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EUPASTA project
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The EU funded PASTA project aimedto scientifically show how promoting active mobility (i.e. walking and cycling) can lead to a healthier, more physically active population - saving money and more importantly improving our lives.
Leuke verkenning gisteren van de vernieuwde F12 / F14 fietssnelweg van Antwerpen Dam, Merksem naar Kapellen. Meestal heel comfortabel en veel sneller dan de auto (of de stoptrein). Wel jammer van de storende bromfietsen (die daar eigenlijk verboden zijn).
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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🚦 Changes in road deaths in the EU from 2019 to 2024:

🇵🇱 -35%
🇸🇮 -33%
🇱🇹 -33%
🇧🇪 -27%
🇩🇰 -27%
🇲🇹 -25%
🇧🇬 -24%
🇷🇴 -21%
🇨🇾 -21%
🇨🇿 -20%
🇭🇷 -20%
🇱🇺 -18%
🇭🇺 -17%
🇦🇹 -16%
🇫🇮 -15%
🇱🇻 -15%
🇪🇺 -12%
🇵🇹 -10%
🇩🇪 -9%
🇮🇹 -5%
🇸🇪 -4%
🇬🇷 -3%
🇸🇰 -3%
🇳🇱 -3%
🇫🇷 -1%
🇪🇸 +2%
🇮🇪 +22%
🇪🇪 +33%
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Factcheck: één tweetaktbrommer vervuilt meer dan honderden bestelwagens (Knack)
@lucintpanis.bsky.social
www.knack.be/factcheck/fa...
Factcheck: één tweetaktbrommer vervuilt meer dan honderden bestelwagens (Knack)
Eén tweetaktbrommer vervuilt evenveel als honderden moderne bestelwagens’, schrijft columnist Jean-Paul Mulders in Knack Weekend.
www.knack.be
October 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Commercial determinants of active travel: a crucial but overlooked barrier to health and sustainability - The Lancet Planetary Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Commercial determinants of active travel: a crucial but overlooked barrier to health and sustainability
Active travel (walking, cycling, and other non-motorised transport) is an important component of active lifestyles and plays a crucial role in improving physical and mental health, reducing greenhouse...
www.thelancet.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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“De wisselstukken werden meteen besteld, maar die zijn nog niet aangekomen” - de postduif van AWV is onderweg jongens, binnen een weekje zijn ze er.
Lift aan Kennedytunnel op Linkeroever al drie dagen defect: “Misschien dit weekend of zelfs maandag pas opgelost”
Mensen die met de fiets via de Kennedytunnel de Schelde willen oversteken, hebben de afgelopen dagen gevloekt. De lift aan de kant van Linkeroever is namelijk al sinds maandag defect. Daardoor zijn de fietsers aangewezen op het fietsgootje naast de trap, een minder evidente reisweg dus.
www.gva.be
August 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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You can now follow #noise monitoring in #Brussels in real time: noisemonitoring.brussels/sara/sara6/#..., thanks to @environment.brussels! 📢👇👂
August 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Trump is trying to force the EU to legalize US car bloat, and European safety leaders are furious:

"Europe now risks being flooded with oversized, under-regulated U.S. pick-up trucks and SUVs – vehicles that are...completely out of step with Europe’s vision for safer, more sustainable mobility."
ETSC: Mutual Recognition Deal with U.S. Will Cost Lives on Europe’s Roads
By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the United States, the European Union has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice…
etsc.eu
August 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Voor de herinrichting van het einde van de #A12 tot stadsboulevard heeft #Brussel #Mobiliteit op 12 en 13 augustus een voetgangers- en fietsersbrug geplaatst aan de Dikke Linde-rotonde. Deze brug is een belangrijke schakel voor de inrichting van een snelle en veilige fietsroute.
August 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Sorry @standaard.be maar dit is onzin die al lang wetenschappelijk werd weerlegd. Elektrische fietsers zijn precies zo actief als klassieke fietsers.
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
#ebike #gezondheid #fysiekeactiviteit

www.standaard.be/opinies/het-...
Het is tijd voor wat e-bikeschaamte
Op een mooie dag in het weekend toert zo goed als iedereen op een elektrische fiets, en denkt dan te fietsen, ziet Marc Oskam. Voor de volksgezondheid en het klimaat zou wat e-bikeschaamte niet zo gek zijn.
www.standaard.be
July 17, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Toen ik dagelijks 14km x 2 naar Antwerpen fietstpendelde had ik één, opeens kuiten, en twee, was ik vijf kilo kwijt op enkele maanden. Met een elektrische fiets. No way had ik die 28 gedaan met een analoge fiets. Deze 50er geraakt niet zonder grote frustratie de viaducten over.
July 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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At a big active travel conference in York, Chris Whitty is explaining how amazing physical activity is for health, and how it needs to be built into everyday life. Those who benefit most are those who currently do nothing, followed by those who do little, he says.
July 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Interesting-looking new study finding increased electoral support for the party that introduced Superblocks in areas where they were implemented + no electoral backlash in areas with school streets and bike lane expansions doi.org/10.1016/j.ci...
June 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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🚲 A PNAS study of 11,500+ cities shows density & bike lanes boost walking & cycling, offering huge climate & health benefits. While European cities lead, Osaka's 'slow streets' model offers another path to success:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#ActiveTravel #UrbanDesign
June 26, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Health impact assessment of active transportation: A systematic review
doi.org/10.1016/j.yp...

First #EUPASTA paper to achieve >1000 citations on Google Scholar. Congrats Natalie Muller!
Redirecting
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June 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Why cycling to work is better for your brain than walking
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Refers to the TAPAS review paper from the pre-EUPASTA era ;-)
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Why cycling to work is better for your brain than walking
Kieran Burns was looking for ways to improve his fitness a few years ago when he noticed the tower block he worked in at Barangaroo provided shower facilities and bike storage in the basement. A ke…
pressnewsagency.org
June 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Cycling isn’t just good for your health – It’s good for the planet, our cities, and the economy.

✔️ Over 92,000 km of EuroVelo cycling routes across Europe
✔️ Nearly 10 million bicycles produced yearly in the EU
✔️ 1.35 million jobs supported by the EU cycling sector
June 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Happy world bicycle day from the PASTA project!
#wolrdbicycleday #june3worldbicycleday
#stayhealthy #staysafe
June 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
No time to read?
Listen to the 15 minute podcast:
"Greenspace exposure and the retinal microvasculature in healthy adults across three European cities"
#EUPASTA #greenspaces #health #retina #AI #notebookLM
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June 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Tijd om daar helmplicht in de auto aan te koppelen 🙃.
May 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM