winter. (You can get the usage history for your farecard on the WMATA.com site ( Read more... )