Carsten Diekmann
@carsten-diekmann.bsky.social
Storyteller | Author & Advisor | Making cycling work for local business
Book (coming soon): Bike-Friendly Business Districts - How to earn money with biking customers
Company: more.than.bended.steel
Kassel🇩🇪
morethanbendedsteel.de
Book (coming soon): Bike-Friendly Business Districts - How to earn money with biking customers
Company: more.than.bended.steel
Kassel🇩🇪
morethanbendedsteel.de
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World-changing news:
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
World-changing news:
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The snow is flying, so to me, that means it's time to put on the Bosch battery covers. Think of it as a little sweater for your batteries, holding back some of the cold, and hopefully preserving their charge and endurance a little more during winter.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The snow is flying, so to me, that means it's time to put on the Bosch battery covers. Think of it as a little sweater for your batteries, holding back some of the cold, and hopefully preserving their charge and endurance a little more during winter.
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Mrs. American Fietser, stylishly dismantling the myth that cycling and fashion don't mix.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Mrs. American Fietser, stylishly dismantling the myth that cycling and fashion don't mix.
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In Vienna Ikea has built its store in that middle of the city. Right next to one of Vienna’s main mobility hubs , Westbahnhof. And its always packed with customers . www.derstandard.at/story/200012...
Neuer Ikea beim Westbahnhof: Ein Haus für Billy
Der neue City-Ikea von Querkraft Architekten hat nicht nur 160 Bäume auf dem Dach und an der Fassade, sondern auch keine Autos in keiner Garage
www.derstandard.at
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
In Vienna Ikea has built its store in that middle of the city. Right next to one of Vienna’s main mobility hubs , Westbahnhof. And its always packed with customers . www.derstandard.at/story/200012...
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Living above a Costco??? A better world is possible
This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Living above a Costco??? A better world is possible
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WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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If you’re media covering bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re a downtown business association discussing bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re anyone hearing the LIE that bike-lanes are bad for business, watch this story.
And please SHARE THIS STORY so others can watch it too.
If you’re a downtown business association discussing bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re anyone hearing the LIE that bike-lanes are bad for business, watch this story.
And please SHARE THIS STORY so others can watch it too.
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If you’re media covering bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re a downtown business association discussing bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re anyone hearing the LIE that bike-lanes are bad for business, watch this story.
And please SHARE THIS STORY so others can watch it too.
If you’re a downtown business association discussing bike-lanes, watch this news story.
If you’re anyone hearing the LIE that bike-lanes are bad for business, watch this story.
And please SHARE THIS STORY so others can watch it too.
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You’ve been told ‘scrapping Net Zero will reduce the cost of living’, so I asked X users how much the average U.K household pays per day to deliver a clean, independent energy system.
💷 9% thought £7.85.
💷 7% £5.16.
💷 14% £3.09.
💷 70% £1.63.
None were correct.
It’s 47p.
💷 9% thought £7.85.
💷 7% £5.16.
💷 14% £3.09.
💷 70% £1.63.
None were correct.
It’s 47p.
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
You’ve been told ‘scrapping Net Zero will reduce the cost of living’, so I asked X users how much the average U.K household pays per day to deliver a clean, independent energy system.
💷 9% thought £7.85.
💷 7% £5.16.
💷 14% £3.09.
💷 70% £1.63.
None were correct.
It’s 47p.
💷 9% thought £7.85.
💷 7% £5.16.
💷 14% £3.09.
💷 70% £1.63.
None were correct.
It’s 47p.
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Do you despise vehicular cycling, feel unseen by normalized hostile infrastructure, and feel like you're forced to exist in a world built for men who are comfortable being uncomfortable?
A new film-length explainer by NJB. 👇
A new film-length explainer by NJB. 👇
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Do you despise vehicular cycling, feel unseen by normalized hostile infrastructure, and feel like you're forced to exist in a world built for men who are comfortable being uncomfortable?
A new film-length explainer by NJB. 👇
A new film-length explainer by NJB. 👇
Long time ago I developed this EDEKA in Berlin-Moabit with zero parking.
The board insisted on a 🅿️ garage, which was always empty and has now been converted into offices*.
My guiding principle: No need for a secure 🅿️ space in front of your apartment, no need for a 🅿️ space in front of the grocery.
The board insisted on a 🅿️ garage, which was always empty and has now been converted into offices*.
My guiding principle: No need for a secure 🅿️ space in front of your apartment, no need for a 🅿️ space in front of the grocery.
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Long time ago I developed this EDEKA in Berlin-Moabit with zero parking.
The board insisted on a 🅿️ garage, which was always empty and has now been converted into offices*.
My guiding principle: No need for a secure 🅿️ space in front of your apartment, no need for a 🅿️ space in front of the grocery.
The board insisted on a 🅿️ garage, which was always empty and has now been converted into offices*.
My guiding principle: No need for a secure 🅿️ space in front of your apartment, no need for a 🅿️ space in front of the grocery.
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This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
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Whoa! Due to high demand, our bookseller at our Vancouver show sold out of books. Our apologies to folks who wanted one but didn't get one. More will be available at Pulp Fiction Books, so head over there to pick up Life After Cars. And thank you to everyone who came tonight! What a great city.
Vancouver's Legendary Independent Bookstore | New, Used & Out-of-Print Books | Pulpfiction Books
Vancouver's legendary independent bookstore, Pulpfiction Books, carries new, used, and out-of-print books in most major subject fields.
pulpfictionbooksvancouver.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Whoa! Due to high demand, our bookseller at our Vancouver show sold out of books. Our apologies to folks who wanted one but didn't get one. More will be available at Pulp Fiction Books, so head over there to pick up Life After Cars. And thank you to everyone who came tonight! What a great city.
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Browsing YouTube and seeing NJB's post about the new @thewaroncars.bsky.social book was great, but I had to chuckle seeing @sgoodyear.bsky.social's name being invoked in the comment section. 😁
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Browsing YouTube and seeing NJB's post about the new @thewaroncars.bsky.social book was great, but I had to chuckle seeing @sgoodyear.bsky.social's name being invoked in the comment section. 😁
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We made a last second decision to walk across the street to a bakery, made simple by our chosen method of transportation.
Active mobility inspires impulse spending.
Active mobility inspires impulse spending.
November 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We made a last second decision to walk across the street to a bakery, made simple by our chosen method of transportation.
Active mobility inspires impulse spending.
Active mobility inspires impulse spending.
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When people ignorantly label "cyclists" as entitled for wanting equitable infrastructure, just remember, they're oppressing people with mobility challenges as well with that rhetoric.
Protected cycle tracks are not just for cyclists, they allow more freedom for those with mobility issues
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
When people ignorantly label "cyclists" as entitled for wanting equitable infrastructure, just remember, they're oppressing people with mobility challenges as well with that rhetoric.
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I love learning about the history and evolution of Chicago. This is a well done video talking about how their urban planning evolved.
Chicago's Map, Explained
YouTube video by Daniel Steiner
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I love learning about the history and evolution of Chicago. This is a well done video talking about how their urban planning evolved.
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Seeing the sights in Vancouver. Had to stop to see the famous urban Costco.
November 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Seeing the sights in Vancouver. Had to stop to see the famous urban Costco.
I have been developing retail properties and groceries for 25 years. This week, an interview with me appeared in Germany's leading real estate newspaper, and it will be republished (🤞) next week in the leading business newspaper.
The topic: The bicycle is the future of downtown retail.
The topic: The bicycle is the future of downtown retail.
It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I have been developing retail properties and groceries for 25 years. This week, an interview with me appeared in Germany's leading real estate newspaper, and it will be republished (🤞) next week in the leading business newspaper.
The topic: The bicycle is the future of downtown retail.
The topic: The bicycle is the future of downtown retail.
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It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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It's so funny how millionaires think threatening to leave a place matters to everyday people. Their wealth doesn't trickle down. They pay tax experts to avoid contributing their fair share to public coffers. Lol, yeah leave, we don't fucking want you here or anywhere for that matter.
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It's so funny how millionaires think threatening to leave a place matters to everyday people. Their wealth doesn't trickle down. They pay tax experts to avoid contributing their fair share to public coffers. Lol, yeah leave, we don't fucking want you here or anywhere for that matter.
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Untether yourself from the need to know. Sit with the uncertainty and welcome the chance to make a decision based on what is present.
#SundayMusings #MyTake #Nature
#SundayMusings #MyTake #Nature
November 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Untether yourself from the need to know. Sit with the uncertainty and welcome the chance to make a decision based on what is present.
#SundayMusings #MyTake #Nature
#SundayMusings #MyTake #Nature
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Let me sum up the new "everything else seems old fashioned" campaign from BYD: Cars are cool everything else isn't. (breakthrough stuff here 🙄)
The only thing more old fashioned than riding a horse is positioning a car as the better way forward.
The only thing more old fashioned than riding a horse is positioning a car as the better way forward.
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Let me sum up the new "everything else seems old fashioned" campaign from BYD: Cars are cool everything else isn't. (breakthrough stuff here 🙄)
The only thing more old fashioned than riding a horse is positioning a car as the better way forward.
The only thing more old fashioned than riding a horse is positioning a car as the better way forward.