Melissa & Chris Bruntlett
@modacitylife.com
Dutch-Canadian authors and urban mobility advocates who strive to communicate the benefits of happier, healthier, more human-scale cities.
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The wait is FINALLY over!
Our new book “Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation” is NOW AVAILABLE worldwide through RIBA Publishing wherever fine books are sold.
From Paris to Bogota, from Manila to Montreal—when women lead, cities thrive: www.modacitylife.com/women-changi...
Our new book “Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation” is NOW AVAILABLE worldwide through RIBA Publishing wherever fine books are sold.
From Paris to Bogota, from Manila to Montreal—when women lead, cities thrive: www.modacitylife.com/women-changi...
“Town planning is defined as the art of creating an environment needed to produce and maintain human values—and the harmonising of public and private needs so one shall not be sacrificed to the other. If any urban activity can be said to have approached that ideal, it was the making of Dutch towns.”
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“Town planning is defined as the art of creating an environment needed to produce and maintain human values—and the harmonising of public and private needs so one shall not be sacrificed to the other. If any urban activity can be said to have approached that ideal, it was the making of Dutch towns.”
Hey Elkhart County, Indiana, Melissa's coming (back)! And this time she's bringing a friend!
The Community Foundation of Elkhart County Building Blocks Talks has been rescheduled to January 20, 2026 - now a tag team event with the both of us.
Details and registration: www.buildingblockstalks.com
The Community Foundation of Elkhart County Building Blocks Talks has been rescheduled to January 20, 2026 - now a tag team event with the both of us.
Details and registration: www.buildingblockstalks.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Hey Elkhart County, Indiana, Melissa's coming (back)! And this time she's bringing a friend!
The Community Foundation of Elkhart County Building Blocks Talks has been rescheduled to January 20, 2026 - now a tag team event with the both of us.
Details and registration: www.buildingblockstalks.com
The Community Foundation of Elkhart County Building Blocks Talks has been rescheduled to January 20, 2026 - now a tag team event with the both of us.
Details and registration: www.buildingblockstalks.com
We’re taking “Women Changing Cities” to China!
Next week, we’re heading to Shanghai, and are excited to partner with Duke Kunshan University for a special “Author Talk” event Saturday, December 6th.
Tickets are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
www.modacitylife.com/events
Next week, we’re heading to Shanghai, and are excited to partner with Duke Kunshan University for a special “Author Talk” event Saturday, December 6th.
Tickets are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
www.modacitylife.com/events
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We’re taking “Women Changing Cities” to China!
Next week, we’re heading to Shanghai, and are excited to partner with Duke Kunshan University for a special “Author Talk” event Saturday, December 6th.
Tickets are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
www.modacitylife.com/events
Next week, we’re heading to Shanghai, and are excited to partner with Duke Kunshan University for a special “Author Talk” event Saturday, December 6th.
Tickets are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
www.modacitylife.com/events
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Whilst the UK government is reported to be planning to cap the Cycle to Work Scheme, the Dutch government commits €1 billion to cycling infrastructure to connect new homes.
Dutch government commits €1 billion to cycling infrastructure to connect new homes
It is part of a €2.5 billion package to create roads, cycle paths, tunnels and tram lines to residential areas
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November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Whilst the UK government is reported to be planning to cap the Cycle to Work Scheme, the Dutch government commits €1 billion to cycling infrastructure to connect new homes.
Regardless of global agreements, climate resilience is ultimately built in neighbourhoods with the people who live and work in them. For towns across the Netherlands, that requires a collaborative regreening effort between the municipality and community. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Regardless of global agreements, climate resilience is ultimately built in neighbourhoods with the people who live and work in them. For towns across the Netherlands, that requires a collaborative regreening effort between the municipality and community. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
For centuries, cities have been planned by and for able-bodied, gainfully-employed men.
Feminist urban planning isn’t proposing the opposite, but a model that considers all stages of human life, from infancy to old age, without giving greater importance to the productive-work stage.
bit.ly/49uev9N
Feminist urban planning isn’t proposing the opposite, but a model that considers all stages of human life, from infancy to old age, without giving greater importance to the productive-work stage.
bit.ly/49uev9N
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For centuries, cities have been planned by and for able-bodied, gainfully-employed men.
Feminist urban planning isn’t proposing the opposite, but a model that considers all stages of human life, from infancy to old age, without giving greater importance to the productive-work stage.
bit.ly/49uev9N
Feminist urban planning isn’t proposing the opposite, but a model that considers all stages of human life, from infancy to old age, without giving greater importance to the productive-work stage.
bit.ly/49uev9N
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In November the City of Maastricht opened the country's first 'fietszone'. Based on the cycle street where cyclists are boss and cars are guests, the City wants to improve road safety in the city centre.
We will be watching closely to see how this approach expands!
Read more: buff.ly/pOdYvia
We will be watching closely to see how this approach expands!
Read more: buff.ly/pOdYvia
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In November the City of Maastricht opened the country's first 'fietszone'. Based on the cycle street where cyclists are boss and cars are guests, the City wants to improve road safety in the city centre.
We will be watching closely to see how this approach expands!
Read more: buff.ly/pOdYvia
We will be watching closely to see how this approach expands!
Read more: buff.ly/pOdYvia
Heartfelt gratitude to everyone who traveled from across the Netherlands to celebrate the launch of #WomenChangingCities with us in Delft last night.
After 15 years in this space, we continue to be energised and inspired by the passionate people we work with in transforming cities around the world.
After 15 years in this space, we continue to be energised and inspired by the passionate people we work with in transforming cities around the world.
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Heartfelt gratitude to everyone who traveled from across the Netherlands to celebrate the launch of #WomenChangingCities with us in Delft last night.
After 15 years in this space, we continue to be energised and inspired by the passionate people we work with in transforming cities around the world.
After 15 years in this space, we continue to be energised and inspired by the passionate people we work with in transforming cities around the world.
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Brilliant evening celebrating with @modacitylife.com on the launch of their third book, “Women Changing Cities”!
Excited to dig in!
Gefeliciteerd! 🙌🏼
Excited to dig in!
Gefeliciteerd! 🙌🏼
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Brilliant evening celebrating with @modacitylife.com on the launch of their third book, “Women Changing Cities”!
Excited to dig in!
Gefeliciteerd! 🙌🏼
Excited to dig in!
Gefeliciteerd! 🙌🏼
"If we want a public space where you feel safe and welcome, and where you have a sense of ownership, we have to change mobility."
Major changes are taking place in cities worldwide in the areas of housing, safety, and sustainability. And women are the forefront of these initiatives: bit.ly/44jk3QR
Major changes are taking place in cities worldwide in the areas of housing, safety, and sustainability. And women are the forefront of these initiatives: bit.ly/44jk3QR
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"If we want a public space where you feel safe and welcome, and where you have a sense of ownership, we have to change mobility."
Major changes are taking place in cities worldwide in the areas of housing, safety, and sustainability. And women are the forefront of these initiatives: bit.ly/44jk3QR
Major changes are taking place in cities worldwide in the areas of housing, safety, and sustainability. And women are the forefront of these initiatives: bit.ly/44jk3QR
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"With nearly 1/3 of all trips made by bicycle Utrecht shows what can happen when cycling is fully integrated into urban planning."
Congratulations to @degemeenteutrecht.bsky.social, topping this year's @copenhagenizers.bsky.social index of global cycling-friendly cities!
Full list: buff.ly/c6fZrDI
Congratulations to @degemeenteutrecht.bsky.social, topping this year's @copenhagenizers.bsky.social index of global cycling-friendly cities!
Full list: buff.ly/c6fZrDI
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"With nearly 1/3 of all trips made by bicycle Utrecht shows what can happen when cycling is fully integrated into urban planning."
Congratulations to @degemeenteutrecht.bsky.social, topping this year's @copenhagenizers.bsky.social index of global cycling-friendly cities!
Full list: buff.ly/c6fZrDI
Congratulations to @degemeenteutrecht.bsky.social, topping this year's @copenhagenizers.bsky.social index of global cycling-friendly cities!
Full list: buff.ly/c6fZrDI
Goedeavond from Utrecht, who today @eiturbanmobility.eu named the most bicycle-friendly city in the world:
“What sets Utrecht apart is that it has understood something paramount long before most others, that the goal is no longer to make space for cycling, but to construct the city around cycling.”
“What sets Utrecht apart is that it has understood something paramount long before most others, that the goal is no longer to make space for cycling, but to construct the city around cycling.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Goedeavond from Utrecht, who today @eiturbanmobility.eu named the most bicycle-friendly city in the world:
“What sets Utrecht apart is that it has understood something paramount long before most others, that the goal is no longer to make space for cycling, but to construct the city around cycling.”
“What sets Utrecht apart is that it has understood something paramount long before most others, that the goal is no longer to make space for cycling, but to construct the city around cycling.”
With 24 hours until our Dutch launch for 'Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation', we're excited to reveal a new panel addition: ex-ECF CEO Jill Warren!
Don't miss out on the discussion and chance to network with attendees from across the Netherlands! Register: bit.ly/43tuaCc
Don't miss out on the discussion and chance to network with attendees from across the Netherlands! Register: bit.ly/43tuaCc
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
With 24 hours until our Dutch launch for 'Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation', we're excited to reveal a new panel addition: ex-ECF CEO Jill Warren!
Don't miss out on the discussion and chance to network with attendees from across the Netherlands! Register: bit.ly/43tuaCc
Don't miss out on the discussion and chance to network with attendees from across the Netherlands! Register: bit.ly/43tuaCc
The Netherlands is investing €1 billion in cycling infrastructure to connect hundreds of thousands of new homes nationwide. These funds will build bike highways and improve bike-train intermodality, enabling residents to access jobs, healthcare and education without being locked into car dependency.
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Netherlands is investing €1 billion in cycling infrastructure to connect hundreds of thousands of new homes nationwide. These funds will build bike highways and improve bike-train intermodality, enabling residents to access jobs, healthcare and education without being locked into car dependency.
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The Netherlands is to invest up to €1 billion in cycling infrastructure to connect hundreds of thousands of new homes nationwide.
Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/dutch...
Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/dutch...
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Netherlands is to invest up to €1 billion in cycling infrastructure to connect hundreds of thousands of new homes nationwide.
Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/dutch...
Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/dutch...
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"Each name on the list represents more than leadership – they represent momentum."
Great to see #DCENetwork @modacitylife.com, Donkey Republic and partners @ecf.com @polisnetwork.eu, Cycling Industries Europe on the 100 Mobility Changemakers 2025 from @zagdaily.com.
Read more here: buff.ly/tqDiJuF
Great to see #DCENetwork @modacitylife.com, Donkey Republic and partners @ecf.com @polisnetwork.eu, Cycling Industries Europe on the 100 Mobility Changemakers 2025 from @zagdaily.com.
Read more here: buff.ly/tqDiJuF
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"Each name on the list represents more than leadership – they represent momentum."
Great to see #DCENetwork @modacitylife.com, Donkey Republic and partners @ecf.com @polisnetwork.eu, Cycling Industries Europe on the 100 Mobility Changemakers 2025 from @zagdaily.com.
Read more here: buff.ly/tqDiJuF
Great to see #DCENetwork @modacitylife.com, Donkey Republic and partners @ecf.com @polisnetwork.eu, Cycling Industries Europe on the 100 Mobility Changemakers 2025 from @zagdaily.com.
Read more here: buff.ly/tqDiJuF
Trams on grass, Rotterdam edition.
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Trams on grass, Rotterdam edition.
“These transformations are about understanding our streets are not designed for one purpose. They have always been spaces for commerce, community, and connection. And we've lost that in the last 50 years, as cars increased their dominance on street space, whether moving or parking.”
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November 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
“These transformations are about understanding our streets are not designed for one purpose. They have always been spaces for commerce, community, and connection. And we've lost that in the last 50 years, as cars increased their dominance on street space, whether moving or parking.”
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tiny.cc/hg2v001
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Podcast Up! We talk with Melissa Bruntlett about the new book, Women Changing Cities, highlighting women leaders from Tirana, Albania (pictured below) to Barcelona and Sydney, Australia. @modacitylife.com @thewaroncars.bsky.social @visionzerovancouver.ca tiny.cc/hg2v001
From Paris to New Delhi, women leaders are making cities more liveable
Podcast Episode · Redeye · 2025-11-14 · 22m
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November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Podcast Up! We talk with Melissa Bruntlett about the new book, Women Changing Cities, highlighting women leaders from Tirana, Albania (pictured below) to Barcelona and Sydney, Australia. @modacitylife.com @thewaroncars.bsky.social @visionzerovancouver.ca tiny.cc/hg2v001
“Now show it in the rain,” is a comment that pops up in our feed occasionally, as if the country that cycles 18 billion kilometres while experiencing 217 days of precipitation each year grinds to a halt every single time the skies open.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“Now show it in the rain,” is a comment that pops up in our feed occasionally, as if the country that cycles 18 billion kilometres while experiencing 217 days of precipitation each year grinds to a halt every single time the skies open.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
We’re spending a rainy Friday getting ready for next week’s Netherlands launch. Copies of Women Changing Cities are stamped, signed, and ready to go!*
Want to secure your own copy? There are still a few book+tickets available. Reserve yours today via Eventbrite!
bit.ly/3Lq1Ev5
*Cat not included 🐈⬛
Want to secure your own copy? There are still a few book+tickets available. Reserve yours today via Eventbrite!
bit.ly/3Lq1Ev5
*Cat not included 🐈⬛
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We’re spending a rainy Friday getting ready for next week’s Netherlands launch. Copies of Women Changing Cities are stamped, signed, and ready to go!*
Want to secure your own copy? There are still a few book+tickets available. Reserve yours today via Eventbrite!
bit.ly/3Lq1Ev5
*Cat not included 🐈⬛
Want to secure your own copy? There are still a few book+tickets available. Reserve yours today via Eventbrite!
bit.ly/3Lq1Ev5
*Cat not included 🐈⬛
Lower ridership post-Covid, combined with ongoing budget cuts has caused a decrease in frequent and reliable public transport service for small and rural communities. Could India’s popular transport (or microtransit) be a model for filling gaps in these networks?
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/11/m...
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/11/m...
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Lower ridership post-Covid, combined with ongoing budget cuts has caused a decrease in frequent and reliable public transport service for small and rural communities. Could India’s popular transport (or microtransit) be a model for filling gaps in these networks?
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/11/m...
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/11/m...
From a mom-blogger documenting her family's car-free life, to launching her own business, becoming a three-time author, and working with cities around the world to change hearts, minds, and streets.
Thanks @zagdaily.com for listing Melissa in their 100 Mobility Changemakers for 2025: bit.ly/4qOVrsW
Thanks @zagdaily.com for listing Melissa in their 100 Mobility Changemakers for 2025: bit.ly/4qOVrsW
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
From a mom-blogger documenting her family's car-free life, to launching her own business, becoming a three-time author, and working with cities around the world to change hearts, minds, and streets.
Thanks @zagdaily.com for listing Melissa in their 100 Mobility Changemakers for 2025: bit.ly/4qOVrsW
Thanks @zagdaily.com for listing Melissa in their 100 Mobility Changemakers for 2025: bit.ly/4qOVrsW
For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
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