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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Happy #ParkingDay! Comfortable seating and a chat about how pervious concrete can help stormwater management. I met with some friendly folks from Urban Habitat Chicago. Their display is near 5038 N Lincoln Ave. until about 5 p.m.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Amazing how leaders will provide thousands of tons of hard protection for race spectators from fast drivers, but not for protecting pedestrians from fast everyday drivers. Washington D.C. Freedom 250 Grand Prix #SafeStreets concrete bollard Jersey barrier #TrafficViolence #VisionZero

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Everything's fine. #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange hydropower #HooverDam www.popularmechanics.com/science/ener...

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

$93 billion of profit in three months. That's $60,000 (a common salary) every five seconds, 24/7, for three months. $60,000 collected one and half million times (instances). Windfall tax on big oil. #MakePollutersPay

theguardian.com

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

$5,300,000,000 profit 5 billion dollars profit by BP in just three months. I am considering having this banner made. Forgive the #AIslop

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Need a #BikeJoy song for your #BikeBus playlist? "Amsterdam" song by Dan Abrahams with the truth that safe streets for kids and adults are a policy decision made by mayors and city council members. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTma... #SafeRoutes #SchoolRun #FamilyCycling Jan Kamensky

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A survey developed by a traffic consultant asked people about changing a four-way stop to either * two-way stop (less safe) * traffic circle (more safe) Of course, people don't want to stop. #UnCivilEngineering for pedestrians and bicycle riders

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Video: MetLife Stadium, site of the World Cup final on July 19, almost disappears from view on July 16 due to smoke from climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada. BBC timelapse. #AirQuality #AirPollution #ClimateChange New Jersey soccer New York City PM2.5 particulate matter

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Once you look for bollards, you realize how many more non-human items we protect than humans. Meanwhile, street clear zones get breakaway posts because some traffic engineers don't want to hurt drivers. Pedestrians and bicycle riders in the path of the car projectile get injured. #KineticEnergy

Electrical outlets and a water spigot in a parking lot are surrounded by four bollards that have a yellow plastic covering.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/01/2025

WELKER: Do you think Trump violated the law? LINDSEY GRAHAM: Well, technically, yeah

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

🧵 I talked to Mitch McConnell. He is dying

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

If the price of "Women Changing Cities" by Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com makes you hesitate, you're not getting a standard book. Over 60% of the pages have a color photo, giving a sense of the vibrant life created by leaders who made progress for human-friendlier cities. urbanism

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

'Very Unhealthy' and 'Unhealthy' air designations in the Fort Lauderdale area after fireworks. [ 200 plus ] particulate matter PM2.5 6 a.m. 7/5/26 includes Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Dania Beach, Boca Raton Declare your freedom from air pollution. #PublicHealth #FLwx

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Unhealthy air in the Omaha, Nebraska metro after fireworks. 180 particulate matter PM2.5 6 a.m. 7/5/26 includes Papillion, Elkhorn, Bellevue, Offutt Air Force Base Declare your freedom from air pollution. #PublicHealth #iawx #newx

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Hi, @trimet.org. Doesn't Red MAX serve Millikan?

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Amazon, one of the largest logistics companies in the U.S., hasn't had a single update on the status of a package in over 120 hours??

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

When almost everything on the radio is anti-local and pumped in from outside the community, it's no wonder fewer and fewer people in that community listen to radio. 📍iHeart Des Moines

At the edge of an empty parking lot, there is a sign that reads iHeart Media Employee Parking Only.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

PBS Newshour: The typical American sedentary lifestyle can lead to poor health outcomes. PBS marketing email subject line: This weekend's dress code - pajamas.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

My heart goes out to Kansas and Missouri tonight. Straight-line winds caused considerable property damage (every square = storm report) in the dense Kansas City metro tonight. The storms are now approaching Columbia and Jefferson City. Threat tagged Considerable #kswx #mowx #ClimateEmergency

A screenshot of a weather radar image of central Missouri. There are yellow polygons overlayed that indicate the position of severe thunderstorm warnings between Kansas City and Jefferson City. There are green polygons indicating where creeks and rivers have flood warnings.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Cities aren't loud. Gasoline generators emitting exhaust and noise on a main street where city leadership could install more outlets for the farmer's market happening 24 times a year are loud.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Now streaming: The fight over a Greenpoint, Brooklyn bicycle lane / traffic calming project on McGuinness Boulevard. Watch the documentary "Changing Lanes" on Kanopy. Your public library card probably gets you free access. @emilyassembly.bsky.social Emily Gallagher @shabazzstuart.bsky.social

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Now streaming: The fight over a bicycle lane / traffic calming project on McGuinness Boulevard. Watch the documentary "Changing Lanes" on Kanopy. Your public library card probably gets you free access. featuring: @henrygrabar.bsky.social @jonorcutt.bsky.social @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Now streaming: The fight over a bicycle lane / traffic calming project on McGuinness Boulevard. Watch the documentary "Changing Lanes" on Kanopy. Your public library card probably gets you free access. featuring: Janette Sadik-Khan @jessiesinger.bsky.social @familiesforsafestreets.org

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Now streaming: The story of the fight over a bicycle lane / traffic calming project on McGuinness Boulevard. Watch the documentary "Changing Lanes" on Kanopy. Your public library card probably gets you free access. featuring Janette Sadik-Khan @jskstreet.bsky.social #SafeStreets #VisionZero

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

If you see this, quote post with a picture of the longest item you moved with a bicycle or tricycle.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Bollards or anything of significant weight help prevent projectile vehicles from causing physical injuries to people. The #KineticEnergy for this instance is a car driver and police chase in the Omaha metro that ended at a roof support and pile of lumber at a Home Depot. #SiteProtection

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Parking Director job @ Iowa State Univ. parking enforcement, permits, transportation coordination, customer service operations, parking technology systems, citation and appeals processes, micromobility planning closes 6/5/26 #ParkingReform #IowaJob isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaSt...

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Parking Director

Position Title: Parking Director Job Group: Professional & Scientific Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of related experience Job Description: The Department of Public Saf...

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The Urban Bicycle Design Guide is about $12 cheaper direct from @princetonupress.bsky.social than Amazon if you use promo code SPRING50 by 6/9/2026 at midnight ET Should work on all pre-2026 Island Press books including Walkable City Rules @jeffspeck.bsky.social #NACTO26

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

"Honey, would you please move the car into the backyard? I want to project the recording of the joint @thewaroncars.bsky.social and @modacitylife.com lecture in Florida." #TongueInCheek

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Congress could regulate #KiddieKillers. It's a choice. [ Lamborghini crushed by a pickup truck video NHTSA IIHS lift kit ]

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Closing a bridge for shooting a car commercial to advertise conditions ... that don't exist. #FalseAdvertising #BridgeClosure motonormativity

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

"Utterly impossible!" CBS basketball analyst Bill Rafferty says about a March Madness Elite 8 buzzer beater shot he just witnessed UConn player Braylon Mullins make against Duke. Utterly: completely; absolutely; entirely.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

A car driver injured at least four people when they crashed into Mama's Pizza restaurant this evening in Omaha, Nebraska, per Facebook page Sarpy Scanner. Code Trauma for some of the people seriously injured in the collision. #DriverDamage #KineticEnergy #TrafficViolence

The aftermath of a car driver crash into a restaurant. The car is fully inside the building. The first room damaged is labeled Game Room by a neon sign. A firefighter in turnout gear standing next to the driver's door which is open. One of the TVs is showing a March Madness NCAA tournament game. One of the TVs is showing a hockey game. Tables and chairs are tipped over or upside down.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

A nudge. Reducing trips and falls caused by luggage on escalators is the aim of D.C. WMATA transit. The video post-install of the bollard would be fascinating. How many will lift their bag over this squeeze point? How many bollard collision injuries? How often will the elevator be unavailable?

A bollard front and centered near the entrance to an escalator which goes up. The photo is taken from the height of the top of the bollard. There are symbols on the bollard which direct people with large luggage, child strollers, scooters, or bicycles to use the nearby elevator instead of the escalator. The photo was taken at the Dulles International Airport subway station in Virginia for Washington D.C. area transit provider WMATA.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

To the sinkhole that swallowed two vehicles in Omaha today near 67th and Pacific Street ... ... welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

It bears repeating. You can watch Hammond, Indiana and @jeffspeck.bsky.social partner to make plans for a revitalized downtown. (documentary produced by Lakeshore Public Media which is available in Chicago on sat, cable, and over-the-air)

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Walkable USA

Noted planner Jeff Speck partners with Hammond, Indiana to breathe new life into the city.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 11/02/2026

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

These aren't powered by solar or wind. Fossil fuels power these snow-melting hot tubs in NYC, Boston, Baltimore. #ClimateEmergency DSNY snow melter

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

City of Oxford, MS Sunday 3:51 a.m. "Utilities has made the difficult decision to pull our crews ... The situation is currently too dangerous ... Trees are actively snapping and falling ... cannot clear the lines faster than the limbs are falling." #WinterStorm outage #IceStorm #OleMiss

Screenshot of a Facebook post from the City of Oxford, Mississippi on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 3:51 a.m.

The text reads Due to life-threatening conditions, Oxford Utilities has made the difficult decision to pull our crews off the road for the night.
The situation is currently too dangerous to continue. Trees are actively snapping and falling around our linemen while they are in the bucket trucks. We simply cannot clear the lines faster than the limbs are falling.
We will resume full operations at first light. Please stay safe and stay inside.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Image description: a person pours water into the eyes of a person wearing a vest with the word Press on the chest #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom @pressfreedom.bsky.social

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

If you're having a bicycle event where you want some connectedness with your snacks, GoGo squeeZ has some pedal-themed pouches. 6 'Pedal Peach' in a 12-count organic pack. UPC 48860 04932 #BikeJoy

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The common disembodied "Car Hits Pedestrian" came to mind when I saw this headline.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

What states are people moving to? - a booming bicycle culture (2 in 5 people moving to Arkansas pick Bentonville) - a state where bicycle riders can yield at stop signs (Idaho) Are people choosing #BikeJoy? www.axios.com/2025/12/15/m...

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The three largest sources of heavy crude oil are Venezuela, Canada, and Russia. If you were a bully who wanted oil, you would target the weakest kid on the school yard. [ Nicolas Madura ]

A world map with text labels on Canada, Venezuela, and Russia.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

If you ever have someone mention that a quick-build traffic chicane is ugly, it's because they envision flex posts. If they say they're too expensive and slow to deploy: a chicane can be created for under $800 with American-made materials. Deployed in about an hour.

Two images. The top image is a typical suburban residential street in North America. The bottom image is the top image plus four flower planter wood boxes on the pavement. The position of the planter boxes requires drivers to weave left and right.

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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Two kids killed by school bus drivers in Maine about four weeks apart. There are many contributing factors in vehicle crashes. Front blind spots caused by hoods are easy to fix with policies favoring better design choices. #VisionZero NTSB

Illustration compares the front blind spot between a rear engine flat front bus and the traditional front engine hood.

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