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PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in later today, Monday, September 22nd, at 2 pm EST for this special profile of the xTx ~ Cross-Texas Adventure Trail for people interested in getting away from it all through long-distance hiking, bike camping, and equestrian challenges. youtu.be/yybP-YqgU_g

WEEKLY UPDATE: Here’s my Active Towns Update for this week, featuring a spotlight on Pedicabs as a strategy for reducing car dependency, an interview with an American researcher studying motonormativity while living in Switzerland, and a flashback to my visit to Nijmegen. mailchi.mp/activetowns/...

ICYMI: Yesterday, I released a discussion with Dr. Catherine Elliot, an American living in Winterthur, Switzerland, just outside of Zürich, about strategies for overcoming motonormativity, as well as some research she's been involved with in this realm. youtu.be/Ae60RVx412o

ICYMI Earlier this week, I released my on-bike interview w/ Pavielle Babai-Pirouz, owner of High Tech Hippie Pedicabs. This was a lot of fun & super informative about how the pedicab business works & how it benefits the city, its residents, & visitors by reducing car dependency youtu.be/7-VAnMQEAA4

Travel choices are rarely about love for the car. They’re about reliability & ease. Ppl drive because it often feels like the simplest option, not because they inherently prefer sitting in traffic. When alternatives are designed to be predictable, safe & convenient, people choose them bit.ly/4guUVvr

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today, Fri, Sept 19, at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CET for a discussion with Dr. Catherine Elliot, an American living in Winterthur, Switzerland, just outside of Zürich, about strategies for overcoming motonormativity. HT to @modacitylife.com 🙏 youtu.be/Ae60RVx412o

FUN WITH NUMBERS: I hit a novel Channel subscriber count milestone of sorts this morning. lol 😂 Thanks so much to each and every one of my 12345 subs. 🙏 For all the rest of you, I'd be honored to have y'all subscribe as well. Just click on this link to join in on all the fun: bit.ly/Subscribe2Ac...

Bringing your wheelchair with you - means you arrive at destination mobile and free! Thank you to Erin in Chicagoland for the great pic 😎 #cargobike #bunchfam #mobility #allabilities #bikechi

If you truly care about women's bike racing, the best thing you can do is watch women's bike racing. Arguing about culture war issues is a distraction from the hard-fought battle for economic equity that these amazing athletes deserve. PS savvy win from Shari Bossuyt!

PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in tomorrow, Friday, September 19, at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CET for a discussion with Dr. Catherine Elliot, an American living in Winterthur, Switzerland, just outside of Zürich, about strategies for overcoming motonormativity and much more. youtu.be/Ae60RVx412o

PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in for this special bonus profile video today, Wednesday, September 17th at 2 pm - I do a ride-along on-bike interview with Pavielle Babai-Pirouz, owner of Austin's High Tech Hippie Pedicabs. youtu.be/7-VAnMQEAA4

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today, Tuesday, September 16th at 2 pm EST for a solo ride-along video exploring the Fox Point neighborhood in Providence as I run errands by @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social before departing for Denver on @amtrak.com. youtu.be/T4yR_P3quds

WEEKLY UPDATE: In this edition, pls find my profile of the Strong Towns Broad Street STROAD Transformation Tour, Ep 307 feat. Pet Nowen from 's-Hertogenbosch about Dutch employers subsidizing driving, and my flashback profile of a typical commute in Utrecht with a local. mailchi.mp/activetowns/...

ICYMI: Last week, I released Part Two of the CNU33 Synergy of Sims Ave Tour, where we’ll take a peek at several innovative businesses, including LitArts, Farm Fresh RI, The Steel Yard, and 50 Sims. These are cool reuse projects to be served by an Urban Trail network. youtu.be/fONHu3442Eg

ICYMI: Yesterday, I released this fascinating discussion w/ Peter Nouwen in 's-Hertogenbosch about the productivity benefits of having healthy, active employees and the curious, nonsensical policy practices of many employers that incentivize driving cars to work over other modes youtu.be/cVcMzc50t5M

ICYMI: Yesterday, I released this video from the @strongtowns.org National Gathering Broad Street Urban Trail Tour, an impressive STROAD to street transformation that was part of the Providence City Walk Initiative, which is solid proof of concept for safer street creation. youtu.be/-d_Wps_VGyo

Watching this now... please tune in for this LIVE conversation 👇

TRENDING NOW: 'Tis the season, I suppose, but 1164 days after its release, this fascinating discussion with @coachbalto.bsky.social about #BikeBus is trending once again. youtu.be/S9twSCBYZu0

WEEKLY UPDATE: The Active Towns Update for this week features a spotlight on new businesses in abandoned industrial areas in Providence, the surprising history of protected cycling infrastructure in the USA, and a flashback to a bike ride with the Dutch Queen in Austin. mailchi.mp/activetowns/...

ICYMI Yesterday, I released this gem of a conversation about the history of protected bike lanes and intersections in the USA and the leveraging of Dutch designs in North America with @mobycon.bsky.social’s Nick Falbo. Available now in audio-only and video formats www.activetowns.org/2025/09/04/a...

Excellent article about the urgent need to significantly restrict car traffic on neighborhood greenways. The bike bus and e-bike revolutions are underway, and the only thing that can stop them is cities failing to protect riders.

Today a @mplscargobikelibrary.com member texted to let me know how borrowing a bike impacted them this week. They don’t own a bike & hadn’t ridden one in 10 years. We spent extra time at check out answering their questions to set them up for success in using the bike with their young kids. 1/2

Is there anything better than a project that improves transit and cycling? Montreal’s sustainable mobility corridors (“corridors de mobilité durable”), like here on Henri-Bourassa, are transforming arterial roads with bus lanes *and* protected bike lanes at the same time.

WEEKLY UPDATE: Hi Everyone! Here’s my update for the week of Aug 31st featuring a fabulous ride down memory lane with Paul Steely White, a look at some new active mobility infra in Providence, and a flashback to my episode with @grantennis.bsky.social, author of Dark PR. mailchi.mp/activetowns/...

There's a bike type for nearly everyone. All they need is the infrastructure to enable them.

ICYMI: Yesterday, I released this delightful roll down memory lane with Paul Steely White, Executive Director of Parks & Trails New York and formerly with Transportation Alternatives in NYC. This is a fun one featuring many cameos, including Clarence w @streetfilms.bsky.social youtu.be/FS8WWJryFaA

It's important to understand the history and context of the Dutch red carpet ride 👇

Walking and cycling: the best urban traffic!

How did Bike Lane Uprising — an app for reporting blocked bike lanes — build a cult following? Join us next Tuesday for a FREE webinar at 3PM ET to hear from founder Christina Whitehouse on @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social's origin and impact! Sign up: bikeleague-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

DC so unsafe that 19.7% more people rode CaBi in July than in 2024 ggwash.org/view/100635/...

The sustainable mobility revolution needs storytellers to show there is more than one way to move. When the narrative is missing,misinformation takes hold, fueling claims like cycling kills local businesses or that traffic-calming is anti-car. The latest for Zag Daily 👉 zagdaily.com/featured/the...

"The bike bus movement symbolizes more than just an alternative mode of getting to school. It represents a commitment to resilient, adaptable communities and a sustainable and healthier future for the next generation." 👇

Need to pick up groceries (& 💐)? There’s a Mpls Cargo Bike Library bike for that. Mplscargobikelibrary.com

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Wed, Aug 27th, at 2 pm EST as we return to Providence once again for this @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social #CNU33 Synergy of Sims Ave Bike Tour featuring Jess Lance, Special Projects Manager with the City of Providence. Join the live Chat! youtu.be/Z7fuu-Mrdqk

Designing for and catering to the car is a choice... we can make a different choice 👇

WEEKLY UPDATE: Hi Everyone! Here ya go, Part Two of my CNU33 Ride Like a Local bike tour from Cambridge to Boston, Ep 304 featuring the amazing Jennifer Hamelman about the comprehensive national cycle route system she helped develop, and a flashback film to my first visit to Cambridge bit.ly/4lBKJCd

I know what I’d prefer 👇

ICYMI: Here's my conversation with Jennifer Hamelman about the Adventure Cycling network of bicycle routes across North America. We also discuss the fantastic benefits to rural communities and their small businesses, as well as the positive social connections made while touring youtu.be/Rl5RcLjsIv4

A newly updated version of this @davewalker.bsky.social classic, Why We Love Cycling Be sure to check and support his substack: diagramclub.substack.com

This was such a fascinating conversation 👇

Mrs. American Fietser wanted me to share her grocery haul from last night. The Tern HSD is a smaller e-cargo bike, but between the expansive panniers and a front crate, has the ability to replace a car for larger grocery runs, no problem.

WEEKLY UPDATE: Here is my content creation update for August 17, 2025, featuring a classic video montage flashback to four years ago, Part One of the CNU33 Bike Tour of Boston, and Episode 303 of the Podcast featuring Christian Ratering with the Dutch village of Renkum. mailchi.mp/activetowns/...

Plan for the mobility environment you want, not the one you have... @urbancyclinginstitute.org 👇 open.substack.com/pub/urbancyc...

ICYMI: On Thursday, I released Part One of the CNU 33 Ride Like a Boston Local Bike Tour. We’ll explore the emerging Dutch and Danish-inspired cycle network in Boston and Cambridge. There are some seriously cool developments happening here and some scary car-infested streets. youtu.be/q7W_32IrggM

ICYMI Yesterday, I released Ep 303, a chat w/ Christian Ratering, a Senior Policy Maker with the village of Renkum, about the Renkum Mobility Vision Plan (MVP), to make the community truly safe and inviting for all ages and abilities. youtu.be/AXhFdloFBdw

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!

#Paris, the City of Love❤️, City of Lights💡, Capital of Fashion👗, City of Art🎨, but in my opinion also the City of #Publicspace🌳. What a wonderful city to sit, relax, stroll, and play guitar... (🧵1/3) #streetphotography #humansofbluesky @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social

“What struck me, however, was that many of the people who showed up to represent these major government agencies were consultants. With one or two exceptions, they weren’t even engineers or people who were actually working on the design of the projects.” streets.mn/2025/08/11/g...