Since Trump was elected: Mark Zuckerberg got $25 billion richer Jeff Bezos got $36 billion richer Larry Ellison got $78 billion richer Elon Musk got $187 billion richer Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, food & housing costs soar and AI is killing jobs.

People with normal blood sugar levels at the beginning of the study were 20 per cent more likely to show symptoms of pre-diabetes eight years later if they lived in areas judged less friendly for pedestrians. newscientist.com/article/230934…

For every person killed by a car crash,there are ~115 injuries, many of which leave people in permanent pain, disability and trauma. Deaths are the tip of the iceberg. We have to stop prioritizing convenient driving and parking over human mobility, health, safety and life.

Ten years of Open Newbury and the lesson is the same: whether it’s 34° or 74°, people flock to car-free spaces. The only thing stopping us from doing more of it is… us.

Cleaner air—in addition to faster buses, better-funded subways, faster commutes, safer streets, increased economic activity... is there anything congestion pricing can't do? 🤩

We deserve streets that protect us — not rulings that put our lives at risk. Almost 200 people have been injured on 31st Street in five years. Slashing proven safety measures in the face of this danger is unacceptable.

Tourists to the City of Love will be threatened with a good time:

The view of the new #thirdavenue #bikelane is so pretty, it’s almost not real. ⁦NYC DOT⁩ ⁦Transportation Alternatives⁩

the perfect gift

A World Bank report calls on governments to create dedicated Livable Streets Investment Programs, scaling up funding to 10% of road budgets by 2035. Why? Livable streets deliver some of the highest returns in transport investment—up to €16 per €1 spent: investinlivablestreets.info

Of course this NY POST article fails to mention what’s likely the number one reason New York City denizens don’t wanr to relocate: who the hell wants to go live in an area where you need to drive to do almost everything? nypost.com/2025/12/20/lif…

So we need to make this go viral and get more people to see it than would have watched 60 minutes.

“Nearly 80% of Manhattan households are car free - a far higher figure than possible almost anywhere else in the country…[making it] easier to age in place.”

Make it easy for people to ride bikes and people will ride bikes.

Climate progress may seem stalled, but not in New York. Out this week: - The city's emissions are back down to pandemic lows - GHG dropped 5% in last year—and 25% since 2005 - Experts attribute green policies for the drop Good news to end the year on 🌟 thecity.nyc/2025/12/23/gre…

why not just rename CBS: "T***pTruth TV" would be a fair designation.

“In Utrecht, the bike is not an end in itself. It’s a means to create a liveable, healthy, climate-friendly city for all. The success can be admired in the inner city. It’s lively and yet quiet. Here, it's noticeable: Cities aren't loud; only cars are—and they play no role here.”

Fifth Avenue is in desperate need of an overhaul: The iconic Midtown stretch sees so much foot traffic, yet cars just passing through are given most of the space. Could incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani revive a plan to transform Fifth Ave. for the better?

Remarkable. Citi Bike — and bike-share elsewhere — is one of the few systems to not only quickly regain pre-pandemic ridership, but blow way past it. And that's not just because it's easy and affordable — it's also a mode way more in line with how we get around today.

Incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani needs to combat NYC's scourge of illegal parking — and he can start by reining in "free-parking" placard abuse for a segment of the city's government elite.