Jo Johnson

Testifying that an e-bike is an absolute game-changer! Pics below of just some of my trips this year: Brownie's Pool w/Dougal, K Road 4 music gig, Mt Smart 4 the footie, Pt Chev Library & cafes - my car doesn't get a look in anymore... 😀🚲🐶🏊🧑‍🎤⚽☕ #climateaction #costofliving #dogsonbikes #aklbikelife

Americans will fly to Europe, walk places, enjoy the tranquil patio dining, and soak up the human-scaled charm of the urban streets.

They will then fly back home and absolutely foam at the mouth over any proposal to make our streets safer, more equitable, and calmer by limiting cars for everything.

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo: ‘A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century’ Accused of desecrating the French capital, the politician wants more bikes, green spaces and social housing

“A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century. We’re in the 21st.”— Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.

No matter what happens in the Paris election in 4 days, the world’s cities owe @annehidalgo.bsky.social a huge debt of gratitude.

The boldest, most inspiring mayor I’ve seen.

The Golden Triangle. A day in NZ's self sustaining rail future!

Air New Zealand is cancelling flights faster than National doing Policy U Turns. All because of the price of oil skyrocketing straight up. If only we have an alternative ground network to move passengers that was not reliant on oil.
Like electrified inter city/region passenger rail! 👇

The illustrated police news July 1, 1899 An illustration of a lady in a big hat and dress clocking a man in the jaw while onlookers rush towards them on a country lane. Her bicycle is on the ground in the foreground. THRASHED BY A LADY CYCLIST. WHO IS NOTED FOR HER ATHLETIC POWERS. An extraordinary scene was witnessed on Saturday morning in Peel Lane, a thorough- fare connecting Little Hulton with Tyldesley, in which the principal participants were a young lady cyclist and a youth of nineteen or twenty. The lady was riding at a good pace, and when in a quiet part of the road the young man, who had apparently been imbibing, stepped into the roadway, and, addressing some insulting remarks to the cyclist, made as if he intended pulling her off the machine. She immediately alighted, caught hold of the astonished youth, and gave him a sound thrashing, using her fists in scientific fashion, to the delight of several colliers who were passing. The young man made off, and the cyclist, who is believed to be a Bolton Lady noted for her athletic powers, rode off towards Tydesley.

My favorite old timey bicycle lady story popped up on my feed.

More great myth-busting! #induceddemand #bikesmeanbusiness #quaxing #bikesareinclusive

Unsurprisingly AA policy director Martin Glynn is calling for MOAR ROADS to ease Tamaki Makaurau's woeful congestion; oblivious to the well known phenomenon of INDUCED DEMAND as explained in the excellent "documentary" series Utopia 😀
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...

Minnesota lawmaker Katie Jones rode in a cargo e-bike to the hospital for her baby's birth. Her husband, Peter Schmitt, pedaled the two miles there.

On the return journey, their son Hans – all 8 pounds and 1 ounce of him – was bundled up and handled it just fine, Jones said.

Mazda accused of greenwashing with tree-planting promotion Mazda says it plants five trees for every car sold, but a climate expert says 41,000 trees would be needed to offset the vehicle's CO2 emissions.

Mazda says it plants five trees for every car sold, but a climate expert says 41,000 trees would be needed to offset the vehicle’s CO2 emissions.

Mazda has now been taken to the Advertising Standards Authority over the allegedly misleading promotion.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/09/m...

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I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.

Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…

All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.

We CAN change things.

Flemings are cycling to work more than ever before! | VRT NWS: news One in every four Flemings cycled to work in 2024, which is twice as many as 20 years ago. The figure comes from a large-scale study looking at the mobility habits of almost 1.8 million employees in B...

“One in every four Flemings [residents of Flanders in Northern Belgium] cycled to work in 2024, which is twice as many as 20 years ago. Figures for Brussels too are astounding!”

“Cycling infrastructure in Flanders has improved significantly over the past 20 years, that's where it starts.”

This is what happens when we repurpose space from cars. Imagine this is your street! 🥰

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

It all happened so fast.

@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

For 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏'𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒚, it's important to remember representation and visibility matter.

Women are still vastly underrepresented in planning and politics, in part because they feel the halls of leadership aren’t for them. After all: if you can't see it, you can't be it.

youtu.be/Jbm2AWLYCRw

#1 Ride a bike

Tim tams on Lambie Drive, Manukau inDecember 2021

A Bus Lane sign Bus lane operates 6am to 7pm, seven days a week

A floating bus stop integrating cycling and bus

How to build those live work 24/7 suburbs and town centres

Your tool kit to beat those $3/litre 91 and $2.50/litre diesel prices
1x full time bus lane (none of this peak time only shit)
1x cycle way with Tim Tam Protectors
1x Floating bus stop for seamless connections
1x 20 minute suburb keeping amenities and jobs close

Three children riding a passengers on a bicycle. School bags are in the front crate. One child is in front of the drivers seat but behind the handlebars. The other two kids are on the back seat. The bike is a Fr8 by WorkCycles

With gas prices soaring, some people might search for cheaper transportation options. In many cites, a bicycle is a cheap and easy way to get around gas free. Give it a try.

Image of a car filled highway in congestion and gridlock, with three cigarette packs in front, one named gas, the second named hybrid, and the third named EV. The main text says “taste the freedom.“ At the bottom is the tagline for the Urban Truth Collective. Car dependency is the opposite of freedom.

Car dependency is a hell of a drug. #UrbanTruth

A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council

WATCH: This is my favourite thing on the internet right now. Well done Norway! youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...

Petrol station sign board with various types and prices including $00.00 next to a bicycle symbol

Worried about petrol prices hitting your pocket? Try this simple hack! 🚲 #costofliving #nzpol

Yes, it seems in the US slacks is still used to refer to pants that are on the dressy side but not part of a suit @dieworkwear.bsky.social probably has a 🧵 about this?

Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [ST07] YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

WATCH: This is STILL one of the toughest truths for some to accept, but one of the most IMPORTANT — car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtowns and urban areas!

Watch this excellent video by #NotJustBikes with #Urban3 & @strongtowns.bsky.social.

PLEASE SHARE it as much as possible.

🤔 hmmm, my grandma wore “slacks” in New Zealand in the 70s but don’t think many call trousers that now?

Lots of people say bicycling beats high gas prices Bike shops say business is good as commuters tune up their old bike, or buy a new one, and leave behind their cars for bicycle commuting.

2008 vibes - our last big gas price spike. PBLs had just emerged in US cities. Biking was a way to reduce dependence and save money.

We’ve since gone through safety, equity, and health waves. Back now to gas prices & oil dependency.

When do we just get to say, “Biking is a multisolving good, LFG!”

Congrats to Rep. @katiejonesmpls.bsky.social and family, who biked to the hospital last week and came back with baby Hans. Here's what she told me about the ride:

Person riding bike past petrol station gas price display with sign indicating “pedal power $0.00”

Time to trot out my usual PSA: 🚲 = $savings #costofliving #nzpol Petrol prices jump past $3 a litre at the pump www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Billboard ad for public transit visible from a freeway filled with cars and congestion, that says “You are not stuck in traffic. You ARE traffic.”

One of the best of all time.

“You’re not stuck in traffic. You ARE traffic.”

Wish we had come up with that one. #UrbanTruth

$22,000,000,000 on just one road? - Greater Auckland Last year, I posted about the challenges I faced, trying to daylight public-interest information about the government’s Roads of National Significance programme. As I wrote then, The paper also sugges...

Documents reveal Cabinet poised to commit $4bn to a RoNS that'll cost $22bn (or more) to complete.

❓Why is govt racing to lock this in—when it won't meet the “go” threshold until 2050?
❓Why does it require extra Crown $?
❓What’s the wider opportunity cost?

@connorsharp.bsky.social has the scoop. 👀

Duo biking around the world say NZ drivers are the most aggro During their 17 day stretch in New Zealand, the pair copped abuse daily, including getting the finger from drivers and an aggressive approach they'd seen no where else.

www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/...
Winning this “award” will be no surprise to anyone who rides a bike in Aotearoa 😔 So sorry these guys had to experience a side of close-passes & daily abuse to go with our gorgeous scenery 🚲 #givebikesspace @bikeauckland.bsky.social