Rory Koehler
@rorykoehler.bsky.social
eu/acc
Bikes, Trains, Walking and Buses ....
Bikes, Trains, Walking and Buses ....
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New bike lanes in Boston are “reducing crashes, improving predictability, and expanding mobility options without increasing congestion.” www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down
Mayor Michelle Wu's ran on more protected bike lanes around the city to satisfy a perceived demand for better cycling infrastructure.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New bike lanes in Boston are “reducing crashes, improving predictability, and expanding mobility options without increasing congestion.” www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...
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We need a more federal Europe. Now there is always some group that gets in the way of the greater good of Europeans. We all become a little bit poorer because some group has political influence. That is very unfair to the vast majority of Europeans.
🚨BREAKING: The French government called to postpone a crucial vote by countries on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, widening a rift within the bloc over the controversial pact.
Full story: ow.ly/r9ab50XJlSE
Full story: ow.ly/r9ab50XJlSE
December 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
We need a more federal Europe. Now there is always some group that gets in the way of the greater good of Europeans. We all become a little bit poorer because some group has political influence. That is very unfair to the vast majority of Europeans.
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Cars in cities should be charged for:
Emissions (EVs get a discount)
Size, mass, pedestrian safety rating & distance driven (EVs should be charged the same as other cars).
Emissions (EVs get a discount)
Size, mass, pedestrian safety rating & distance driven (EVs should be charged the same as other cars).
“Electric cars are no more dangerous for pedestrians than petrol and diesel models, researchers find.”
They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.
They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.
EVs 'just as safe for pedestrians'
Electric vehicles (EVs) are no more dangerous to pedestrians than traditional petrol or diesel cars, according to a new study.
www.leeds.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Cars in cities should be charged for:
Emissions (EVs get a discount)
Size, mass, pedestrian safety rating & distance driven (EVs should be charged the same as other cars).
Emissions (EVs get a discount)
Size, mass, pedestrian safety rating & distance driven (EVs should be charged the same as other cars).
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Isn't it crazy when positive change seems possible!? 😀🤪🙌 Londoners have cycled & manifested HARD & @CityWestminster are delivering! Latest eg: the brand new Bayswater Road consultation, with kerbed protection for a vital East-West corridor. Full details & cyclist testimony⬇️
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Isn't it crazy when positive change seems possible!? 😀🤪🙌 Londoners have cycled & manifested HARD & @CityWestminster are delivering! Latest eg: the brand new Bayswater Road consultation, with kerbed protection for a vital East-West corridor. Full details & cyclist testimony⬇️
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Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, warned yesterday that Europe faces war with Russia.
Yesterday, wind produced 60% of British electricity.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce makes us more secure.
That’s why our enemies fund anti-renewables propaganda.
Yesterday, wind produced 60% of British electricity.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce makes us more secure.
That’s why our enemies fund anti-renewables propaganda.
December 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, warned yesterday that Europe faces war with Russia.
Yesterday, wind produced 60% of British electricity.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce makes us more secure.
That’s why our enemies fund anti-renewables propaganda.
Yesterday, wind produced 60% of British electricity.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce makes us more secure.
That’s why our enemies fund anti-renewables propaganda.
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45 minute timelapse of Vredenburg in Utrecht, which can only be used by people on public transport, walking or cycling. Buses do not get delayed in queues or behind people cycling and people cycling are kept safe. You get safer cycling, faster transit, quieter streets, and a city that actually works
December 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
45 minute timelapse of Vredenburg in Utrecht, which can only be used by people on public transport, walking or cycling. Buses do not get delayed in queues or behind people cycling and people cycling are kept safe. You get safer cycling, faster transit, quieter streets, and a city that actually works
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RE: https://gruene.social/@kaibojens/115639513929993501
Today, the German Green party passed a resolution that not only demands a permanent end to #chatcontrol, but also demands a right to encryption to be added to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the #europeanunion!
#StopChatcontrol #Grüne
Today, the German Green party passed a resolution that not only demands a permanent end to #chatcontrol, but also demands a right to encryption to be added to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the #europeanunion!
#StopChatcontrol #Grüne
gruene.social
November 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
RE: https://gruene.social/@kaibojens/115639513929993501
Today, the German Green party passed a resolution that not only demands a permanent end to #chatcontrol, but also demands a right to encryption to be added to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the #europeanunion!
#StopChatcontrol #Grüne
Today, the German Green party passed a resolution that not only demands a permanent end to #chatcontrol, but also demands a right to encryption to be added to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the #europeanunion!
#StopChatcontrol #Grüne
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Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission
Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
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Dozens of Dutch school kids gliding past on bikes, headed to a field trip with their teacher. This is what safe cycling infrastructure enables.
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Dozens of Dutch school kids gliding past on bikes, headed to a field trip with their teacher. This is what safe cycling infrastructure enables.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
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THIS IS THE WAY
‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
THIS IS THE WAY
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Very disappointed none of you told me that Lewis Mumford made a 1963 film about car dependency, and it's available on YouTube.
"The motor car inflates our private ego, proclaims our social status, and provides us with the illusion of freedom and power."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKZ...
"The motor car inflates our private ego, proclaims our social status, and provides us with the illusion of freedom and power."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKZ...
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Very disappointed none of you told me that Lewis Mumford made a 1963 film about car dependency, and it's available on YouTube.
"The motor car inflates our private ego, proclaims our social status, and provides us with the illusion of freedom and power."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKZ...
"The motor car inflates our private ego, proclaims our social status, and provides us with the illusion of freedom and power."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKZ...
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Here’s something that’s really important for everyone to understand.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Here’s something that’s really important for everyone to understand.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
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The humanities get attacked because they make you and the system uncomfortable. They make you think about power, history, and yourself in ways profit-driven tech can’t.
November 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The humanities get attacked because they make you and the system uncomfortable. They make you think about power, history, and yourself in ways profit-driven tech can’t.
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Many studies have linked health outcomes such as hypertension, infarction, and deaths from cardiovascular disorders to the exposure to traffic noise.
#MobilityIsEquity
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#MobilityIsEquity
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Effect of cycling development as a non-motorized transport on reducing air and noise pollution-case study: Central districts of Tehran
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible reduction of air and noise pollution due to the substituent of motorcycles and personal vehicles…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Many studies have linked health outcomes such as hypertension, infarction, and deaths from cardiovascular disorders to the exposure to traffic noise.
#MobilityIsEquity
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#MobilityIsEquity
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Is it Amsterdam? Copenhagen?
No, it's Paris!
In the last few years, the French capital has done so much to make cycling a great and efficient way to move around the city. And now they have one of the best problems a city can have: bicycle congestion.
No, it's Paris!
In the last few years, the French capital has done so much to make cycling a great and efficient way to move around the city. And now they have one of the best problems a city can have: bicycle congestion.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Is it Amsterdam? Copenhagen?
No, it's Paris!
In the last few years, the French capital has done so much to make cycling a great and efficient way to move around the city. And now they have one of the best problems a city can have: bicycle congestion.
No, it's Paris!
In the last few years, the French capital has done so much to make cycling a great and efficient way to move around the city. And now they have one of the best problems a city can have: bicycle congestion.
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Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
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Leidseplein, Amsterdam in 1972 and today
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Leidseplein, Amsterdam in 1972 and today
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What discourages women 🚴asks @cyclinguk.bsky.social ?
It is no surprise for Eastbourne. It's traffic and poor routes
It is no surprise for Eastbourne. It's traffic and poor routes
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
What discourages women 🚴asks @cyclinguk.bsky.social ?
It is no surprise for Eastbourne. It's traffic and poor routes
It is no surprise for Eastbourne. It's traffic and poor routes
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When New Yorkers ask "can I get a triple?", it's not about espresso.
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When New Yorkers ask "can I get a triple?", it's not about espresso.
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Women deserve the freedom to move - yet many still feel unsafe cycling
No one should have to choose between a busy road or a dark path. When cycling’s safer for women, it’s safer for everyone 🚲
👉 Donate or join: cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right
'My ride. Our right' – supported by Cycle SOS
No one should have to choose between a busy road or a dark path. When cycling’s safer for women, it’s safer for everyone 🚲
👉 Donate or join: cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right
'My ride. Our right' – supported by Cycle SOS
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Women deserve the freedom to move - yet many still feel unsafe cycling
No one should have to choose between a busy road or a dark path. When cycling’s safer for women, it’s safer for everyone 🚲
👉 Donate or join: cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right
'My ride. Our right' – supported by Cycle SOS
No one should have to choose between a busy road or a dark path. When cycling’s safer for women, it’s safer for everyone 🚲
👉 Donate or join: cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right
'My ride. Our right' – supported by Cycle SOS
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The thing is, it’s actually blindingly obvious that Zohran Mamdani’s campaign speaks to what Americans all over the country are looking for and even what people around the world are looking for
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The thing is, it’s actually blindingly obvious that Zohran Mamdani’s campaign speaks to what Americans all over the country are looking for and even what people around the world are looking for
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The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.