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New mobility report for France shows some remarkable trends: —Share of passenger-km traveled by car declined from 82.7% in 2017 to 82.1% in 2023 (after spike of 86.9% in 2020). —Transit & rail's share of passenger-km has recovered its pre-covid levels, increasing from 15.8% in 2017 to 16.7% in 2023.

Need to pick up your kids from summer camp? There’s a cargo bike library bike for that. Bonus: It might be faster (as bikes usually get to skip to car pickup line)! Mplscargobikelibrary.com

London’s West End Project is transforming the area by reclaiming space previously dominated by cars for people. This transformation involves creating wider sidewalks, new vibrant neighborhood pocket parks, and safer spaces for walking and cycling.

Parking reform, Chicago style: you get a 50% reduction in the parking requirement for development near transit stops. If you want to build even less parking than that, you must get special approval and pay $500 If you want to build any MORE parking than that, you ALSO need special approval, $500

Partnership working and honest conversations about what we can all do to be safer are vital if we are to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads, Liz Kimmins has said after attended a meeting of the Road Safety Strategic Forum. www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/partner...

Drive thru fast food is proposed to replace the building in front of Home Depot. It is on the agenda of the July 25 Board of Adjustment meeting. We don't need more auto blight. Where are the TGS NIMBYs?! #carsruincities

Ironically my first bike ride post new bike purchase was on this 18?-year-old faithful (no need to take a cargo bike to the gym)

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥‑𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 — 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬! 🏡🌴 Stunning parks, walkable trails, and a strong #HOA bring neighbors together in FL 33019. Close to beaches, downtown, and year-round community events. Explore Now: www.hoabulletinboard.com/….

Every sign you install is a decision about safety, liability, and public trust. The Signs & Lines course helps you make those decisions with confidence, using OTM 5, 6 & 11 to guide your strategy — not just your roads. 🔗 goodroads.ca/courses/road... #RoadSafety #MunicipalLeadership #OTM #VisionZero

“San Francisco's car-free Sunset Dunes Park poised to present 4th of July parade on Great Highway” — ABC7 San Francisco #SanFranciscoNews #Sunset #SunsetDunes

The last talk of our first afternoon session is by Eva Eglāja-Kristsone, Anda Baklāne, Valdis Saulespurēns: Urban Transportation in the Latvian Early Novels or "Why do you use a 19th-century horse-drawn cab when you have a 20th-century taxi?" (doi.org/10.26083/tup...) #CCLS2025 #HybridSetting

The library teams had a great time with the #biketowork #challenge2025! Altogether, we cycled more than 4,300km - roughly the distance from Zürich to Dakar, Senegal. Although the challenge is over - we keep on rolling! For the final week, we embraced the theme: "fake it till you make it" - enjoy!

there's one of these showcasing the soviet subway system, and its AMAZING. bought both of these for my mom after she visited St. Petersburg.

After removing trash bins to hinder protests, Serbian authorities are now erasing pedestrian crossings, trying to stop citizens from slowing or blocking traffic during demonstrations. This is absurd and authoritarian. #Serbia #Protest #Repression

Life in the bike lane

In #Utrecht, an astonishing 60% of journeys are made by bike—and just 5% by car—making it one of the world's most cycle-friendly cities. This is not an accident, but the deliberate result of infrastructure investments that prioritise resident's physical and mental health. #SmartCities #biking