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Sydney | London 🚲🌳🌈
(Thoughts from Mark A - often astride a bicycle.)
Sydney | London 🚲🌳🌈
(Thoughts from Mark A - often astride a bicycle.)
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February 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Funky clouds over Sydney tonight.
February 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Funky clouds over Sydney tonight.
OH NO, not a “gloating mob”! 🙄
February 7, 2026 at 3:15 AM
OH NO, not a “gloating mob”! 🙄
I took the train from Brussels to Berlin on midsummer’s eve in 2024, taking my bike and sharing a compartment with 2 Canadians and a Dutch student. Armed with ear plugs and a bottle of wine, we all slept well enough… Cycling in Berlin is fun!
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
I took the train from Brussels to Berlin on midsummer’s eve in 2024, taking my bike and sharing a compartment with 2 Canadians and a Dutch student. Armed with ear plugs and a bottle of wine, we all slept well enough… Cycling in Berlin is fun!
Bookings for autumn journeys on @europeansleeper.eu are open, with overnight fares Paris <> Berlin, or Amsterdam <> Prague as low as €49.99 available: www.europeansleeper.eu/autumn-trips...
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Bookings for autumn journeys on @europeansleeper.eu are open, with overnight fares Paris <> Berlin, or Amsterdam <> Prague as low as €49.99 available: www.europeansleeper.eu/autumn-trips...
Leidseplein used to be a bit of a dump - like London’s Leicester Square, but with too many bikes. Now it is delightful, and… lizards! bsky.app/profile/hack...
January 27, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Leidseplein used to be a bit of a dump - like London’s Leicester Square, but with too many bikes. Now it is delightful, and… lizards! bsky.app/profile/hack...
Unanticipated consequence of climate change: we all have to look at cars more… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
January 14, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Unanticipated consequence of climate change: we all have to look at cars more… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Was it just me, or was the first full news week of 2026 utterly exhausting?
Anyway, here’s Zoe jumping in for #caturday to ask “whatyadoing”
Anyway, here’s Zoe jumping in for #caturday to ask “whatyadoing”
January 10, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Was it just me, or was the first full news week of 2026 utterly exhausting?
Anyway, here’s Zoe jumping in for #caturday to ask “whatyadoing”
Anyway, here’s Zoe jumping in for #caturday to ask “whatyadoing”
Windows blown in, Truro cathedral roof blown off, thousands of homes without power… reports on the impact of #StormGoretti on Cornwall and the Scillies sound like a disaster movie.
(Meanwhile, here in Sydney, we’re preparing for the hottest day in years and cataclysmic fire danger…) #thisisfine
(Meanwhile, here in Sydney, we’re preparing for the hottest day in years and cataclysmic fire danger…) #thisisfine
January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Windows blown in, Truro cathedral roof blown off, thousands of homes without power… reports on the impact of #StormGoretti on Cornwall and the Scillies sound like a disaster movie.
(Meanwhile, here in Sydney, we’re preparing for the hottest day in years and cataclysmic fire danger…) #thisisfine
(Meanwhile, here in Sydney, we’re preparing for the hottest day in years and cataclysmic fire danger…) #thisisfine
My social media is really one or the other rn…
January 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
My social media is really one or the other rn…
This used to be *7* lanes of traffic. Your streets are not set in stone. Change is possible.
December 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This used to be *7* lanes of traffic. Your streets are not set in stone. Change is possible.
Making George Street a place for people was the dream of Professor Jan Gehl, backed by the City Council and delivered by the State Government. There was a big push back on plans, but *look* at the outcome!
December 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Making George Street a place for people was the dream of Professor Jan Gehl, backed by the City Council and delivered by the State Government. There was a big push back on plans, but *look* at the outcome!
Plan your city for people, and you get people.
Sydney pedestrianised George Street, controversially replacing lanes of traffic with a Light Rail line in 2019. The city has never looked back.
Sydney pedestrianised George Street, controversially replacing lanes of traffic with a Light Rail line in 2019. The city has never looked back.
December 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Plan your city for people, and you get people.
Sydney pedestrianised George Street, controversially replacing lanes of traffic with a Light Rail line in 2019. The city has never looked back.
Sydney pedestrianised George Street, controversially replacing lanes of traffic with a Light Rail line in 2019. The city has never looked back.
I didn’t post these photos earlier because we have been experiencing a tragedy in Sydney, and I’ve felt very distracted. To counter this, may I share that the community vibes at the opening were immaculate - 1,000s of diverse Sydneysiders all enjoying space together. That’s what cities are about.
December 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I didn’t post these photos earlier because we have been experiencing a tragedy in Sydney, and I’ve felt very distracted. To counter this, may I share that the community vibes at the opening were immaculate - 1,000s of diverse Sydneysiders all enjoying space together. That’s what cities are about.
Sydney’s new “GreenWay” opened on Sunday, and it is marvellous! A 7km traffic-free link from Sydney Harbour to Botany Bay, filled with art, nature and epic playgrounds for kids.
December 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Sydney’s new “GreenWay” opened on Sunday, and it is marvellous! A 7km traffic-free link from Sydney Harbour to Botany Bay, filled with art, nature and epic playgrounds for kids.
Our neighbour’s little kids were up until late last night, screeching up and down the back lane on their scooters with chalk. Look what greeted me this morning! 😍
December 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Our neighbour’s little kids were up until late last night, screeching up and down the back lane on their scooters with chalk. Look what greeted me this morning! 😍
I spy with my little eye, a new Parramatta River Class ferry, “Jack Mundey”, being prepared at Glebe Island…
(A most worthy recipient for a ferry name, IMO.)
(A most worthy recipient for a ferry name, IMO.)
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I spy with my little eye, a new Parramatta River Class ferry, “Jack Mundey”, being prepared at Glebe Island…
(A most worthy recipient for a ferry name, IMO.)
(A most worthy recipient for a ferry name, IMO.)
Nosferatu's fingers, the Eye of Sauron and a self-fluttering American flag all get name checked in this review of a positively ghoulish building. Gross!
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Nosferatu's fingers, the Eye of Sauron and a self-fluttering American flag all get name checked in this review of a positively ghoulish building. Gross!
The new cycling ramp on to the Sydney Harbour Bridge is tantalisingly close to being completed - and beautiful. Such a light structure, which touches the ground lightly too. All those “what about the park and heritage” arguments that naysayers put forward would appear to have been unfounded… 🤷♂️
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The new cycling ramp on to the Sydney Harbour Bridge is tantalisingly close to being completed - and beautiful. Such a light structure, which touches the ground lightly too. All those “what about the park and heritage” arguments that naysayers put forward would appear to have been unfounded… 🤷♂️
I only just noticed this hero, living in the future, on his e-bike with a surfboard rack on the side. 🏄♂️ 🤙
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I only just noticed this hero, living in the future, on his e-bike with a surfboard rack on the side. 🏄♂️ 🤙
Good news! Not only is Sydney’s new Oxford Street cycleway doing numbers (3,000+ trips p/d) the other *five lanes* of traffic everyone was *so worried* about appear to be *just fine*(!)
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Good news! Not only is Sydney’s new Oxford Street cycleway doing numbers (3,000+ trips p/d) the other *five lanes* of traffic everyone was *so worried* about appear to be *just fine*(!)
“In plain English, Ford’s government is once again trying to handcuff cities and erase years of progress on making roads safer and more livable.”
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Say it louder for the people in the provinces, please @cycletoronto.bsky.social
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Say it louder for the people in the provinces, please @cycletoronto.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“In plain English, Ford’s government is once again trying to handcuff cities and erase years of progress on making roads safer and more livable.”
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Say it louder for the people in the provinces, please @cycletoronto.bsky.social
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Say it louder for the people in the provinces, please @cycletoronto.bsky.social
Spring hot weather records smashed across NSW: 40.7*c inland, and 36*c on the coast today: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Spring hot weather records smashed across NSW: 40.7*c inland, and 36*c on the coast today: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Hey 🦋 friends, next week I have to make a 7-hour drive (lol @ Australia) Please send me your latest urbanism, history and comedy podcast plus new music recommendations, and I’ll share them here…
October 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hey 🦋 friends, next week I have to make a 7-hour drive (lol @ Australia) Please send me your latest urbanism, history and comedy podcast plus new music recommendations, and I’ll share them here…