Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 22/09/20263 weeks ago this was a T junction. Now it's an almost completed roundabout, with a nicely renovated cycleway, sidewalk and relocated(!!!) school fence. This kind of project would take years in UK or US (and forget about shifting the fence). The pace of change is stunning here in Warsaw. 020
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Train journeys in Europe would be a lot less stressful if they could simply provide correct info about platforms and train departures. This is strangely problematic in various EU countries, with broken signs, or wrong destination shown, or simply not showing anything until the very last minute. 000
Reposted by MattTim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It tells you all you need to know about the role of policing in general that the people who are constantly shrieking about low-level crime and homelessness and bike lanes (lol) as intolerable intrusions on our quality of life have no problem with this 631562
Reposted by MattDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Yet again, traffic engineers are gobsmacked that a road closure didn't create crippling gridlock: "You’d never know that a massive highway project, ominously dubbed 'carmageddon,' was underway seven miles away...cars [were] speeding across the Interstate Bridge at their usual clip."opb.orgVancouver traffic largely unaffected by start of I-5 Rose Quarter projectWashington transportation officials warn commute time could increase in the coming days. 724637
Reposted by MattHassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes 4059812392
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Biking around Warsaw is nice because you can pass a random ice cream shop with the word 'Porter' on the menu, pull a quick U turn and go see if yes, they really do have beer flavoured ice cream. 😂 011
Reposted by MattMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026A dark blizzard of disinformation is warping the public’s perception of our great city. But we know the truth: our homicide rate is lower than every major US city, neighbourhood crimes are down and we’ve been ranked #1 city in the world 11 years in a row. My piece for The Times.thetimes.comWe must fight back against troll army’s lies about LondonThere is a dark blizzard of disinformation online, where our capital is described as a lawless dystopia in decline — this couldn’t be further from the truth 581854569
Reposted by MattSwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 06/09/2026Everything makes sense once you realize all environmental organizations in the US are people who want the thing on the left but only for boomers. 1349581
Reposted by MattDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Another reminder that firefighter/police/emt opposition to policies like congestion pricing, bike lanes, road diets, pedestrianization, etc. typically have nothing to do with legitimate public safety concerns and everything to do with maintaining personal driving and parking privileges. 220661
Reposted by MattPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I think folks who ride for transit or on busy roads know this on a deep level. Every complaint about helmets or rolling stop signs or riding two abreast or empty bike lanes or entitled riders is pure misdirection. The core issue: They don't want riders on the road. The entitlement claim is batshit. 428734
Reposted by MattGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This awful story is another reminder that helmets and high-viz will never be enough to fill the massive safety gaps left by insufficient infrastructure. A traffic calming device before the crosswalk likely would have prevented this death by forcing Knapp to stop, or at the very least, slow down. 442693
Reposted by MattDiego @ryukyu-hsr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Bike helmet discourse is so funny. Yes, it would be safer to wear a helmet all the time, whether cycling, walking, sitting at home or *driving* for that matter. But there's a trade off between safety and comfort and who knew it, we make it all the time. 151
Reposted by MattFlorian Stöger @fdms.eu · 26/08/2026Helmet PSAs have been extremely successful in mostly convincing anyone's friends and family who don't bike, and who love to spread the gospel that unless you're carrying around a large piece of equipment wherever you go, you shouldn't even consider getting on a bike 1272
Reposted by Mattmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026and i think it's worth interrogating why the thing that would increase safety while putting a significant burden on cyclists is considered common-sense while the thing that would do the same for drivers is considered an absurd non-starter. way more motorists die every year than cyclists! 1849633
Reposted by Mattconputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026you have to watch the helmet video. one guy is so mad about ityoutube.comSpaceballs - Dark Helmet Intro SceneYouTube video by ABC CINEMA 011
Reposted by MattRadical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 18/08/2026"Cities for everyone, not only for cars" Seen in Poznań Poland 225143
Reposted by MattProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Can't wait to see everyone yelling at Mamdani next time he walks down the street without a helmet www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 59726
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Sorry NYC subway is a joke. 13 min headway on the A during rush hour. Not a serious system. 000
Reposted by MattTed Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 08/08/2026initially seems good, but the more you use a tool like this, the more you lose your own ability to forecast cylones 20716113
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Tired of talk about Europeans and air conditioning. I want to hear more about why Europeans have to use a key just to open their house door and go outside. 000
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Speaking of American things that Europeans disdain, spotted a cybert**ck on the roads, yesterday. Wtf. 000
Reposted by MattJakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 03/06/2026🇵🇱🚲🛴This Polish parliament sees far less moronic legislation than the previous one, but even the most pro-European, pro-rule-of-law coalitions can't escape bouts of complete idiocy, and that's the case with the requirement for kids to wear helmets while riding bikes/scooters, in force from today. 4225
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I watched every episode of the Colbert Report, but I couldn't stomach The Late Show. Too tame. I hope this cancellation is a blessing in disguise that enables Stephen to get back to his roots. 000
Reposted by MattGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Cyclists get mad that drivers are killing and injuring people and are treated as hysterical meanies Drivers throw a fit over losing 4 parking spots and are treated as people with serious concerns over how our streets should be designed 3721153
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Though I did discover last week that I had unexpectedly, according to the Polish bureaucracy, become Ukrainian. 100
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Two times in a week I've been saved by kind and helpful staff in the Polish bureaucracy, and with very little waiting time; they're going to lose their bad rep at this rate. 000
Reposted by MattBryan Culbertson 🥄 @bryanculbertson.com · 15/04/2026Checking in with VC urbanist twitter where they have tech pilled themselves into hating bike lanes because they get in the way of Waymos Widening roads and removing bike lanes was always the end state of supporting more cars in cities 8283
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Bucket list item checked: riding a bus with route number 0 000
Reposted by MattGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 16/03/2026When drivers smash into stores, police departments make puns. When kids ride bikes in the road, they brag about confiscating them. 419341
Reposted by MattMatt @notdanish.bsky.social · 16/03/2026This is a horrendous cross section for such a design, 90cm bike lanes! And such a wide middle lane will encourage speed. The bike lanes should be wider. And the whole design only works in context of speed/traffic reduction. The page says Lebanon at the bottom, I'd look for other sources to cite. 102
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Somehow I moved to Poland and lost 2 kg, clearly I'm not eating enough pączki 000
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 12/02/2026I do hope one of these years the people running the nice bike share program in Warsaw realise it's possible to operate throughout the winter. NY manages in even colder weather. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/11/d...nyc.streetsblog.orgData: New Yorkers Keep Biking In This Cold, Cold World - Streetsblog New York CityEven in the city's historic deep freeze, New Yorkers are getting around by bicycle, according to publicly available data. 030
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Americans are sick in the head these days, they way they treat parents (among other things). When I was around that age I walked over 20 min to elementary school on ordinary streets by myself. That was in the 80s. Now they persecute parents over a 4 min trip. 030
Reposted by MattDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 30/01/2026A strange but true finding about NYC congestion pricing: Drivers’ time savings have overwhelmingly gone to those traveling *outside* the toll zone (i.e., driving from Brooklyn to Queens or within NJ) – not those headed into Manhattan. Me, in Bloomberg 🧵bloomberg.comCongestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban DriversNYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties. 829992
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Kraków in the midnight fog is very mysterious. Trams haunting the streets. I wish I had a better camera. 051
Reposted by MattChristopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 10/01/2026WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...wsj.comVideos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to ShootingsA WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July. 17093615101
Reposted by MattNotes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Temperatures plummeted in Poland today, with the city of Łódź recording -15.8°C at 8 a.m. Even Hel, on Poland's northern Baltic coast, has frozen over, at -1.5°C. 05615
Reposted by MattMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 13/12/2025So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verifiedirishtimes.comAt least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher 3920721155
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Ok train nerds, explain this one. According to DB, train EC249 leaves Berlin at 17:52. According to PKP, the exact same train on the exact same day leaves Berlin at 16:35. 🤔 000
Reposted by MattDr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Every now and again, I like to repost this. Single Family and prohibition of mixed use (proprietors living above businesses) were invented in California and aimed at restricting Asian Americans. It's indefensible www.kqed.org/news/1184054...kqed.orgThe Racist History of Single-Family Home Zoning | KQEDWhen single-family zoning got its start, it was about more than separating homes from apartments, it was about separating white families from everyone else. 38630
Reposted by MattSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Rolling Stone: clearly documents a 30+ year long con job. A rural county's own leadership lined their pockets by helping ag interests destroy the water supply. Everyone who read the article apparently??: Amazon data centers did this in 2011 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...rollingstone.com'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water CrisisAmazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages. 14560222
Matt @notdanish.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Nice, Deutsche Bahn increases the price of a journey that is still 2 months away by €200. I guess I will not be using the train after all. Good work @deutschebahn.com your pricing system drives customers away. 000
Reposted by MattThe Onion @theonion.com · 25/11/2025Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incre… 312188387