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As with most places, we've allowed cars to crush our tiny islands of Trinidad & Tobago. We don't expect everyone to ride a bicycle for transport, but we would like the population to have viable alternatives when it comes to travelling around a tiny place.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · Sep 5

Riding a bike to school provides not only a fun way to get to school but also a host of advantages for children’s physical, mental, and social well-being.
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Why Riding a Bike to School is the Ultimate Boost for Kids

In an era when screens and sedentary activities dominate children's lives, the simple act of riding a bicycle to school can offer benefits

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2m

In total, the US transportation sector—which includes cars, trucks, planes, trains, ships, and freight—produces nearly thirty percent of all US global warming emissions, more than almost any other sector.
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Car Emissions and Global Warming

Transportation is one of the largest sources of US global warming emissions—but cleaner vehicles can help.

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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 14h

With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024.
Read more on our site here:

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Our investigation finds that 1611 people experiencing homelessness died in 2024 - a 9% increase on the previous year. — Museum of Homelessness

We are devastated to share our latest research into the deaths of those who die. It has revealed the continued impact at the sharpest edge of the homelessness crisis, as the Labour Government has fail...

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

In a world increasingly aware of the urgent need for sustainable solutions, paying people to bike to work is a no-brainer.

*When you can't implement a "no-brainer" what's left?*
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
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Here's Why Governments Should Start Paying People to Bike to Work

In North America, where cars reign supreme, a new idea could gain ground like it is in some areas of Europe — paying people to bike to work

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 1d

It's all about viable options! #mobilityisequity #activetravel #politicalwill
*You can get around traffic choked Port of Spain at 1 mph in a car, or 9 times faster on a bicycle!*
#EndCarDependency

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 1d

sees problem - fights for change - burns out

life cycle of an advocate

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

We're too sedentary in Trinidad & Tobago! Partner with the government to enable active lifestyles. Build safe active infrastructure and install bike parking and showers at business places. It'll be a win for everyone! #MobilityIsEquity #TTMoves #BeatNCDs
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Chamber calls for stronger partnerships to tackle NCDs - CNC3

The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce, through its HealthCare Committee, hosted an event titled “Transforming Healthcare: Bridging Gaps for a Healthier Future,” aimed at addressing ...

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

We need a transportation audit in Trinidad and Tobago in order to make mobility safer!
#PoliticalWill #MobilityIsEquity
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Safer Vehicles in Cities: Five Steps to Advance Vehicle Safety Locally - Toole Design

In collaboration with the Vision Zero Network, Safety Practice Lead Angie Byrne explores the dangers of larger vehicles and what cities can do about it.

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Graeme Holdsworth 🦋 @fatherhilarious.blog · 3d

Thousands of people in Manchester saw cycling as fun. That's bike advocacy folks! People of all ages, on a variety of bikes, trikes, skates and scoots, bumping along with no harm no foul. People joined in with this unexpected rolling disco. Those in cars filmed the spectacle while trapped stationary

Graeme Holdsworth 🦋 @fatherhilarious.blog · 3d

Drum & Bass on the bike: Manchester!

Cargo boom box in yellow and camo-grey. Smilie flags

Hundreds of cyclists kept safe by a police presence.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

Jump high, jump low, it's all about mother nature!

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AZB @azb2019.bsky.social · Oct 18

How can we expect parents to let their kids ride to school if this is how their neighbours drive towards them? He's five by the way .

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

Bikes and peds....no worries!

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

Always remember perspective!
#BikeJoy

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 2d

When last did you ride a bike with your wife?
#BikeLife

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 3d

Let's keep moving every day; build safe, active travel infrastructure!
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 3d

Really enjoy learning about my country!

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 3d

My city doesn't see the value of car-free Sundays! #Ciclovia
*Sound On!*

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 3d

There's a better way to move around Port of Spain!
#MobilityIsEquity #EndCarDependency #PoliticalWill #Ciclovia

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 4d

With the Central Bank estimating that a total of US$300.8 million was spent by automotive companies in 2024, vehicles from Korea could have accounted for 13.3 per cent of total imports.
*What's the public transit and active travel budget?*
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T&T imported US$40M in cars from Korea in 2024

T&T imported US$40 million worth of automobiles from Korea in 2024. This amounts to TT$269,160,000.

www.guardian.co.tt

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 4d

Wishing Guyana all the best in its quest for connecting this vast country! Focus on public transit and active travel infrastructure! #MobilityIsEquity

Guyana HQ @guyanahq.bsky.social · 7d

The New Demerara River Bridge is scheduled for official commissioning opening on Sunday, October 5th, 2025, at 5:30 pm. 🇬🇾

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 4d

Very nice. Don't forget public transit and active travel infrastructure as you tackle transportation in your vast land! Induced demand will eventually set in and render highways ineffective.

Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 4d

"I'd love for us in the UK to be starting at year one, really educating young people about critical skills and why they're so important."
*Pay attention Trinidad & Tobago!*
#CriticalThinking
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Hate crime: 'Teach young people to disagree agreeably'

A youth organisation is calling for children as young as five to be taught about critical thinking.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 4d

History will finally reveal the biggest blunder in world history, if we even survive the oil and gas behemoth!
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Shell, BP have big plans for TT - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

TWO major oil and gas companies, Shell TT and bpTT, have expressed big plans for TT over the past few weeks.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 4d

We have completely normalised investment in congestion, pollution and the continuation of car-first planning.
#MobilityIsEquity #ActiveLifestyle
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Opinion: Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces

We have completely normalised investment in congestion, pollution and the continuation of car-first planning, writes Ciarán Cannon.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 5d

Date a fietser and skip this drama!
#MobilityIsEquity
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Why Cycling Might Be Wrecking Your Dating Life

Long rides, Lycra, and Strava obsession—explore how cycling culture clashes with romance, and why two wheels don’t always lead to love.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 5d

What's it like in your city?
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Every WORST Designed City Explained in 9 Minutes

YouTube video by Urban Planner Explained

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