🌱🛴🚲🚶🏾‍♀️When you make roads for walking and cycling, traffic doesn't increase - people just drive less. 📉 See the science behind traffic reduction and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods lcc.org.uk/campaigns/low-…

Walking my kids to/from play dates today had me thinking about how much higher my family’s quality of life is due to living in a walkable place with a neighborhood school. All of my kids’ friends live within a few blocks of our home. 1/3

they should make an EV that never needs to be charged and is chauffeur driven for like £5 per day

Lots of people No traffic No noise No speed racing A taste of what Chicago could be if we had bold leadership from Mayor Brandon Johnson & Governor JB Pritzker

The winds have started shifting in Indian cities compared to a decade ago towards creating streets for people. But it is not strong enough and there is a long way ahead! Sharing data points of impacts and this article incase it comes handy for those championing the cause.

Investing in cycling infrastructure isn't just investing for avid cyclists. It means investing in a network thru which people of all ages and abilities, with different types of vehicles, can participate in daily life indepently!

Not everyone can/wants to own a car/safely drive one. Not everyone can/wants to walk, bike or roll for transportation. Not everyone can/wants to take transit. When we ensure all modes are relatively safe, comfortable & efficient, people have freedom to choose for themselves.

bike infrastructure in austin is getting better & better every day 🚴‍♀️🚴🚴‍♂️ a new protected bike intersection at dean keeton & lafayette is now complete:

A car free Santa Barbara. 🧡🏝️🚲

In cities such as Amsterdam, car dominance is treated not as a problem to be solved but as a potential to be realized. And when the decision is reached to reverse that supremacy and fulfill that promise, the results are absolutely magnificent. Platange Middenlaan. 1987 vs 2024.

Permitting motorists to turn right on a red light at most urban and suburban intersections is deadlier for pedestrians. We’ve known this for 40 years.

Whenever you cycle in Amsterdam, you are riding on the shoulders of giants… Tens of thousands of citizens who, decades ago, took to the streets to fight back against the rampant rise of the car in their community. Without this defiant act, their city would look like any other.

Great line up for the London Walking and Cycling conference on 19 September! Looking forward to the discussions and ideas. Get your tickets here …ndonwalkingandcyclingconference.co.uk City of London Hackney Council

Bike Bus Season is BACK baby!!!

Amsterdam’s status as a cycling paradise was never a given. Residents had to fight for it. To paraphrase Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the city. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Museumplein. 1978 vs 2024.

(1/6) 🚸London’s ULEZ is changing school commutes! Our new study shows kids aged 6-9 in ULEZ areas are 3x more likely to shift behaviours to walk, bike or take public transport to school than in non-ULEZ zones. 🚶‍♂️🚲 Discover how in our IJBNPA paper tinyurl.com/ykxtmn8b

Timeline cleanse. #BikeBus

“To build a truly ‘smart’ city, we must prioritize the health of our natural environment—and in turn, ourselves. But first, it demands a fundamental shift in how we view our place in the world—recognizing that we are not separate from nature but a part of it.” - Dr. Nadina Galle