infectious diseases clinician | West Virginian | fan of tennis, bike & pedestrian infrastructure, nature, tacos
Durham, NC
Joined January 2009
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Justin Frye retweeted
Pretty pathetic that Colorado can’t even muster one university in the top 50 despite being the state with the second most highly-educated population.
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I wish more Americans could wrap their heads around this. Amsterdam is easier to drive in than Atlanta -- despite far, far less road capacity -- because so FEW people have reason to drive cars there.
Give people choices, and the whole city works better.
Justin Frye retweeted
People see the Netherlands today and have no idea its streets in the 70s look like what modern America does today.
Frustrated by inaction on the threat of cars, the 1970s residents of Delft's Tuinstraat illicitly erected barriers to curb traffic.
An act of rebellion became a global revolution—inventing the woonerf (living street): a common space for recreation, vegetation, and socialization.
ALT A before and after image of a residential steeet in Delft. The before is a paved space dominated by car traffic. The after a lush garden space populated by trees and planters.
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USA: "Hey can we at least get some painted bike lanes?"
Denmark:
One unusual thing I noticed about Copenhagen: their bike bridges are stunning.
Apparently, most of the public infrastructure isn't designed by engineers alone, but by architects and world-famous artists too.
Some bridges intentionally curve instead of taking the shortest possible route. The curves slow cyclists down, make the ride safer, and give riders better views over the water.
And they discovered something else too: building beautiful bike infrastructure can actually create cyclists.
When Bryggebroen opened in 2006, planners expected around 3,300 cyclists a day. Within months, more than 9,000 were crossing it.
weekend highlight: biking 30 miles from downtown Durham to downtown Cary on greenways—then riding @Amtrak (@NC_By_Train) back to Durham
Justin Frye retweeted
There are some things more important to a country than money.
There are some things that money simply cannot buy.
And those things must be protected for future generations to enjoy.
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Parking minimums destroy North Carolina cities.
NC House Bill 369 would remove parking minimums statewide.
👉 Learn more: loom.ly/C4SrpOE
Image credit: @Parking_Reform
#Raleigh #traffic #parking #urbanplanning
need more of these protected bike lanes in Durham 😍🤩
@movesafedurham @NCDOT_Triangle
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The long-awaited Durham Rail Trail will be cool.
But it could have been so much better. Why? Because it lacks housing.
read my latest, onHousing:
aaronlubeck.com/p/my-take-on…
#railtrail #Durham #housing #urbanism #railstotrails
Justin Frye retweeted
Americans would be 10% happier if zoning codes allowed stores in residential neighborhoods.
Justin Frye retweeted
Denmark and Japan have universal health care, robust social safety nets, and national registries that track every patient. Denmark has 6 million people. Japan has a homogeneous population with some of the lowest health disparities in the developed world. The U.S. has 330 million people, 27 million uninsured, massive health disparities, and a fragmented system where millions of families move between providers and screening falls through the cracks. Our schedule was designed as a safety net for this reality.
And yes, American children have been at risk. Before the hepatitis B birth dose, 18,000 children a year were infected. Before rotavirus vaccination, 55,000 to 70,000 children were hospitalized annually. Before Hib vaccination, it was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in American children. These diseases didn’t disappear on their own. Vaccination made them rare. The question isn’t whether American children have been at risk. The question is why we’re abandoning the protections that reduced that risk.
