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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 6h

Sure a car can do this, but the goal of good urban design is to give people the freedom to choose a better tool for the trip.

That's not always a huge cargo bike, it can be walking, a simple bike with panniers, or even public transit. In the end, each choice helps evaporate car traffic in cities.

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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 6h

Just in reading that nonsense about the new Blyth Bebside station on here. This seems relevant.

The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 8d

The maximum walking distance is *way* lower than I think people understand. From DfT Inclusive Mobility:

A table

Recommended distance limit without a rest:

Wheelchair users 150 metres

Vision impaired people 150 metres

Walking stick and cane users 50 metres

Mobility impaired people without a
walking stick 100 metres

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 6h

For our cities, police and any other voices of authority.

Just want to get ahead of the kid shaming content that's coming this Halloween. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

4 kids in halloween costumes Road safety is your responsibility not theirs

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 8h

Teens who won a lawsuit requiring Hawaiʻi to eliminate carbon emissions from the state’s transportation system in the next 20 years rightly call out sustainable aviation fuel as bullshit.

Teens Who Sued Hawai‘i Say Climate Plan For Aviation Doesn’t Fly

Interisland flights are Hawaiʻi’s biggest transportation carbon producer, making up more than half of all emissions related to civilian travel in the state.

www.civilbeat.org

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 7h

London is proud to host Japan's Grand Sumo Tournament this week - it's fantastic to see the the teams using our cycling infrastructure to get around.

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Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social · 10h

Water Avalbabity will be low everywhere soon enough if people keep using this shit

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 11h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 8h

“Mounting evidence shows cities designed for and by women take a more intersectional approach. At the same time, these measures are shown to contribute to more vibrant and flourishing places, focused on more inviting walking, cycling, and public transport and spaces.”

www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

A series of photographs of colourful pedestrian streets in Paris, Montreal, Barcelona, and Brussels, that feature murals and playgrounds, planter boxes and trees, and benches and terraces.

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Living Streets Edinburgh @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social · 8h

Informative article in the Herald Online today discussing the need for traffic restrictions in the Cowgate, Edinburgh. As Living Streets Edinburgh Convener notes "Clearly a street with no traffic in it is going to be safer than a street with traffic in it."
tinyurl.com/EDICowgate1015

Edinburgh Cowgate restrictions extended on just 53 days since fatal crash

Tightened restrictions on the Cowgate have been in place on just 53 days in the nearly one year since a tragic collision sparked calls for changes.

tinyurl.com

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 8h

London now has lots of areas made lovely like this, thanks to low-traffic neighbourhoods

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 8h

Although idling is antisocial, the vast majority of pollution comes from driving

It would be nice to see Living Streets campaign to reduce driving, and hence reduce pollution at source

Living Streets Edinburgh @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social · 9h

One (small) win - the Council's new Code of Conduct for construction companies says:
• Vehicles or plant should not be left idling
• Generators and plant should be located away from residential and other neighbours and not left idling

The code is voluntary, but idling is still bad practice.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17h

Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA

Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 12h

Far right billionaire captured media car-centric propaganda

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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 12h

its politicians.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17h

Finish this sentence: “The biggest obstacle to actually turning MY city into a better city for people is __________________________.”

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 8h

We can also stop burning stuff - it really is that simple

Real Gaz on a proper bike: [email protected] @gazza-d.bsky.social · 11h

A 2'C rise brings a much greater chance of floods, droughts, heatwaves and wildfires.
We've already started seeing these extremes of weather. UK needs to prepare for much worse.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate

www.theguardian.com

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: [email protected] @gazza-d.bsky.social · 11h

A 2'C rise brings a much greater chance of floods, droughts, heatwaves and wildfires.
We've already started seeing these extremes of weather. UK needs to prepare for much worse.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate

www.theguardian.com

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 1d

CicLAvia in DTLA!

#bikesky #safestreets #losangeles

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 1d

A lot of mobility innovation focuses on making existing options even more comfortable for the most privileged, at the expense of children, the elderly, people with low incomes or disabilities. If we’re not designing for them, we're designing ourselves out of the system: fair-mobility.eu/the-library/

An elderly woman rides a bike along a separated cycle path in front of two small children in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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Will Mitchell @royalbluemersey.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine this level of expenditure on public transport and active mobility. We’d have trains, subways, buses, trams and cycleways covering every city, town and village. Instead we have gridlock, pollution, environmental disaster, disease and traffic violence. Oh what a wonderful world.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“Once rare, 7-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average sale prices surging 28% in 5 years to approach $50k.”

Designed-in car dependency, surging car prices, longer loan periods with more interest.

Sound like “freedom” to you?

Cars are so expensive that buyers need 7-year loans

Once rare, seven-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average auto prices nearing $50,000.

www.seattletimes.com

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Mark McIntyre @markjmcintyre.bsky.social · 1d

Let this be the inspiration for cities everywhere.

Photo of a school street in Paris (Rue de l'Arbelete), Christophe Belin / Ville de Paris. A woman can be seen pushing a child's scooter along a street outside a school building in central Paris, newly lined with trees, greenery and abundant street space for children to play and move safely, which has been reclaimed from vehicles.

Photo of children walking down a school street in central Paris. The entire street has been transformed into a fully pedestrianised space, with new planting, bushes, and space for children to walk safely and easily to school. Christophe Belin / Ville de Paris.

A woman cycles down a new school street in Paris, as children gather outside the school's doors. Abundant new planting can be seen in the centre of the new pedestrianised street. Christophe Belin / Ville de Paris.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 1d

This would not have happened without an ebike. Without protected bike lanes or separated pathways, I'm almost certain the danger would not make it feasible in the longer term.

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David Hope @davidhope.ca · 1d

Some personal proof that ebikes and protected bike infrastructure are life changing. Spouse just hit 1k on her new bike in the 2 months since she got it. Went from almost never riding to daily commute of over 15km each way.

#OttBike #BikeSky

Close up of ebike odometer showing 1000km. On the right is cellphone camera showing William Commanda Bridge.

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 1d

That they built a new bridge served as a convenient reason to introduce a charge. But the real reason to have a charge is demand management. We use money to determine who most needs a limited resource & to make sure it’s used efficiently. Otherwise we use queuing, which no one likes

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