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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.
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“The best way to get to school is by bike because it gives you more exercise. It’s healthier for the Earth,” she added.
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From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a 'bike bus'
In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual.
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Everyone is concerned about the killer roads in Trinidad & Tobago, but no one is advocating for reducing speed limits!
#MobilityIsEquity
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Dumfries and Galloway trunk roads get 20mph speed limit trial
Towns and villages across south west Scotland will see the limit introduced on a temporary basis.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Curved corridors to limit a shooter’s sight lines. Bullet-proof glass. Concrete “bump outs” in hallways to provide hiding places. This is the sad new architecture of American high schools. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXeM...
Fruitport designs $48M high school with places to hide from mass shooters
YouTube video by 13 ON YOUR SIDE
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November 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We have far too many hard surfaces in Port of Spain and can't understand why it floods so much! #LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill
Permeable roadway pavers in the reconstructed Riverside Drive in Etobicoke.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Our society is too sedentary and car dependant! Outdoor activity is curtailed by crime concerns, and there is no safe infrastructure for active travel! The government lacks leadership and political will and the medical profession needs to advocate for active lifestyles!
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Amputations: A national crisis in Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
TRINIDAD and Tobago is facing a silent but worsening health crisis: an alarming rise in amputations linked primarily to diabetes and vascular disease. According to consultant vascular surgeon and UWI ...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Segregated bike lanes increase safety, which leads to more riders, which in turn makes cycling even safer.
*It's time to start, Trinidad!*
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
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Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, TfL report suggests
Cycling journeys have increased to more than 1.5 million daily this year, according to a new report.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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#BREAKING | U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine to Visit Trinidad and Tobago Amid Regional Tensions

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#BREAKING | U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine to Visit Trinidad and Tobago Amid Regional Tensions Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine will arrive in Trinidad and Tobago ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Jefe del Estado Mayor de EE.UU. visitará Trinidad y Tobago – DW – 25/11/2025

https://www.europesays.com/es/254399/

El jefe del Estado Mayor de Estados Unidos, Dan Caine, visitará Trinidad y Tobago el martes (25.11.2025) para…
Jefe del Estado Mayor de EE.UU. visitará Trinidad y Tobago – DW – 25/11/2025 - España
El jefe del Estado Mayor de Estados Unidos, Dan Caine, visitará Trinidad y Tobago el martes (25.11.2025) para conversar sobre narcotráfico en medio del
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November 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Been in Lisbon 3 months now and these slow travel tips are spot on. The one about staying 6+ weeks to actually build routine? Wish someone told me that before I bounced around Southeast Asia every 2 weeks 💙
20 Tips to Maximize Your Slow Travel!
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November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
At least we're one step closer to finally getting an officially authorized female crash test dummy. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

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DOT Finally Realizes Women Exist, Authorizes Female Crash Test Dummies - Jalopnik
Women have been driving since Bertha Benz took one of Karl's contraptions without his permission on the first real drive of more than 60 miles back in 1888.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
In a motonormative society, we're wilfully blind to the many upsides of #ActiveTravel !
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
You cannot run a bus service with 1 hr. frequency! You've got to provide viable alternatives to break car dependency!
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Government begins park-and-ride survey, Lee Sing suggests one-way traffic for east-west corridor - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE government has started its park-and-ride survey as it seeks to transform the transportation system.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We need to be enabling this electric vehicle in Trinidad and Tobago! We won't end car dependency by incentivising EVs! Build the infrastructure and give rebates! Show that we really care about the future generations!
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
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The most compact folding electric bike I've EVER ridden | RYD BIKE Aero 16
YouTube video by Electroheads
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Never mind the fact that we already live in a motonormative society where anyone trying to get about on foot or by bike is viewed with suspicion as some kind of mad eccentric.
#.MobilityIsEquity
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Active Travel England! Mad Eccentrics! And The War On The Motorist?
Or, dare we prioritise design for walking and cycling even if a tabloid reader might get mad?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Will prioritising cycling really worsen traffic jams? Or are traffic jams actually the result of too many cars on the road, not cyclists riding in the primary position? Find out in this week’s Sketch…

#motonormativity #walking #cycling #activetravelengland #officeforplace #LTN120 #waronthemotorist
Active Travel England! Mad Eccentrics! And The War On The Motorist?
Or, dare we prioritise design for walking and cycling even if a tabloid reader might get mad?
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November 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Fascinating read showing how #motonormativity constrains thinking on #HammersmithBridge

Of interest to @wandsworthcycling.bsky.social #TrafficEvaporation #ModeShift
You can take out major car infrastructure and the world does not stop spinning. (see also: Gallows Corner flyover)

Ideally that's part of a rational plan to provide alternatives. But we do not live in a rational reality.

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Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
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November 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Google "motonormativity" and see!
#Motonormativity
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
He added that this approach ensures the country fully understands its commitments and promotes a practical strategy for addressing climate change.
*Fix public transit and build protected bike lanes!*
#PoliticalWill #MobilityIsEquity
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T&T eyes UAE climate financing for electric vehicles, housing projects
Min­is­ter of Plan­ning, Eco­nom­ic Af­fairs and De­vel­op­ment, Kennedy Swarats­ingh, who al­so over­sees en­vi­ron­men­tal mat­ters, has held dis­cus­sions with of­fi­cials from the Unit­ed Arab Emi...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It's not that hard, Trinidad!
#LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
That’s not a good thing, especially when it affects so many of our children.
*Be a responsible government and build active travel infrastructure! Our children should have a safe option to be healthy and independent!*
#PoliticalWill #ActiveLifestyles
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Ministry To Launch ‘Step Into Wellness’ Programme To Tackle NCDs - TTT News
The Ministry of Health is set to launch a new national programme, “Step Into Wellness,” to encourage citizens to take responsibility for their health as the fight against non-communicable diseases int...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The capital city of Trinidad and Tobago has been allowed to decline for decades. Most people are afraid to visit and only come for work or government services. It was vibrant up to the 70's until a spate of poor leadership hit! #LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Car Dealerships have caught the Chri$tmas $pirit in Trinidad & Tobago!
#EndCarDependency #MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Re-enable this for the children in Trinidad and Tobago! #EndCarDependency #PoliticalWill
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November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trinidad and Tobago has been deteriorating since 1962, when we were cut loose by Great Britain!
#LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill
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Transit police to prevent PBR robberies, says minister
The Tran­sit Po­lice Unit is be­ing re­con­struct­ed to over­see pro­tec­tion on the Pri­or­i­ty Bus Route.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM