The Third Place
@thirdplace.bsky.social
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/
📍 Sweden
https://tplace.substack.com/
Good job cleaning the sidewalk and bike lane from leaves! 🍂🚲 @bikesky.social #sweden
October 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Good job cleaning the sidewalk and bike lane from leaves! 🍂🚲 @bikesky.social #sweden
New proposal to Solna: safer Gränsgatan (Hagbyvägen) crossing with yield signs + raised surface.
Simple fixes save lives. 🚲 #SafeStreets #Solna #Stockolm #Sweden #Bike #Bikelanes
Simple fixes save lives. 🚲 #SafeStreets #Solna #Stockolm #Sweden #Bike #Bikelanes
October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New proposal to Solna: safer Gränsgatan (Hagbyvägen) crossing with yield signs + raised surface.
Simple fixes save lives. 🚲 #SafeStreets #Solna #Stockolm #Sweden #Bike #Bikelanes
Simple fixes save lives. 🚲 #SafeStreets #Solna #Stockolm #Sweden #Bike #Bikelanes
🚸✨ 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
No more chaos from cars-just a safe, people-friendly space where kids can walk, bike & play. 💚
#Sundbyberg #School #SafeStreets #CyclingCity #WalkableCities #Stockholm #Sweden
August 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚸✨ 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
No more chaos from cars-just a safe, people-friendly space where kids can walk, bike & play. 💚
#Sundbyberg #School #SafeStreets #CyclingCity #WalkableCities #Stockholm #Sweden
Never miss an opportunity to make cheap design interventions that massively improve people’s lives. #Zagreb #Croatia #UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #CityLife
August 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Never miss an opportunity to make cheap design interventions that massively improve people’s lives. #Zagreb #Croatia #UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #CityLife
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
Not a fan of the traffic sign placed on the bike lane - but otherwise, it looks great.
#UrbanPlanning #Stockholm #Sweden
August 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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
Not a fan of the traffic sign placed on the bike lane - but otherwise, it looks great.
#UrbanPlanning #Stockholm #Sweden
July 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
Design places people don’t want to leave. 🏙️💡 (City at Eye Level)
#UrbanDesign #Placemaking #WalkableCities #Sofia #CityLife #PublicSpaces #Bulgaria
May 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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
Design places people don’t want to leave. 🏙️💡 (City at Eye Level)
#UrbanDesign #Placemaking #WalkableCities #Sofia #CityLife #PublicSpaces #Bulgaria
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
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
May 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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
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
Hostile pedestrian and bike spaces, it’s clear that the city’s infrastructure still favors cars over people.
#Cycling #BikeLane #UrbanPlanning #CyclingLife #Infrastructure #Bike #BikeSafety #Streets #Urban #Zagreb #UrbanMobility #City #SustainableTransport #Croatia
#Cycling #BikeLane #UrbanPlanning #CyclingLife #Infrastructure #Bike #BikeSafety #Streets #Urban #Zagreb #UrbanMobility #City #SustainableTransport #Croatia
April 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Hostile pedestrian and bike spaces, it’s clear that the city’s infrastructure still favors cars over people.
#Cycling #BikeLane #UrbanPlanning #CyclingLife #Infrastructure #Bike #BikeSafety #Streets #Urban #Zagreb #UrbanMobility #City #SustainableTransport #Croatia
#Cycling #BikeLane #UrbanPlanning #CyclingLife #Infrastructure #Bike #BikeSafety #Streets #Urban #Zagreb #UrbanMobility #City #SustainableTransport #Croatia
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
April 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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
I proposed this bike rack… and it exploded in popularity!
#Bike #BikeLife #Cycling #Stockholm #Sundbyberg #Sweden
#Bike #BikeLife #Cycling #Stockholm #Sundbyberg #Sweden
April 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I proposed this bike rack… and it exploded in popularity!
#Bike #BikeLife #Cycling #Stockholm #Sundbyberg #Sweden
#Bike #BikeLife #Cycling #Stockholm #Sundbyberg #Sweden
The bike parking I requested is finally here! 🚴♀️🎉
#Bike #BikeParking #UrbanCycling #SustainableCities #StreetDesign #Sundbyberg
#Bike #BikeParking #UrbanCycling #SustainableCities #StreetDesign #Sundbyberg
March 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The bike parking I requested is finally here! 🚴♀️🎉
#Bike #BikeParking #UrbanCycling #SustainableCities #StreetDesign #Sundbyberg
#Bike #BikeParking #UrbanCycling #SustainableCities #StreetDesign #Sundbyberg
🚴♂️ WHICH BIKE LANE IS BETTER?
🛑 Version 1 – Zig-Zag Bollard Space
A 2.5m-wide bike lane zig-zagged due to the curb. Scrapped because snowplows couldn’t fit.
🔄 Version 2 – Trapped Pedestrians
The curb flipped, keeping side parking but making it worse for pedestrians.
Link in bio.
🛑 Version 1 – Zig-Zag Bollard Space
A 2.5m-wide bike lane zig-zagged due to the curb. Scrapped because snowplows couldn’t fit.
🔄 Version 2 – Trapped Pedestrians
The curb flipped, keeping side parking but making it worse for pedestrians.
Link in bio.
February 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🚴♂️ WHICH BIKE LANE IS BETTER?
🛑 Version 1 – Zig-Zag Bollard Space
A 2.5m-wide bike lane zig-zagged due to the curb. Scrapped because snowplows couldn’t fit.
🔄 Version 2 – Trapped Pedestrians
The curb flipped, keeping side parking but making it worse for pedestrians.
Link in bio.
🛑 Version 1 – Zig-Zag Bollard Space
A 2.5m-wide bike lane zig-zagged due to the curb. Scrapped because snowplows couldn’t fit.
🔄 Version 2 – Trapped Pedestrians
The curb flipped, keeping side parking but making it worse for pedestrians.
Link in bio.
Merry Christmas to my dear followers! 🎄🩵 This Swedish winter is harsh with darkness and lack of snow! Force yourselves to take some walks even in this gloomy weather; I promise you will feel slightly better! 😇 And care about other traffic participants! 🚲 🚶🏽♀️#walk #christmas #sweden
December 25, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Merry Christmas to my dear followers! 🎄🩵 This Swedish winter is harsh with darkness and lack of snow! Force yourselves to take some walks even in this gloomy weather; I promise you will feel slightly better! 😇 And care about other traffic participants! 🚲 🚶🏽♀️#walk #christmas #sweden
I made a proposal for a vacant grass area in Stockholm. After a year, they said no, claiming they only do ‘small-scale projects.’
But isn’t a ping pong table or a swing small-scale? 🧐 Feeling underwhelmed, but we keep pushing for better spaces.
#UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #Stockholm
But isn’t a ping pong table or a swing small-scale? 🧐 Feeling underwhelmed, but we keep pushing for better spaces.
#UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #Stockholm
December 6, 2024 at 4:42 PM
I made a proposal for a vacant grass area in Stockholm. After a year, they said no, claiming they only do ‘small-scale projects.’
But isn’t a ping pong table or a swing small-scale? 🧐 Feeling underwhelmed, but we keep pushing for better spaces.
#UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #Stockholm
But isn’t a ping pong table or a swing small-scale? 🧐 Feeling underwhelmed, but we keep pushing for better spaces.
#UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #Stockholm
Is this the best bike lane design to prevent dooring?
1. Why not contra-flow bike lanes?
2. Are bollards coming in place?
3. Why stop the zebra crossing? Cars are far more dangerous than bikes.
4. Is all this to save some parking?
#sweden #cycling #urbandesign #badurbanism #bikelane
1. Why not contra-flow bike lanes?
2. Are bollards coming in place?
3. Why stop the zebra crossing? Cars are far more dangerous than bikes.
4. Is all this to save some parking?
#sweden #cycling #urbandesign #badurbanism #bikelane
December 2, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Is this the best bike lane design to prevent dooring?
1. Why not contra-flow bike lanes?
2. Are bollards coming in place?
3. Why stop the zebra crossing? Cars are far more dangerous than bikes.
4. Is all this to save some parking?
#sweden #cycling #urbandesign #badurbanism #bikelane
1. Why not contra-flow bike lanes?
2. Are bollards coming in place?
3. Why stop the zebra crossing? Cars are far more dangerous than bikes.
4. Is all this to save some parking?
#sweden #cycling #urbandesign #badurbanism #bikelane
Take a look at a typical crossing in the Netherlands—proof that safe, sustainable cities are possible! Bikes get the right of way, clear paths, and no need for helmets or bright gear. Infrastructure that puts people first! Link in bio for the article #urbandesign #cycling #bike #netherlands
November 10, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Take a look at a typical crossing in the Netherlands—proof that safe, sustainable cities are possible! Bikes get the right of way, clear paths, and no need for helmets or bright gear. Infrastructure that puts people first! Link in bio for the article #urbandesign #cycling #bike #netherlands
🌌 Just north of Stockholm lies Kymlinge—an abandoned metro station shrouded in mystery. Built in the 1970s but never opened, it’s known as the “ghost station,” with eerie legends of the phantom train Silverpilen rumored to haunt its empty tracks. Would you dare to visit? 👻 #halloween #stockholm
October 31, 2024 at 2:44 PM
🌌 Just north of Stockholm lies Kymlinge—an abandoned metro station shrouded in mystery. Built in the 1970s but never opened, it’s known as the “ghost station,” with eerie legends of the phantom train Silverpilen rumored to haunt its empty tracks. Would you dare to visit? 👻 #halloween #stockholm
🍂 Autumn in Solna means leaves on the sidewalks—now pushed into the bike lanes. Slippery for cyclists now, and soon it’ll be snow. Anyone else seeing streets that aren’t cleared? 🚴❄️
#cycling #solna #bike #urbanism #bikelane #autumn #snow #road #urbanism #stockholm #sweden
#cycling #solna #bike #urbanism #bikelane #autumn #snow #road #urbanism #stockholm #sweden
October 27, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Bike lanes often disappear at junctions where they are most needed.
What the hell happens here ?!
#urbanism #bike #cycling #infrastructure #sweden #stockholm #sundbyberg
What the hell happens here ?!
#urbanism #bike #cycling #infrastructure #sweden #stockholm #sundbyberg
October 21, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Bike lanes often disappear at junctions where they are most needed.
What the hell happens here ?!
#urbanism #bike #cycling #infrastructure #sweden #stockholm #sundbyberg
What the hell happens here ?!
#urbanism #bike #cycling #infrastructure #sweden #stockholm #sundbyberg
Too often, pedestrians lose space to bike lanes when a proper road diet could reallocate space from cars to bike lanes instead. This approach would ensure that both cyclists and pedestrians have ample and safe areas to use #bike #cycling #walk #walking #urbandesign #nyköping #sweden
September 13, 2024 at 10:02 AM
The super cool widening of the bike lane on Drottningholmsvägen has its challenges. Yesterday, a senior citizen decided to drive their car on the bike lane 🙄, but many angry people immediately stopped them on their bikes 🚴 Not everyone should be behind a 1500 kg vehicle.
September 5, 2024 at 4:35 PM
The super cool widening of the bike lane on Drottningholmsvägen has its challenges. Yesterday, a senior citizen decided to drive their car on the bike lane 🙄, but many angry people immediately stopped them on their bikes 🚴 Not everyone should be behind a 1500 kg vehicle.
🚴♀️ Just finished reading **Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution** by Janette Sadik-Khan, and I’m feeling so inspired! 🌆 This book is a motivation for anyone passionate about urban design and transforming cities into more sustainable places!
August 27, 2024 at 12:32 PM
🚴♀️ Just finished reading **Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution** by Janette Sadik-Khan, and I’m feeling so inspired! 🌆 This book is a motivation for anyone passionate about urban design and transforming cities into more sustainable places!
Reflecting on our successful manifestation to break car dependency in Sundbyberg, Sweden! 🌟🚗🚫 Grateful for everyone who joined in to embrace sustainable transport options. Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌱🚲
February 18, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Reflecting on our successful manifestation to break car dependency in Sundbyberg, Sweden! 🌟🚗🚫 Grateful for everyone who joined in to embrace sustainable transport options. Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌱🚲
Want to see more walking and biking and less cars? Join the walk tomorrow 11.00!
place: Duvbo T-bana
place: Duvbo T-bana
February 16, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Want to see more walking and biking and less cars? Join the walk tomorrow 11.00!
place: Duvbo T-bana
place: Duvbo T-bana