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Brandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's amazing how some people dehumanize others simply for choosing a transportation method that doesn't involve a car. They also hate traffic and other drivers, while simultaneously seething with rage at anyone walking, cycling, or proposing we fund better public transit.

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Lior Steinberg @steinberg.nu · 24/09/2026

Is it Amsterdam? Copenhagen? No, it's Paris! After years of investment, the French capital has one of the best problems a city can have: bicycle congestion. So if Paris has done it, why wouldn't other cities follow? 📸 Such an amazing photo by @jbpssx.bsky.social

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have cycled in both London and Paris and the infrastructure is incredible.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It just feels like all the investment goes elsewhere. I was living in a small, but capital city and really nothing had progressed significantly in the last 6 years and the plan for development indicated that I would never see the much needed infrastructure in my area in my lifetime.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s a shame that only the capital cities get all the investment.

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Hundreds of cyclists showed up to #CriticalMass today The recent court ruling that allows Ontario to rip up Toronto’s bike lanes has only made the cycling movement stronger! @cycletoronto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @lanrickbennett.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We are ahead of the curve in Wales. 5-21 year olds get £1 bus fares for any single trip or a maximum fare of £3 for an unlimited day ticket, which is valid on any bus.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 always puts a smile on my face when I’m on the bike. There is always a good view to be had. This is the view from the top of Cwmcarn Forest. #cycling

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"If you have followed the conversation about street safety lately, you would think the greatest threat to our community is a teenager on an e-bike. It isn’t. In 2023, drivers killed more than 1,100 pedestrians on California streets."

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Car Drivers Crashed through the Storefronts, Not E-Bikers

If a motorized two-wheeler is too fast and too powerful to be a bicycle, it cannot be marketed or sold as one, says Senate Bill 1167, currently going through the California Legislature.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The cost of living will go even higher when everything is burning and there’s no water.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Breaking: GOP Congressman Andy Ogles, who has said gay people have “no place in America” and “Muslims don't belong in American society,” just lost his primary in Tennessee. He will no longer serve in Congress.

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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The Moral Panic about E-bikes and E-scooters is all about keeping the car status quo by demonizing everything else, and it's a great way to make drivers feel better about themselves when they kill a kid because that kid was on an evil E-scooter and thus deserved it! #MoralPanic

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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 03/08/2026

Paris continues to raise the bar for cycling infrastructure. The 1,200-space bike parking at Gare du Nord draws on Dutch expertise to create a seamless connection between cycling and rail travel. With direct access from the cycle network, smart wayfinding and a user-friendly design: buff.ly/uP5S5g5

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Trees for Cities: "Heat maps from Friends of the Earth show that across five major English cities, areas with more trees and green spaces are up to 5°C cooler. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations states that strategically planted urban trees can cool the air by up to 8°C."

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How Urban Trees Cool Cities and Reduce Urban Heat | Trees for Cities

Discover how urban trees reduce heat, cool cities and tackle the urban heat island effect while creating healthier communities.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Go safe is failing Wales. Virtually zero enforcement on drivers speeding and now this.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

One of the greatest ironies of modern times will be that the anti-immigration far-right, by also denying climate-change for so long, will bring about the largest mass migration in the history of our species by making large parts of our planet uninhabitable. #NetZero

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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

They say humans are the most intelligent species on the planet! Where is the intelligence?

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A good couple of hours on the bike this morning. Plenty of climbing, but rewarded with the views. The South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Valleys have a lot to offer and most of the motorists are kind.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

We need more of this in the world

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Sadly we are only treating the symptoms and not the cause.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Best free therapy that you can have.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Great to see, but we could do with some levelling up across the rest of the UK.

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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

More People Travel by Bicycle Than by Car in Paris. momentummag.com/more-people-...

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 25/06/2026

Seems to be a lot of selective memory in UK's right-wing newspapers about schools not closing during the 1976 heatwave. I just checked and, yes, many schools did close early as well as allow parents to "keep their children at home if they wish". This clipping from London Evening News, 29 June 1976

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Too many motorists: "If you criticise car culture you're excluding disabled people!" Also too many motorists:

A van, parked by some absolute bellend over the top of the tactile paving intended to make crossing the road safer for blind people

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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“Cyclists as a whole on any given day will not even cause hundreds of pounds worth of damage. And they cause a major incident, on average, once every three to six years. “And yes, that’s also why vehicle drivers need mandatory insurance and cyclists do not”

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“Many roads weren’t built for cars”: Liability expert slams “empty-headed” anti-cycling hypocrisy after driver with “observational skills of a garden gnome” doors cyclist… but motorists fixate on ‘ill...

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Remember, don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth

“It’s not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. It’s the same as if you bought a cow or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you’re going to put them. — Miguel Anxo Fernandez Lores, Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 06/04/2026

“How lucky is the United States that everytime they look for democracy in other countries they find oil instead”- Spain Deputy Gabriel Rufián

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof. That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy. The dealer needs to keep you addicted.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

A 1,000 civilians dead in just a few days.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Cardiff Bay basking in some late winter sun.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

A beautiful day to be out on the bike. I am always in awe of the incredible workmanship of viaducts. ‘This one at Porthkerry near Barry is stunning and still in use today. #viaducts #bikes

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

We finally had a dry day and it was nice to be able to have a leisurely ride and stop and take photos. It makes a change from the head down and waterproofs mode. #cycling

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Dom Cycling @domcycling.com · 13/02/2026

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Manchester City Council wants fewer people driving into the centre, but it looks like they hate pedestrians too. What the hell!

An advertising screen blocking more than half of a Manchester City centre pavement.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

The view from the bars this morning. Taff Trail, Cardiff.

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Another casualty as another car hits another bus stop. Almost as if the real safety issue at bus stops isn’t the schemes to make them accessible for school kids to pass on bikes.

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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Accidents up from 0-5. I doubt if they have compared the stats with usage year on year and used a sensible measure, such as number of incidents per 100,000 cyclists. I’m sure the number wouldn’t look so fictional.

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