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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 3h

Incidentally, even beyond the cycling, Montreal is by a long way the city in North America I have most instantly felt at home in. Maybe it's the fact I can speak French

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 10h

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 4h

Judge Perry says she will issue an oral ruling now and a formal ruling tomorrow.

Perry says the state's temporary restraining order against national guard deployment will be granted, "in part," with a fuller ruling to follow tomorrow.

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Kevin Sweeney aka audiomagnate @audiomagnate.bsky.social · 6h

Bikes are the future of urban transportation. It's already happening in Montreal. This article is paywalled but you can read it for free if you set up an account.

www.economist.com/internationa...

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 6h

I think it's quite effective! Though also has political costs too

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 6h

Oh wait no, the piece is about bikes more generally, though yes the rise of bike share is a good part of it

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 6h

Sure it can, I do it all of the time, I can get a week of stuff into my panniers on a normal bike. I admit it would be hard on a Lime bike tbf

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Navneet Alang @navneetalang.com · 8h

e-bikes (with bike lanes) are one of those things that you really do have to try to understand how the city both shrinks and opens up. You get on one and think "if only more people knew about this!"

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 10h

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah I mean there are still a lot of awful roads and you have to go slightly out of your way & know the routes to avoid them, so as I say, it's got some way to go. But it's flat and a grid, so navigation is super easy!

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 8h

It has got wildly better in the four years I've lived here. Still a way to go - too many protected bike lanes that just suddenly end and spit you out into traffic - but it's approaching being a good system now. I see so many more parents on ebikes than I did a year or two ago

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 8h

(and thanks for sharing the piece!)

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 8h

oh god I know, I am so Americanised by now, it's awful

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 8h

I'm super pro electric motorbikes tbc, just think they need to be treated as motorbikes, and motorbikes do not belong in bike lanes

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 8h

I do! 700 miles so far this year on my own bike in Chicago, and about 100 more on Divvy

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 8h

I think that's a real risk in places like London when it comes specifically to commuting to work. But I think the real revolutionary things bikes are useful for is travel that is often v inconvenient by public transport even in places like London or Paris - dropping kids off, grocery shopping, etc

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 9h

If you're an Economist subscriber (or not) and you cycle and are into this story btw, please do share it far and wide, because I'm trying to prove that there's a giant audience for urbanism!

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 9h

oh yes I heard a bunch about that and had I had unlimited space would have whacked him in. But the real improvement in the infrastructure began about 10 years ago and accelerated with Valerie Plante

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 9h

I've just sent you a gift link (and perhaps if you enjoy it you might consider a subscription sometime!)

South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 1d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 10h

It is so so so lovely, especially in the summer. I fell in love with it pretty quickly

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 10h

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war