Wendy W @WendyW@qoto.org

The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. Via @Treehugger
https://www.treehugger.com/e-bikers-ride-much-farther-and-more-frequently-than-regula-bikers-5076231
#ebikes #bikes #cities #transportation #urbanism #mobility #CityPlanning #Urban

Störche.

Storks.

@matthiasdoering They feel like the best writing I have ever done in my life now ;)

@lakens full 5 lines didn't have comments? Well, I guess I still have a long way to go to get there

Dear early career researchers: I have been writing papers for 17 years. A professional editor just sent back edits on a first draft of a 4 page text. Except for 5 lines, the whole document was red. This is how it goes! Don't feel bad if you get a massive amount of suggested changes on early drafts. The paper will most likely be better for it in the end.

If you enjoy someone's post on #Mastodon go ahead and click the star. If someone tells you that's meaningless because there's no #algorithm, ignore them. Sure, boost the post too if you want others to also see the post, but don't think telling someone you like what they posted is somehow unimportant. In real life I don't tell someone, "good job," or "well said," or "I love that," for the sake of some algorithm, I do it because I'm human and they are too. It's fundamental to being truly social.

Did you know that when the tops of trees grow enough to touch over a street or sidewalk, that’s often nick-named a “kissing canopy?” It creates a beautiful, comfortable & cool street condition, but it ONLY happens when the right design decisions are made. Trees need to be prioritized, not thought about last. #StreetsAreBetterWithTrees #trees #cities #urbanism #KissingCanopies

Wondering which Mastodon app is the best? Some folks may not even know there are different apps for #Mastodon when coming over from #TwitterMigration #TwitterEDUMigration. So hope this chart (which is a teaser from a blog entry later this season, sitting in queue waiting for scheduled publication) may be helpful. I know there are more apps, these are five I've worked with. My personal favs are Toot! and Tusky after long association (what, a month? 🤣 )

Although there are no pain sensors on the brain, we’ve all experienced a headache. So what exactly is a headache and where is that pain coming from? Writer Marissa Maroni answers these questions and more in this week’s post: “What is a headache?”

https://pennneuroknow.com/2022/11/29/what-is-a-headache/

#neuroscience #sciComm #science #blog

We are all stardust.

That oxygen you breath? That comes from dying massive stars, ending their light in a supernova.

The iron in your blood? Some massive stars dying, but mainly white dwarfs, the leftovers of dwarf stars like our own Sun, exploding.

The gold ring on your finger? Mostly merging neutron stars, leftovers from supernovae.

#astrodon #scicomm #astronomy

POLL: I’m curious about the overlap of “audiences” on the social media platforms I’m most active on. To Mastodon users, which of these are you? Please explain your vote if it educates the conversation, & share the poll with your audience if you’d like. Thanks!

It’s Hard to Get a #Driver’s #License in #Holland — And That’s One Reason #Dutch #Roads are So #Safe – Streetsblog USA

When Shelley Bontje took her #driversLicense #exam for the first time, she #failed — and so did almost everyone she knows.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2022/12/05/its-hard-to-get-a-drivers-license-in-holland-and-thats-one-reason-dutch-roads-are-so-safe/

Why city planning needs diverse perspectives.

Touring possible commuter cycling routes.

What I saw - Smooth pavement. Separate from traffic. Shade. Not too busy. Perfect.

What my female partner saw - Blind corners. No lighting. No escape routes. Too few users. Wouldn’t use this route.

#CityPlanning #UrbanPlanning #TownPlanning #BikeTooter #BikeToots #Urbanism #Planning #Cities #UrbanDesign #Cycling

This little machine at Gare du Nord prints out a short story to read on the train...

I am now compiling a list of all servers who may have an interest in joining the United Federation of Instances.

Quite a few instances have already signed up.

Please reach out to me, all servers of any size are welcome!

This is non binding, its just to get a preliminary list. You can withdrawl at any time and dont have to go through the application process. I just want to know what servers to reach out to once we begin kicking things off.

If you are a server admin please let me know **in DM** if you have an interest and I will add you to the (for now) private list. I want to only release the list once we have enough momentum so please respond in DM only.

for those who are new to this you can read the proposal here:

https://ufoi.gitlab.io/constitution/united_federation_of_instances_proposal.pdf

You can read the early draft of the full bylaws here:

https://ufoi.gitlab.io/constitution/united_federation_of_instances_bylaws.pdf

Both of these will still undergo a lot of modification. For information on how to join the conversation see this post:

https://qoto.org/@freemo/109433298021890915

You can see the progress and conversation specifically at the official repo here:

https://gitlab.com/ufoi/constitution

#UFI #UFoI @ufoi #mastoadmin

Holy hell, I only opened up applications for member sof the UFoI and we already have over 200,000 members total in the application list (the sum of all users across all instances applying).... amazing!

https://qoto.org/@freemo/109450103712331592

#UFoI #UFI @ufoi

@sbrackenborough I had time to check in on the Pre-Raphaelites too. I liked this little robin in the edges of the famous ‘Ophelia’ #London #art #tatebritain

honestly the reason I am leaving twitter (as it is a process that's my finished yet) isn't that Elon took over, or that it has started openly catering to nazis rather than covering that fact with fig leaves...

it's that finally a critical mass of people with sufficiently diverse backgrounds was moving to a place I like better.

that's it. I haven't enjoyed my time on twitter for years. it has been bad and dangerous for marginalised people this whole time.

it's just that people were there.

Wrapping up to face the cold on my bike and head to Tate Britain #London. 1 hr by public transport vs 27 mins on two wheels !