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Grant Olsen @grantaskswhy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Riding a cargo bike while wearing a ... Toyota Land Cruiser t-shirt.

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

The batteries in your TV remote are dead? You replace them. What if one of the battery cells in your #ebike battery fails? Gouach achieved repairability with their Infinite Battery. #EasyToRepair #RepairMovement #Sustainability #UserRepairable @gouach.bsky.social #ReduceWaste

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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 · 04/09/2026

My traffic philosophy can be summarized by The Prodigy lyric from "Come Out and Play": 🎙️Ya gotta keep 'em separated.

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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 · 18/08/2026

Amazing how leaders will provide concrete walls for protecting race spectators from fast drivers, but not for protecting pedestrians and fast everyday drivers.

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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

to know what Seth Meyers will say during his 'A Closer Look' segment about the late Senator Lindsey Graham. People are remembered for what they did and said. Like the time Graham asked for legally-cast ballots to be thrown out. @salgentile.bsky.social Roll the tape youtu.be/qgVCQ_jsWQk?...

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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

Curious about any internal discussions about pros and cons for having the spray head: * held by human or * mounted on metal arm extending from the rolling platform

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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 · 25/06/2026

Electricity implications of #ClimateChange Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River hydropower comes from Montana snowpack May 2026 report "Forecast generation for 2026 is 7.3 billion kWh compared to the long-term average of 9.3 billion kWh." www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-r...

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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 · 10/06/2026

If you don't want to give $ to Amaz0n, maybe your public library card gets you free access to watch the Ben Wolf documentary "Changing Lanes" on Kanopy. featuring David Byrne and Janette Sadik-Khan The story of the fight over a bicycle lane / traffic calming project on McGuinness Boulevard.

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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

Photos credit: Facebook page Sarpy Scanner

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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 · 18/05/2026

What's the approximate time length? [opens digital calendar to make appointment]

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

Same promo code ☝️ should work on Tactical Urbanism @mikelydon.bsky.social transit advocacy book @carterlavin.bsky.social Killed by a Traffic Engineer @wesmarshall.bsky.social When Driving is not an Option @nondriver.bsky.social Curbing Traffic @modacitylife.com #NACTO26

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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 · 01/05/2026

One of the qualifications mentions volunteering on a League committee. Please reply with the webpage that details these opportunities.

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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 · 18/04/2026

Car driver: "You're creating a dead end for me!?" [then drives home to cul de sac]

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