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@thirdplace.bsky.social

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Urbanist exploring how to transform Stockholm’s public spaces into vibrant, social "third places." 🌍✨DM me the spots you want to fix! ✉️ 📍 Sweden https://tplace.substack.com/

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The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Oct 19

Hi Bluesky!

I’m an urban designer from Croatia, based in Stockholm.
I help improve third places, making towns stronger!

❄️🚴‍♀️Urban cycling is awesome! Even in chilly Stockholm🥶
💡 I communicate ideas of residents to municipalities
⛔🚗We need to reduce car dependency
✍️I have a blog

Let's talk cities!

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The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · 1d

Den här frågan är viktig för mig – skriv gärna under: www.mittskifte.org/petitions/ra...

Rädda SJ:s nattåg till Berlin

Det pågår en nattågsrenässans över hela Europa. I land efter land startas nya nattågslinjer, helt enkelt därför att människor älskar att resa hållbart och civiliserat. Samtidigt går Sverige åt helt an...

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The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · 3d

New proposal to Solna: safer Gränsgatan (Hagbyvägen) crossing with yield signs + raised surface.
Simple fixes save lives. 🚲 #SafeStreets #Solna #Stockolm #Sweden #Bike #Bikelanes

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Sep 25

Classic victim blaming

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Aug 25

impressive!

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚸✨ Sundbyberg is getting a new play & calm zone in front of a school!
No more chaos from cars-just a safe, people-friendly space where kids can walk, bike & play. 💚

#Sundbyberg #School #SafeStreets #CyclingCity #WalkableCities #Stockholm #Sweden

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Aug 15

Never miss an opportunity to make cheap design interventions that massively improve people’s lives. #Zagreb #Croatia #UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #CityLife

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Aug 6

New bike lane on Södermalm in Stockholm!

Not a fan of the traffic sign placed on the bike lane - but otherwise, it looks great.

#UrbanPlanning #Stockholm #Sweden

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The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Aug 1

🚲 Is Zagreb bike-friendly or just pretending?
Painted lanes ≠ real infrastructure.

New blog post is live ! tplace.substack.com/p/zagrebs-bi...
Let’s stop confusing paint with progress.

#BikeZagreb #UrbanMobility #Placemaking #CityDesign #Cycling #Zagreb #Croatia

Zagreb’s Bike Infrastructure: Progress or Just Painted Promises? - PART 1

A mostly flat city with an average annual temperature of 11. Bike heaven, some would think. Unfortunately, that assumption is far from the truth.

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The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Jul 7

That’s so awesome @gobsmacked.bsky.social ! How is it to work with ‘summer streets’ or however your city calls it? Where do you work? Those are good questions I can send to the municipality!

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Jul 7

2024 or 2025? #solna #stockholm #sweden

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · May 30

I think when people say “I’m not a cyclist,” they usually mean they don’t tie their identity to any one mode of transport. Like Not Just Bikes—he’s not a “cyclist” but bikes when it makes sense. It’s more about practicality than disavowing the infrastructure.

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The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · May 30

Great places make people stay. ✨ When spaces are safe, clean & easy to enjoy, people stay 3x longer—and spend more. It’s not magic. It’s good design.
Design places people don’t want to leave. 🏙️💡 (City at Eye Level)
#UrbanDesign #Placemaking #WalkableCities #Sofia #CityLife #PublicSpaces #Bulgaria

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · May 26

Horrific!

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · May 5

Tried cycling in Zagreb?
Then you’ve probably risked your life once or twice 😅🚴‍♀️ The bike lanes are often narrow, if not anorexic.

#bikelife #Cycling #BikeLane #UrbanPlanning #CyclingLife #Infrastructure #Bike #BikeSafety #Streets #Urban #Zagreb #UrbanMobility #City #SustainableTransport #Croatia

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Apr 23

Hostile pedestrian and bike spaces, it’s clear that the city’s infrastructure still favors cars over people.
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#Cycling #BikeLane #UrbanPlanning #CyclingLife #Infrastructure #Bike #BikeSafety #Streets #Urban #Zagreb #UrbanMobility #City #SustainableTransport #Croatia

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Apr 8

Zagreb’s new trams? Not new—just smart second-hand deals from Augsburg. ♻️🚋 Still newer, better, roomier than what we had. And yet... people still complain 😅 #PublicTransport #Zagreb #Trams

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Apr 6

In that case, I think it's a perfect answer!

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Apr 6

Why not both 🤗

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The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Apr 2

I proposed this bike rack… and it exploded in popularity!

#Bike #BikeLife #Cycling #Stockholm #Sundbyberg #Sweden

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The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Mar 23

Thank you 😊

The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Mar 23

The bike parking I requested is finally here! 🚴‍♀️🎉
#Bike #BikeParking #UrbanCycling #SustainableCities #StreetDesign #Sundbyberg

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De Filmende Fietser @filmendefietser.bsky.social · Mar 13

Prioritizing active transport takes different forms in the Netherlands. If a cycle path is part of a road reconstruction and therefore has to be closed, a car lane is often opened as a temporary cycle path, so that cyclists can continue their way without detours. 👌🚲

Photo of roadworks in Utrecht (Netherlands), where a cycle path is closed. One of the adjacent car lanes has been separated with concrete blocks and made suitable as a temporary cycle path. At the beginning there is a sign with the text: cyclists via car lane.

Photo of a car lane that temporarily serves as a cycle path. On the right side of the temporary cycle path are fences, behind them the other car lanes and the cycle path are visible, where work is taking place.

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The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Mar 15

Perfectly reasonable if the train is that expensive! The good question is, why is it that pricey

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Cycle Sprog @cyclesprog.bsky.social · Mar 6

The joy of cargo biking – How electric cargo bikes are transforming family life!

It's been wonderful to work with Estarli and share the joys of eCargo biking. What do you and your family love most about yours?

www.cyclesprog.co.uk/cargo-bikes/...

The joy of cargo biking - How electric cargo bikes are transforming family life

Find out how longtail bikes are helping families to ditch the second car and embrace a new, more sustainable way of living.

www.cyclesprog.co.uk

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The Third Place @thirdplace.bsky.social · Mar 4

Interesting. Which city?