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With #snow❄️ Mother Nature reveals how much we over-designed our streets for cars. If we learn to look carefully, she also inspires us to create healthier and more equitable streets for all! - Philadelphia🇺🇸, S 4th & Monroe St. (📸 by Drew Kaiser | Animation by Oto Ozols)

With #snow❄️ Mother Nature reveals how much we over-designed our streets for cars. If we learn to look carefully, she also inspires us to create healthier and more equitable streets for all! - Philadelphia🇺🇸, S 4th & Monroe St. (📸 by Drew Kaiser | Animation by Oto Ozols)

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Schrödinger's road space: How you can take away space from cars and give them more space at the same time! (original by 21st Century City, redesigned by @jan_kamensky)

Schrödinger's road space: How you can take away space from cars and give them more space at the same time! (original by 21st Century City, redesigned by @jan_kamensky)

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'Don't build bicycle paths', they said. 'Cycling will never work here', they said. 'This is London, not Amsterdam', they said. ↗️ 43% increase in cycling since 2019 📈 1.5 million bike trips per day 🚲 From niche to mainstream (🎞️ of London🇬🇧 by Marcos M. 🇵🇸)

'Don't build bicycle paths', they said. 'Cycling will never work here', they said. 'This is London, not Amsterdam', they said. ↗️ 43% increase in cycling since 2019 📈 1.5 million bike trips per day 🚲 From niche to mainstream (🎞️ of London🇬🇧 by Marcos M. 🇵🇸)

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Periodic reminder that building bicycle lanes is not a technical challenge. It is a political one!

Periodic reminder that building bicycle lanes is not a technical challenge. It is a political one!

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When we change the question from how many cars can fit through this street into how many people can it move. This street now serves 30.000 cyclists on an average week day. Plus thousands of bus passengers and pedestrians. (🎞️ of Vredenburg, #Utrecht🇳🇱 by Mark Wagenbuur)

When we change the question from how many cars can fit through this street into how many people can it move. This street now serves 30.000 cyclists on an average week day. Plus thousands of bus passengers and pedestrians. (🎞️ of Vredenburg, #Utrecht🇳🇱 by Mark Wagenbuur)

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Periodic reminder that building bike lanes is not a technical challenge. It is a political one!

Periodic reminder that building bike lanes is not a technical challenge. It is a political one!

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The future of our urban streets are not a given. Time to make a choice! (by URB / Baharesh Bagherian)

The future of our urban streets are not a given. Time to make a choice! (by URB / Baharesh Bagherian)

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No longer want to be stuck in car traffic? Or do you worry about its impacts on climate, health or society? Here is the solution you should push for. Not newer cars. Fewer cars. 🚌🚲🚶‍♀️🤸🧑‍🦽🌳

No longer want to be stuck in car traffic? Or do you worry about its impacts on climate, health or society? Here is the solution you should push for. Not newer cars. Fewer cars. 🚌🚲🚶‍♀️🤸🧑‍🦽🌳

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For better streets, we do not need more space. We also do not need new technologies or tools. What we need is imagination and courage. -#Sheffield, via Biophylic Design

For better streets, we do not need more space. We also do not need new technologies or tools. What we need is imagination and courage. -#Sheffield, via Biophylic Design

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Dutch finding: 🦖+🚲=😁 'Seeing a dinosaur cycling by, makes everybody at least 17% happier' —@LucasReinds

Dutch finding: 🦖+🚲=😁 'Seeing a dinosaur cycling by, makes everybody at least 17% happier' —@LucasReinds

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Do you want your street to be designed for people, or for their cars? What better way to Illustrate these options than in a beautiful cargobike installation. (by Jan Yoshiyuki Tanaka)

Do you want your street to be designed for people, or for their cars? What better way to Illustrate these options than in a beautiful cargobike installation. (by Jan Yoshiyuki Tanaka)

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Roeselare🇧🇪 transforms a grey parking lot into Moermanpark🌳. 🏞️ 9,000 m² green space 🌳 125 trees + water channels 🌧️ Climate-resilient design 🚗 300 car parking spots not replaces 🫰 €2.3M investment 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Community-driven From concrete⚪️ to cool, green, and inclusive. 💚

Roeselare🇧🇪 transforms a grey parking lot into Moermanpark🌳. 🏞️ 9,000 m² green space 🌳 125 trees + water channels 🌧️ Climate-resilient design 🚗 300 car parking spots not replaces 🫰 €2.3M investment 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Community-driven From concrete⚪️ to cool, green, and inclusive. 💚

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All cities make mistakes. Good cities recognize them. But it takes true leadership to actually fix them! 📍 #Catharijnensingel, #Utrecht

All cities make mistakes. Good cities recognize them. But it takes true leadership to actually fix them! 📍 #Catharijnensingel, #Utrecht

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We are gonna call it: One more lane will fix it! (🎞️: #London🇬🇧 cycling boom during tube strike)

We are gonna call it: One more lane will fix it! (🎞️: #London🇬🇧 cycling boom during tube strike)

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'Cycling cities are all fun and game, but what about people with disabilities?' This visually impaired gentleman👨‍🦼 illustrates how cycling infra creates not less but MORE equity. Reducing car dependence offers more mobility choices to more people.

'Cycling cities are all fun and game, but what about people with disabilities?' This visually impaired gentleman👨‍🦼 illustrates how cycling infra creates not less but MORE equity. Reducing car dependence offers more mobility choices to more people.

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You can have... 🚲🚌 either an efficient urban mobility system. 🚗🚘 or streets for moving and storing cars. Time to choose! —Vredenburg, #Utrecht (by Mark Wagenbuur)

You can have... 🚲🚌 either an efficient urban mobility system. 🚗🚘 or streets for moving and storing cars. Time to choose! —Vredenburg, #Utrecht (by Mark Wagenbuur)

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𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: 🦺 They tell us to wear hi-viz. 💡 They tell us to have lights. 👀 They tell us to be seen. 🫵 They tell us 'road safety is a shared responsibility'. Meanwhile, in #motordom:

𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: 🦺 They tell us to wear hi-viz. 💡 They tell us to have lights. 👀 They tell us to be seen. 🫵 They tell us 'road safety is a shared responsibility'. Meanwhile, in #motordom:

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493,919 次观看 • 15 天前

Obligatory training for bus drivers in Cariacica🇧🇷. Should we do this for every politician, decision maker and engineer who design our street?

Obligatory training for bus drivers in Cariacica🇧🇷. Should we do this for every politician, decision maker and engineer who design our street?

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392,161 次观看 • 20 天前

🐫 Forget speed bumps. 📸 Forget speed camera's. 🚫 Forget road signs. Car drivers fear nothing more than a scratch on their paint. And overestimate the size or their car (amongst other things). Crucial knowledge if you want to lower speeds. (🎞️ by David Ho)

🐫 Forget speed bumps. 📸 Forget speed camera's. 🚫 Forget road signs. Car drivers fear nothing more than a scratch on their paint. And overestimate the size or their car (amongst other things). Crucial knowledge if you want to lower speeds. (🎞️ by David Ho)

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53,651 次观看 • 3 天前

The Dutch🇳🇱 don't arrive by bike at the #TrainStation. Instead, they arrive by train at the #BikeStation! 🚆 50% of train travellers arrive by bike. 🚲 33.000 bike parking spots around Utrecht CS. 💰 30 million Euro investment. (📹: @defilmendefietser)

The Dutch🇳🇱 don't arrive by bike at the #TrainStation. Instead, they arrive by train at the #BikeStation! 🚆 50% of train travellers arrive by bike. 🚲 33.000 bike parking spots around Utrecht CS. 💰 30 million Euro investment. (📹: @defilmendefietser)

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234,356 次观看 • 1 个月前

Your school run is a great study into the systemic failure or success of our mobility system. How do you want your kids to go to school? ⬆️: Unionville elementary school, North Carolina🇺🇸 (via Yann Rouen) ⬇️: Ds. Pierson college, Den Bosch🇳🇱 (by Mark Wagenbuur)

Your school run is a great study into the systemic failure or success of our mobility system. How do you want your kids to go to school? ⬆️: Unionville elementary school, North Carolina🇺🇸 (via Yann Rouen) ⬇️: Ds. Pierson college, Den Bosch🇳🇱 (by Mark Wagenbuur)

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293,424 次观看 • 2 个月前

The tragic killing of 7-year old Nicolò, who just wanted to ride to school, triggered a massive wave of protests in #Turin🇮🇹. 🕗 Every day from 7:45 to 8:45 citizens create a Human Bike Lane on Corso Regina Margherita. Until the city removes the danger. (🎞️ by Bikepride Torino)

The tragic killing of 7-year old Nicolò, who just wanted to ride to school, triggered a massive wave of protests in #Turin🇮🇹. 🕗 Every day from 7:45 to 8:45 citizens create a Human Bike Lane on Corso Regina Margherita. Until the city removes the danger. (🎞️ by Bikepride Torino)

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Our cities weren't built for the car. They were actively destroyed for it. 🍿 Come and join the screening of a documentary by Segregation_by_Design about the tremendous effort to build the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. 🎞️: Dec 8th, 17:30 📍: Berlagezalen, TU Delft 🫰: 🆓 👇Sign up info

Our cities weren't built for the car. They were actively destroyed for it. 🍿 Come and join the screening of a documentary by Segregation_by_Design about the tremendous effort to build the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. 🎞️: Dec 8th, 17:30 📍: Berlagezalen, TU Delft 🫰: 🆓 👇Sign up info

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511,423 次观看 • 10 个月前

When in 2007 the mayor of #Ljubljana proposed to close 12 hectares of its city center to private cars, just 40% of residents approved. A decade later, no less than 97% were against reopening to motor traffic: “None of us can really imagine cars ever staging a comeback”.

When in 2007 the mayor of #Ljubljana proposed to close 12 hectares of its city center to private cars, just 40% of residents approved. A decade later, no less than 97% were against reopening to motor traffic: “None of us can really imagine cars ever staging a comeback”.

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351,740 次观看 • 7 个月前

Never forget: 🏙️ Cities aren't loud. 🚗 Cars are loud. 📍 Park Avenue, #NewYork🗽, USA🇺🇸 (Before and during Summer Streets program)

Never forget: 🏙️ Cities aren't loud. 🚗 Cars are loud. 📍 Park Avenue, #NewYork🗽, USA🇺🇸 (Before and during Summer Streets program)

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'#Siri: please give me a visual metaphor for the status of cycling infrastructure in the United States' Yes, that is an actual bike path. Yes, those are actually 8 protected lanes for driving. — Lakeshore Drive, #Chicago

'#Siri: please give me a visual metaphor for the status of cycling infrastructure in the United States' Yes, that is an actual bike path. Yes, those are actually 8 protected lanes for driving. — Lakeshore Drive, #Chicago

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'Nice idea, those human oriented streets, but what about when emergency vehicles have to get through?!!?'

'Nice idea, those human oriented streets, but what about when emergency vehicles have to get through?!!?'

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411,561 次观看 • 3 年前

"It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them." —Miguel Anxo F. Lores, Mayor of #Pontevedra🇪🇸 (re-elected SIX time)

"It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them." —Miguel Anxo F. Lores, Mayor of #Pontevedra🇪🇸 (re-elected SIX time)

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352,927 次观看 • 3 年前

'When in 2007 #Ljubljana closed 12 hectares of its city center to private cars, just 40% of residents approved. A decade later, no less than 97% were against reopening to motor traffic: “None of us can really imagine cars ever staging a comeback”.' —Melissa & Chris Bruntlett

'When in 2007 #Ljubljana closed 12 hectares of its city center to private cars, just 40% of residents approved. A decade later, no less than 97% were against reopening to motor traffic: “None of us can really imagine cars ever staging a comeback”.' —Melissa & Chris Bruntlett

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306,869 次观看 • 3 年前

New study finds 'cycling rather than driving is positively associated with political participation, social participation in organizations, neighbourhood solidarity, and neighbourly helpfulness (i.e. the common good).' 📕:

New study finds 'cycling rather than driving is positively associated with political participation, social participation in organizations, neighbourhood solidarity, and neighbourly helpfulness (i.e. the common good).' 📕:

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286,785 次观看 • 3 年前

#Helsinki🇫🇮 jshows us: It is possible to go a full year with zero traffic deaths.🚶‍♀️🚲🚗 Not a matter of luck. But a matter of policy. 🚗 Slower streets 🚲 Protected bike lanes ❎ Safer crossings 📝 Data > excuses Vision Zero works. Cities can choose safety. Who’s next?

#Helsinki🇫🇮 jshows us: It is possible to go a full year with zero traffic deaths.🚶‍♀️🚲🚗 Not a matter of luck. But a matter of policy. 🚗 Slower streets 🚲 Protected bike lanes ❎ Safer crossings 📝 Data > excuses Vision Zero works. Cities can choose safety. Who’s next?

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88,232 次观看 • 9 个月前

Utrecht builds biggest 'car-free' neighbourhood in Merwedekanaalzone: 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 10.000 inhabitants 🚲 21.500 bicycles 🏙️ High density/diversity 🌞 Energy-neutral 🚗 Shared mobility 🌳 Abundant green spaces 🍏 Communal gardens 👩‍🔧 Neighbourhood janitor By NRC:

Utrecht builds biggest 'car-free' neighbourhood in Merwedekanaalzone: 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 10.000 inhabitants 🚲 21.500 bicycles 🏙️ High density/diversity 🌞 Energy-neutral 🚗 Shared mobility 🌳 Abundant green spaces 🍏 Communal gardens 👩‍🔧 Neighbourhood janitor By NRC:

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293,016 次观看 • 3 年前

🚗 The illusion of a large parking lot: While the trip to a suburban mall might actually be longer than to a restaurant downtown, the layout of the parking lot tricks us: the store entrance is visible, making the distance seem shorter. (🎞️ by Streetcraft)

🚗 The illusion of a large parking lot: While the trip to a suburban mall might actually be longer than to a restaurant downtown, the layout of the parking lot tricks us: the store entrance is visible, making the distance seem shorter. (🎞️ by Streetcraft)

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86,754 次观看 • 11 个月前