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Listen my feed is urbanism and TF/furry fanart (occ. NSFW) so if you follow me it is at your own whiplash
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November 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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This is a city on Robo-Taxis. (Don't let it happen to yours.)
Waymo privatized another public street:

Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco

Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.

The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.

OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Avant / Après l'agrandissement du trottoir sous le métro aérien près de Place de Stalingrad, dans le 19ème arrondissement de Paris. Et aussi, il y a une piste cyclable à la place de la voie générale d'avant, bref quand les voitures ne passent plus, on récupère de la place pour tout les autres ;)
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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I’m thinking that US voters being “furious about prices” when Trump’s fascist regime are attacking democracy, human rights, the environment & climate, public health, the global economy, the sovereignty of nations, a sane world order, and more, may be why the world will never trust U.S. voters again.
Americans are upset about prices & things are completely unraveling for Trump.
Americans were upset about prices under Biden & his poll numbers were like Trump's are now.
Americans were upset about prices when @kamalaharris.com ran & she nearly won. Says a lot about her strength as a candidate.
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Vingt rues de Paris avant / après en une minute
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Regardless of global agreements, climate resilience is ultimately built in neighbourhoods with the people who live and work in them. For towns across the Netherlands, that requires a collaborative regreening effort between the municipality and community. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Interview de S. Chikirou dans Le Parisien : il faut arrêter de "taper sur la voiture", et on va régler les bouchons avec de l'IA. Mais bien que ça ressemble à Dati 2020 ("contre la chasse à la voiture"), ce ne sera sans doute pas très commenté par rapport à la phrase mise en avant par le journal !
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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J’en avais posté plusieurs sur l’ex Twitter mais je n’en avais pas encore posté ici : une vidéo d’un véhicule d’urgence passant par une piste cyclable à Paris. C’est devenu presque commun mais je pense que beaucoup oublient cet avantage des pistes larges.
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.

There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
And here's why dreams of mega municipalities are counterproductive.
“Because Berlin’s sprawling city limits encompass large swaths of what would be suburbs in other capitals, voters on the urban fringes cast ballots with a vengeance.”

In city-regions with CAR DEPENDENT suburbs, urbanists need to be context-specific with our talk about cars, lest we fuel backlashes.
‘The car belongs in Berlin’: city backpedaling on bike-friendly policies, critics say
Car-critical measures have been slashed since the conservative CDU came into power in 2023, triggering protests and dividing communities
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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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
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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What if public transit was designed by Disney instead of engineers? What if the transit journey was slower but fantastic?

It think this is slightly overstated (not “really, really slow,” but slower) but makes an important point around psychology vs physics (or enjoyment AND efficiency).
From the IG pages: if the #OttLRT was an interesting journey no one would care if it was a bit slower. Instead we run it thru featureless tunnels, the middle of highways etc; make the trip more interesting, more reliable, more uplifting and more ppl will take it. 1/
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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“Now show it in the rain,” is a comment that pops up in our feed occasionally, as if the country that cycles 18 billion kilometres while experiencing 217 days of precipitation each year grinds to a halt every single time the skies open.

There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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NEW STUDY: Why's the birthrate so damn low?
It's because the rent is too damn high!

Bombshell U. of #Toronto study identifies rising housing costs as the the primary driver of falling fertility rates.

www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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lmao even the machine doesnt consider AI images to be art
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.

Streets for people.

HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Car-free streets are care-free streets!
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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i have accidentally
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.

Safe bike-lanes mean business.
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Last night’s election results, in a nutshell.

(watching this legitimately made me laugh out loud)
just....enjoy this
November 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Grim
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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... read more about Clamart in our recent report by our founder Nicholas Boys Smith MBE here
www.createstreets.com/projects/com...
Come with me to Clamart: a postcard from near Paris - Create Streets
Nicholas Boys Smith says that most British ‘regeneration schemes’ could learn a lot from the Clamart Panorama ‘brownfield’ development near Paris, above […]
www.createstreets.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Transport de passager en fauteuil électrique sur la nouvelle piste cyclable Boulevard Henri IV dans Paris Centre.
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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fanfiction is free, yes, but so are kudos and comments! life is an expensive, depressing slog sometimes; leave a little digital trinket in exchange for the word food people offer you.
October 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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"Sometimes, a shop owner claims his business was ruined because the city removed 4 parking spaces. With surveys, our mayor can say: ‘6,000 more people pass your shop a day thanks to a new bike lane. Are you sure you’re a good businessman?’”

— Jan Gehl of #Copenhagen, quoted in #Straphanger.
October 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM