Hey, hive mind! I’m looking for a new rucksack (big enough for laptop, water bottle, cables) that can also be clipped onto a pannier rack, that *isn’t hideous*. Please send me your recommendations…

In 2010 a dating show contestant in China caused a national outrage when she said “I would rather cry in a BMW than smile on a bicycle”… the world’s changed! bsky.app/profile/adam...

Good news! Not only is Sydney’s new Oxford Street cycleway doing numbers (3,000+ trips p/d) the other *five lanes* of traffic everyone was *so worried* about appear to be *just fine*(!)

How does one say schadenfreude in Arabic? 🤔 bsky.app/profile/alis...

Know someone who has gone above and beyond to make cycling in London safe and fun for everyone? 🚴‍♂️🚴🚴‍♀️ Nominate them for an LCC award and let's give them the recognition they deserve! 🏆 Submit your nomination here: lcc.org.uk/events/londo...

Good news! Not only is Sydney’s new Oxford Street cycleway doing numbers (3,000+ trips p/d) the other *five lanes* of traffic everyone was *so worried* about appear to be *just fine*(!)

Storms in Esperance, WA 🇦🇺, have uncovered ancient wetlands used by Aboriginal people, even before the Pyramids were built... The beach site is already being damaged by people driving 4WD cars through them… www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

What the hell, Ontario? 🇨🇦 Doug Ford, who was refused chance to rip out city bike lanes, moves to *ban* any road remodelling which reduces space for cars. bsky.app/profile/mome...

This looks spot on! “Turns Out It’s Nicer”: Reflections of Successful Political Actors on Implementing Controversial Urban Mobility Policies" - a new study by @alexforthefuture.bsky.social Thanks for the tip @ianwalker.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/ianw...

Hey 🦋 friends, next week I have to make a 7-hour drive (lol @ Australia) Please send me your latest urbanism, history and comedy podcast plus new music recommendations, and I’ll share them here…

Hey 🦋 friends, next week I have to make a 7-hour drive (lol @ Australia) Please send me your latest urbanism, history and comedy podcast plus new music recommendations, and I’ll share them here…

Excitement in Sydney as Harbour Bridge cycleway creeps closer to completion, after decades of advocacy to overcome steep flight of 55 stairs: www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Artist Mike Hewson creates contreversial playgrounds - including a sprawling subterranean space beneath Sydney - and thinks a real duty of care is letting kids learn how to navigate dangerous-looking situations. This is a fascinating read: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

If we really want safe, vibrant streets, we should focus on design rather than just lower speed limits. neat new work from Carlo Ratti's team: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#caturday #bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike #carryshitolympics

Does anyone know the whereabouts of this chicken? bsky.app/profile/ianv...

4 weeks into spring and it was *hot* in Sydney today (29*c, no wind, 8+ UV) We really do need more streets with very large tree canopies, like these.

"Teachers have reported that some children go home after school on a Friday and do not go outside again until Monday morning when they return to school." bsky.app/profile/alis...

I find the framing of this study tiresome. Yes, slower streets save cyclists *but* they also create nicer places, more successful local businesses, support childhood freedom - things more people support. As an industry, we must get better at "the sell". www.theguardian.com/environment/...

London is the only city to have hosted the Olympics thrice. I’ve cycled to two of the three velodrome sites, from Lee Valley to Herne Hill, and would like to ride to the third. bsky.app/profile/heta...

Something lovely for your Friday timeline… Peter Gabriel sings “Solsbury Hill” live, while cycling around stage on a Moulton bike (made just down the road from his home in Bradford-on-Avon) youtu.be/eMwn_hnoS5Y

Wednesday's webinar on community perceptions about a contentious cycleway *after* the dust has settled is now available to view online: youtu.be/nw0lCZWq-gk?...

Free bike tune up and info from the City of Sydney? Don’t mind if I do, thanks. (All female mechanics, yeah! 💪 )

When the only young people at the public consultation are in the wall painting…

What do communities think of a bike lane years after the 'bikelash' dust settles? Last chance to register for Wednesday's free webinar with Dr Mike Harris: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6c8065...

What do communities think of a bike lane years after the 'bikelash' dust settles? Last chance to register for Wednesday's free webinar with Dr Mike Harris: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6c8065...

Any ideas, dear hive mind?… I made this rather good looking map on some random free mapping website last year, but now I can’t remember what it was. Help! #GIS

A hint of London in Sydney today!

I went down a research rabbit hole so you don't have to, and found "Amsterdamned"; a 1988 schlocky horror film about a serial killer in the Dutch canals. Dead divers! Terrified tourists! High speed boat chases! (You're welcome.) youtu.be/frPRkkh6GXE?...

A classy Dutch bike in a classy Finnish environment.

Today, in “I had no idea such a thing even existed”. www.scmp.com/news/china/s...

Paris celebrated the opening of its 300th “school street”: landscaped & pedestrianized or semi-pedestrianized blocks situated in front of schools. Most have been completed since 2020.

It’s October already - which means it is not long until this webinar… I’m excited! bsky.app/profile/stra...

Delighted to be featured in this starter pack, and in such great company - including some friends I didn’t even know had joined 🦋 Thanks @brenttoderian.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/bren...

Interesting study, open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... bsky.app/profile/unio...

Tick tock! Early bird rate ends tomorrow midnight CET bsky.app/profile/stra...

Designed by Jim Eyre of WilkinsonEyre architects, who also gave us the Gateshead Millennium Bridge and the roof of Stratford station. bsky.app/profile/hack...

It’s the bicentenary of the first powered rail journey, so to celebrate here’s some of the stunning railway viaducts near where my UK family live, in Cornwall. #rail200 (The mighty Albert Bridge opened across the Tamar just 34 years after that first trip - astonishing!)

I took this video of a digital artwork in Schipol airport years and years ago, and just came across the file on my laptop. Still love it! 🕝

This article from a UK Councillor on how he is engaging with school children about road safety around their schools makes for a valuable and practical engagement guide: bsky.app/profile/tyne... @tynetom.bsky.social

Autumn has started, bringing plenty of rain. But does that mean the Dutch put away their bicycles for the season, as people do in so many other countries? Judge for yourself in my new short: Amsterdam Cycling in the Rain. youtube.com/shorts/CKXst...

Someone in Melbourne knew *exactly* what they were doing when they ordered these bike racks…

We recently sent our September newsletter. Not signed up? You'll get a free copy of our case study when you subscribe. Learn how the Amsterdam Metro caused a riot - and how a city responded: www.strategic-cities.com/home/#subscr...

I'm delighted with the response to our new course with @urbancyclinginstitute.org "Engaging Communities for Changing Streets". Join us in Amsterdam next April! Early bird registration closes soon: urbancyclinginstitute.org/engaging-com...

This story is *wild*! Public servants in the roads arm of Sydney's transport authority admit they MISLED their Minister so they could quietly cut planned walking, cycling and safety improvements at a major city intersection:

Cycled to lunch with an old work friend today, for a long overdue catch up. The sun came out. I saw a bird I’ve not seen in my neighbourhood before. Everything was nice. That’s all.

London's famous Oxford St will go car-free today, as Mayor @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social plans a permanent move. BBC London journalist Tom Edwards charts the power and politics of pedestrianisation: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Join me for this *free* webinar to explore new research mapping community sentiment about a controversial cycleway, after the 'bikelash' dust settles: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6c8065...

The effect of car dependency: in 1940, Basil Rathbone was photographed wearing an overcoat outside his home. As more men relied on cars, overcoats became shorter to accommodate drivers. Today, the right is marketed as an "overcoat," even if it would've been considered more sport coat length in 1940.

What do people think about a cycleway, after the 'bikelash' dust has settled? Their answers may surprise you... Register for this *free* webinar exploring new research: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6c8065...