![M. Nolan Gray @mnolangray Urban business owners—who disproportionately drive—consistently overestimate the share of their customers who arrive by car. Here's a recent study from Berlin, but we found something broadly similar when we studied the issue in Astoria: https://findingspress.org/article/24497-local-business-perception-vs-mobility-behavior-of-shoppers-a-survey-from-berlin M. Nolan Gray @mnolangray Urban business owners—who disproportionately drive—consistently overestimate the share of their customers who arrive by car. Here's a recent study from Berlin, but we found something broadly similar when we studied the issue in Astoria: https://findingspress.org/article/24497-local-business-perception-vs-mobility-behavior-of-shoppers-a-survey-from-berlin](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15e37736-c6e3-447a-b799-83fa4fad70b8_1158x1258.png)
I think that as cities aim to move towards building more pedestrian and bike friendly downtowns, they should make an effort to take regular surveys like this so that businesses don't rely on their own guesses about where folks come from.
![Aaron Green @AaronGuhreen I'm excited about the automated speed enforcement bill (AB645) but by far the craziest amendment is specifying that anyone caught going 100mph+, even in school zones, is subject to a fine only and cannot have their license suspended or revoked. Aaron Green @AaronGuhreen I'm excited about the automated speed enforcement bill (AB645) but by far the craziest amendment is specifying that anyone caught going 100mph+, even in school zones, is subject to a fine only and cannot have their license suspended or revoked.](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd2da749f-28ae-45ee-9772-cc64d346766c_1160x674.png)
It's also insane that these are not in any way a percentage of the speed in question, 11 MPH over the limit in a 25 zone is very fast
![samdeutsch 1d i am so fucking excited for congestion pricing. it’s about damn time. reduce traffic and pollution while funding transit, its the holy grail of transportation policies samdeutsch 1d i am so fucking excited for congestion pricing. it’s about damn time. reduce traffic and pollution while funding transit, its the holy grail of transportation policies](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7439e51b-5611-4d15-b2ef-c75e2900648d_1142x1336.png)
I'm hoping that congestion pricing going live in Manhattan will set an example that other US cities are willing to follow.
![devonzuegel 8h Genius: the Fairchild Botanical Garden has a "dragon trail" You walk around the beautiful garden and dotted throughout, there are animatronic magical creatures inspired by mythology from all around the world Brilliant way to make a place adults love but kids find boring (a botanical garden) into something kids will love too Every kid I saw was entranced. One of them couldn't stop ogling at the basilisk even when his mom tempted him away for ice cream! If that isn't love, I don't know what is devonzuegel 8h Genius: the Fairchild Botanical Garden has a "dragon trail" You walk around the beautiful garden and dotted throughout, there are animatronic magical creatures inspired by mythology from all around the world Brilliant way to make a place adults love but kids find boring (a botanical garden) into something kids will love too Every kid I saw was entranced. One of them couldn't stop ogling at the basilisk even when his mom tempted him away for ice cream! If that isn't love, I don't know what is](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41056c93-064a-4646-b4e2-c8192b714013_1156x1192.png)
These are some really great looking animatronics. Even I would be more excited about going to a botanical garden if it had these!
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