“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
Car traffic is a DDoS attack on cities.
Meme about how building more bike infrastructure is better for drivers but often the empathy needed to know that is missing from their personality
“I wish these cyclists weren’t in my way. There must be a solution.”
Bike infrastructure IS Car infrastructure
Complex highway interchange from the air
Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Randall Munroe, welcome to The War on Cars.
I’ve heard that you should start by writing something that is awful but does the job. Then scratch that and write something better. Then scratch that for a third iteration which should be your final product on the matter. Essentially, three is the magic number.
Cartoon illustrating, how traffic induces more traffic. “There is too much traffic for Billy to walk to school, so we drive him.”
As our kids go #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re afraid of. If more kids walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a massive number of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school. HT Ian Lockwood.
Spread the word.
Love my Bullitt too. Doubt I’ll get anything else, maybe will get the Bullitt X at some point depending on what options will be developed for the cargo area.
Island with disconnected bike paths. Looks like Mario world in a ways. Text says that “users will not choose a mode that is incomplete or unsafe”
Well said Future Urbanist Club.
graphic of two hands shaking Cyclists Drivers Wanting fewer drivers on the road in the middle We all want fewer drivers on the road regardless of how we get around.
We all want the same thing.
Creative developed with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Venn diagram showing you can’t achieve stable services, low density and low taxes at the same time.
My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Any questions?
Graphic recently cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Well, screw you too stupid beg button!
a parent and child with their bikes wearing hi viz gear Are we working the construction site dad no son, we're just biking to school
The Site.
Journey of a bike advocate. Goes on bike ride - smile emoji Experiences the danger - shocked emoji Approaches city council - straight face emoji nothing changes angry enoji person throwing a molotov cocktail Dreams of ending car culture
The Journey.
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
