Matt N
@n-ville.bsky.social
People | Planet.
Cities, mobility, housing, equity, climate, future.
Cities, mobility, housing, equity, climate, future.
Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes
Judge ruled that the removal of the 3 bike lanes will put 'people at increased risk of harm and death
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Judge ruled that the removal of the 3 bike lanes will put 'people at increased risk of harm and death
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
An Ontario court has deemed the province's plan to remove three major Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional.
www.cbc.ca
July 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes
Judge ruled that the removal of the 3 bike lanes will put 'people at increased risk of harm and death
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Judge ruled that the removal of the 3 bike lanes will put 'people at increased risk of harm and death
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/c...
Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/c...
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Count the American Medical Association among groups that says positive things about the fight against climate change but then funnels money to politicians who are fighting solutions.
New Study Highlights Disconnect Between AMA's Stance on Climate Change and Political Contributions | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A new study finds a disconnect between the American Medical Association's climate advocacy and their political donations.
hsph.harvard.edu
January 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Count the American Medical Association among groups that says positive things about the fight against climate change but then funnels money to politicians who are fighting solutions.
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“A 5-year study of 263K U.K. commuters, published in the British Medical Journal in 2017, found regular cycling cut the risk of death from any cause by 41%, and the incidence of cancer and heart disease by 45% and 46% respectively. Other large-scale studies have found similar.” Via @CarltonReid.com
18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early Death
Billionaires famously want to live longer. They should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft.
www.forbes.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
“A 5-year study of 263K U.K. commuters, published in the British Medical Journal in 2017, found regular cycling cut the risk of death from any cause by 41%, and the incidence of cancer and heart disease by 45% and 46% respectively. Other large-scale studies have found similar.” Via @CarltonReid.com
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Greenland after it becomes the 51st state:
January 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Greenland after it becomes the 51st state:
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Overheard on the bus today:
“It’s too expensive to park the car in town and now the kids have free bus passes, it’s just as easy to take the bus.”
Policy in action.
“It’s too expensive to park the car in town and now the kids have free bus passes, it’s just as easy to take the bus.”
Policy in action.
January 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Overheard on the bus today:
“It’s too expensive to park the car in town and now the kids have free bus passes, it’s just as easy to take the bus.”
Policy in action.
“It’s too expensive to park the car in town and now the kids have free bus passes, it’s just as easy to take the bus.”
Policy in action.
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The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
January 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
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We build vehicles that weigh 9000 pounds with 1000HP, can go 0-60mph in 3 seconds and market them recklessly.
We then ask people to wear construction vests to cross the street. This is all so beyond absurd and it's truly incredible that we've normalized this.
We then ask people to wear construction vests to cross the street. This is all so beyond absurd and it's truly incredible that we've normalized this.
December 30, 2024 at 1:55 PM
We build vehicles that weigh 9000 pounds with 1000HP, can go 0-60mph in 3 seconds and market them recklessly.
We then ask people to wear construction vests to cross the street. This is all so beyond absurd and it's truly incredible that we've normalized this.
We then ask people to wear construction vests to cross the street. This is all so beyond absurd and it's truly incredible that we've normalized this.
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This has always been my worst fear about climate change: the worse it gets, the more geopolitical chaos it causes; the more geopolitical chaos there is, the harder it is to cooperate to fight climate change.
theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning
Climate change is driving inflation and instability, which harms climate action. But it’s not too late to escape the doom loop.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:01 PM
This has always been my worst fear about climate change: the worse it gets, the more geopolitical chaos it causes; the more geopolitical chaos there is, the harder it is to cooperate to fight climate change.
theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
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NEW STUDY: Car and truck tires are responsible for *one quarter* of all the microplastics in the environment.
www.plasticstoday.com/medical/tire...
www.plasticstoday.com/medical/tire...
Tire Wear a Major Source of Microplastics, Say Researchers
Imperial College experts warn that even though EVs remove the problem of fuel emissions, society will continue to grapple with tire-wear particles.
www.plasticstoday.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:15 PM
NEW STUDY: Car and truck tires are responsible for *one quarter* of all the microplastics in the environment.
www.plasticstoday.com/medical/tire...
www.plasticstoday.com/medical/tire...
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Paris reduced the speed limit on its périphérique ring highway from 70 km/h to 50 km/h (44 to 31 mph) in October.
The first major impact? A significant reduction in noise in the surrounding areas, particularly at night and on weekends/holidays (orange line). www.bruitparif.fr/l-impact-aco...
The first major impact? A significant reduction in noise in the surrounding areas, particularly at night and on weekends/holidays (orange line). www.bruitparif.fr/l-impact-aco...
December 3, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Paris reduced the speed limit on its périphérique ring highway from 70 km/h to 50 km/h (44 to 31 mph) in October.
The first major impact? A significant reduction in noise in the surrounding areas, particularly at night and on weekends/holidays (orange line). www.bruitparif.fr/l-impact-aco...
The first major impact? A significant reduction in noise in the surrounding areas, particularly at night and on weekends/holidays (orange line). www.bruitparif.fr/l-impact-aco...
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NEW: Swiss voters have rejected a $5.6 billion plan to expand highways.
The plan's proponents claimed it would relieve congestion, but voters realized that wasn't true.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...
The plan's proponents claimed it would relieve congestion, but voters realized that wasn't true.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...
Reactions to 'no' vote on Swiss motorway expansion project
On Sunday, a majority of Swiss voters (52.7%) rejected a CHF5 billion government plan to extend key stretches of the motorway network.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 24, 2024 at 11:01 PM
NEW: Swiss voters have rejected a $5.6 billion plan to expand highways.
The plan's proponents claimed it would relieve congestion, but voters realized that wasn't true.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...
The plan's proponents claimed it would relieve congestion, but voters realized that wasn't true.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...
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I’ve been following a lot of climate and environmental scientists/policy experts/communicators, and I’m increasingly offput by the near zero acknowledgements of mass transit and the land rush toward electric cars.
November 17, 2024 at 5:15 PM
I’ve been following a lot of climate and environmental scientists/policy experts/communicators, and I’m increasingly offput by the near zero acknowledgements of mass transit and the land rush toward electric cars.
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3 years ago today did one of my first talks, Reframing and Rehumanizing Road Safety
Forever grateful to the incredibly smart @drtcombs.bsky.social at the University of North Carolina for making space for a discussion on communications and the backwards approach that's normalized in the mainstream
Forever grateful to the incredibly smart @drtcombs.bsky.social at the University of North Carolina for making space for a discussion on communications and the backwards approach that's normalized in the mainstream
November 4, 2024 at 1:42 PM
3 years ago today did one of my first talks, Reframing and Rehumanizing Road Safety
Forever grateful to the incredibly smart @drtcombs.bsky.social at the University of North Carolina for making space for a discussion on communications and the backwards approach that's normalized in the mainstream
Forever grateful to the incredibly smart @drtcombs.bsky.social at the University of North Carolina for making space for a discussion on communications and the backwards approach that's normalized in the mainstream
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Greenhouse gas emissions from the fossil fuels that Canada exports to other countries now far surpassed our country's total domestic emissions.
Data reveals a significant gap between domestic and international climate action.
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/n...
Data reveals a significant gap between domestic and international climate action.
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/n...
Canada's fossil fuel exported emissions leapt to more than a billion tonnes last year
Newly surfaced federal data on Canada's exported emissions reveals a concerning trend. Despite emission reduction efforts at home, Canada's exported emissions from coal, oil and gas are dramatically c...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Greenhouse gas emissions from the fossil fuels that Canada exports to other countries now far surpassed our country's total domestic emissions.
Data reveals a significant gap between domestic and international climate action.
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/n...
Data reveals a significant gap between domestic and international climate action.
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/n...
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Look how few cars there are driving on this road
We should definitely draw broad conclusions about how much people like cars from this one photo of a partially completed road network.
We should definitely draw broad conclusions about how much people like cars from this one photo of a partially completed road network.
November 15, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Look how few cars there are driving on this road
We should definitely draw broad conclusions about how much people like cars from this one photo of a partially completed road network.
We should definitely draw broad conclusions about how much people like cars from this one photo of a partially completed road network.
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what the hell are we doing, seriously. bsky.app/profile/tomf...
Goddammit kids! Get off your screens and go outside!
Just kidding, but thanks so much for giving up your independence and outdoor/public life and any sort of meaningful joy outside for our car-first at all costs world we've built. ♥️🙏
HT @thetransitguy.bsky.social
www.cp24.com/local/peel/2...
Just kidding, but thanks so much for giving up your independence and outdoor/public life and any sort of meaningful joy outside for our car-first at all costs world we've built. ♥️🙏
HT @thetransitguy.bsky.social
www.cp24.com/local/peel/2...
November 15, 2024 at 9:19 PM
what the hell are we doing, seriously. bsky.app/profile/tomf...
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Eerste van der Helststraat, Amsterdam in 1981 and today
November 14, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Eerste van der Helststraat, Amsterdam in 1981 and today
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Do you have 22 minutes? Here's a wealth of info about best urban mobility practices from 120 European cities.
Highly recommended proven solutions for new policy leaders + their staffs.
#logistics #parking #airquality #congestion #resilience #safety #efficiency #multimodal #smartcity #cars #data
Highly recommended proven solutions for new policy leaders + their staffs.
#logistics #parking #airquality #congestion #resilience #safety #efficiency #multimodal #smartcity #cars #data
Karen Vancluysen, Secretary-General of POLIS Network, opened the International Cargo Bike Festival 2024 with a keynote speech on the challenges faced by cities in the area of mobility, and what opportunities this brings to both personal mobility and urban logistics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ls...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ls...
ICBF 2024 Keynote: Karen Vancluysen - Mobility in the city of tomorrow: opportunities and challenges
YouTube video by cargobikefest
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Do you have 22 minutes? Here's a wealth of info about best urban mobility practices from 120 European cities.
Highly recommended proven solutions for new policy leaders + their staffs.
#logistics #parking #airquality #congestion #resilience #safety #efficiency #multimodal #smartcity #cars #data
Highly recommended proven solutions for new policy leaders + their staffs.
#logistics #parking #airquality #congestion #resilience #safety #efficiency #multimodal #smartcity #cars #data
Over and Over, Studies Show Bike Lanes Don’t Cause Congestion
Bike infrastructure tends to make vehicle travel faster, improve road safety, and bring more revenue to local businesses.
www.planetizen.com/news/2024/10...
Bike infrastructure tends to make vehicle travel faster, improve road safety, and bring more revenue to local businesses.
www.planetizen.com/news/2024/10...
Over and Over, Studies Show Bike Lanes Don’t Cause Congestion
Bike infrastructure tends to make vehicle travel faster, improve road safety, and bring more revenue to local businesses.
www.planetizen.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Over and Over, Studies Show Bike Lanes Don’t Cause Congestion
Bike infrastructure tends to make vehicle travel faster, improve road safety, and bring more revenue to local businesses.
www.planetizen.com/news/2024/10...
Bike infrastructure tends to make vehicle travel faster, improve road safety, and bring more revenue to local businesses.
www.planetizen.com/news/2024/10...
“Robust, efficient transit networks can have an outsized impact on vehicle miles traveled, even by non-transit users.”
www.planetizen.com/news/2024/11...
www.planetizen.com/news/2024/11...
How Good Transit Benefits Communities Beyond its Users
Robust, efficient transit networks can have an outsized impact on vehicle miles traveled, even by non-transit users.
www.planetizen.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:19 AM
“Robust, efficient transit networks can have an outsized impact on vehicle miles traveled, even by non-transit users.”
www.planetizen.com/news/2024/11...
www.planetizen.com/news/2024/11...