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Strategic Cities

@strategic-cities.com

Talking about how cities achieve contentious change with strategic engagement and communications. Consulting and training: https://strategic-cities.com/ Sydney | London 🚲🌳🌈 (Personal thoughts from Mark A - often astride a bicycle.)

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Strategic Cities@strategic-cities.com · 4w ago

Hmm, I have mixed views on this American study. Yes, protected bike lanes are better than painted ones and sharrows. But they’re not the ultimate boss of bike-friendly streets. Amsterdam’s 2nd busiest bike route is a filtered street with minimal cars, not a bike lane at all. bsky.app/profile/thom...

Thomas Bamonte@thomasbamonte.bsky.social · 4w ago

The takeaway for cities: “The best bang for your buck is protected bike lanes,” Moran told Bike Talk‘s Nick Richert. “Really focus on bike infrastructure that’s protected. That’s how you grow ridership. That’s how you diversify ridership.” sf.streetsblog.org/2026/07/08/s...

Strategic Cities@strategic-cities.com · last mo.

Having recently been told by a stakeholder I should not canvas the opinions of children because “they don’t pay tax”, I am delighted to see this resource: bsky.app/profile/thet...

Town and Country Planning Association@thetcpa.bsky.social · last mo.

Why does it matter that children and young people have a say in shaping places...? Check out our 'local plan plug-in' - designed to help local authority planning teams to embed the rights, needs and voices of children and young people in the built environment: buff.ly/Ze6bP3z

Strategic Cities@strategic-cities.com · 2mo ago

Having friends over for tea, cake and a wee dram to mark the winter solstice, so got my grandmother’s tea set out just for the occasion. So nice! May the rest of the year be good for you.

A green tray, set with bone china tea cups, a teapot, and a tea caddy. In the background, a nice bottle of whiskey awaits...
Strategic Cities@strategic-cities.com · 2mo ago

If you’re at #VC26 @velo-city-conference.com in Rimini, look our for my friends from @urbancyclinginstitute.org launching their 2027 course calendar today, including this one, led by me: bsky.app/profile/urba...

Urban Cycling Institute@urbancyclinginstitute.org · 2mo ago

"Most opposition is coming from a place of emotion, not logic." Sasha Funk shares her key takeaways from our transformative course in Amsterdam Join us next year for the course's 2027 Edition 🗓️ 12–16 April 📍 Amsterdam Sign up for updates: forms.gle/ARjh9mPbFEmV...

Urban Cycling Institute@urbancyclinginstitute.org · 2mo ago

"Most opposition is coming from a place of emotion, not logic." Sasha Funk shares her key takeaways from our transformative course in Amsterdam Join us next year for the course's 2027 Edition 🗓️ 12–16 April 📍 Amsterdam Sign up for updates: forms.gle/ARjh9mPbFEmV...

Participation for Better Streets: Why Engagement Matters

Engaging Communities for Changing Streets alumna, Sasha Funk, shares her key takeaways from the course

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Strategic Cities@strategic-cities.com · 2mo ago

This drone shot of Amsterdam gave me an idea - I'd love a book of aerial cross-sections of city streets from around the world (preferably with a scale so you can compare them.) Pls can someone smarter and with more time than me make this happen?

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett@modacitylife.com · 2mo ago

Beginning as a pop-up pandemic-era intervention in the summer of 2021, Bristol's bustling Princess Victoria Street emerged as a permanent pedestrian space within four years; offering a compelling case of how such measures can reshape public opinion, local economies, and the future of urban streets.🧵

People walk and sit along a pedestrianised shopping street in the centre of Bristol, featuring terraces, trees, planter boxes, bike parking, and advertising boards.People walk and sit along a pedestrianised shopping street in the centre of Bristol, featuring terraces, trees, planter boxes, bike parking, and advertising boards.People walk and sit along a pedestrianised shopping street in the centre of Bristol, featuring terraces, trees, planter boxes, bike parking, and advertising boards.People walk and sit along a pedestrianised shopping street in the centre of Bristol, featuring terraces, trees, planter boxes, bike parking, and advertising boards.
Laura G Mitchell@lauragmitchell.com · 2mo ago

One day we arrived at one of our neighborhood playgrounds & one of my kids’ friends asked if they could get a ride in my bike, so I went around the little sidewalk loop at 3-4mph. They loved it! Now I end up giving rides to kids I don’t even know (w/ parent permission) every time we’re there. 😆

4 kids sit in a cargo bike on a small sidewalk around a playground
Strategic Cities@strategic-cities.com · 2mo ago

Finally made it to the newly refurbished State Library of NSW, and saw for the first time the resplendent 1988 “OZ?” tapestry by Martin Sharp, which now takes pride of place at the main entrance. A triumph!

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Meredith Glaser@cyclingprofessor.bsky.social · 2mo ago

😱 Proven causality 😱 Paris cut car space & pollution plummeted. The Airparif data: 📉 -55% Fine particles (PM_{2.5}) 🌬️ -40% Toxic NO_2 exposure 🌱 -35% Traffic CO_2 emissions Paris is prioritizing community over commutes, green spaces over parking, and fresh air over exhaust. 📸 Christoph Najdovski

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