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My mother-in-law, who hadn't been on a bicycle since the 1980s, visited us last year and we biked to toddler swimming class together. She's now biking 40 minutes to work everyday in Montreal because she has a separated bike lane the whole way there.

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David Stott @davstott.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Spot of drive-by ornithology from the cargo bike

Two kids in the box of a triporteur / bakfiet / ladcyklen / cargo bike. In the woods. They've got a field guide to birds open at the page with jays

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I have no idea about who NatWest Rooster Money are - but they are spending their money wisely. Next: teach the kids how to campaign for safer cycle routes.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Translation: Georgians who use a car little or not at all will subsidize heavy drivers even more than they already are.

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International Cargo Bike Festival @cargobikefest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚏𝚕𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚎 The real cost appears over time: in maintenance, parts, administration and every hour a vehicle is unavailable. 👇

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We do people constantly frame the security report about ecological collapse as being about climate change? It is misleading and ignores the fact of biodiversity loss & ecosystem degradation as an existential threat in its own right www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?

Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister

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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sign: “Sidewalks are for everyone.” Meet the Mother’s Safety Group, led by Annie Berman. Generations before us fought for our right to walk in L.A.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...

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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street

YouTube video by Musk

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

They tried their best to make the idea of having more things we want nearby, more options and choices in our cities and neighborhoods, seem like a conspiracy. But never forget what the REAL urban conspiracy has been — moving everything further away and making us car dependent. #1HourCityConspiracy

White text on black background reading “The real ‘urban conspiracy’ isn’t proximity, it’s distance. The ‘one hour city’ traps millions in long commutes, car dependency, and lost time. We need cities of proximity, time, and quality of life.” — @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social #UrbanTruth

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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Listening to the inspirational @tomflood.bsky.social speak to a packed TCD theatre in Dublin last night I realised 1. We need to put children at the centre of our transport systems. GIVE KIDS THE FREEDOM TO CYCLE TO SCHOOL THE WAY WE USED TO

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"It's a Magafication of transport": exactly. The traditional american male ego, desperate after ½ century of gradually losing privileges, has fortified itself in these rolling castles, battle tanks of the road, with apparently sociopathic behaviour, esp. in US and UK.

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Cultural monuments" importes through "loopholes": Yes, let's liberate Europe from these monsters. SUV: Essentially an artefact of a great american cultural tragedy. The traditionally bloated american male ego retreating into rolling fortresses, as its privileges are painfully being rolled back.

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 21/09/2026

READ more about the “Dare, Able, Invite” framework, which was developed by NS’ Mark van Hagen and Goudappel’s Bas Govers, who applied the Dutch Railways’ pyramid of customer needs to cycling policy: www.scribd.com/document/438...

A graphic shows three stages through which cycling cities must evolve: people must first dare to cycle (safe and reliable), then be able to cycle (quick and convenient), before they are invited to cycle (attractive and joyful).

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I support Wikipedia. Do you? - It's been 25 years and Wikipedia is still free. It's still created by people, not machines, and we don't run ads or put up paywalls because we're not here to make a profit off your attention. In other words, it's still the internet we were promised.

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Exactly. Cycling infrastructure: Build it, and they will come. NL is the primary proof, and DK may still be 2nd (although I spend my life urging for improval....) but we see this all over Europe now. And globally. China may be winning this race also, at least they seem to be trying.

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have not read this. I trust Grant Ennis. And I don't know if it is simply extrapolating (multiplying) US figures. But private cost 0.16 social cost 0.55 These figures are WILD.

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

How do you persuade people to walk or bike across a wide road and rails? (or animals!) (Picture via Sweco, no copyright, no metadata, I do not even know if this has been built ... but I like it)

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

How do you persuade people to go down in the ground to take a train? Frankfurt has a suggestion (Pininski, 1986)

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The difference.

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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Should Governments Pay People to Bike to Work? Europe Shows How It Could Work. momentummag.com/is-it-time-g...

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BicycleDutch @bicycledutch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

6 intercity trains, double deckers, per hour, per direction. Every ten minutes I can get a train to work in the next city 50km away, without any intermediate stops. For the towns in between there are also 2 stop trains per hour, per direction. We’re blessed.

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

feminist urban planning inclusive, gender-sensitive urbanism Really inspiring. It may sound "woke" or "far-fetched" to you for a few seconds, but it very quickly hits down-to-earth relevance of daily life. Ref. to Tokyo, Vienna, Barcelona. Royal Society of Arts

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The London Cycling Festival is an event for everyone 👋 Each festival Hub has taken steps to promote inclusive cycling, and to be as welcoming as possible to rider using alternate cycles 👩‍🦽 With that in mind, here's what inclusive actives you can find at each hub... 🧵

A group on a ride, lead by a person in a three wheeled cycle.

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

100 years ago today: is it possible to have a safe walk with all these cars speeding around?

This vintage 1926 comic strip by W. H. Haselden titled "Is It Possible to Walk Nowadays?" humorously portrays the growing hazards of pedestrian life amidst the rise of automobiles.

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Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In 1990, when we started caring about climate change, transport was only the 3rd largest sector in the EU, well behind energy supply & industry, and barely higher than residential emissions Now it's the largest as emissions in those sectors have declined while it stayed stable

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Road Safety Foundation may have just accidentally unveiled the true nature of AI: An AI bot is just a neurodivergent computer. This is the AI generated image, that has been withdrawn. The point is, that the traffic landscape can be difficult to interpret. For humans as well as machines ;-)

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office.” — @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, urban pollution, urban noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, and not nearly enough space in cities.

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In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office

Amid the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes — as in Montreal municipal election campaign — aren’t fit for office.

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Somebody in #Tartu, please make a (youtube) bicycle video of the Riia-Vaksali intersection: ride through tunnel, bridge and tunnel. Thank you.

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

First picture: Riia-Vaksali intersection. Two tunnels and a bridge, for pedestrians and cyclists. Beautiful, efficient, safe. Fascinating process also: see video "Tartu Riia - Vaksali liiklussõlme ehitus". Result: from 2:20. Watching Tartu from Copenhagen, with a bit of envy ;-)

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Pedestrian streets mean business! And, at least occasionally, happy children.

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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Urbanist Philomena Cunk. In America, jaywalking makes it illegal to stand on the Earth in the wrong place, just in case a Chevrolet needs that exact spot. It is the only crime where the primary punishment is being instantly run over by the victim.

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juli 👻 ghouli @julierthanyou.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Every time we bike together as a family on our cargo bike, our kid says "I don't wanna go home yet!" So my partner said one time "let's take the long way home" and now every time we want to take the long way home. I wish everyone could experience this bike joy.

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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 05/09/2026

As summer 2026 comes to an end, one question has become increasingly important for urban planners: how can we design cycling infrastructure for heatwaves? A recent piece by Mobycon’s Brett Petzer offers valuable insights, arguing that cities Read the full piece here: 👇 buff.ly/xk8gQWc

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JackMcgraw 🇨🇦 @redmcgraw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"No Lanes, No peace!"

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 04/09/2026

Now do cars.

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Everybody should have a minimum of access to essential destinations - the opposite of accessibility poverty, or mobility poverty seems to be the central goal of this metastudy, developing a theoretical framework of "sufficientarianism" (what a word)

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Walking and biking are the most chaos resistent ways of moving. All other systems are vulnerable.

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

An important background for the silly/stubborn/narrowminded end of the transport debate:

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

CO2 Newsletter, 1981: Summaries of climate science. And warnings. "Heartbreaking".

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Patrick Rérat @patrickrerat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🔌🚲 Sparse residential parking stunting e-bike growth potential, says study Our paper featured in Cycling Electric! www.cyclingelectric.com/news/e-bike-...

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Sparse residential parking stunting e-bike growth potential, says study

A new piece of research out of generally bike-friendly Switzerland has demonstrated that there is a growing mismatch in available

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Peter Thiel in a 2014 email to a fellow anti-democracy activist: "One reassuring thought: one of our hidden advantages is that these people ... wouldn't believe in a conspiracy if it hit them over the head (perhaps the best measure of the decline of the Left)" In @gilduran.com's The Nerd Reich

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Finn Breddam @finnbreddamcyklist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I live like this, cycling everywhere, occasionally cycling to the metro. And it certainly does not feel like a sacrifice. The point of not harming the climate is just an extra little feel good factor - on top of keeping fit, saving money, seeing the world around me more freely, and enjoying travel.

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