Giovanni Zayas 🔻 🚲 🌳 🚶🏼 🌎
@giozf.bsky.social
Planning for active mobility & fighting for cities for people / Alumnus @TheBartlettUCL @CheveningFCDO / BICI Americas PM @GlobalStreets - Tweets are personal
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This morning we gathered on McGuinness Blvd.
After a beloved Greenpoint teacher was killed in a crash, the local community thought they had won a transformative redesign of this dangerous road — then the work was halted by City Hall corruption.
As Mayor, I’ll finish the job.
After a beloved Greenpoint teacher was killed in a crash, the local community thought they had won a transformative redesign of this dangerous road — then the work was halted by City Hall corruption.
As Mayor, I’ll finish the job.
August 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This morning we gathered on McGuinness Blvd.
After a beloved Greenpoint teacher was killed in a crash, the local community thought they had won a transformative redesign of this dangerous road — then the work was halted by City Hall corruption.
As Mayor, I’ll finish the job.
After a beloved Greenpoint teacher was killed in a crash, the local community thought they had won a transformative redesign of this dangerous road — then the work was halted by City Hall corruption.
As Mayor, I’ll finish the job.
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“As mayors of 2 of the world’s great cities, we see every day how the climate emergency is already reshaping people’s lives…From deadly heatwaves & devastating floods to rising inequality & health crises driven by air pollution…”
@annehidalgo.bsky.social & @london.gov.uk call out campaigns of lies.
@annehidalgo.bsky.social & @london.gov.uk call out campaigns of lies.
In London and Paris, we’ve experienced vicious backlash to climate action. But we’re not backing down | Sadiq Khan and Anne Hidalgo
Around the world, well-funded, organised climate deniers are spreading lies about the crisis. We call on governments and tech companies to step up, say London mayor Sadiq Khan and Paris mayor Anne Hid...
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“As mayors of 2 of the world’s great cities, we see every day how the climate emergency is already reshaping people’s lives…From deadly heatwaves & devastating floods to rising inequality & health crises driven by air pollution…”
@annehidalgo.bsky.social & @london.gov.uk call out campaigns of lies.
@annehidalgo.bsky.social & @london.gov.uk call out campaigns of lies.
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Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives & don’t slow traffic. Implement them.— @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social.
“Despite what detractors might claim, 20mph speed limits haven’t actually made journeys slower because journey times are largely dictated by junction delays, not vehicle speed.”
“Despite what detractors might claim, 20mph speed limits haven’t actually made journeys slower because journey times are largely dictated by junction delays, not vehicle speed.”
Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives and don’t slow traffic. Implement them | Sadiq Khan
There is too much bluff and bluster on this subject. Ordinary people just want safe streets for themselves and those they love, and we can achieve that, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives & don’t slow traffic. Implement them.— @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social.
“Despite what detractors might claim, 20mph speed limits haven’t actually made journeys slower because journey times are largely dictated by junction delays, not vehicle speed.”
“Despite what detractors might claim, 20mph speed limits haven’t actually made journeys slower because journey times are largely dictated by junction delays, not vehicle speed.”
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Until 1995, Gdańk’s historic centre was reduced to the function of a corridor, with the main motor traffic flow to Warsaw running directly through the heart of the city. Since then, it has been transformed into an attractive and welcoming pedestrian zone; elevating it to the status of a living room.
May 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Until 1995, Gdańk’s historic centre was reduced to the function of a corridor, with the main motor traffic flow to Warsaw running directly through the heart of the city. Since then, it has been transformed into an attractive and welcoming pedestrian zone; elevating it to the status of a living room.
Hi @bicycledutch.bsky.social ! @carlosefe.bsky.social told me about this road dip style of speed reduction element in Houten that discourages motorcycles without disturbing cyclists significantly.
Have you heard about this before?
Thanks!
Have you heard about this before?
Thanks!
May 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Hi @bicycledutch.bsky.social ! @carlosefe.bsky.social told me about this road dip style of speed reduction element in Houten that discourages motorcycles without disturbing cyclists significantly.
Have you heard about this before?
Thanks!
Have you heard about this before?
Thanks!
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When this person woke up this morning, they didn’t say to themselves:
“I’m going to make my city’s streets safer, air cleaner, traffic lighter, neighborhood quieter, and medical and maintenance bills cheaper.”
Yet they do all of that anyway. Why? The right choice is designed to be the easy choice.
“I’m going to make my city’s streets safer, air cleaner, traffic lighter, neighborhood quieter, and medical and maintenance bills cheaper.”
Yet they do all of that anyway. Why? The right choice is designed to be the easy choice.
May 22, 2025 at 6:49 AM
When this person woke up this morning, they didn’t say to themselves:
“I’m going to make my city’s streets safer, air cleaner, traffic lighter, neighborhood quieter, and medical and maintenance bills cheaper.”
Yet they do all of that anyway. Why? The right choice is designed to be the easy choice.
“I’m going to make my city’s streets safer, air cleaner, traffic lighter, neighborhood quieter, and medical and maintenance bills cheaper.”
Yet they do all of that anyway. Why? The right choice is designed to be the easy choice.
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Attention Street Design Nerds! One of the most intriguing cities in recent years at reconsidering streets for people instead of just for cars, Oslo Norway, translated their great Street Design Manual into English and put it on-line. It’s worth digging into. #Oslo
www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...
www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...
May 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Attention Street Design Nerds! One of the most intriguing cities in recent years at reconsidering streets for people instead of just for cars, Oslo Norway, translated their great Street Design Manual into English and put it on-line. It’s worth digging into. #Oslo
www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...
www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...
Inception by Cristopher Nolan
Waiting for the bridge to close allows me to admire the cycle lanes which help ensure motor traffic can't overtake cycles on this narrow bridge
January 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Inception by Cristopher Nolan
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Urbanism is the radical idea that people who are not in cars still count as people.
January 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Urbanism is the radical idea that people who are not in cars still count as people.
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The seat of a bike is the perfect place and pace for an intimate, unfiltered experience of the natural and built environments around you; each pedal stroke seemingly slowing the world down to reveal new sights, scents and sounds.
It helps you feel a part of the city, instead of apart from the city.
It helps you feel a part of the city, instead of apart from the city.
January 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The seat of a bike is the perfect place and pace for an intimate, unfiltered experience of the natural and built environments around you; each pedal stroke seemingly slowing the world down to reveal new sights, scents and sounds.
It helps you feel a part of the city, instead of apart from the city.
It helps you feel a part of the city, instead of apart from the city.
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“Our built environment is not an immutable reality, but the result of a series of very human decisions. Far from dispiriting, this is empowering.
We have the ability to create the world of our dreams. If we want better places, we need only make better choices…”
We have the ability to create the world of our dreams. If we want better places, we need only make better choices…”
January 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
“Our built environment is not an immutable reality, but the result of a series of very human decisions. Far from dispiriting, this is empowering.
We have the ability to create the world of our dreams. If we want better places, we need only make better choices…”
We have the ability to create the world of our dreams. If we want better places, we need only make better choices…”
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The Elizabeth Line this year moved more people than the 18 lanes of the 401 freeway, the widest in North America.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
December 30, 2024 at 2:41 PM
The Elizabeth Line this year moved more people than the 18 lanes of the 401 freeway, the widest in North America.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
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In Paris, @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s legacy with the Olympic Games is to have transformed an iconic place, the Place de la Concorde - a huge roundabout for cars - into a place for pedestrians and cyclists for half of its surface, connected to the Tuileries Garden.
My video tonight 👍🏼
Comme and see ⭐️
My video tonight 👍🏼
Comme and see ⭐️
November 29, 2024 at 7:26 PM
In Paris, @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s legacy with the Olympic Games is to have transformed an iconic place, the Place de la Concorde - a huge roundabout for cars - into a place for pedestrians and cyclists for half of its surface, connected to the Tuileries Garden.
My video tonight 👍🏼
Comme and see ⭐️
My video tonight 👍🏼
Comme and see ⭐️
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Table For One Please.
November 29, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Table For One Please.
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The future of urban mobility is already among us 👇👇
November 28, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The future of urban mobility is already among us 👇👇
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Another moment of significant leadership and achievement by the City of Paris and its inspiring mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social. So many strategic moves it’s hard to keep track — this is what clear urban ambition for a more successful, healthy, livable and sustainable city looks like.
A historic moment: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo rises to applause as the bioclimatic local urban plan revision PLU is finally adopted by the City Council on November 20, 2024 at 6 p.m. This key document, shaping the city's development and construction rules for years, hadn’t been revised since 2006:
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November 28, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Another moment of significant leadership and achievement by the City of Paris and its inspiring mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social. So many strategic moves it’s hard to keep track — this is what clear urban ambition for a more successful, healthy, livable and sustainable city looks like.
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“The most exciting form of transportation technology is more than 100 years old — and it’s probably sitting in your garage. It’s the bicycle.”
The vehicle of the future (& the present) has 2 wheels, Via @WIRED (2018):
Still accurate. #multimodalcities #driverlesscars
www.wired.com/story/vehicl...
The vehicle of the future (& the present) has 2 wheels, Via @WIRED (2018):
Still accurate. #multimodalcities #driverlesscars
www.wired.com/story/vehicl...
The Vehicle of the Future Has Two Wheels, Handlebars, and Is a Bike
The future of transportation looks to be merging with sci-fi. But the bike-tech revolution reminds us that innovation isn’t always about the totally new.
www.wired.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:21 PM
“The most exciting form of transportation technology is more than 100 years old — and it’s probably sitting in your garage. It’s the bicycle.”
The vehicle of the future (& the present) has 2 wheels, Via @WIRED (2018):
Still accurate. #multimodalcities #driverlesscars
www.wired.com/story/vehicl...
The vehicle of the future (& the present) has 2 wheels, Via @WIRED (2018):
Still accurate. #multimodalcities #driverlesscars
www.wired.com/story/vehicl...
