Active Travel Please! #MobilityIsEquity
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As with most places, we've allowed cars to crush our tiny islands of Trinidad & Tobago. We don't expect everyone to ride a bicycle for transport, but we would like the population to have viable alternatives when it comes to travelling around a tiny place.
George St too congested with private cars so they’re diverting the buses 🧐
The Edinburgh Reporter@edinreporter.bsky.social · 6h agoChanges to bus diversions on Princes Street Lothian Business have today altered the routes of services 15, 33, 34, Lothian Country service 43 and East Coast services 106 and X6....
“3/4ths of disabled people don’t drive. Stop using us as an excuse for car dependency.” — @nondriver.bsky.social in collaboration with @urbantruth.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth Worth repeating. #UrbanTruth
This video I uploaded a few months ago, which has sat on a few hundred views has suddenly gained thousands of views over the last week. No idea why! www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21g...
This Is How Dutch Kids Go to School 🚲 (School Bike Park Fills Up in Minutes) | 4K Drone Video
YouTube video by Hackney Cyclist
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Once in a 1000 year events happening increasingly regularly all over the world say it's time to #StopAllDrilling #ReduceFossilFuelUseToZero "1000-Year Rain Event In New York The rain falling in the #Hudson Valley has peaked near the 1-in-1000 year recurrence interval." via WFLA Jeff Berardelli
A new housing development under construction in the Netherlands The cycle infrastructure is already in place, complete with junctions ready to connect to future homes, along with dedicated bus lanes Active and sustainable travel is planned from the very beginning, not bolted on as an afterthought
We have the data. What actions are we taking to make our roads safer? #DangerousByDesign #TrafficCalming #OnlineReporting #AutomatedEnforcement #ReduceSpeeds #PoliticalWill #Trinidad #PublicTransit arrivealivett.com/8h3rb3c/wp-c...
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Agreed! It's all about the Hierarchy of Controls. There's a reason the top of the inverted pyramid is "Elimination."
Enrico🐀@redbassett.com · 3d agoI'm not being facetious, this is a sincere take, but after spending many many hours over the years mulling solutions to distracted drivers, I've firmly landed on not removing the distracted part but rather the driver part. We need solutions to reduce phone use driving, but also driving.
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“Cars are the most absurd means of transport in a city,” [says Jean-Louis Missika, Paris’s deputy mayor for urbanisation]. “They are parked 95% of the time. It takes two tonnes to move someone who weighs 70kg. And the denser the city, the more absurd it is.” www.ft.com/content/882e...
How Paris beat the car
Though chaotic, the city’s transition has become a global role model
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Leeds address children spending "half as much time in unstructured outdoor play than any generation before them" by closing streets for play. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leeds: The city closing down streets so children can play
In Leeds, streets are being temporarily closed to traffic so kids have more space to safely play - an initiative proving beneficial to both children and adults.
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Car-free streets are great for wheelchairs and mobility scooters.
We're not going to stop climate change unless we phase out fossil fuels.
Oil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again
The "strong" three-month results come amid "one of the most disrupted periods in the global energy market".
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Biked 1 mile to coffee. Then biked another mile to the pharmacy. Then biked 1 mile home. 95% on protected (separated) bike infra. More Americans deserve the freedom of a life like this (if they want it).
The PM of Trinidad and Tobago now communicates with the country via fb. It's interesting seeing police bike patrols being mentioned.
Trinidad and Tobago are tiny islands that fully embraces car dependency!
Jarrett Walker@humantransit.bsky.social · yesterdayIs your region taking public transit as seriously as (checks notes) Oklahoma City? (No, despite the photo, this story is not about the streetcar!) usa.streetsblog.org/2026/08/03/o...
A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)
What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off
In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.
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Trinidad and Tobago keeps doing the same things over and over again expecting different results! #LeadershipMatters #CriticalThinking #PoliticalWill www.guardian.co.tt/news/opposit...
Opposition questions government's joint police-army security posts
Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles has accused Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of using a recently announced joint police and military security initiative as a means of ...
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One of the streets in Port of Spain that's a no-brainer for pedestrianisation! eshu55.substack.com/p/a-leaf-in-...
A LEAF IN THE WIND
WAYS OF TROPICAL BEING
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When there’s no bus service to the city council hearing about bus service. Car dependency was not a choice. It was and is the deprivation of choice.
E-bikes give people affordable, clean transportation. If kids are getting hit by pickup trucks, the answer isn’t to treat e-bikes like the problem; it’s protected bike lanes, safer crossings, lower traffic speeds, and infrastructure that keeps everyone separated from multi-ton vehicles.
New episode up! We talk with transit planner Jarrett Walker, author of the recently reissued classic Human Transit, about why buses are so great, how we can make them better, & how advocates should fight for public transit in a hostile federal funding environment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
I am looking for PhD students and postdocs to join my lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2027. Anyone excited about urban evolution, hummingbirds, & community engagement, please reach out! And/or find me at #AOS2026 this week! More info here: www.valentina-alaasam.com
Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers go.nature.com/3Kir39u
Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies
Nature - Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.
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Car-free summer? If only. It's true, a handful of arteries in #Montreal are set aside for pedestrians and cyclists in summer. That's great—but blink, and you'll miss 'em. We've still got a long way to go. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/02/o...
What Boston can learn from Montreal’s car-free summer - The Boston Globe
Miles of city roadway become places for gardens, art, outdoor dining, and unhurried discovery.
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Some #carryshitolympics from yesterday as I loaded out of the Powderhorn Art Fair. Pulling an industrial embroidery machine, stock, tent, and display stuff on a 5' long Bikes at Work trailer, about 400lbs. Felt like the smuggest bitch biking by dozens of cars lined up and idling waiting to load out
Bike infrastructure in the Caribbean will bring about a mobility revolution! Caribbean governments only incentivise EVs and are totally blind to bikes and ebikes. Cuba embraces it out of necessity, whilst many tiny islands are grappling with traffic gridlock. #EndCarDependency #PoliticalWill
🚲 This Thursday is Cycle to Work Day 2026! Thinking about swapping four wheels for two? There’s never been a better time to give cycling to work a try. Here are six reasons why you should give cycling to work a go 🚴 https://www.cyclinguk.org/article/six-reasons-you-should-cycle-work
Flock cameras on bike paths? That’s not traffic enforcement. It’s behavioral mapping. They’re tracking pedestrians, not cars. The goal isn't safety; it's a searchable record of who walks where and when. Mass surveillance is evolving right past the windshield. #Privacy 🎥 @user2652859725
Paris continues to raise the bar for cycling infrastructure. The 1,200-space bike parking at Gare du Nord draws on Dutch expertise to create a seamless connection between cycling and rail travel. With direct access from the cycle network, smart wayfinding and a user-friendly design: buff.ly/uP5S5g5
