Cargobiker
@cargobiker530.bsky.social
530 area code, biking, urbanism, social dance, Pratchett fan, gardens,
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🎉 According to the Copenhagenize Index 2025, Utrecht is the most bicycle-friendly city in the world 🎉
"Utrecht demonstrates what can happen when cycling is fully integrated into urban planning: a city built on flow, precision, and purpose with cycling at its core."
copenhagenizeindex.eu
"Utrecht demonstrates what can happen when cycling is fully integrated into urban planning: a city built on flow, precision, and purpose with cycling at its core."
copenhagenizeindex.eu
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
🎉 According to the Copenhagenize Index 2025, Utrecht is the most bicycle-friendly city in the world 🎉
"Utrecht demonstrates what can happen when cycling is fully integrated into urban planning: a city built on flow, precision, and purpose with cycling at its core."
copenhagenizeindex.eu
"Utrecht demonstrates what can happen when cycling is fully integrated into urban planning: a city built on flow, precision, and purpose with cycling at its core."
copenhagenizeindex.eu
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Drivers: I know you think you’re doing cyclists a favour by stopping & waving us through an intersection while you’ve got right of way, but you really aren’t. You’re being unpredictable and screwing up the flow of traffic for everyone and just causing further delays for us to safely cross. Stop it.
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Drivers: I know you think you’re doing cyclists a favour by stopping & waving us through an intersection while you’ve got right of way, but you really aren’t. You’re being unpredictable and screwing up the flow of traffic for everyone and just causing further delays for us to safely cross. Stop it.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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“Ma’am, I can assure you, bicycle is not the problem.”
November 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
“Ma’am, I can assure you, bicycle is not the problem.”
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Over the next few days, balmily warm temperatures will occur across western North America, including California (where temperatures into the 90s are likely in SoCal). Some record warm daytime temperatures are possible, & notably warm overnight temperatures will continue as well.
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Over the next few days, balmily warm temperatures will occur across western North America, including California (where temperatures into the 90s are likely in SoCal). Some record warm daytime temperatures are possible, & notably warm overnight temperatures will continue as well.
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This picture will come to forever represent sociopathy.
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This picture will come to forever represent sociopathy.
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Europeans have been going viral on TikTok by mocking the American dream and trolling Americans.
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Europeans have been going viral on TikTok by mocking the American dream and trolling Americans.
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Something that hasn't been discussed much with the passage of #Prop50: VAST swathes of California have reps who don't give a shit about the people in their districts. I'm way up in #CA01 and I'm giddy at the thought of a rep who'll care about the housing and healthcare problems up here.
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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🚨Take pause to give your local dealer the respect they deserve. ✊🏼 🚫🧊
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
🚨Take pause to give your local dealer the respect they deserve. ✊🏼 🚫🧊
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Electric two-wheelers are changing the world faster than electric four-wheelers. US discourse mostly misses this because it's happening in India, Africa, etc.
(Also: battery-swapping was prematurely declared dead. All these scooter companies are using it!)
(Also: battery-swapping was prematurely declared dead. All these scooter companies are using it!)
Spiro raises $100M, the largest-ever investment in Africa's e-mobility | TechCrunch
Dubai-headquartered Spiro is growing quickly with e-motorbikes and a battery-swapping network designed for Africa's needs.
techcrunch.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Electric two-wheelers are changing the world faster than electric four-wheelers. US discourse mostly misses this because it's happening in India, Africa, etc.
(Also: battery-swapping was prematurely declared dead. All these scooter companies are using it!)
(Also: battery-swapping was prematurely declared dead. All these scooter companies are using it!)
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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
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A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
Reminder that trade negotiations, or literally any agreements made by the United States are pointless when a lawless dictator is allowed to occupy the White House.
Agreements broken on a whim have no value.
Agreements broken on a whim have no value.
Donald Trump just threw a late-night tantrum over an advertisement created by the Canadian province of Ontario, which featured Ronald Reagan’s REAL words expressing his dislike of tariffs. Trump says that, as a result, all trade negotiations with Canada are “HEREBY TERMINATED.”
If Joffrey Baratheon grew up to be an American president, this is pretty much what it would look like.
October 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Reminder that trade negotiations, or literally any agreements made by the United States are pointless when a lawless dictator is allowed to occupy the White House.
Agreements broken on a whim have no value.
Agreements broken on a whim have no value.
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Tracy Chapman - Talkin' bout a Revolution [High Quality]
YouTube video by MrsMusic04
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October 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Dig 10 feet underground, anywhere on Earth, and the ground temperature will be a balmy 50 to 60° Fahrenheit (10-15° C). When you tap that ambient heat and hook it up to a heat pump, it becomes the world’s most efficient form of heating and cooling.
October 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Dig 10 feet underground, anywhere on Earth, and the ground temperature will be a balmy 50 to 60° Fahrenheit (10-15° C). When you tap that ambient heat and hook it up to a heat pump, it becomes the world’s most efficient form of heating and cooling.
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The Obama White House posted a 360 degree tour of the White House that is still up. For folks who never got to see the East Wing before Donald Trump & JD Vance destroyed it, here's a 360 degree view of the East Wing lobby.
artsandculture.google.com/streetview/t...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Obama White House posted a 360 degree tour of the White House that is still up. For folks who never got to see the East Wing before Donald Trump & JD Vance destroyed it, here's a 360 degree view of the East Wing lobby.
artsandculture.google.com/streetview/t...
artsandculture.google.com/streetview/t...
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“The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries."
― James Madison 1803
― James Madison 1803
October 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries."
― James Madison 1803
― James Madison 1803
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The most reckless, stupid administration E-V-E-R. Nothing comes close.
October 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The most reckless, stupid administration E-V-E-R. Nothing comes close.
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Crowds have power.
As we protest this cruel regime, it’s important not to give them any excuse to respond with violence.
They want a police state. 🚔
We’ll model peaceful opposition.📺
Please consider these tips for ensuring calm, peaceful protests.
Stay safe out there.🕊️
As we protest this cruel regime, it’s important not to give them any excuse to respond with violence.
They want a police state. 🚔
We’ll model peaceful opposition.📺
Please consider these tips for ensuring calm, peaceful protests.
Stay safe out there.🕊️
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Crowds have power.
As we protest this cruel regime, it’s important not to give them any excuse to respond with violence.
They want a police state. 🚔
We’ll model peaceful opposition.📺
Please consider these tips for ensuring calm, peaceful protests.
Stay safe out there.🕊️
As we protest this cruel regime, it’s important not to give them any excuse to respond with violence.
They want a police state. 🚔
We’ll model peaceful opposition.📺
Please consider these tips for ensuring calm, peaceful protests.
Stay safe out there.🕊️
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Never give up HOP.🐸
October 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Never give up HOP.🐸
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“The big advantage of bikes is that they go directly from where you start to where you finish, when you need to go. The advantage over cars is that they need perhaps 1/10th of the amount of space. Roads that jam up quickly with cars can carry effectively unlimited numbers of people by bicycle.”
Why e-bikes are more important the EVs
Bikes can actually transform cities in the way driverless cars promise
danielknowles.substack.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“The big advantage of bikes is that they go directly from where you start to where you finish, when you need to go. The advantage over cars is that they need perhaps 1/10th of the amount of space. Roads that jam up quickly with cars can carry effectively unlimited numbers of people by bicycle.”