Chris Cox
@coxyjindas.bsky.social
Frustrated urbanist and active transport advocate in Brisbane, Australia.
JFC... ditch two educators from the board and appoint two religious zealots. That's the LNP for ya.
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
JFC... ditch two educators from the board and appoint two religious zealots. That's the LNP for ya.
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As world leaders meet at COP30 to strengthen climate ambition, the Liberal Party has announced it will abandon Net Zero.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
As world leaders meet at COP30 to strengthen climate ambition, the Liberal Party has announced it will abandon Net Zero.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
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We fundamentally misunderstand these things about streets:
1. Streets are a liability, not an asset.
2. Street design is the primary factor in crash prevention and safety.
3. Streets should prioritize human movement, not automobile movement.
1. Streets are a liability, not an asset.
2. Street design is the primary factor in crash prevention and safety.
3. Streets should prioritize human movement, not automobile movement.
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We fundamentally misunderstand these things about streets:
1. Streets are a liability, not an asset.
2. Street design is the primary factor in crash prevention and safety.
3. Streets should prioritize human movement, not automobile movement.
1. Streets are a liability, not an asset.
2. Street design is the primary factor in crash prevention and safety.
3. Streets should prioritize human movement, not automobile movement.
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For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
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REVEALED: A campaign that led to the axing of a large wind farm project in Central QLD was spearheaded by an anti-renewables group that used fake sources in its official submission.
90% of submissions were generated by a group which used AI to prepare its submission.
90% of submissions were generated by a group which used AI to prepare its submission.
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
REVEALED: A campaign that led to the axing of a large wind farm project in Central QLD was spearheaded by an anti-renewables group that used fake sources in its official submission.
90% of submissions were generated by a group which used AI to prepare its submission.
90% of submissions were generated by a group which used AI to prepare its submission.
Seeing people who own the same make of EV as me boasting how they've hacked it so they can watch Youtube and Netflix while driving pisses me off severely.
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Seeing people who own the same make of EV as me boasting how they've hacked it so they can watch Youtube and Netflix while driving pisses me off severely.
Did somebody say Menulog?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Breaking: Menulog to stop Australian operations later this month
Food delivery company Menulog says it will cease operating in Australia in two weeks' time.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Did somebody say Menulog?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
In other completely unsurprising academic study outcomes, drivers are the most likely source of road rage on Australian roads, new study finds.
Parents the most likely source of abuse on Australia’s sporting fields, new study finds
Parents the most likely source of abuse on Australia’s sporting fields, new study finds
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Two in five coaches report having witnessed verbal abuse
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Bullying, racism and inappropriate sexual advances also reported
Facing abuse, bullying, racism and even inappropriate sexual advances, the plight of Australia’s coaches has shocked even the researchers behind the first major national survey into positive sporting behaviours.
More than one in six coaches have directly experienced verbal abuse in the past 12 months, and two in five have witnessed it, according to the first annual results from the Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) Positive Behaviours in Sport Study, and parents were responsible almost half the time (47%). Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
In other completely unsurprising academic study outcomes, drivers are the most likely source of road rage on Australian roads, new study finds.
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If you caught the train into Perth city this morning, you would have arrived on time.
A reminder: you are not stuck in traffic, you are traffic
A wider freeway would still have been blocked by the police incident
#publictransport
#urbansm+
Kwinana Freeway blockage 11 Nov 2025, Perth
A reminder: you are not stuck in traffic, you are traffic
A wider freeway would still have been blocked by the police incident
#publictransport
#urbansm+
Kwinana Freeway blockage 11 Nov 2025, Perth
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
If you caught the train into Perth city this morning, you would have arrived on time.
A reminder: you are not stuck in traffic, you are traffic
A wider freeway would still have been blocked by the police incident
#publictransport
#urbansm+
Kwinana Freeway blockage 11 Nov 2025, Perth
A reminder: you are not stuck in traffic, you are traffic
A wider freeway would still have been blocked by the police incident
#publictransport
#urbansm+
Kwinana Freeway blockage 11 Nov 2025, Perth
This is a rarity. 16 years for a fatal road rage incident. Judge Conlan said it best: "The message must be sent loud and clear that the use of motor vehicles as weapons will not be tolerated and significant punishments will follow."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Driver jailed for 16 years over 'extreme' Sydney road rage death
A driver has been handed a 16-year jail sentence after he "used his vehicle as a weapon" to cause the tragic death of Rhyce Harding in Sydney's west.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This is a rarity. 16 years for a fatal road rage incident. Judge Conlan said it best: "The message must be sent loud and clear that the use of motor vehicles as weapons will not be tolerated and significant punishments will follow."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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In #NewYorkCity, Mayor-elect Mamdani “has pledged to eliminate the city’s arcane, decades-old parking requirements for new developments, which often increase the cost of construction.”
Will that actually make housing more affordable?🧵
Will that actually make housing more affordable?🧵
Mamdani Seeks to Freeze Rents on Stabilized Units. What About the Rest?
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In #NewYorkCity, Mayor-elect Mamdani “has pledged to eliminate the city’s arcane, decades-old parking requirements for new developments, which often increase the cost of construction.”
Will that actually make housing more affordable?🧵
Will that actually make housing more affordable?🧵
This is a fascinating consultation happening in Queensland. For international urbanist folks, the plan was to build heavy rail between Brisbane and Maroochydore, about 150km north.
Instead, the govt is proposing a hybrid rail to Birtinya, and bus the rest.
People are...underwhelmed.
Instead, the govt is proposing a hybrid rail to Birtinya, and bus the rest.
People are...underwhelmed.
High-capacity, high-frequency service | The Wave Stage 3 (Metro)
A different way to travel
www.yoursay-projects.tmr.qld.gov.au
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is a fascinating consultation happening in Queensland. For international urbanist folks, the plan was to build heavy rail between Brisbane and Maroochydore, about 150km north.
Instead, the govt is proposing a hybrid rail to Birtinya, and bus the rest.
People are...underwhelmed.
Instead, the govt is proposing a hybrid rail to Birtinya, and bus the rest.
People are...underwhelmed.
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🧵 🦗
I was impressed by this statement by Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, in response to the nazi rally at the NSW state parliament yesterday:
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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You know you've got a strong team when Jess Sergis is on the bench! #Jillaroos
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
You know you've got a strong team when Jess Sergis is on the bench! #Jillaroos
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@amyremeikis.bsky.social getting it right. Labor has so much political capital right now, but are afraid to use it because of what the Liberals would say. Afraid to lead. Small target.
Still ... better than having Morrison running the shop ...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
Still ... better than having Morrison running the shop ...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
Australian politics 101: Getting the lessons wrong every time
If one thing is true for all mainstream political parties, it’s that they will always learn the wrong lessons.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
@amyremeikis.bsky.social getting it right. Labor has so much political capital right now, but are afraid to use it because of what the Liberals would say. Afraid to lead. Small target.
Still ... better than having Morrison running the shop ...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
Still ... better than having Morrison running the shop ...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Watching the rugby league #Ashes. Every time England is attacking Australia's line I'm completely relaxed. They have literally no attacking ability. They halves can't create space. Australia just eats them up
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Watching the rugby league #Ashes. Every time England is attacking Australia's line I'm completely relaxed. They have literally no attacking ability. They halves can't create space. Australia just eats them up
I'm normally very sceptical about Australian remakes of UK comedy shows, but Ghosts is brilliant! They've adapted it to Australia so well.
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I'm normally very sceptical about Australian remakes of UK comedy shows, but Ghosts is brilliant! They've adapted it to Australia so well.
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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Out Cheney; In Mamdani.
A good day.
A good day.
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Out Cheney; In Mamdani.
A good day.
A good day.
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Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani was elected on Tuesday as the 111th mayor of New York City, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and making history as the city’s first Muslim mayor. 🔗 👉 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani was elected on Tuesday as the 111th mayor of New York City, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and making history as the city’s first Muslim mayor. 🔗 👉 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...