Shopping at a thrift store to update your wardrobe is SO relatable! As is Seattle's excellent choice for Mayor, Katie Wilson. @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social

Shopping at a thrift store to update your wardrobe is SO relatable! As is Seattle's excellent choice for Mayor, Katie Wilson. @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social

I started volunteering this week with Fietsmeesters, a set of government-supported programs provideing bike lessons & bikes to new immigrants who haven't biked before + bike safety & balance training for very old people. I'm working with new immigrants from all over the world. I'll keep you posted!

Seen at the Utrecht Archives: “We should design neighborhoods so that everything is accessible by bike.” The box for “strongly agree” ran out of space.

Want to avoid climate catastrophe? Normalize getting around by walking & biking in cities. Wil je een klimaatramp voorkomen? Maak het normaal om je in steden te voet of op de fiets te verplaatsen. #Utrecht

Want to avoid climate catastrophe? Normalize getting around by walking & biking in cities. Wil je een klimaatramp voorkomen? Maak het normaal om je in steden te voet of op de fiets te verplaatsen. #Utrecht

The next time someone tells you adding good bike infrastructure will disadvantage disabled people, show them this short clip of an Utrecht bike street (fietsstraat). Controlling cars makes access better for everyone, and opens public space to more of the public.

The next time someone tells you adding good bike infrastructure will disadvantage disabled people, show them this short clip of an Utrecht bike street (fietsstraat). Controlling cars makes access better for everyone, and opens public space to more of the public.

I've been in Utrecht for 2½ years and it's still a thrill to cruise down the bike parking lot ramp and end up on bike-only streets outside the central train station. (Also, welcome new university students;-)

I've been in Utrecht for 2½ years and it's still a thrill to cruise down the bike parking lot ramp and end up on bike-only streets outside the central train station. (Also, welcome new university students;-)

2 photos of the exact same corner of Voorstraat in 1960 & 2025, now a fietsstraat (bike street) in central Utrecht. This major commercial corridor was entirely transformed by the simple decision to focus on the safe, comfortable movement of people. And to allow cars as guests, not apex predators.

Dutch roundabouts are so effective when done right. This one is. People can walk or bike quickly & safely across multiple busy 4-lane arterials that carry freight & buses. Minimal car delay. At Marnixlaan & Royaards van Den Hamkade in Utrecht Here's an aerial view: www.google.com/maps/@52.105...

1.2km of this major Utrecht street was fully rebuilt, from sewage pipes to new street lights, over the past year. The bike lanes on each side grew from 1.8 > 2.3 meters (6 > 7½ ft), so people can now ride together, pass, and go fast on fat bikes. The street stayed open to bikes all thru the build.

Dutch roundabouts are so effective when done right. This one is. People can walk or bike quickly & safely across multiple busy 4-lane arterials that carry freight & buses. Minimal car delay. At Marnixlaan & Royaards van Den Hamkade in Utrecht Here's an aerial view: www.google.com/maps/@52.105...

With schools starting up again in Utrecht, there's more people than usual doubling up on bikes until everyone gets their own bike. Nu de scholen in Utrecht weer beginnen, delen veel meer mensen een fiets totdat iedereen een eigen fiets heeft.

Here's a talk I gave at 2024 @cargobikefest.bsky.social to help the Dutch better understand the American cargo bike market using Portland, OR as an example PDX's #BikeBus #BikeNaked #BikeMove are some examples of people riding together, making friends, attempting to make bikes safer on car streets.

Here's a talk I gave at 2024 @cargobikefest.bsky.social to help the Dutch better understand the American cargo bike market using Portland, OR as an example PDX's #BikeBus #BikeNaked #BikeMove are some examples of people riding together, making friends, attempting to make bikes safer on car streets.

A minute from Utrecht. This can happen when central cities restrict the movement of cars. Excellent public space. Pay attention to paving, signs, tree management, maintenance, and of course, bike parking.

A minute from Utrecht. This can happen when central cities restrict the movement of cars. Excellent public space. Pay attention to paving, signs, tree management, maintenance, and of course, bike parking.

A minute of calm, restful biking for you. A minute of biking on an Utrecht fietsstraat (bike-street). People who bike have priority, and people who park and drive cars are guests. Een minuutje rustig en ontspannen fietsen voor jou. Een minuutje fietsen op een Utrechtse fietsstraat. Mooie wolken!

Millions of children around the world are going back to school this week and next, so it's the perfect time to share @streetfilms.bsky.social excellent Paris School Streets explainer. Watching it will make you happy. Promise. (It will make you even happier when your city gets School Streets too:)

Aftermath of a car crash in Utrecht, Netherlands: *The street is closed off to cars. *Police measure angles of impact and look for possible causes (to prevent future crashes). *Officers politely summarize the incident with people walking & rolling by. How are car crashes evaluated in YOUR city?

The decision to open the doors to badly-designed US monster vehicles into the EU market will degrade cities, roads, public spaces, parking, and yes, it will cause a spike in serious injuries and road deaths.

The path looks lovely, light and wide, With bikes we go now, side by side. Het pad ziet prachtig, licht en breed, We fietsen samen, met een lied.

Houten is a small town just five miles (9km) south of Utrecht. Dutch zoning laws are strict. What in the US would be strip malls + suburban sprawl between the two towns is farmland in NL, and a gorgeous ride on a summer day. Een mooie fietstocht op een zomerdag tussen Houten en Utrecht.

Twice a week I volunteer to fix kids bikes, often cobbled together with parts of old bikes. There are so many old bikes in the Netherlands, and every one seems unique! Twee keer per week repareer ik kinderfietsen. Er zijn zoveel oude fietsen in Nederland, en elke fiets lijkt uniek! #BikeFlip

Amsterdamsestraatweg is a busy Utrecht bus & freight corridor, shopping street, now transformed with trees + 2.6-meter bike lanes of just-poured red asphalt. Looks great! Een drukke Utrecht goederencorridor en winkelstraat, nu omgetoverd met bomen en 2,6 meter lange fietspaden. Fantastisch uit!

Concrete bollards painted to look like trains near the Utrecht Train Museum. Betonnen beschilderd in de vorm van treinen, vlakbij het Spoorwegmuseum. @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social

In Utrecht, every bike can be a cargo bike – or a dog carrier. In Utrecht kan elke fiets een bakfiets zijn – of een hondenfiets.

Over the weekend, the “sandwich thrower” posters went up all over DC. Instant icon of resistance. A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.

Seriously? American politicians want to pave over rainbow🌈crosswalks? Serieus? Amerikaanse politici zijn van plan om regenboogkleurige🏳️‍🌈zebrapaden te vernietigen?

Baby on Board (in the cargo bike). Baby aan Boord (in de bakfiets). #Utrecht

While I'm posting Starter Packs, I also want to highlight two of my feeds I turn to that bring me joy: Cargo Bikes Across the Universe. Terwijl ik Starter Packs post, wil ik ook graag twee van mijn feeds uitlichten die mij blij maken: Cargo Bikes Across the Universe. 1/2

While Bluesky may not have the user base of Twitter or FB (611M & 3.07B), it does have a healthy 38 million registered users. Bluesky reaches people who tend to be kind, solutions-focused & future-oriented, compared to the big corporate social media channels. I consider that a feature, not a bug.

I think Starter Parks have been one of the best ways to grow the conversation on smarter, better cities here on @bsky.app. This was my 1st (I have several you should check out). Please consider following the accounts on them, and share with your followers who love cities & want them to be better!

Just look at what cities can be. Streets in Utrecht are places designed by people for people, not cars (though vehicles of all sorts can use them). Kijk eens wat steden kunnen zijn. Straten zijn plekken die door mensen voor mensen zijn ontworpen, niet door auto's (maar allerlei kan er gebruik).

Just look at what cities can be. Streets in Utrecht are places designed by people for people, not cars (though vehicles of all sorts can use them). Kijk eens wat steden kunnen zijn. Straten zijn plekken die door mensen voor mensen zijn ontworpen, niet door auto's (maar allerlei kan er gebruik).

The Flute Player is one of a series of murals commissioned by Utrecht Centraal Museum. This one is in the Overvecht neighborhood. De Fluitspeler maakt deel uit van een serie muurschilderingen in opdracht van het Centraal Museum Utrecht. Deze bevindt zich in de wijk Overvecht.

Cars have degraded our environment, economy, and lives. Forced car dependency makes us poorer, less healthy, and disconnected to our natural world. The first step of a cure is to recognize that we have a car problem. Most of us don't even see where we are through our bug-splattered windshields.

The Netherlands is an economic powerhouse because it prioritizes the movement of people, not cars. Multimodal view of barges, cars, people on bikes, mini-trucks. Nederland is een economische grootmacht omdat het prioriteit geeft aan het vervoer van mensen, niet aan auto's. #Utrecht

Flower photobombing. University of Utrecht Botanical Gardens. 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌺 🌸 🌸 Bloem fotobom. De Botanische Tuinen Universiteit Utrecht

Ran across 2 Stolperstein (stumbling stones) in Amsterdam today. There are over 100,000 of these small Holocaust memorials in Europe and 1000s in the Netherlands. Twee Struikelstenen in Amsterdam. Er zijn meer dan 100.000 van deze kleine Holocaustmonumenten in Europa en duizenden in Nederland.

Power we can rely on. Data we can believe in. In June, solar became the largest source of power in the EU.

A story: About forced car dependency About freedom of movement About the road where it happened In the Pacific Northwest. A life of bike advocacy begins: "I'm going to fight for something simple, something overdue. A bike lane. On the stretch of road where this happened." Hope he's joined a group.

We want to live in a city where all of us can thrive: with enough places to call home, with clean air & water, with trees & nature, with safe streets, where we help our neighbors. That future looks brighter when we can choose to go by bicycle. We share @yonahfreemark.com's definition of abundance.

It turns out making streets safe & efficient for all road users is not that complicated if you make people, not cars, the user you are designing for. Het blijkt dat het niet zo ingewikkeld is om straten veilig en efficiënt te maken, als je de mens als gebruiker beschouwt en niet de auto's.

Easy access by foot or bike, and plenty of bike parking next to Zuilen Train Station in north Utrecht. 🚅🚲🚶 Gemakkelijk te voet of met de fiets te bereiken. Er is voldoende parkeergelegenheid voor fietsen naast treinstation Zuilen in Utrecht-Noord.

A very cute bike I refurbished yesterday at BikeFlip.nl 16" with a bell, hand brake, and backrack. I would've loved this when I was little! Een superleuke fiets die ik gisteren heb opgeknapt bij BikeFlip. Met een bel, handrem en bagagedrager. Ik had dit geweldig gevonden toen ik klein was!

Parking lot at the Koningshof Farmer's Market, Utrecht. Plenty of space for visitors, volunteers, and vendors. Parkeerplaats op de Koningshof Boerenmarkt, Utrecht. Voldoende ruimte voor bezoekers, vrijwilligers en verkopers. #cargobike

Afternoon break while delivering mail by cargo bike. Even een middagpauze tijdens het bezorgen van de post met de bakfiets. Utrecht, NL