My dad ended up in the ICU in a town about 40km away (he’s doing well). This is his normal hospital. We have 10 family members in town, and my partner and I are the only ones capable of driving. Public transportation to this hospital from our town barely exists.

I’m completely happy to take the support role, but it is alarming that without my partner and I, everything would break down. I’m switching to the medical provider in my town.

#15MinuteCities #WalkBikeBus #TheWarOnCars

This happened yesterday on my morning commute. About 40 people were waiting at the stop for the same rout. I checked the GPS map and watched the bus turnaround multiple times off route before I gave up and jumped back in my car.

#WalkBikeBus #PublicTransit

Public transit has become pretty grim in my area. I’m going to start a log, but I estimate 1 out of every 3 of my bus trips, the bus is 20 or more minutes late, or just doesn’t show up at all.

#WalkBikeBus #PublicTransit

Rats ate through a wiring harness on my 2005 Honda Pilot while it was parked on the street in front of my house. What’s to stop them from doing this again once I it is repaired? Owning a car is the hugest pain in the ass. I hate everything about it. If I wasn’t a gigging musician, I wouldn’t own one.

California transit infrastructure just isn’t set up for double bass players.

#WalkBikeBus #NotJustBikes #BanCars #Urbanism #California #CentralValley

#Yolobus does this funny thing where the bus that is supposed to stop every hour, just doesn’t. My bus is 30 minutes late so far, and I’ve been waiting here for 45 minutes. It’s now dark, and 43°F.

It’s not a funny, ha, ha thing. It’s a funny, this is a really shitty way to get a late start to the weekend thing.

#WalkBikeBus

I’m playing Country Thursday at the Powerhouse Pub tonight in historic Folsom, California with the All Night #HonkyTonk Man, Geoffrey Miller (yes, we will be asked to play that song).

#PublicTransit from my house to the gig takes 2 hours and involves 2 buses, 1 train, and 1 km of walking. Not bad with a #DoubleBass if you don’t need an amp. I do. We also play until 1 a.m., and the first train after the gig leaves at 5:30 am. I’ll drive.

#DoghouseBass #Bass #BassPlayer #LowCar #WalkBikeBus

Road testing my new @atpfm chicken hat. 34°F this morning in the California Central Valley. This is quality headwear. Do recommend.
#ChickenHat #AccidentalTechPodcast #WalkBikeBus

A staggeringly low 10% of sidewalks in #austin are ADA-compliant.

#austintx #WalkBikeBus #pedestrianfriedly #pedestrian #equity

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@classicretro Living in a flat city would be great! We have hills here in Portland. If we didn't have our #eBike we would be in another metal box clogging up the roads and burning fossil fuel. Fewer internal combustion engines is the goal! #OneLessCar #BikesAreBetter #WalkBikeBus #MicroMobility #Ebikes #CargoBikes