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“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”

—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.

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Catherine Wykes @cathybabes.bsky.social · 11d

Dundee folks - light up your bikes and join us for a spooky Halloween #GlowRide #MyRideOurRight on Friday 31 October, followed by our monthly #CriticalMassRide @cyclingukscotland.bsky.social

Dundee Cycling Forum @dundeecycling.co.uk · 12d

Family Friendly #GlowRide to Dundee Cycle Hub
Friday 31st October
Meet: 4.30pm, Braw Tea Cafe, Castle Green Broughty Ferry!

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · Nov 27

"There's no machine known that is more efficient than a human on a bicycle. Bowl of oatmeal, 30 miles - you can't come close to that."
-Bill Nye, science communicator

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Bill!
#BornOnThisDay November 27, 1955

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De Filmende Fietser @filmendefietser.bsky.social · 20d

Car-free cities are:

✅ thriving cities
✅ healthy cities
✅ care free cities
✅ fun cities
✅ active cities
✅ inclusive cities
✅ free cities

#WorldCarFreeDay

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Pr Carlos Moreno - IAE Paris1 Sorbonne University @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social · Sep 12

In this Starter Kit, I'm sharing with you 50 people who are passionate about sustainable urban planning and quality of life
go.bsky.app/CZhovb2

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Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · Sep 10

"This is a call to arms to prevent ill health. Cycling is part of prevention: we need ambitious vision, and walking and cycling to be the norm". Jillian Evans of NHS Grampian, highlights the public health issues prevalent in Scotland and the essential role of active travel in tackling this.

Jillian Evans, Head of Health Intelligence & Learning Health Systems, NHS Grampian, addresses the 2025 Cycling Scotland Conference in Dundee.

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Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · Sep 10

"Six times more people are killed on the roads in the UK each year than through knife crime. If this was any other area of our lives, we would never tolerate this level of harm."

Rebecca Morris’ impassioned speech calls for more immediate action for safer streets. #CyclingScotlandConf

Rebecca Morris, Vision Zero Communications Director and road safety campaigner, addresses the 2025 Cycling Scotland Conference in Dundee.

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Catherine Wykes @cathybabes.bsky.social · Sep 10

All set up and ready for #CyclingScotlandConf 2025 in a slightly soggy Dundee @dundeecycling.co.uk #DundeeDragons

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Catherine Wykes @cathybabes.bsky.social · Sep 10

Oh oops, too early for this social media lark!

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Sep 7

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked footage of radical anti-car cyclists at a training camp.

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · Sep 2

Lifesaving, life-improving: transformed quality of life along a key route that used to be too dangerous for most folks to consider cycling, and horrible for walk/wheel as well. We love the skills, vision, and determination here. World class Camden!

Carla Francome @carlafrancome.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔔 New Cycle Infra Alert! 🔔

Yesterday, a group of us went to explore a brand new protected cycle lane on York Way near London’s King’s Cross and it’s MAGNIFICENT.

It also has an excellent bus stop bypass, and nearby, a pre - LTN roundabout 👀👀 … 1/12 🧵

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Walk Wheel Cycle Trust Scotland @wwctrustscot.bsky.social · Aug 28

We joined Scottish Borders Council on Tuesday to celebrate the new Hawick #ActiveTravel Network 🎉

Through 7km of widened shared-use paths, accessible ramps and footbridges, the network opens up opportunities for walking, wheeling and cycling.

More 👉 buff.ly/NqpEgeF

A pedestrian walking across the newly improved Lawson Footbridge in Hawick.

New place-making features at Mansfield Park in Hawick.

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Dundee Cycling Forum @dundeecycling.co.uk · Aug 26

This Friday 17.30 City Square join us to help make cycling an attractive, inclusive and accessible everyday transport option in Dundee!

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · Aug 22

Ghent implemented a circulation plan, in part, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. But the results were rapid: car traffic evaporated and cycling increased by 60%.

massive bike parking at the ghent train station

map of the ghent circulation plan. there is a pedestrianized center surrounded by six areas that can be accessed by car only from the ring road.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · Aug 18

“No other invention combines the useful with the pleasant as closely as the bicycle.”

- Adam Opel (1837-1895), founder of Adam Opel AG, which originally produced sewing machines and bicycles, and later automobiles

Antique poster for Adam Opel AG, featuring a woman using a sewing machine, a man greeting her on a bicycle, and a car with driver and passengers. In the background is a view of the factory.

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Catherine Wykes @cathybabes.bsky.social · Aug 18

How long are you needing? Hermiston P&R you can use for up to 3 nights www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory-re... Hermiston Park and Ride - Park and rides – The City of Edinburgh Council

Hermiston Park and Ride - Park and rides

Park and ride sites in Edinburgh allow motorists to leave their cars at the edge of the city and beat the traffic in bus lanes.

www.edinburgh.gov.uk

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Catherine Wykes @cathybabes.bsky.social · Aug 16

That looks like a Perth and Kinross Road sign to me 👍

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Neil @stopfordianneil.bsky.social · Aug 16

I’ve mulled over posting this for months now. But yesterday it came to a head. And I’m aware that the people who need to see it will either not be here, or will suggest that I’m lying.

I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention

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Active Towns @activetowns.bsky.social · Aug 9

"The plan for the National Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Network, is the work of a consortium of urban mayors and government officials and announced July 2, bringing together the construction or improvement of 3,500 miles of routes..." @lauralaker.bsky.social 👇
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

What England’s New National Cycling Network Needs to Get Rolling

A plan to add or improve 3,500 miles of bike routes has the support of a dozen local mayors. Still, many hurdles remain before the network becomes truly national.

www.bloomberg.com

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Aug 9

On fascism: a hard-wired problem with our information environment is that headlines (attention grabbing; black & white simplification) are inherently reactionary, while body text (takes longer to absorb; contains nuance; reveals complexity) is progressive. 75% of people don't read past the headline.

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Catherine Wykes @cathybabes.bsky.social · Aug 9

The official term coined by Prof Ian Walker is motonormativity, but car brain works too! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Why do cars get a free ride? The social-ecological roots of motonormativity - ScienceDirect

Why do cars get a free ride? The social-ecological roots of motonormativity

Motonormativity is a shared bias whereby people judge motorised mobility differently to other comparable topics. This works against societies addressi…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Bread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · Aug 3

People will be like "I would do anything for my kids!!!" right up until you suggest dropping the speed limit to 20mph.

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · Jul 30

One of the best benefits of Congestion Pricing was how much quieter the streets have gotten. Everyone hates car noise

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · Jul 28

This campaign was organised by our members on Discord

Want to get involved?

Join the WRGM Discord here: discord.com/invite/scjf9...

Join the People Powered Streets National Discord here: discord.com/invite/ayXhs...

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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · Jul 25

Proving once again that nobody builds bridges because people swim across a river. They cross the river because you built the bridge.

Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · Jul 25

The new connection has been open for less than 24 hours and is already popular.

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