Why I bike: * Affordable * Exercise * Fresh air * Lowers stress * Fun * Free, easy parking * No traffic * Fastest way to get around the city What am I missing?

New PACTS report confirms that 20mph limits without physical calming are effective at reducing speeds and casualties. When real-world costs are taken into account, limits are 7 times more cost effective than physical calming. See our briefings 20splenty.org/tags/cost_effe…

It’s crazy how British new builds can actually be palatable if they have well proportioned windows, are pedestrianised, have greenery etc. Nothing special, but acceptable.

Please support the petition to get this to happen. change.org/p/join-the-cal…

Recognising its role as a transformative means of transportation, the United Nations has declared June 3rd #WorldBicycleDay. On June 3, we invite you to share a response to the following question: What does #fietsgeluk ("bicycle happiness") mean to you? dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/cycl…

It's not Amsterdam, Copenhagen or Paris. This is London 🇬🇧

A designer’s toolbox for living streets: 🚗 Modal filters 🌸 Facade gardens 🪑 Ample seating 🐢 Speed tables ⤴️ Chicanes/bulbouts 🧱 Textured paving 👁️ Raised intersections 🌳 Shade trees 🚲 Bike parking 🪴 Planter boxes 💡 Human-scale lighting 👞 Low/no curbs 🛑 Limited signage

That roundabout in Cambridge

"From 7 am to 2 pm every Sunday (and holiday), 76 miles of streets in Bogatá are closed (partially or fully) to traffic. Some 1.7 million people, or about a quarter of the city’s population, turn out for it on average every week" vox.com/2016/10/9/1301…

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“The obstacles to building beautiful cities are not economic. Collectively we have money. We face two main problems: Firstly an intellectual confusion around beauty, and secondly lack of political will.” - Alain de Botton

Today is the day to bring out my fav visual. Enjoy your ride. Any day. #WorldBicycleDay

“The evidence is overwhelming: we are blasting nature away with noise, chopping it into pieces with roads, flattening it with cars, and poisoning it with fumes. Traffication has sucked the life out of our countryside. We are, quite literally, driving our wildlife to extinction.”

Transport Minister Jesse Norman says cycling is the single biggest intervention a person can make in their life if they want to improve their health & well being. He also says it's about joy & independence! @allpartycycling Cycling UK Selaine Saxby Chris Boardman CBE

"Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something. You are by accident of fate alive at an absolutely critical moment in the history of our planet." — Carl Sagan

Cycling is a low-cost mode of transport for both individuals and society. Riding a bicycle costs less: the annual cost of riding a bike is approximately 300 euros, whereas the annual cost of driving a car is approximately 8,500 euros. LEARN MORE: dutchcycling.nl/expertises/cyc…

Working with our partners to make our roads safer is a priority for us. We need to transform our public spaces so they prioritise people rather than vehicles, so Birmingham is a place to live and be, not drive and park. See our partnership messages here: orlo.uk/bTaui

'Just as the computer, the bicycle is a tool that amplifies our inherent abilities to spectacular magnitudes' — Steve Jobs (efficiency of locomotion measured by Scientificamerican)

Cycling is a democratic mode of transport. It offers greater mobility to virtually everyone regardless of origin, age, income or physical ability. The bicycle increases social participation and is an inexpensive solution to transport poverty. Learn more: dutchcycling.nl/expertises/cyc…