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Creativity can change how we see our streets. 🚲🎨 In this interview, @tomflood.bsky.social shares how humour, design, and human stories can cut through politics and reframe safe streets as a shared public good. #SafeStreets #UrbanDesign #CreativeAdvocacy #humor #humour #advocacy tinyurl.com/j25ybn6w
Large roadside billboard reading “There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure,” alongside an image of a cyclist riding in a protected bike lane at an intersection.
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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How Megan Ramey is using bikes to spark independence for kids, calmer streets, and stronger communities. A powerful rethink of how we move and live. Listen here: tinyurl.com/tnkj97bs @bikabout.com
#KidsOnBikes #SchoolStreet #KidCyclists #BikeBus #SafeStreets #ActiveTransportation #Podcast
A group of children and teens wearing bike helmets stand with their bicycles on a residential street that is closed to through traffic. A large cargo bike with a dog in the front carrier is on the left. They are gathered behind a barricade with signs indicating “Street Closed to Thru Traffic” and “School Street / Calle Escolar.”
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Transport expert Todd Litman talks about the Mobility Productivity Paradox—why more driving can mean less productivity. We discuss walkability, cycling and Caboolture’s Walk Score of 33 (car dependent). 🐕🚶
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3hju28je
#Transport #walk #bike #ActiveTransport #ToddLitman #vtpi #prn
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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#UrbanPlanning #TransportReform #CarCulture #StrongTowns #ActiveTransport #SustainableCities #UrbanMobility #PublicTransport #WalkableCommunities #CyclingInfrastructure #CityDesign #TransportEquity #ClimateAction #UrbanDesign #StreetDesign #CarDependency #CommunityDevelopment #ValuesBasedMessaging
A split-screen image with text on the left and a car on the right. The left side has a dark background with white text that reads: “The car isn’t just a vehicle—it’s a cultural artefact of capitalism.” Below this heading is a list of points: Work as a calling → The car enables work, productivity, and purpose Efficiency and rationalization → Cars are designed for speed, control, and optimization Material success as virtue → Car ownership signals achievement and self-reliance Individualism and autonomy → Driving is deeply personal; it’s freedom on four wheels Disenchantment and mechanization → The car is a machine, not a mystery—a symbol of modernity Uniformity and standardization → Roads, rules, and car design reflect bureaucratic order Asceticism and reinvestment → Cars are often bought not for pleasure, but to enable work The right side shows the front of a silver car parked on a road at sunset, with warm orange light in the background and a power pole visible in the distance.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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How does parking shape your street, rent, or travel? Tony Jordan, ParkingReformNetwork on rethinking parking can make our suburbs fairer and easier to get around. Spotify tinyurl.com/ypp692nh #ParkingReform #BetterTransport #LiveableCities #UrbanChange #HousingAffordability #PublicSpace #CityDesign
Watercolour illustration comparing the space of a small apartment with the same area used for car parking.
October 31, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Paris Lord shares how cycling unites communities. From the Canberra by Bike tours to the inclusive BikeBus, he connects people through bike riding. Join the movement and pedal forward for stronger, more connected communities!
#Community #Cycling #Isolation #BikeBus
On Spotify: tinyurl.com/cxjphwh4
A group of cyclists, including Paris Lord, enjoying a break during a Canberra By Bike tour. They are sitting around a wooden table, with coffee cups and donuts, laughing and chatting. In the background, the urban environment of Canberra is visible, with bikes and pedestrians.
October 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Have you travelled around in a mobility scooter? At our Pollies Pedal & Roll, 4 politicians gave it a go around the station carpark. Thanks to Mark Ryan (ALP), Ariana Doolan (LNP), Cr Brooke Savige, Cr Ellie Smith & Aidacare.
#mobilityscooters #alp #lnp ##infrastructure #bikes #moretonbay #WWD
October 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Russell King on the Streets and People podcast: Conservatives can embrace active/public transport—more choice, lower costs, better health. Spotify tinyurl.com/4e6f9jr7. More info at tinyurl.com/mr5cnc2f #conservative #transport #transit #bikes #walking #smallgovt #health #jobs #transport #efficiency
October 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Elizabeth Street in Hobart transforms due to parking reform from a dead street to a lively, bustling destination with outdoor seating and crowds. A perfect example of how public spaces can be activated by parking reform. #Urban #Streets #PRN #PublicSpaces #ParkingReform
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A comparison of Elizabeth Street, Hobart, showing an empty, daytime street scene before parking reform (top) and a lively, nighttime scene with crowds and outdoor seating after parking reform (bottom).
September 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Anna Gurnhill on Designing Active Communities for Heart Health
Spotify: tinyurl.com/2s3tkr44 #ActiveDesign #Walkability #UrbanPlanning #HeartHealth #MixedUseDevelopment #BuiltEnvironment #PublicHealth #HealthyNeighborhoods #ActiveTransportation #HealthyActiveByDesign #HeartFoundation #walking
People walking across a busy urban intersection with tall buildings and a historic clock tower in the background. This image captures a vibrant urban street scene with pedestrians crossing a busy intersection. The background features a blend of modern skyscrapers and a historic clock tower, highlighting the mix of old and new in the cityscape. The movement of people emphasizes the dynamic nature of urban life and the importance of walkable, accessible environments in cities. Heart Foundation Healthy Active By Design. GetAroundCaboolture.au
August 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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S2E24 PnP Prue Oswin Building Safer Active Transport Communities #ActiveTransport #Engineering #CyclingInfrastructure #WalkingPaths #SaferStreets #CyclingForKids #TransportSolutions #InfrastructureImprovement #RoadSafety #BikeToSchool #TransportAdvocacy

Spotify: tinyurl.com/yf5em87z
The diagram visually represents the balance between protecting people from harm, addressing community needs, and ensuring transport initiatives are cost-effective. At the centre, Zippeedee signifies the convergence of these elements, emphasizing the importance of inclusive, safe, and affordable active transport infrastructure.
August 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Brake Australia is shaping #saferroads #RoadSafety #BrakeAustralia #YouthEducation #RoadSafetyEducation #PeerPressure #CognitiveFunctions #DrivingBehaviours #CommunitySupport #Parents #CrashResearch #RuralRoadSafety #eMobility #DrivingAttitudes #DriverSafetyPrograms
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A classroom presentation slide showing a group of young people in a car, with text discussing why people take risks.
August 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Connect with people for a relaxed easy ride with a group of chilled people. #NeighbourlyRide #BunchRides #SocialPrescribing #CommunityConnections #SocialInfrastructure #DigitalLoneliness #ActiveLiving #HealthAndWellbeing #BicycleAdvocacy #HumanConnection #Neighborhood Listen tinyurl.com/e7be544h
Group of cyclists gathered outdoors, smiling and posing for a photo before a ride.
August 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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John Kamp James Rojas Dream Play Build. The best way to shape your neighbourhood isn’t with blueprints or boring public meetings - but with toys, laughter, and found objects!
Spotify: tinyurl.com/7nan5z7j
#CommunityEngagement #UrbanPlanning #Placemaking #PublicSpaces #TacticalUrbanism
July 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Milad Haghani on Suicide and Road Safety
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3vxex2ns #RoadSafety #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthAwareness #TransportPolicy #CrashData #IntentionalCrashes #VehicleSafety #PsychologicalAutopsy #PublicHealth #VulnerableRoadUsers #HeavyVehicles #TrafficFatalities #StigmaReduction
July 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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#Lille #London #Cycling #walk #Wales #Ireland #Iceland #Transit #Canada #train #Amtrak #Colombia #Peru #Bolivia #Chile #Tahiti #NZ #Indonesia #Philippines #Taiwan #Japan #Toronto #Montreal #Detroit #NewYork #Cincinnati #Nashville #NewOrleans #Santiago #Melbourne #Sydney Listen tinyurl.com/yxtjws2x
World map with yellow paths and icons representing "Les Lunettes Jaunes" across continents, alongside text: “Sharing inspiring stories of people who want to make a difference.”
June 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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What makes a street safer to walk and bike. And what makes it more enjoyable to live in, to meet your neighbours? Find out from Blair Turner and the new Austroads report on Facilitating Speed Management. #visionzero #safestreets #liveablecities #traffic #community
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June 20, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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@wesmars.bsky.social Wes Marshall discussed his excellent book Killed by a Traffic Engineer. What if the real danger on our streets isn’t reckless drivers—but the people who designed them? @tomflood.bsky.social #TrafficSafety #UrbanDesign #TransportationPlanning
Listen here: tinyurl.com/bdf4699n
Cover of the book Killed by a Traffic Engineer by Wes Marshall. The cover features a damaged stop sign on a black background with the subtitle “Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System.”
May 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Why care about car parks? Parking lots contribute to air pollution, car crashes, inactivity, social isolation. Worse, they compound inequity. Parking is a public health intervention. #ParkingPolicy #PublicHealth #AirPollution #CarDependency #HealthEquity #CityPlanning
Find out tinyurl.com/mpeuj4dh
This detailed diagram illustrates the multifaceted relationship between car parking and public health. It begins with four parking-related pathways: driving and car dependency, impervious surfaces, housing affordability, and parking design and maintenance. Each of these pathways influences three categories of public-health determinants: environment-related, behavioral, and socioeconomic. These determinants then lead to three major public-health outcomes: morbidity and mortality from non-communicable illnesses (such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases), transportation crashes, and mental-health illnesses (including anxiety, depression, and addiction). The chart highlights how urban planning decisions around parking can significantly affect health at both individual and population levels.
May 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Want safer, more inclusive transport? 🚶‍♀️🚲Susan Leadbetter reveals what 600+ UK women taught her: good lighting, clear signs, and inclusive design from the start. Small fixes, big impact.
Spotify: tinyurl.com/bdek632n #GenderInclusiveDesign #SaferStreets #BetterTransport
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A vision-impaired man in a black puffer jacket uses outstretched arms to gauge the narrow width of a footpath, guided by touch along a red brick wall and metal railing. A diverse group stands behind him, observing.
May 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Ever wondered about the lack of space for #pedestrians compared to cars? Here's a #method to help redress the imbalance. open.spotify.com/episode/6MN8...
#streetsforpeople #strongtowns #liveablecities #bikes #people #streetspace
A three-panel comparison of road space use in Canberra: one bus carrying about 60 people, the same number of people with bicycles, and the same number with individual cars filling the entire street. In 2013, the Cycling Promotion Fund recreated a famous visual comparison in Canberra, Australia, highlighting how different modes of transport use urban road space. The three images show the same group of about 60 people: first traveling by bus, then by bicycle, and finally by private car. The bus and bicycles take up relatively little space, while the cars fill the entire width and length of the street, dramatically illustrating the inefficiency of private car use in cities. The photo supports arguments for investing in public transport and bike infrastructure to ease congestion and create more livable urban spaces.
May 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Lynette Cheah, a #sustainable #transport expert discusses efficient mobility, urban #freight, environmental impact of #eCars. #PhDopportunities.
On Spotify: tinyurl.com/344udf8m
#SustainableTransport #UrbanMobility #TransportEquity #EVs #ElectricVehicles #UrbanFreight #Ecommerce #TransportPolicy
This map shows the Public Transport Accessibility Levels (PTAL) across the Sunshine Coast region. Dark blue areas (scores 0–1a) indicate very low public transport accessibility, covering most inland and hinterland towns. Areas in green, yellow, and orange show better accessibility, mainly clustered around Nambour, Maroochydore, and parts of the coastal strip. The PTAL scores range from 0 (no access) to 6b (very high access), with a legend provided for reference.
April 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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How do you get projects happening in real life rather than as a dream? Gaining legitimacy in the eyes of others is what will make change. Learn the 9 Pragmatic Strategies to advocate for change for a better community. #advocacy #community #change tinyurl.com/2ehuwa4s @thetransitman56.bsky.social
A two-axis diagram showing four steps in project legitimacy and implementation: Proposal, Construction, Opposition, and Removal. The horizontal axis represents how legitimate something is. The vertical axis represents how much of it exists.
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Want to start a conversation about mobility in your community? Listen to Robert Martin discuss how this tool is a fun lighthearted way to start rethinking how we get around. #UrbanMobility #MobilityDiet #TransportPlanning #ActiveTransport #PublicTransport #UrbanDesign
On Spotify tinyurl.com/yeymj9td
This image compares two pyramids. On the left is a familiar food pyramid, structured from bottom to top by recommended consumption levels: vegetables, legumes, grains, and water form the base, followed by fruit, dairy, proteins, and finally sweets and processed foods at the top. On the right is a "mobility pyramid" inspired by the same logic. At the base are active and light-impact travel options—walking, cycling, scootering, along with kayaking and windsailing to add a light-hearted touch. The middle tiers include public and shared transport such as buses, trams, and trains. The top layer features higher-impact modes like cars, boats, and planes. This pyramid is a conversation tool to explore what kinds of mobility we want more of in our area and how we can support healthier, more sustainable ways of getting around.
April 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Lisa Stafford: Transport Equity & Why Trips Not Made Matter. The journeys people with disabilities, people living in regional communities want to take but can’t. From lost opportunities to isolation, with huge consequences. #disability #transport #equity #ndis #ndia #deia #dei
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A woman with light skin, blonde hair, and a warm smile sits in a power wheelchair outdoors, holding a small black and white dog with a green harness and a leather leash on her lap. Trees and a grassy area are visible in the background.
April 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM