Lanrick Bennett
Working within the active transportation, environmental protection, affordable housing and placemaking sphere. Always advocating #BikeTO #TransformTO #BLM #TweetsAreMineByDefault
- I need my badge renewed when I pop by City Hall again. Not part of the ‘cycling lobby’. I’m part of a group of thousands of constituents in our city that are doing our very best to have our elected representatives prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.Seems like the right thing to do.
- How NY (Times) have changed.* 'Sinners' Is a Box Office Success (With a Big Asterisk) Ryan Coogler's original horror film was expected to sell a strong $46 million in tickets over the weekend, enough for No. 1. But its profitability remains a long way off. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/b...
- When asked why SUVs reduce throughput, Levinson says, “Well, first there’s their physical size – they literally take up more space on the road, and it takes them longer to brake because of mass and momentum.” - @lauriewinkless.bsky.social h/t @transportist.net Cc: @davidzipper.bsky.social
- My latest Forbes article is all about SUVs. Specifically, it delves into two new research papers - one from traffic engineering, and one from public health - that shows how these increasingly-popular (and increasingly large) vehicles come with major downsides 🧪 www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...