Cathy Tuttle
@cathytuttle.bsky.social
I plan cities for people & other living things. I post on life in SEA, PDX, Utrecht, women who create cities, bikes, climate. I'm on Boards @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social @sngreenways.bsky.social & volunteer @ BikeFlip + Fietsmeesters in Utrecht. She/her. PhD
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Has anyone heard anything from Republican senators about the crazy letter to Norway's prime minister?
January 19, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Has anyone heard anything from Republican senators about the crazy letter to Norway's prime minister?
Reposted by Cathy Tuttle
There’s a really nice article about Helen Levitt’s art, by Lauren Graves (www.jstor.org/stable/10.57...), which concludes that the children weren’t just making art but also “a place for themselves within the contested city streets”
During the late 1930s, photograher Helen Levitt recorded New York life, including neighborhood children at play creating their art with chalk in the street #WomensArt
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
There’s a really nice article about Helen Levitt’s art, by Lauren Graves (www.jstor.org/stable/10.57...), which concludes that the children weren’t just making art but also “a place for themselves within the contested city streets”
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In the days since Ms. Good was killed agents have been caught on camera asking“Have y’all not learned from the past couple days?”
“Learned what?”asks a woman“What’s our lesson here?”
Is male supremacy our lesson? Hatred? Cowardice? That the 1st Amendment turns out to be as fragile as rice paper?
In the days since Ms. Good was killed agents have been caught on camera asking“Have y’all not learned from the past couple days?”
“Learned what?”asks a woman“What’s our lesson here?”
Is male supremacy our lesson? Hatred? Cowardice? That the 1st Amendment turns out to be as fragile as rice paper?
Opinion | The Message in Renee Good’s Last Words
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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In the days since Ms. Good was killed agents have been caught on camera asking“Have y’all not learned from the past couple days?”
“Learned what?”asks a woman“What’s our lesson here?”
Is male supremacy our lesson? Hatred? Cowardice? That the 1st Amendment turns out to be as fragile as rice paper?
In the days since Ms. Good was killed agents have been caught on camera asking“Have y’all not learned from the past couple days?”
“Learned what?”asks a woman“What’s our lesson here?”
Is male supremacy our lesson? Hatred? Cowardice? That the 1st Amendment turns out to be as fragile as rice paper?
Such a pretty city without cars.
Utrecht.
Utrecht.
January 18, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Such a pretty city without cars.
Utrecht.
Utrecht.
Reposted by Cathy Tuttle
Markus Stitz wrote & photographed a stunning story about his 677km (420 mi) bike ride across Norway in mid-winter. Includes my favorite photo in the entire issue.
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Markus Stitz wrote & photographed a stunning story about his 677km (420 mi) bike ride across Norway in mid-winter. Includes my favorite photo in the entire issue.
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
Reposted by Cathy Tuttle
A rare sunny day in winter.
Long midafternoon shadows of bikes, cargobikes & buses.
Streets designed for people to fully live their lives.
Not a city (or a country) at war with its own people.
I ❤️ Utrecht
Long midafternoon shadows of bikes, cargobikes & buses.
Streets designed for people to fully live their lives.
Not a city (or a country) at war with its own people.
I ❤️ Utrecht
January 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
A rare sunny day in winter.
Long midafternoon shadows of bikes, cargobikes & buses.
Streets designed for people to fully live their lives.
Not a city (or a country) at war with its own people.
I ❤️ Utrecht
Long midafternoon shadows of bikes, cargobikes & buses.
Streets designed for people to fully live their lives.
Not a city (or a country) at war with its own people.
I ❤️ Utrecht
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For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Markus Stitz wrote & photographed a stunning story about his 677km (420 mi) bike ride across Norway in mid-winter. Includes my favorite photo in the entire issue.
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Markus Stitz wrote & photographed a stunning story about his 677km (420 mi) bike ride across Norway in mid-winter. Includes my favorite photo in the entire issue.
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
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US Foreign Policy, so far in 2026.
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
US Foreign Policy, so far in 2026.
Heated Rivalry, besides being a great love story, is a thumb in the eye of all the authoritarians & Proud Boys desperately telling everyone how to be a man & how to be fully human. That's part of its universal appeal.
I read the books. Where are watch parties in NL when it starts streaming 23 Jan?
I read the books. Where are watch parties in NL when it starts streaming 23 Jan?
January 17, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Heated Rivalry, besides being a great love story, is a thumb in the eye of all the authoritarians & Proud Boys desperately telling everyone how to be a man & how to be fully human. That's part of its universal appeal.
I read the books. Where are watch parties in NL when it starts streaming 23 Jan?
I read the books. Where are watch parties in NL when it starts streaming 23 Jan?
A rare sunny day in winter.
Long midafternoon shadows of bikes, cargobikes & buses.
Streets designed for people to fully live their lives.
Not a city (or a country) at war with its own people.
I ❤️ Utrecht
Long midafternoon shadows of bikes, cargobikes & buses.
Streets designed for people to fully live their lives.
Not a city (or a country) at war with its own people.
I ❤️ Utrecht
January 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
A rare sunny day in winter.
Long midafternoon shadows of bikes, cargobikes & buses.
Streets designed for people to fully live their lives.
Not a city (or a country) at war with its own people.
I ❤️ Utrecht
Long midafternoon shadows of bikes, cargobikes & buses.
Streets designed for people to fully live their lives.
Not a city (or a country) at war with its own people.
I ❤️ Utrecht
Be the frog.
🐸❤️ from Portland, Oregon.
🐸❤️ from Portland, Oregon.
January 11, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Be the frog.
🐸❤️ from Portland, Oregon.
🐸❤️ from Portland, Oregon.
US Foreign Policy, so far in 2026.
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
US Foreign Policy, so far in 2026.
Reposted by Cathy Tuttle
The Dutch will double intercity bike routes in the next 5 years, from 1100 to 2300km.
Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.
More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...
Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.
More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The Dutch will double intercity bike routes in the next 5 years, from 1100 to 2300km.
Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.
More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...
Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.
More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...
The Dutch will double intercity bike routes in the next 5 years, from 1100 to 2300km.
Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.
More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...
Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.
More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The Dutch will double intercity bike routes in the next 5 years, from 1100 to 2300km.
Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.
More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...
Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.
More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...
This week in the Netherlands, 100s of buses & trains stopped service, freeway traffic is epic, & more than 2000 flights have been cancelled at Schiphol Airport. It usually doesn't snow much in NL, and if it does, it's a light dusting.
But nothing can stop people getting to the gym in the new year.
But nothing can stop people getting to the gym in the new year.
January 7, 2026 at 9:51 AM
This week in the Netherlands, 100s of buses & trains stopped service, freeway traffic is epic, & more than 2000 flights have been cancelled at Schiphol Airport. It usually doesn't snow much in NL, and if it does, it's a light dusting.
But nothing can stop people getting to the gym in the new year.
But nothing can stop people getting to the gym in the new year.
Reposted by Cathy Tuttle
Sneckdowns*, Utrecht style.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Sneckdowns*, Utrecht style.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
Sneckdowns*, Utrecht style.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Sneckdowns*, Utrecht style.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
Bikes might be a little slower in the snow, but biking is always reliable.
(And if people who bike have dedicated bike streets and lanes away from cars, biking is much safer than driving.)
Cities work best when people can choose what works best for their own travel needs.
(And if people who bike have dedicated bike streets and lanes away from cars, biking is much safer than driving.)
Cities work best when people can choose what works best for their own travel needs.
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Bikes might be a little slower in the snow, but biking is always reliable.
(And if people who bike have dedicated bike streets and lanes away from cars, biking is much safer than driving.)
Cities work best when people can choose what works best for their own travel needs.
(And if people who bike have dedicated bike streets and lanes away from cars, biking is much safer than driving.)
Cities work best when people can choose what works best for their own travel needs.
Despite two days of snow in Utrecht NL and people are still biking.
Paths haven't been cleared over the weekend, but wide lanes, clear signals, and well-controlled car drivers make biking possible.
Paths haven't been cleared over the weekend, but wide lanes, clear signals, and well-controlled car drivers make biking possible.
January 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Despite two days of snow in Utrecht NL and people are still biking.
Paths haven't been cleared over the weekend, but wide lanes, clear signals, and well-controlled car drivers make biking possible.
Paths haven't been cleared over the weekend, but wide lanes, clear signals, and well-controlled car drivers make biking possible.
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I ❤️ my volunteer work in the Netherlands, helping to refurbish old bikes, mostly for children.
Bikeflip.nl
Bikeflip.nl
January 4, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I ❤️ my volunteer work in the Netherlands, helping to refurbish old bikes, mostly for children.
Bikeflip.nl
Bikeflip.nl
I ❤️ my volunteer work in the Netherlands, helping to refurbish old bikes, mostly for children.
Bikeflip.nl
Bikeflip.nl
January 4, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I ❤️ my volunteer work in the Netherlands, helping to refurbish old bikes, mostly for children.
Bikeflip.nl
Bikeflip.nl
Call & email the people who represent you.
And do what you can to use less fossil fuel.
And do what you can to use less fossil fuel.
Why do we bike?
Climate, affordability, sociability, peace on earth, fun, comfort & joy🚲
Even e-cars are built with and rely on fossil fuel energy.
The people of Venezuela, Nigeria, Libya, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States might all be better off if we could just leave it in the ground.
Climate, affordability, sociability, peace on earth, fun, comfort & joy🚲
Even e-cars are built with and rely on fossil fuel energy.
The people of Venezuela, Nigeria, Libya, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States might all be better off if we could just leave it in the ground.
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Call & email the people who represent you.
And do what you can to use less fossil fuel.
And do what you can to use less fossil fuel.
First snowy day of the year in Utrecht NL.
We're all still biking (a little colder, a little slower).
We're all still biking (a little colder, a little slower).
January 2, 2026 at 10:17 PM
First snowy day of the year in Utrecht NL.
We're all still biking (a little colder, a little slower).
We're all still biking (a little colder, a little slower).
Reposted by Cathy Tuttle
Happy 2026!
Wishing you all a year of being on a bike or in a cargo bike with the people you love.
Wishing you all a year of being on a bike or in a cargo bike with the people you love.
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Happy 2026!
Wishing you all a year of being on a bike or in a cargo bike with the people you love.
Wishing you all a year of being on a bike or in a cargo bike with the people you love.