🔊Ads for Range Rovers now banned in Amsterdam. Also, ads for flights and any kind of meat. It is now all verboden. shorturl.at/tS5fU

THIS is the secret to redefining cycling for your region. Let's learn from Belgium today: #1 - 🎯 a bold target: The new Cycling Master Plan for Flanders sets a bold target: 30% of all trips by bike by 2040 shorturl.at/hL0xx

‼️ UNBELIEVABLE RESULTS‼️ Hold my baguette while I count the people on bikes! How did Paris increase cycling by 240% in a few short years?

📢 📢 Extension of Registration Deadline and Keynote- Cycling Research Board Annual Meeting 📢 📢 Join us from 10-12 September in Amsterdam and register before 31 July to secure your spot! www.aanmelder.nl/crb2025/regi... Know more about the conference here-> cyclingresearchboard.com

Listen or read our very own @cyclingprofessor.bsky.social insights into her #career, #aspirations, and #advice for those interested in the #cycling field!

24 change agents from 11 countries will share key insights from 3 weeks in #Amsterdam. 📅 16 July 2025 | 🕑 14:00–16:00 CET 📍 UvA REC Campus, Room C1.04 🌍 Zoom us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 👉 In person RSVP: forms.gle/ur5dXydkDeai... Online:

📣 NEW RESEARCH 📣 Did you know that using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers your life satisfaction? shorturl.at/s56Bh

Cringe-worthy? #aprilfools Dutch media joked: new residents will take an exam so they have "proper regard for Dutch cycling traditions." True, cycling is integral to accessing human needs, opportunities. With no bike, newcomers are disadvantaged. Read the study: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📣 📣 NEW STUDY challenges the trope 'if you build it, they will come' - even in #Amsterdam achieving #mobilityjustice means more than building bike lanes, but a fundamental shift in governance, recognizing barriers and actively addressing them. urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/study-find...

“Let’s keep pushing for cities where cycling is a right, not a privilege.” Cyprine Odada Read her perspectives on cycling in Nairobi urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/leading-th...

👏 LAUNCH 👏 Getting women to cycle is not as simple as creating protected bike lanes & safer traffic conditions. Getting women active in decision making takes more than a single invitation. It takes a #socialmovement. Join Women in Cycling Benelux! 🚺 Webinar: bit.ly/3F98kLe 🚺 LinkedIn: rb.gy/ugxlm4

The "rules" for cycling in Netherlands are much more than hand signals! My favorite is #6 red lights = social time. What's your favorite and do you have more to add? urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/unwritten-...

To all those out there who are feeling uncertain, worried, anxious. Refuse to be distracted from enjoying your own important work. Keep on blazing trails, finding that north star. Thank you Sharon for these encouraging words.

"Women are ready to challenge the #statusquo and demand spaces that serve their mobility patterns, not spaces that simply perpetuate inequalities without questioning “traditional” ways of life." Fantastic article written by 6 #womenincycling Read the full article > tinyurl.com/bdhm73zx

When we 'travel together alone', our #mobility contributes to physical, mental, social health problems. When we recapture the value of 'traveling alone together' - surprise! - the humble #bicycle offers a unique potential exposure to diversity. #openaccess www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Did you know you can now be a member of @urbancyclinginstitute.org and endorse our work and our mission? It's easy - subscribe to our #Substack. In return, you get insightful articles, inspiration, and actionable ideas to your inbox. urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/pedaling-b...

Pretty last minute, but this season we went for a tree. First time in 14 years. I hate the thought of cutting down trees, but carrying home our precious tree by bike was a joy. #preciouscargo #ecargobike @btwin.bsky.social

"We're not Amsterdam! Our city is huge, so riding bikes doesn't make sense." The common trope. But use this cool mapping tool to compare the size of Amsterdam to your city! maps.amsterdam.nl/hoegroot/

Can a street's name make you feel more included, represented in your city? 8 in 10 streets are named after men in #Amsterdam - but not for long. In the financial district Zuidas, all new streets will be named after women leaders. Other districts are following. shorturl.at/Q8pF8

Watch out #cyclingcities, #Sheffield UK shows persistence pays off. Mother and cyclist says "I feel very safe going round here. It's not too fast and all the cars stopped for me. I'm really pleased it's open." www.bbc.com/news/article...

📣 We are THRILLED to announce the dates for the 9th Annual Meeting of the Cycling Research Board 2025 in #Amsterdam! 🚲 We invite you to join us through your participation and #abstract submissions!! Subscribe to our newsletter to never miss an update👉 share-eu1.hsforms.com/1cedjpQXxRUe...

"Cars should have warning labels like cigarette packets." A fantastic prompt for DALL-E. www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/d...

Could #fatbikes be seen as a tool for emancipation? #socialjustice? #accessibility? I talk with @nosop3.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoO...

"It’s so emotionally captivating to see kids in masses biking with each other...it’s like you’re seeing freedom, independence, joy, the health...everybody’s craving what that imagery represents." New research shows the impact of #bikebus on #kids #health #communities #futures. shorturl.at/Uem6d

Each km driven by car costs society €0.11, while cycling and walking benefit society €0.18 / €0.37 per km. "The cost of #EU automobility is ± €500 billion per year. Due to positive health effects, cycling is an external benefit worth €24 billion/yr & walking €66 billion/yr." See: shorturl.at/3Tg4j

📖👀 Learn about the #Africa - based #research of scholarship recipients Winnie Sambu, Paloma Chuquín Alarcón, and Inah Eteng Okon by heading over to our #Substack 👉 urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/cycling-re...

#Cycling is 10x more important than #electriccars for reaching net-zero cities". If just 1 in 5 urban residents shift only 1 trip per day from driving to cycling, it would cut emissions from all car travel in Europe by about 8%. Read more: tinyurl.com/muup824s Graphic: Mikael Colville Andersen

Many voices go systematically unheard in advocating, mobilizing & empowering much more diverse communities & knowledges around #cycling & emancipating human movement. Using this new platform, can we elevate underrepresented perspectives? #mobilityjustice #untokening #arrestedmobility #womenincycling

Historic vote!! #Swiss say no to highways, breaking the #blackhole of highway investment, instead making #publictransit, cycling, walking more attractive. Preventing traffic violence, air pollution, sedentary travel, and more. Showing the world there is an alternative narrative & different future.

A center-running #bike lane in #SanFrancisco will soon disappear, but it will be replaced by protected side lanes for #micromobility. Is this a case of commercial interests thwarting #safety or is it just tweaking a design? www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... Apple News-> apple.news/ArZ9-2kNXStG...

The #bicycle is a simple, convivial tool that grants people freedom from relying on the market for essential elements of their lives - echoing #firstnation values. That's why we co-founded the #UvABikeKitchen, a community space to learn repair. Read more: shorturl.at/QToyr