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@carfree-cities.bsky.social
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We're open! We used to be on Twitter (X) and now hope to be a wonderful presence on Bluesky where we can show you why cities without cars are the best!

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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A fan of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are you? We just recently posted this Andy Singer cartoon as a response (will link to that in comments). But wanted to make a direct post here. This explains quite well how EVs help in just one (1) area, but automobiles come with doze s of problems.
Cartoon by Andy Singer: "The environmental impacts of a car" it shows how electric vehicles only eliminate tailpipe emissions, but so many other impacts are left unsolved, such as traffic crashes, tire dust, mining, heat impacts, asphalt and concrete, urban and rural land destroyed by roads, lack of place for kids and nature, and the list goes on.
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just in time for World Carfree Day, we launched a new manifesto, which creates the link between climate and cooler cities. "Revolution" refers to what our mental frameworks and approach to cities badly need. Have a read! And let us know what you think :) www.carfreealliance.org/revolution
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 22/09/2026
One of the best ways to experience fietsgeluk (cycling happiness) is by pedalling together as an expression of community, and the Cycling Without Age Bike Parade in Budapest was no exception. At a time when cycling has become so politically divisive, it was a beautiful, communal act of celebration!
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy World Carfree Day! 🚲 🚲 🚲 Here our poster and theme "Fewer Cars, Cooler City" We have this, and other posters for download on our website: www.carfreealliance.org/world-carfre... (and other fun stuff) The Carfree Cities Alliance wishes you a joyful and happy day today! :-)
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
World Carfree Day is coming tomorrow. September 22. Here is evidence of posters going up in Spain. We'll share more tomorrow and throughout the week.
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Excellent list of ways to cool our cities, Lior Steinberg!
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is something we would definitely endorse. If there is an opening to do this, do it!
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This artistic design and message spotted in downtown Budapest (outside of Szimplakert, to be specific). This points to a technical solution that could actually work: a Zapatron that converts cars into trees with one click! 👾
An artistic design on a building wall in Budapest. With the added lettering: "Imagine every parked car is a tree"
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Austrian Fietser #klimafreak @woemi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Induced demand is when we build more roads to fix traffic, so more people drive, creating more traffic, which we fix by building more roads. It’s a brilliant system where the solution recreates the problem, ensuring we never run out of either problems or solutions.
Cunk on induced demand
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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
"The real question is not how to fit vehicles into Patan Durbar Square, but why we continue to impose them on such spaces." Substitute the car-crammed plaza nearest you for Patan Durbar Square and Rubin Singh Maharjan's insight will remain true.
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From Traffic to Togetherness: Rethinking Patan Without Cars
From Traffic to Togetherness: Rethinking Patan Without Cars
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We shouldn't have to be explaining this anymore, as this has already been understood pretty well 20 or more years ago. But until everyone gets it ..... (thanks @Austrian Fietser)
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Right on! And if you can clean after your horse, then you really do have a clean energy vehicle! 😅
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
What if, instead of making postcards of glamorous places, we put pictures like this on the postcard, and said "wish you were here" btw, anyone want to guess where this was taken?
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International Federation of Pedestrians @ifpedestrians.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚶 What if driving wasn't an option? Join the International Federation of Pedestrians for a free webinar introducing the global expansion of Week Without Driving @nondriver.bsky.social 📅 30 June | 🕐 13:00 CET Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a17031... #WeekWithoutDriving
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Wonderful article, and vision forward for New York! a pedestrianized financial district in manhattan would have reverberations far beyond just new york!
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
While that sounds just about right, what would be some other, more workable solutions? And how to call out an emergency, and compel our leaders to take action?
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The Ecologist @theecologist.org · 29/06/2026
Protests hit week-long gathering "designed to inspire bold action on the climate emergency" at the University of Exeter. theecologist.org/2026/jun/29/...
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Activists upstage Climate institute launch
Protests hit week-long gathering "designed to inspire bold action on the climate emergency" at the University of Exeter.
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Just last week we celebrated World Bicycle Day. Check out this article by CCA team member Debra Efroymson. It's a fun article on why bicycles are so lovable, and why they are such a perfect solution for our transport needs. www.thedailystar.net/opinion/view...
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An ode to the humble bicycle
On this World Bicycle Day, it is worth reflecting on the incredible technology that is the bicycle. I love walking, but I cannot help but admire the efficiency of the humble bicycle.
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Reducing car dependence ... yes, that will save everyone money. For the city too: upkeep of streets that people walk on costs a lot less than repairing streets with thousands of cars driving down them every day!
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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Before (2020) / After (2026) the school street Rue Eblé in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. The school street was pedestrianized in 2021. For the anecdote, it is the street where the Embassy of Netherlands is located.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Happy World Bicycle Day!
Person riding a bike - World Bicycle Day 
June 3
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Happy World Bicycle Day!!
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Everyone is warmly invited to attend our upcoming webinar, taking place this Wednesday, at 15:30 CET (13:30 UTC, 14:30 BST) Free registration link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Verkehrsentscheid Berlin @verkehrsentscheid.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Keine Lust mehr auf Lärm, dreckige Luft, (Beinahe-)Unfälle und #Verkehrschaos? Und genervt von einer Politik, die nichts daran ändert? Dann unterschreib für den #Verkehrsentscheid und sammle mit uns Unterschriften!
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Calling all in Berlin! This is a great and important campaign - to change the city for the better by reducing the number of cars. And they need people to help collect many signatures. Activate your networks! Dankeschön!
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy World Earth day! Please share any powerful earth-supporting messages you have heard or seen today. or link to them in comments. We hope everyone can take some time to reflect...
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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
For a year now, @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org has run an inclusive, 10km monthly cycle ride around the city. On May 1st we're adding a 1 km walking & wheeling contingent. Join us for an opportunity to collectively imagine if our city was designed for mobility for everyone!
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Circle the city monthly ride - First Friday of the month
Join Better Streets for Birmingham to ride 10km around Birmingham City Centre. First Friday of every month, leaving Hippodrome Square at 6pm.
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
If you are in Budapest now, this seems like a great event to attend!
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Just wanted to announce that we recently put out our latest newsletter - Carfree Cities News #16, giving it a name: "from Palestine to Uganda" have a look! www.carfreealliance.org/newsletter (bottom left)
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Resurgence @resurgencetrust.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Oxford Real Farming Conference 2026 - Tickets on Sale! 8th - 9th of January 2026 #Oxford, #UK + Online Livestream Book your spot > orfc.org.uk/book-orfc-20... @orfc.bsky.social is the annual gathering of the UK’s #RealFood and #farming movement. Join us and share your highlights! #ORFC26
Oxford Real Farming Conference - Let's transform our food and farming system together
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 08/12/2025
Shanghai famously turned its back on the bike decades ago, surrendering its streets to cars in pursuit of economic prosperity. But in the coming years, they will make a remarkable U-turn, reclaiming substantial road space to add 1,250 km of high-quality cycling routes in the name of urban vitality.🧵
People in casual attire ride shared bicycles along dedicated and protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Shanghai, China.People in casual attire ride shared bicycles along dedicated and protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Shanghai, China.People in casual attire ride shared bicycles along dedicated and protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Shanghai, China.People in casual attire ride shared bicycles along dedicated and protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Shanghai, China.
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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Tomorrow! "City of Cars" film screening and launch of the Pritchatts Road Accessibility Audit Report. All welcome.
19 November, 4pm, Muirhead G15: City of Cars film screening and launch of the Pritchatts Road Accessibility Audit Report. Planner Leonie Goodwin of the Walk/Wheel/Cycle Trust will speak about the accessbility challenges of Pritchatts Road and possible solutions. Birmingham filmmaker Sarah Chaundler's award-winning City of Cars will be screened, providing city-wide context for the report.
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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 18/11/2025
Have you booked your ticket for our annual awards night yet? Don't miss your chance to have some fun and celebrate our hard-earned successes over the past year 🎉
Station South Cycle Cafe filled with people applauding at an awards ceremonyWalk Ride GM Celebration and Awards Evening 2025, Tuesday 2nd December, 6pm, Station South, Levenshulme, M19 3NP. Image shows the walking and cycling crossing at the bottom of Deansgate, in a painterly style inside an ornate gold frame.
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Here is an important piece where you can follow the tensions between pro-car and car-reduction fans in the city of Berlin, Germany. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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‘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
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Hi all! As we work to expand our profile and following on Bluesky, we'll send a few tidbits from our website or materials. Check out our primer on carfree cities! www.carfreealliance.org/what-is-carf...
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
A new book has arrived! Looking forward to reading “Life After Cars” from @thewaroncars.bsky.social Good family reading with a baby, to be paired with “Llama Llama Red Pajama”.
Copy of the book "Life After Cars"
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Not sure if this bike lane marking is MUTCD-compliant.
Green pavement with white stenciling that says Life After Cars and www.lifeaftercars.com
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Carfree Cities Alliance @carfree-cities.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Newcomers! Find out more about what we're offering here: www.carfreealliance.org/jointheconve...
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