Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 9hIt went well. We ended up with 30 kids (50 total with the adults). 0170
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Tomorrow is Nat’l Walk and Roll to School Day so I’m spending the evening laying out signs for the bike bus “stops” along the route. 080
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fire in the Sky. Had no business watching this as a 9 yr old. I stayed late to watch it at a friend’s house and had to ride my bike home in the dark. 130
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026City contractors on their first day on Earth: “Of course we know how to install bike racks!” 2418421
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Somebody get that kid and iPad and get him off the streets! 182
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Relax, the new infrastructure czar is on the job! 2419
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I’m officially CPTED certified now and my official recommendation is to put skateable benches everywhere to “activate the space.” 250
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I found something similarly whimsical in Bentonville. 130
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Who’s got examples of floating curb extensions in the Midwest? 7120
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 11/04/202640s is a wild era. Some folks are out buying fishing boats and I just bought a new skateboard. 🤘 180
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026This Marketplace message is sending me. We’ve normalized traffic violence so much. 070
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026“No, skateboarding is a healthy thing. There are some places where that this has been recognized, good places provided to do their weird skateboarding things. That’s part of freedom.” -Jane Jacobs 📍Tulsa, OK 041
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Found a Thomasson while walking around last night. This barbed wire is doing absolutely nothing. Being pointless 🤝 being well maintained = Thomasson 010
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Sitting here drinking my morning coffee out of my Scruff McGruff coffe mug, watching videos of Minneapolis gathering in masses for the annual sharpening of a giant pencil (thinking of better times) and have come to the realization that Kalamazoo simply isn’t weird enough for me. 050
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Cities aren’t places, but rather collections of people. And the people of Kalamazoo are amazing. ✅ no rezoning of natural space for another car wash ✅ no harassment of our friends and neighbors Not this time, not ever. 060
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Today’s haul: work laptop, packed lunch because I’m a good boy, and the remnants of a gift bag that I’m bringing to work to rid myself of. 070
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 31/12/2025I’m finding it harder and harder to carve out enough reading time these days but I did get some good ones in this year. 030
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Looking for gluten free vegan options within walking distance (for kids) of Campus Martius or along the Qline. 121
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Who’s going to tell the Steelers mascot, Steely McBeam, that he’s actually been carrying around a prestressed concrete I-beam this whole time? 172
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 10/11/2025From my hometown of Alpena, MI. The old mill recently reopened as a the Alpena Flour Mill Coffee Shop for coffee and sweets. 0260
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 01/11/2025I was more than eager to pick up our CSA share this morning after the sugar rush last night. 020
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 19/10/2025The silver lining of a rainy Sunday when the Lions aren’t playing is that I can get around to clearing off the work bench for some much needed bike maintenance. 030
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 16/10/2025I’m bike curious…. Handsome Cycles out of Minneapolis, MN - yay or nay? 151
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2025“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it" 091
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Thinking about the time I was checking out the new play street and this swol lifted diesel blows by, slams on its brakes, and reverses back to me. I’m thinking, “ok, here we go…” Gruff diesel dude: “That’s a f-ing sweet bike, man!” I know, my man. I know. 0293
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025We have a local council person who donates their old campaign signs. Roll on some primer and they’re a perfect canvas for advocacy signs. The kids love them! 010
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Recruiting for my neighborhood bike bus is going…okay. But the apathy is real. 570
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Itty bitty first haul from the bloom and gloom garden this year. 020
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 20/09/2025The cargo bike be cargo biking. #carryshitolympics 1789
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Biking through a city at night can sometimes be a spiritual experience. The glow of traffic lights. The reflections on wet pavement. You notice everything but no one really notices you. It’s perfect. 2607
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Hosting our first Park(ing) Day event in Kalamazoo this Friday. Come join us if you’re around. 161
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025And having a reliable car is the other 60%. 2374
Dustin Black @engineerdustin.bsky.social · 16/09/202594% of Parisians live within a 5-minute walk of a bakery. My kingdom for urbanism this good in the US. 2384
