Cities · by Hamza Malik · 2026-09-08

Bicycle-friendly feels oddly relevant to Cities on a budget

50 sparks · 21 comments

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There is probably a middle ground here. The low-effort version is probably the keeper. This makes me want to look at a map for an hour.

That is a much better way to say it.

@es_fern That made the concept click.

I would pin this if I could.

I would love a follow-up example.

Good reminder that boring can be good. This pairs weirdly well with ramen.

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near the library.

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about oddly. I learned that one the expensive way.

Ren Suzuki · 9 likes

I think both things can be true.

I laughed, but you are not wrong.

I like this more than the top-level advice.

I would love a follow-up example.

Ananya Rao · 2 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. I would test it for 9 days before deciding. Public transit stories are secretly sociology stories.

This sounds good, but in practice it can be a bad idea without more context. It sounds small, but the route matters.

That is a good question for people with more experience than me. That is where the boring checklist helps.

Ren Suzuki · 1 likes

I am saving this for the next time I overthink relevant. The social part surprised me too.

I needed the reminder to start smaller.

Noé Petit · 1 likes

I had the same reaction to kindness.

I wish more posts had this much context. The rainy evening version is even more interesting.

Finn Brown · 0 likes

My version of this was messier, but the conclusion was similar. This pairs weirdly well with banana bread.