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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! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · Sep 5

Riding a bike to school provides not only a fun way to get to school but also a host of advantages for children’s physical, mental, and social well-being.
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Why Riding a Bike to School is the Ultimate Boost for Kids

In an era when screens and sedentary activities dominate children's lives, the simple act of riding a bicycle to school can offer benefits

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 3h

May the angels welcome him into paradise, and may his soul rest in the eternal peace of Christ," the church said.

Investigations are ongoing. #RIP
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Pedestrian killed in accident while heading to church - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

A 77-year-old man was struck and killed in an accident on October 12 while awaiting transport to attend church.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 9h

“How are you designing a city for me as a teenager - without the need for a man to protect me, a rape whistle or having to plan it like a survival mission?”
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
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How Our Toddlers and Teenagers Must Be Seen as Planners not Passengers

An Intergenerational Call for Active Transport Justice

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 11h

The country’s high obesity rates (30% according to the World Health Organization) is another social problem that more active transport could help tackle.

*T&T's progress is even slower than molasses!*
#PoliticalWill
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Mission: safer roads for cyclists in Trinidad and Tobago

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 11h

Will we see the Trinidad and Tobago National Budget for 2026 address #ActiveTravel?
#PoliticalWill #MobilityIsEquity
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Citizens call for more investment in people

As Trinidad and Tobago braces for today’s national Budget, citizens are voicing strong opinions on where they believe Government spending should be focused, with education, crime re...

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Cllr Sam Casey-Rerhaye @samcaseyr.bsky.social · 15h

‘it’s easy to be distracted by futuristic innovations like electric cars, drone delivery networks and hyperloops. “The real solutions are a lot less sexy and a lot more common sense” ’

This is absolutely 💯 the case. & is this the reason why male dominated leaders get it so wrong so often?

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

Alongside that, he argues we need to reprioritize street space with bus-only lanes to allow public transit to bypass congestion and protected, connected active transport lanes for cycling, mobility aids and scooters.
#MobilityIsEquity
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...

A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move

Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

Remember that we're not allways playing by the rules on the roads of Trinidad and Tobago!
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Port of Spain DUI operation leads to 11 arrests - CNC3

A Driving Under the Influence (DUI) operation in Port of Spain between 11:30 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2025, and 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2025, resulted in the arrest of eleven people aged...

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move

Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

The Caribbean is too hot to ride bicycles for transport! 🙄🌞🚲🌴
#MobilityIsEquity #ActiveTravel #PoliticalWill
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The Laziest Excuse for Bad Cities

YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

#ShareThePlanet

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

The day will come when the National Budget of Trinidad & Tobago has an allocation for #ActiveTravel!
When we do, we'll be financially, physically and mentally responsible in the development of our nation!
#PoliticalWill #MobilityIsEquity
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Tancoo’s tightrope

Tomorrow is budget day—the first opportunity for Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo to give the country a clear statement on the path this administration will follow to address ...

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my! #Motonormativity

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for walkability advocates in Trinidad & Tobago.
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
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Why Indian Cities aren't Walkable | A Quint Original Documentary

YouTube video by The Quint

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

Microplastics are shed from packaging, clothes, paints, cosmetics, car tyres and other items.
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The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

Bicycles mostly died out as a form of transport in the mid-20th century not only because cars were faster and cushier, but also because cars made cycling catastrophically dangerous.
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill #ActiveTravel
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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

We're wilfully blind to homelessness in Trinidad and Tobago and engage in endless "ole talk" and achieve nothing!
#LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill
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London to get £36m boost in homelessness funding

London will see the biggest share of the £84m being distributed across England's councils.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

Bikes!
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Amber & Nikita American Smooth to 16 Going On 17 from The Sound Of Music ✨ BBC Strictly 2025

YouTube video by BBC Strictly Come Dancing

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

Trinidad and Tobago is a living example of paradise lost!
#LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill
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World Cocoa & Chocolate Day Expo in Trinidad 2025 - hosted by the Cocoa Research Center

YouTube video by Trinbago Vibes

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

Transportation infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago has to be totally redesigned to better protect vulnerable road users!
#MobilityIsEquity
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#25.40 The Deadly Status Quo

Ride For Your Life is a Washington, D.C. memorial ride in honor of Sarah Langenkamp, whose husband, Dan, worked to pass a law protecting cyclists in her name after she was killed riding in a bike lane

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for walkability advocates in Trinidad & Tobago.
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
youtu.be/1FC-8K-7QLo?...

Why Indian Cities aren't Walkable | A Quint Original Documentary

YouTube video by The Quint

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

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In an Exclusive Interview, Dr. Jane Goodall Leaves Behind Her Last Words

“In the place where I am now, I look back over my life. What message do I want to leave?”

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Marven 🇺🇲🇹🇹🇧🇸 🇬🇾🇵🇸🇹🇼🇺🇦 @menorman.bsky.social · 2d

the most infuriating/ironic part of this system is that even tho it is ostensibly built for driver efficiency & convenience, it doesn't even actually deliver that.

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

The system was built to maximize drivers’ efficiency, and anything that might slow them down is a glitch.
www.newyorker.com/culture/pers...

How I Learned to Cycle Like a Dutchman

In the bike-friendly Netherlands, cyclists speed down the road without fearing cars. For an American, the prospect is thrilling—and terrifying.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

The system was built to maximize drivers’ efficiency, and anything that might slow them down is a glitch.
www.newyorker.com/culture/pers...

How I Learned to Cycle Like a Dutchman

In the bike-friendly Netherlands, cyclists speed down the road without fearing cars. For an American, the prospect is thrilling—and terrifying.

www.newyorker.com

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

The Caribbean has idyllic riding conditions, but lacks the #PoliticalWill to enable safe #ActiveTravel!
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Friday Video: Five Simple Ways To Get Kids Biking To School — Streetsblog USA

Kids aren't riding bikes like they used to — but that doesn't mean we can't get them back in the saddle.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, my situation is very similar. 🙄

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 3d

New research from the U.K., however, suggests simply hearing the din of traffic may be detrimental to your mental health.
#MobilityIsEquity #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Commuting may be harming your mental health, study says | Fortune Well

The sound of traffic is not only linked to increased stress and anxiety, researchers found, it also muddies the mental health benefits of nature noise.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 3d

Happy World Mental Health Day!
#HappinessMachine

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