You might think that the mayor of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's vast Northwest Territories, would be a fan of giant pickups. Nope. He's disgusted by car bloat. www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam...

"I'm puzzled when people say the Swiss have good transportation b/c they're rich. It has nothing to do with that. They're still using trams from 1970. They restore them every 7 years. Making do is part of the culture. If you're using trams for 50 years, that's a hell of a savings." —Norman Garrick 🧵

AI still has some way to go. Apparently I was expected to sign off an email with “Kind regards, Android”

So it turns out, if there were any doubt, that the war on cars is being perpetuated by… er… other cars.

Q: what is the best rhapsodic rock anthem of all time? And why is it “Tumbling Down” by Cockney Rebel / Steve Harley? Epic.

Actual mad dream I had last night: If we had a Princess called Henry who was next in line to the throne, would she become Henry IX or Queen Henry I?

spokesperson for Sadiq Khan: “We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response. “London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”

The guy who said striking public sector workers should be shot and was forced to pay a producer £100,000 after punching him in the face is frightened? 🤔

The frogs boiling in a pot trope is a myth. They generally do jump out. American friends, that time is now. Two words: Gavrilo Princip.

If you decry gun violence and celebrate Kirk’s death, you’re a hypocrite. If you’re angry at his death but shrug your shoulders at gun control, you’re a hypocrite.

Killing people we disagree with is wrong in every way, whether it’s Melissa Hortman or Charlie Kirk. This is especially true in a country awash with guns and run by fascists looking to amplify their already militarized policies. No thoughts and prayers. Down with fascism and up with gun control.

A man using a mobility scooter had to be rescued by the fire service as he became stuck between a wall and a parked car. How much longer must he and other pedestrians have to wait for a pavement parking ban and adequate enforcement? www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

The biggest scandal in US public life *ought* to be that we are the richest country in history & yet our infrastructure sucks, our transportation choices suck, our cities suck, our healthcare sucks, our public administration sucks, & in dozens of little ways, our daily lives suck.

In a world full of so much misery, you can ALWAYS rely on bollards to make things better. #WorldBollardAssociation

Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?” “I’m looking for the obituaries.” “The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.” “Not the one I’m looking for.”

Well played.

AI is wild.

It’s great to spend Labor Day with … a man who has never worked a hard day in his life?

Per @humantransit.bsky.social "Cities are engines of prosperity, and that to hate the city is to hate your own prosperity. Cities need more transit. Rural areas need more roads. Let’s let everyone pay for what they value." humantransit.org/2025/08/the-...

This is an INSANE decision by the E.U. “By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.” This will kill people.

I’m sure Britain First, EDL et al will be along any minute now to defend Christian values …

The bicycle is such a perfect design that it will outlive supposedly more advanced technologies — my latest column for @londoncycling.bsky.social magazine: authory.com/CarltonReid/...

On the buses where I live, an ad pops up for a number to call for people walking home alone - Strut Safe. It made me think why not, instead, have one that say "Men, leave the women alone. You are the problem."

The council got rid of the benches at the foot of Leith walk and the locals have responded appropriately...

Interesting study from Germany on e-bikes and the modes they replace: "43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"

South-east Europe is wild. Start in Austria, move across land borders via Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Türkiye, Hellas (Greece) and into Albania and you change language family every time. The tri-point of Bulgaria, Türkiye and Hellas is not only three languages but also three different scripts.

This guy hosts a debate show

Literally looking the other way

"Don't feel bad if you're not reading every great book. No one ever has, and no one ever will."

Just landed in Rhodes. What a bloody lie. It’s impossible to drive to the coliseum from here.

they want you to simultaneously believe they are these strong, masculine, stoic, fearless dudes, arbiters of who should be labeled oversensitive snowflakes... while pissing & shitting themselves, calling the national guard, over streets where tourists are walking around eating ice cream

"Eight people were arrested for offences including actual bodily harm (ABH), criminal damage, drug offences, theft and immigration breaches" As my colleague once said: not all drivers are criminals but most criminals are drivers

“Delete your old emails to save water” isn’t bad because it’s individualising the climate crisis, it’s bad because it’s complete nonsense from top to bottom. It’s like saying “eat less lettuce to save water”, you can see the thought process but it’s that of a child who knows two facts

What is it with the sudden batch of transfers from Bulgarian clubs to English championship sides?

The first casualty of war is the truth.

'A Birmingham Crossrail, allowing suburban trains to travel from east or west, could enable higher frequencies by getting local trains out of the way of intercity ones, and revolutionise transport in a city still far too dependent on cars.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

£14. I am now entitled* to drive for another ten years. No eye checks. No physical examination. No continuous competency test. Just honesty and a few tick boxes. Is this… okay? Fourteen pounds. *licensed but the default mentality seems to be one of entitlement.

We’ve built an exceptional urbanism and city-building community here on Bluesky. The best on any social media platform in my opinion. Thank you, please share this, and please help this keep growing every way you can. #UrbanistShoutOut #UrbanismOnBluesky

“This isn’t just for rich cities – it’s something every city on the planet can do if they want to become more efficient.”

Zohran’s citibike numbers make me feel like we need to start demanding bike share stats from our politicians in the same way we demand tax returns

Zohran leads a RIDICULOUS pace for the Bus vs Pedestrian race on 34th St. God I love this town.

Badminton horse trials? I mean surely they know they can’t hold a racquet?

Wait til they hear about roads!

Finland must be a really poor country as I am told any measures that restrain traffic are bad for the economy. /s

Well, it wouldn’t be England without Extra Time and Penalties… a bit maverick to do the obligatory penalty miss *before* the end of Extra Time though! #engita

Amused at people posting their anecdotes of speeding fines & licence points being 'unfair' in the wake of Emma Watson's driving ban. "They're hiding the cameras!" "It's an aggressive campaign against us!" I had a speeding fine & 3 points in young adulthood and, here's the thing: I learned from it.

The UK still needs HS2, delivered in full. There's no viable alternative. Me, from years back, making this point:

Of all the things I would most struggle to explain to young people today is the explosion of adverts for “118” services we had in the early 2000s. In 2003 (!!) several companies invested heavily in advertising for directory inquiry services (you could call to ask for a phone number to something)

Paris & @annehidalgo.bsky.social are praised for their visionary, progressive city-building, but they don’t get nearly enough credit for just being really pragmatic! Everything they’re doing is common sense. They’re moving a lot more people with less space while cleaning the air & cooling the city.