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Active Travel Please! #MobilityIsEquity
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As with most places, we've allowed cars to crush our tiny islands of Trinidad & Tobago. We don't expect everyone to ride a bicycle for transport, but we would like the population to have viable alternatives when it comes to travelling around a tiny place.
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Active Travel Please! #MobilityIsEquity @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 21d
“The best way to get to school is by bike because it gives you more exercise. It’s healthier for the Earth,” she added.
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From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a 'bike bus'
In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual.
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activetraveltt.bsky.social
....creating green spaces and traffic-free zones for pedestrians and cyclists to safely travel and exercise (good for us and the environment!), are just some of the ways our leadership can help. 
*Let's enable #ActiveTravel!*
#PoliticalWill #MobilityIsEquity
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‘Sweet, sweet T&T…. all this sugar can’t be good for me!’
I clear­ly re­mem­ber 32-year-old Maria, a gov­ern­ment clerk who came in for a check-up. Maria de­vel­oped di­a­betes while preg­nant with her third child. She was slight­ly over­weight but con­sid­e...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
It would, in practice, be easier to make road lanes narrower, especially in towns and cities where space is compromised. However, as SUVs and larger vehicles become increasingly popular, this is likely to be opposed by drivers and motoring groups.
www.whatcar.com/news/uk-road...
UK roads could be made narrower to improve safety for cyclists
New government guidance could see UK roads get slimmer to stop drivers overtaking cyclists
www.whatcar.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Owning a vehicle does not mean relying on it for everything. It simply means freedom.
#Motonormativity #MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
newsday.co.tt/2025/11/27/s...
Stop car ownership double standards - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE EDITOR: I write in response to the fact that every time the issue is raised about affordable cars, there are objections, with people saying that the less well-off should be using public transporta...
newsday.co.tt
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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If you weren't able to attend Isabelle's talk last week about "Ensuring that Freedom to Cycle is Accessible to All”, the video of the talk is now available.

#InclusiveCycling #ActiveTravel #AccessibleCycling @isabelleclementmbe.bsky.social
« Ensuring that freedom to cycle is accessible to all »
YouTube video by Université de Lausanne
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November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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amythebirder.bsky.social
There have been positives like experiencing the joy of #ActiveTravel but the lack of infrastructure, busy roads and bad/scary experiences has taken away most of the joy.

Glad I challenged myself though because it's really opened my eyes.
Bicycle facing towards the camera on a narrow dead end lane. As is typical with single track roads in England there are tall hedges either side and no passing places. The bicycle has a front rack and rear rack had panniers. It is sunny
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
"What do you think about the transportation biking movement?" I asked him. “Just a trend,” he said flatly. “It won’t be around for long.”
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill #ActiveTravel
www.bicycling.com/news/a200128...
Sport vs Transport
Are these styles of riding as different as they seem?
www.bicycling.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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sflkirk.bsky.social
“Every bicycle is one less car on the road, meaning that there’s less congestion. . . The more cars we can get off the road, the more room there will be for the people who have to drive.” @davidwtrueman.bsky.social on why investing in protected bicycle infrastructure is good for everyone #BikeHFX
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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kcrowe.bsky.social
This is a real loss, and that such a passionate transit advocate died in a multi vehicle crash feels especially awful. 😢
denvergazette.com The Denver Gazette @denvergazette.com · 22h
Colorado Sen. Faith Winter, 45, killed in car accident buff.ly/1GWwSqA
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
As if it isn’t dangerous, traumatic or humiliating enough to sleep on the street, you not only face punishment for doing so, but the architecture itself is also designed to move you on. A steel & concrete reminder that you are unwelcome here, a project in erasure.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Hostile architecture is making our cities even less welcoming | Eva Wiseman
Uncomfortable benches, poles to lean against, walls embedded with metal fins… The use of defensive design means that our cities now exude a sense of menace
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November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Replacing fossil fuel vehicles with EVs will not solve all of our traffic problems.
#EndCarDependency #MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
transformative-mobility.org/multimedia/i...
The Impact of EV's Transition on Car-Related Traffic Issues
Replacing fossil fuel vehicles with EVs will not solve all of our traffic problems.
transformative-mobility.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
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How This Small City Tripled Its Cycling In Just 11 Years
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
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November 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
When I say to expect me in my silver vehicle, it may well have two wheels!
We're not saying that everyone should ride a bicycle to go everywhere, but it would sure be nice to have it as a safe, viable option when an SUV isn't necessary!
#MobilityIsEquity #ActiveTravel
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
I found bike parking in Port of Spain!
#MobilityIsEquity
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Not a single person is able to safely attend any event in Trinidad and Tobago by riding a bicycle! I'd say that's something that the academics need to tackle! #MobilityIsEquity #endcardependency #ActiveLifestyle #ClimateFriendly #BeatNCDs #TTMoves #Motonormativity #PoliticalWill
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
On an average day, about $1B worth of motor vehicles are stored on the streets of Port of Spain, Trinidad for free! #EndCarDependency #MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Don't be blind to the potential of bikes!
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
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November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
A new version of the existing regulation clarifies that cyclists are generally permitted to ride side by side.
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
polizei.nrw/en/article/m....
More protection for cyclists
The new rules of the German Road Traffic Act (StVO) will apply from April 28, 2020 and will particularly strengthen vulnerable road users.
polizei.nrw
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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patrickgaley.bsky.social
A 1% tax on the wealthiest people would raise £24 billion each year.

The only people who cannot like this are millionaires and their fluffers.

And most Labour MPs and journalists aren't on $500k a year, so that makes them the latter

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Budget 2025 live updates: Rachel Reeves to outline tax and spending changes
The chancellor will deliver her statement to MPs at 12:30 GMT, after changes to the minimum wage and the sugar tax were announced on Tuesday.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Family --> Community --> Society!
#LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill
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Sleeping priest awakened and robbed - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
A day after a priest was tied-up and robbed at a church in La Romaine, another priest has highlighted a breakdown in family values as one of the reasons for … Continue reading Sleeping priest awakened...
newsday.co.tt
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Everyone is concerned about the killer roads in Trinidad & Tobago, but no one is advocating for reducing speed limits!
#MobilityIsEquity
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Dumfries and Galloway trunk roads get 20mph speed limit trial
Towns and villages across south west Scotland will see the limit introduced on a temporary basis.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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jasonthorne.bsky.social
Curved corridors to limit a shooter’s sight lines. Bullet-proof glass. Concrete “bump outs” in hallways to provide hiding places. This is the sad new architecture of American high schools. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXeM...
Fruitport designs $48M high school with places to hide from mass shooters
YouTube video by 13 ON YOUR SIDE
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November 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
We have far too many hard surfaces in Port of Spain and can't understand why it floods so much! #LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill
jasonthorne.bsky.social Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 4d
Permeable roadway pavers in the reconstructed Riverside Drive in Etobicoke.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Trinidad and Tobago's on edge!
newsday.co.tt/2025/11/25/u...
US top military officer at Diplomatic Centre - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
US chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff General Dan Caine has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago for a meeting with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
newsday.co.tt
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Our society is too sedentary and car dependant! Outdoor activity is curtailed by crime concerns, and there is no safe infrastructure for active travel! The government lacks leadership and political will and the medical profession needs to advocate for active lifestyles!
newsday.co.tt/2025/11/25/a...
Amputations: A national crisis in Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
TRINIDAD and Tobago is facing a silent but worsening health crisis: an alarming rise in amputations linked primarily to diabetes and vascular disease. According to consultant vascular surgeon and UWI ...
newsday.co.tt
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Segregated bike lanes increase safety, which leads to more riders, which in turn makes cycling even safer.
*It's time to start, Trinidad!*
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, TfL report suggests
Cycling journeys have increased to more than 1.5 million daily this year, according to a new report.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM