E-bikes are car replacers

Street sweeping day is a helpful visual reminder of how much public space we dedicate to “free” (taxpayer subsidized) car parking.

It’s especially impressive given that almost every property in my neighborhood also has parking in the alley.

REMINDER: Pls tune in tmw, Wed, April 24th, at 11 am Pacific / 2 pm Eastern for my conversation with Peter Flax about his beautiful new book Live To Ride: Finding Joy and Meaning on a Bicycle. We discuss the fact that if you're riding a bike, you're doing it right. More info 👇

To most commuters, the word “congestion” carries negative connotations, and is something to be avoided at all costs.

But to those that ride a bike, it doesn’t carry the same weight, being perhaps the only mode of transport where running into traffic makes it even more enjoyable.

“If cities wish to improve their traffic safety outcomes, they should first and foremost plan and design for the convenience and safety of those not using a personal automobile'

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Anne Hidalgo became Mayor of Paris 10-years ago. In that time the City has;

🚲 built 1,300km of bike lanes
🌳 planted 145,000 new trees
💨 reduced air pollution by 40%
🌳added 45km of new parks
📚 converted 180 streets to “school streets”

📍 Paris 🇫🇷
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This is a good piece. Words matter. Bookmark this for the next time you have to explain to someone how their word choices bias what they are saying. usa.streetsblog.org/2024/04/22/fiv…

Up to a third of morning motor traffic in many cities is parents dropping their kids off at school.

Shifting some of these trips to active modes by providing safer routes is likely the most economical, expedient and efficient way to reduce congestion—and improve quality of life.

Pop-up protected bike lanes, a willing city, and a school: A match made in heaven.

Pop-ups are a great way to find out if there's a latent demand* for youth cycling, like this one we did last week in the City of Hialeah (Miami, Florida).

*There usually is.

Venice Blvd was closed to cars today.

Everyone I met agrees we should do this every week.

Not only is cycling a more pleasant, safe, and green way to move LA’s humans, but it’s more efficient. Many more people moving through right now compared to Sunday’s normal traffic flow.

Fantastic quote. Casey is right.

Yet people regularly tell us that we're 'brave' to cycle in London. In a leafy residential neighbourhood.

My kids have been told so in a side road on the way to school - that's how oddly normalised road danger is.

Image credit: Carla Francome

“Our biggest discovery was the myriad benefits that come with far fewer automobiles.

Even with high expectations, Delft was nothing short of a revelation; each day discovering the joys of being in a city that treated cars as guests rather than guests of honor.” - Curbing Traffic

What a great gaggle of content makers for our Velo-city Conference 2024 panel. It's gonna be lots of fun!

Melissa Bruntlett (She/Her) Sam Balto Mark Wagenbuur Active Towns Doug Gordon Clarence Eckerson Jr.

I know all these lovely folks and feel we'll achieve an active dialogue vs 5-10 min speeches!

Every post complaining about the cost of rail infrastructure (especially high speed rail) should be accompanied by this photo.

“[Owning] a new car is about as expensive as renting a starter studio apartment in a lower-cost city: $12,000 a year. The expense has come to reflect the miserable social cost of America’s obsession with and reliance on private-vehicle ownership […] apple.news/AN0YmPr2tREOaI…

“The main obstacle to cycling is not hills or the weather: it’s inequality. Equality and cycling are cause and effect.

The existence of cycleways reflects how egalitarian and democratic a society is, and high-quality infrastructure for cycling produces a more inclusive society.”

Words (and pic) by me: The Unlikely New Bike Lanes Gracing the Scottish Capital bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab

Safe cycling infrastructure makes cycling in London such a joy!

#LondonLovesCycling

Please keep up the good work Mayor of London Sadiq Khan 🚲🌈💚

'Dutch bike lanes are designed as very democratic and inclusive infrastructures: the old use them, people with disabilities use them, so do families with children.

Cycling is cheap. And it has the potential to transform our lives for the better.'

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Eindhoven’s “Smile Factor” program leverages its status as a design capital and plentiful tunnels to offer artists a chance to work in their city.

Over 40 underpasses have been activated, including an homage to John Cleese’s “Silly Walk” sketch from Monty Python’s Flying Circus.