I’m not sure if this is the case with the example below but it highlights how Twitter can work as a bike advocacy tool.

Friday, August 5th:
@SuziSteffen posts this on twitter*:
“City of #Eugene, #WTF is this? OH HA! THERE’S A BIKE LANE THERE. http://twitpic.com/61lvjs”

The twitpic link leads to this photo:

EugeneSRTS tweets: “Yeah, try the grass strip plz MT @SuziSteffen: @EugenePW #WTF is this? OH HA! THERE’S A BIKE LANE THERE. http://twitpic.com/61lvjs”

SuzziSteffen, @btx91, and @eugenesrts exchange a couple tweets about the subject, including the point from @SuziSteffen “… The worst of it is that it’s in the counter-traffic lane! Not like one can MERGE.”

@EugeneSRTS emails link of TwitPic photo to Lee Shoemaker, City Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator, asking if he could contact the project manager about moving it to a better location.

Monday, August 8th:

@SuziSteffen tweets: “Thanks, @EugenePW @EugeneSRTS @btx91! Much better now! #Eugene #biking http://twitpic.com/634enj”

with this picture:

Much better!

Though, there is a car driving in the bike lane and that orange barrel seems to be blocking the sidewalk (for wheelchair users maybe), but still, better.

 

*Wondering about twitter? Check out their “Getting Started” page here.