Street transformation from car space to street willed with people including kids

It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.

Streets for people.

HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after

Come and join us for a #GlowRide! Help highlight the safety issues women face while cycling. #MyRideOurRight

Registration link below ⬇️

Kiddical Mass......In the rain! To be fair the rain stopped just in time for the ride, though not early enough to protect the Marshalls from what seems to be an epidemic of raincoats that have lost their waterproofness!

Read all about Belfast's first #KidicalMass cycle ride.

Tldr: a soggy triumph!

belfastcyclecampaign.com/campaigns/f/...

North Belfast Feeder ride ready to join Ride On Belfast ##ROB25
@cycul.bsky.social

Just some kids biking to school on a #bikebus in Portland, Oregon...with the #unipiper

Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says High-fronted vehicles are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe with the UK an extreme example

Make Cars Small Again 😉

Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY!!!

Don't miss out! Be a part of Belfast's first Kidical Mass 🎉

Register below

This is some of the most cost-effective infrastructure out there.

The investment is minimal, the returns are huge.

What is stopping us?
@deptinfra.bsky.social

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Bikeway construction on The Esplanade draws community controversy | CBC News Some downtown residents say they are opposed to a bikeway on The Esplanade but the city of Toronto says more than half of respondents it consulted four years ago said they supported the project.

"Bike lanes restrict road space. Bike lanes have turned streets into parking lots, with residents unable to shop, get kids to events, and seriously impact emergency services & Wheel-Trans."

Actually, no. 100% wrong. Car dependency & too much driving with increasingly large vehicles does all that.

How many cigarettes worth of air pollution are kids breathing in during school drop off and pick up? School streets should be car-free.

If your city can afford to build roads everywhere, it can afford to build cycle networks too. It’s not about money — it’s about priorities. It’s a political choice

Three weeks until Belfast's first Kidical Mass!!

Get your (free) tickets. Don't miss out!!

Ill be joining Wildflower Alley to showcase the murals commissioned for their 10th Anniversary. Come and see the Urban Art truck, which was designed to bring art to small green spaces such as alleys via ebike. 😀

This is what I find time and time again on the bike.

You make connections. You feel part of the city. It changes your relationship with where you live.

Thanks to BBC NI for highlighting this issue.

Cycle lanes have to be car free (at a minimum) to encourage cyclists of all abilities to get around by bike!

Didn't know this existed. @belfastcyclecam.bsky.social Nice to see.

📣 Kidical Mass is coming to Belfast 🥳

Come and join our inclusive, family friendly, mass cycle ride.

Sat June 14th 1.30pm
Meet at Nuala with the Hula
Ride ends at Friends of the Field (Lower Botanic Park)

Event free, but registration required:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1299225822...

parent and child biking on the street approaching a red light

“I’m an avid cyclist but...”
Exactly the problem. We don’t need infrastructure just for avid cyclists, we need it for those new and/or apprehensive riders who are terrified of riding through their cities.

Another great turn out for #CriticalMass!

Different Bikes for Different Cyclists There isn't a one-type-fits-all bicycle for all riders or locations

People who've biked for decades may not realize how daunting it is for a novice to even understand what options exist. (I've experienced this myself -- I was in my 30s when I bought my first bike.)

Nice to see AARP offer this primer.

Last Friday of the month already??!!

That means it's time for #CriticalMass.

Big Fish
6.15pm
All Welcome ☺️