Some Guy is the energy we need. @darthd00bius.bsky.social

Active commuting with children is often cited by parents as quality time spent interacting with their child and the environment, rather than time spent isolated in separate metal boxes.

You know what is mind boggling? It’s the fact that kids need to be 21 to have their first sip of alcohol, but at 15 they are getting their driver learner permit. If they’re not mature enough to decide on their own drinking, maybe they’re not mature enough to operate huge machinery going at 75 mph.

“As pickups transitioned from farm/ranch workhorses to lifestyle vehicles, their design shifted accordingly: Cabs expanded to accommodate more passengers, while beds shrank. The first generation of F-150s were 36% cab & 64% bed by length. By 2021, the ratio had flipped. www.axios.com/local/housto...

Getting ready to roll with the Alameda Bike Bus!

The people who love/must drive should be the biggest advocates of non-motorized modes. The more cars are taken off the road, the faster they will go. It’s not magic, just common sense.

A true flex is not finding a parking spot in 5 minutes. It’s not having to worry about parking at all.

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons to want more walkable cities.

Couple weeks ago I met someone through mutual friends and he goes “you are the scooter lady.” I’d rather be known for scooting in the rain than driving in sunshine. Best compliment ever.

You should build bike lanes for people who are not currently biking and build housing for people who don't currently live in your neighborhood.

This is brilliant.

Hey Siri, what is hell?

The true luxury in life and having both kids (15 and 10) get themselves to and back from school.

Some people need a car to get a loaf of bread. Others are great at logistics.

Forced car dependency robs society of any chance at financial freedom. America doesn't have a "love obsession with cars", they simply have not been given a choice.

"We don’t want sympathy,” said Amy Cohen, co-founder of Families for Safe Streets. “We want action." FSS in @peoplemag.bsky.social 🙌🏽. people.com/after-12-yea...

Be like @taras-grescoe.com 🚲❄️

This is how everyone in Florida feels today.

I was recently asked how to maintain bike/ped safety and keep the traffic moving at the same speed. You can’t. It’s not lack of willingness or tech. It’s physics. It’s also like choosing vegetables versus candy. Can’t have both.

This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months" China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.

The temperature in Florida is supposed to drop to 36F (2C) tomorrow. Instead of thoughts and prayers, send cycling hand warmers.

Clean cars… is there even such thing? Asking for myself. Even if they are electric, the space they take, safety, $$$ make them anything but clean. www.kcra.com/article/cali...

Science: Vaccines are effective in preventing many diseases People: Yeah, but no. Science: Vehicle emissions significantly contribute to climate change. People: Can’t be that bad, we will take our chances. Non-science: Red wine might be cardio protective. People: See you at a happy hour.

The new family vehicles of Paris. I think that if a Parisian cycling activist came out of ten years of hibernation and went into the street, what would seem most unbelievable to them would be seeing all these bikes with childrens on the back ;)

E-bike or not to e-bike? What does research say edition. — NYC The market share of e-bike sharing is greater in regions characterized by lower income levels, larger employment, larger population, and residential areas (Zhang et al., 2025)

Car light neighborhoods don’t only mean there are fewer vehicles but also that your soul feels light not having to worry about survival.

Design vehicles to fit the streets rather than streets designed to fit the vehicles.

Most kids don’t need another iPad. They need a bike lane so they don’t have relay on racing in a virtual environment but can cycle alongside each other.

Most kids don’t really want another iPad. They want to play outside as carefree as they do it in a virtual world (and cross the road without getting ran over).

Lack of pedestrians often indicates unsafe infrastructure, not the fact that people prefer driving 3 blocks.

A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people. Sound efficient? HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social

This year for Halloween we closed our street because there was nothing more spooky than motorists mingling with trick or treaters.

You don’t realize how controversial transportation is until you mention parking and bicycle helmets.

A Classic Graphic Reveals Nature’s Most Efficient Traveler. Spoiler: human on bicycle. (I guess @nataliabarbour.bsky.social will like this) www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...

Word on the street is that there are a bunch of new folks joining Bluesky right now, so it seems like a good time to re-share my first & biggest STARTER PACK of urbanists & city-making organizations from across the world. Hope you’ll consider following the excellent accounts here. And please share!

We’ve had dieselgate now we have Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles PHEV-gate www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."

Pedestrian spaces but for runners.

Denver’s e-bike rebate program is a massive success story with 10,000+ new e-bikes riding around Denver and over 1,000,000 ebike trips that replaced car trips. That’s 1,400+ tons of greenhouse gas emissions saved every year! bit.ly/4gSY2gT

Some years are like cruising downhill enjoying a light breeze. This year for me has been like cycling uphill with no handlebars and no seat, headwind.

My ebike is speed and power regulated from the factory because law makers see it as a potential danger to people in cities.

You know cycling should be safe on regular occasions like „existing” and „getting groceries” and not having to change continents just to not get ran over.

Coffee is fine, but I just started my day by narrowly dodging getting full-speed left-hooked by an F-250 driver

"Safety is a shared responsibility"

It's one thing to talk about the 1 in 20 Americans who live in households without cars. But it's another to talk about all the people who live in households with fewer cars than people who need to drive to participate in an autocentric society, particularly kids, elders, and people w/disabilities.

The most frustrating thing is when a neighborhood facebook page complains about kids cycling to school on sidewalks. Yeah Karen, if they were all dropped off, you would be in traffic all morning.

No one is more concerned about space and allocating a few feet to a bike lane than a motorist demanding free and open parking space for themselves in a busy downtown.

“E-bike sales are booming, providing a sustainable form of transportation that also improves public health. Yet American cities remain committed to cars.” grist.org/transportati...

Transportation systems are like relationships; you take them for granted when everything goes well but take too much of your energy when they are broken.

In a time of seemingly endless challenges and bad news, it's important to remember that a better world is possible.