Reposted by Jon BJason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 30/05/2026Swiss trains are just on a whole other level. This ordinary IR38 service between St. Moritz and Chur has a “photo compartment with lowerable windows for outdoor shots” and boy does it ever. 401458267 1.5K
Reposted by Jon BBrandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/05/2026It's so illogical that major US cities still prioritize the speed and efficiency of cars over the safety and livability of the people who actually live there. We have mountains of data and stories to put a stop to this failed policy, and yet we drag our feet or do nothing, while paying the price. 3306 30
Reposted by Jon BCllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I'm attending a Net Zero event tomorrow, so of course I've just had my reminder email which has transport details aimed *exclusively* for those arriving by car. Folks, we are in a lot of trouble 😂 4669 66
Reposted by Jon BReconnect Rochester Cycling @roccycling.bsky.social · 14/09/2025On Boston streets where separated bike lanes were installed, crashes involving bikes dropped 57%. Across all modes, there were half as many annual crashes after installation of separated bike lanes. www.boston.gov/sites/defaul... 16213 62
Reposted by Jon BBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Our urban places are the easiest places to have ambitious conversations about prioritizing walking, biking & public transit. Even pedestrianizing or “banning the car!” Everywhere else, we need hard, honest conversations about car dependency, and what bold but realistic “transformation” can mean! 8/ 312617 126
Reposted by Jon Bgotu @gotu.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Paging @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social You promised a balanced approach. 0163 16
Reposted by Jon BBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/09/2025If your downtown still has many wide and fast one-way streets, then your priority is to move cars as fast as possible thru a weak downtown. It’s NOT to create a vibrant downtown, help downtown retailers, keep people safe, support walkability and accessibility, reduce pollution, etc. #TrafficSewers 14492100 492
Reposted by Jon BRobert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 08/09/2025I remember in the early 2010s when working with Mayor Mike McGinn on the policies that made this possible, and constantly being told by the political and media establishment that no, this wasn't possible, we were just waging an ideological war on cars. We got it right. And still so much more to do. 0599 59
Reposted by Jon BOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 08/09/2025One of the arterial streets in Montreal currently being transformed with bike lanes: Hochelaga Street. Planned to cover 7km over the next few years! 71339 133
Reposted by Jon BCambry Ardship @cambryardship.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Lmfao this plan is just "we're not putting bike lanes in the downtown parts of Gladstone. Bike on Gilmour instead". 031 3
Reposted by Jon BDavid Trueman @davidwtrueman.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Whether we’re talking trains or rapid transit, there are lessons here for NS (if anyone was listening or open-minded). When serving rural and low-density suburban areas, transit isn’t sustainable without steps to increase the catchment area. 022 2
Reposted by Jon BPatrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 26/08/2025chi.streetsblog.org/2025/07/18/c...chi.streetsblog.orgChicago's vote to totally eliminate parking mandates near train stations & bus routes is a great response to our city's housing crisis and traffic woes - Streetsblog ChicagoThis post incorporates content from Streetsblog Chicago Cofounder and Advisor Steven Vance’s development data website Chicago Cityscape. This week there was reason to celebrate for both Chicago sustai... 123 3
Reposted by Jon BColleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Dying at the idea that bus lanes are what cities do when they want to look fancy. 2233 23
Reposted by Jon BCall me Ishmaboo @billjank.bsky.social · 22/07/2025“Car sewer” is a wonderful turn of phrase. 051 5
Jon B @jonathanpbryant.bsky.social · 06/07/2025@bettertransportqueensland.org These ate the types of development needed around our railway stations not the low density or massive car parks provided by @queenslandrail.bsky.social, most Councils and TMR! 020 2
Reposted by Jon BCongressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 22/06/2025Trump has no constitutional authority to take us to war with Iran without authorization from Congress, and Congress has not authorized it. 62150311123 5K
Reposted by Jon BBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 22/06/2025"Trump has spent the last five months vowing that the Ukraine-Russia war would never have happened if he was president, vowing that the Israel-Gaza war would never have happened if he was president. And yet the reality is that not only has he not avoided war, but he’s plunged us into a new one."plus.briantylercohen.comTrump plunges the US into a new warIn fewer than six months in office, the self-proclaimed anti-war president has engrossed the US into a new war in the Middle East 38389812694 9K
Reposted by Jon BWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Bet you Trump demands he get the Noble Peace Prize after illegally bombing Iran and joining Israel's reckless war. 691343160 1.3K
Reposted by Jon BGeekpondering @geekpondering.com · 14/06/2025I moved to Europe in part because car culture is just plain unhealthy. There’s plenty of cars here but cities and even towns are designed for transit, biking and walking. 061 6
Reposted by Jon BAriel Méndez @amendez.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Can you handle #TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC 2796 79
Reposted by Jon BCargo Bike Ben @cargobikeben.bsky.social · 11/06/2025If you want kids off devices, get rid of the cars off their streets. Build more LTNs. Stop building car dependent sprawl. Kids want to play outside; it’s their parents who don’t let them because of subconscious (and understandable) fears about them being hit by drivers.bbc.co.ukBan 'no ball games' signs to get children off devices, play experts sayExperts say outdoor play in England has declined by 50% and are calling for urgent change. 614242 142
Reposted by Jon Bsoberdan.bsky.social @soberdan.bsky.social · 04/06/2025"There should be age limits and helmet requirements." There are. There are also requirements for parents to supervise riders under 12. This mums is a nurse who didn’t know or follow the regulations and now wants everyone else to be deprived of choice. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...abc.net.auPush for e-scooter ban as mum recalls 11yo son's horror crashPublic health experts want e-scooters banned for under 16s, with Australian-first figures highlighting the huge number of children injured or maimed while riding. 021 2
Reposted by Jon BRichard @rtruscott.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Rachel Reeves unveils £15bn for trams, trains and buses outside London - confirmation Treasury Green Book rules changed to favour North & Midlands & used by Mayors for new rapid transit in West Yorks & East Mids, extend Birmingham trams & High Speed Liv to Manc www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comRachel Reeves unveils £15bn for trams, trains and buses outside LondonFocus on capital spending in northern cities and Midlands is recognition Labour needs better economic story for voters 021 2
Reposted by Jon BJan Hauser @janhauser.eu · 29/05/2025A powerful reminder of why active mobility matters. 🚶♀️🚴♂️ Just 30 minutes of walking or cycling a day can boost our health — yet too few people across Europe reach that minimum. Time to rethink how our cities support daily movement. 💡 #ActiveMobility #HealthyCities #UrbanMobility #Sustainability 0299 29
Reposted by Jon Bmensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 25/05/2025every time i see an e-scooter laying on the sidewalk i think of this 5553 55
Reposted by Jon BThe Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 19/05/2025“A shared street, as defined by SB 5595, has a speed limit of 10 miles per hour and allows pedestrians to walk in the center of the street. Jaywalking laws — an early project of the auto industry — no longer apply. Cars are allowed but pedestrians have the right of way.” 0256 25
Reposted by Jon Bdudeshoes.bsky.social @dudeshoes.bsky.social · 19/05/2025www.theguardian.com/world/galler...theguardian.comCar-free streets, geothermal heating and solar panels: Paris’s new eco-district – in picturesClichy-Batignolles, in the city’s north-west, is emblematic of the ‘15-minute’ city approach to urban planning 061 6
Reposted by Jon BBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Never forget, 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.orgusa.streetsblog.orgSeparated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USACities 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. 14531170 531
Reposted by Jon BJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Tear down suburban strip malls below a certain occupancy threshold and replace them with medium density, mixed-use affordable housing 0131 13
Reposted by Jon BCalgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 05/05/2025"We need to shift from voluntary to mandatory. We currently have nothing mandatory in the climate space. It's all voluntary, & doomed to be insufficient. We need to tell THE TRUTH: this is an existential threat to the survival of all of our species & we need to be forthright about that." #yyc 0158 15
Reposted by Jon BMartyn Schmoll @martyn.bsky.social · 05/05/2025“Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major transformation, trading automotive arteries for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces … levels of fine particulate matter have decreased 55% while nitrogen dioxide levels have fallen 50%.” archive.ph/2025.04.16-1...archive.ph 0257 25
Reposted by Jon BPatrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 19/04/2025“Parking minimums have no logic,” Russell told The Telegram. “They are based on people who made stuff up in the 1950s who walked into buildings & said, ‘Oh it’s 1951, it’s six years after a war where millions of people died. Hmm, how much parking does a salon need?’" www.saltwire.com/newfoundland...saltwire.comAre we building for cars or people? Why St. John's needs to take vehicles out of housing development equationEmbracing urban density could change car culture in St. John’s, says Myles Russell, but that means ditching old ideas around parking 1114 11
Reposted by Jon BMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 19/04/2025love a 6-story point access block. 44 homes. studios to 3BRs. every one with private outdoor space. archello.com/project/sain...archello.comSAINT-DENIS – 44 HOUSING UNITS | DREAM | ArchelloDREAM AGENCY TRANSFORMS A SITE STEEPED IN HISTORY The architecture agency DREAM has just completed a socially impactful urban renewal project in Sain... 0384 38
Reposted by Jon BLanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 17/04/2025"Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces." @naemas.bsky.social @chicoharlan.bsky.social h/t @thatpurplesnail.bsky.social www.msn.com/en-us/news/u... 1255 25
Reposted by Jon BRobert Dow @ozbob13.bsky.social · 10/04/2025For your information, RAIL Back On Track has gone into retirement. In place is a new advocacy group 'Better Transport Queensland (BTQ)'. BTQ members advocate for public and active transport as well as regional transport, and freight rail. See > bettertransportqueensland.orgbettertransportqueensland.orgBetter Transport QueenslandBetter Transport Queensland champions sustainable public and active transport while promoting efficient regional transport and freight rail solutions for a connected and greener future. 073 7
Jon B @jonathanpbryant.bsky.social · 10/04/2025@greaterbrisbane.org This is not being creative!! This is doing the same thing that created the congested mess in the first place!! 130 3
Reposted by Jon BMelissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 03/04/2025EuroVelo is a network of 17 long-distance cycling routes—totaling 90,000 km—that cross and connect Europe. Route 5 stretches 3,900 km from Canterbury to Brindisi, passing through the UK, France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy. Ride with us on the 25 km portion from Strasbourg to Soultz-les-Bains. 59312 93
Reposted by Jon BBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers. If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers. INCLUDING DRIVERS. The “war on cars” has always been a lie. 6600176 600
Reposted by Jon BBetter Transport Queensland @bettertransportqueensland.org · 23/03/2025Join us for our inaugural policy platform on the 6th April at Kenmore Library! This is your opportunity to shape the future of transport in Queensland and make your voice heard. Find out more here: forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/notice-of-.... 061 6
Reposted by Jon BKatja Diehl @katjadiehl.bsky.social · 23/03/2025No shit Sherlock: Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority. ...where the speed limit on urban roads was lowered to 20mph resulted in about 100 fewer people killed or seriously injured. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...theguardian.comWales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority 05619 56
Reposted by Jon BKatja Diehl @katjadiehl.bsky.social · 23/03/2025I thnk, this is a worldwide problem. British people appear to have an in-built acceptance of risks and harms from motor vehicles that they would not accept in other parts of life, a study has discovered. www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...theguardian.com‘Motonormativity’: Britons more accepting of driving-related riskAllowance made for dangers that would not be accepted in other parts of life, finds study with potentially major policy implications 15117 51
Reposted by Jon BDermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Another lane won’t do “Somehow, there is always still traffic on these six-lane roads, a trailing line of enormous vehicles that require parking lots that spill out like muffin tops, and with double-wide parking spaces.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWhat does Maga-land look like? Let me show you America's unbeautiful suburban sprawl | Alexander HurstI drove 2,000 miles with a French friend across my home country – and saw the endless nowhere land that is the crucible of Trumpism, says Guardian Europe correspondent Alexander Hurst 131 3
Reposted by Jon BRalf Ekrowski @ralfekrowski.bsky.social · 18/03/2025My home town, bremerhaven, is a car city. Cyclists have a hard life. Holland is not far away and we could learn a lot. At the moment, I don't feel like dealing with idiots and cybertrucks at the end of the world. A bike ride clears my head again. www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/w...nytimes.comIf You Build It, the Dutch Will Pedal (Published 2017)Utrecht, the Netherlands’ fastest-growing city, is one of the world’s most bike-friendly places in one of the world’s most bike-friendly countries. 073 7
Reposted by Jon BCowleyforniadreaming @holybollards.bsky.social · 18/03/2025What’s that? Recommendations include: Car free city centres, congestion pricing, bus only roads, trams, WPL, ZEZ and more… bsky.app/profile/oxfo... 072 7
Reposted by Jon BRichard @rtruscott.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Really positive story of how the 6,500 homes (30% affordable) at Waterbeach #NewTown outside Cambridge are being built with strong cycle priority, alongside walking & public transport, cars deprioritised, & mid-rise blocks beside shops in it’s centre: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comHow Britain’s Most Bike-Friendly New Town Got BuiltPlanners of the Waterbeach development near Cambridge designed the new housing complex with abundant cycling infrastructure to support car-free living. 031 3
Reposted by Jon BNZ Transit Buzz @nztransitbuzz.bsky.social · 17/03/2025#BusNews: Auckland Transport is proposing to install bus lanes and upgrade bus stops on Rosebank Road between Great North Road and Blockhouse Bay Road. MORE: haveyoursay.at.govt.nz/improving-pu... 061 6
Reposted by Jon BTom Bagatelle @tombagatelle.bsky.social · 16/03/2025THERE IS SO MUCH FREE PARKING HERE 021 2
Reposted by Jon BGreg Vann @gregvann.bsky.social · 16/03/2025An easy way to demonstrate why everyone is safer if more can travel on protected bike lanes. 0153 15
