Cécile Lecoq
@cecilelecoq.bsky.social
Passionate about cities and mobility.
Walking, biking and bussing the talk.
#CarFreeFamily
Walking, biking and bussing the talk.
#CarFreeFamily
Il faut mettre fin à cette absurdité. ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/...
Le virage à droite au feu rouge cause des accidents, selon CAA
Le virage à droite au feu rouge serait la raison principal de la moitié des quasi-accidents entre des véhicules, des piétons et des cyclistes. C'est du moins ce qui découle d'une étude menée par CAA s...
ici.radio-canada.ca
June 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Il faut mettre fin à cette absurdité. ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/...
A 60-year-old woman sits across from me on the O-Train, letting out a big sigh of relief. She apologizes: “Sorry! I’m a driver, so it’s nice when you sit down after walking a bit. It’s hard when you’re used to driving yourself around, you know.”
I was impressed – few people make that connection.
I was impressed – few people make that connection.
April 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A 60-year-old woman sits across from me on the O-Train, letting out a big sigh of relief. She apologizes: “Sorry! I’m a driver, so it’s nice when you sit down after walking a bit. It’s hard when you’re used to driving yourself around, you know.”
I was impressed – few people make that connection.
I was impressed – few people make that connection.
Effectivement, la traduction peut ne pas être parfaite #LostInGoogleTranslation
April 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Effectivement, la traduction peut ne pas être parfaite #LostInGoogleTranslation
Every spring, I get a new appreciation for Canadian winters that remove motorcycles from our streets and significantly reduce their numbers year-round. I don't notice when they're gone, but I definitely notice when they're back.
As a neuroscientist who studies urban stress, loud cars/motorcycles should be banned, or fined excessively until drivers reassess their need to broadcast their self esteem with unnecessary noise pollution. I don’t need to hear your car in my apartment.
April 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Every spring, I get a new appreciation for Canadian winters that remove motorcycles from our streets and significantly reduce their numbers year-round. I don't notice when they're gone, but I definitely notice when they're back.
April 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I was a bit overzealous when I shovelled my driveway today #CarFreeFamily
March 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I was a bit overzealous when I shovelled my driveway today #CarFreeFamily
Mon fils de 11 ans s'arrête soudainement, de peur que l'auto ne nous cède pas le passage. Je lui rappelle la fois où une conductrice a continué sa route alors qu'on était engagés sur le passage piéton devant l'école.
Lui : "C'est pour ça qu'il ne faut pas avoir de voiture, ça rend bête."
Lui : "C'est pour ça qu'il ne faut pas avoir de voiture, ça rend bête."
March 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Mon fils de 11 ans s'arrête soudainement, de peur que l'auto ne nous cède pas le passage. Je lui rappelle la fois où une conductrice a continué sa route alors qu'on était engagés sur le passage piéton devant l'école.
Lui : "C'est pour ça qu'il ne faut pas avoir de voiture, ça rend bête."
Lui : "C'est pour ça qu'il ne faut pas avoir de voiture, ça rend bête."
Snow 🤝 The War on Cars
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
(Thankfully no injuries, just 50 vehicles trapped inside)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
(Thankfully no injuries, just 50 vehicles trapped inside)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Section of parking garage collapses in downtown Ottawa | CBC News
Part of a downtown Ottawa parking garage collapsed early Wednesday morning, sending slabs of concrete and a section of an upper wall plunging to the ground below.
www.cbc.ca
February 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Snow 🤝 The War on Cars
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
(Thankfully no injuries, just 50 vehicles trapped inside)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
(Thankfully no injuries, just 50 vehicles trapped inside)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 seconds
Tesla - The Swasticar"
Campaign by the activist group "Everyone Hates Elon"
Tesla - The Swasticar"
Campaign by the activist group "Everyone Hates Elon"
February 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 seconds
Tesla - The Swasticar"
Campaign by the activist group "Everyone Hates Elon"
Tesla - The Swasticar"
Campaign by the activist group "Everyone Hates Elon"
1965, un mal nouveau : «L'instinct de puissance», ou la transformation du bon père de famille en tyran des routes
www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-...
www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-...
Analyse de la transformation d'un «bon père de famille» en tyran des routes | INA
En 1965, un spécialiste du comportement donnait une explication psychologique à l'attachement des conducteurs à la vitesse.
www.ina.fr
February 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
1965, un mal nouveau : «L'instinct de puissance», ou la transformation du bon père de famille en tyran des routes
www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-...
www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-...
In 2024, our family of four drove 4,340 km, all with Communauto. 3,273 km were local trips, mostly for the kids' sports.
In 2024, I biked 3,272 km and walked 569 km.
#CarFreeFamily #DataNerd
In 2024, I biked 3,272 km and walked 569 km.
#CarFreeFamily #DataNerd
February 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
In 2024, our family of four drove 4,340 km, all with Communauto. 3,273 km were local trips, mostly for the kids' sports.
In 2024, I biked 3,272 km and walked 569 km.
#CarFreeFamily #DataNerd
In 2024, I biked 3,272 km and walked 569 km.
#CarFreeFamily #DataNerd
Is grocery shopping a highlight of your week? It is for me! #CarFreeFamily #velogat
February 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Is grocery shopping a highlight of your week? It is for me! #CarFreeFamily #velogat
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NYC Congestion Pricing Month 1
🚶♀️Foot traffic up 4.6%
🚌 Bus ridership up 6% w/ improved bus times
🚇 Subway ridership up 7%
🚗 Vehicle traffic down 9%
⏰ Drive times 20% - 50% faster
👍 60% of NYC voters want it to continue
👍 66% support among those who drive into congestion zone at least once a week
🚶♀️Foot traffic up 4.6%
🚌 Bus ridership up 6% w/ improved bus times
🚇 Subway ridership up 7%
🚗 Vehicle traffic down 9%
⏰ Drive times 20% - 50% faster
👍 60% of NYC voters want it to continue
👍 66% support among those who drive into congestion zone at least once a week
February 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
NYC Congestion Pricing Month 1
🚶♀️Foot traffic up 4.6%
🚌 Bus ridership up 6% w/ improved bus times
🚇 Subway ridership up 7%
🚗 Vehicle traffic down 9%
⏰ Drive times 20% - 50% faster
👍 60% of NYC voters want it to continue
👍 66% support among those who drive into congestion zone at least once a week
🚶♀️Foot traffic up 4.6%
🚌 Bus ridership up 6% w/ improved bus times
🚇 Subway ridership up 7%
🚗 Vehicle traffic down 9%
⏰ Drive times 20% - 50% faster
👍 60% of NYC voters want it to continue
👍 66% support among those who drive into congestion zone at least once a week
"It's unfair to have cities where parking is free for cars and housing is expensive for people."
- Donald Shoup
- Donald Shoup
February 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"It's unfair to have cities where parking is free for cars and housing is expensive for people."
- Donald Shoup
- Donald Shoup
Reposted by Cécile Lecoq
Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025)
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
February 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025)
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
Reposted by Cécile Lecoq
“In reality, the duty to prevent collisions should fall on the road engineers, car companies, and public officials who create the system in which people drive, bike, or walk—and not on road users themselves.” — @davidzipper.bsky.social in @fastcompany.com #VisionZero
Who’s really to blame—and who isn’t—for America’s traffic death epidemic
Politicians love to say that ‘road safety is a shared responsibility,’ but the reality is that some groups have a much larger duty than others.
www.fastcompany.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:15 AM
“In reality, the duty to prevent collisions should fall on the road engineers, car companies, and public officials who create the system in which people drive, bike, or walk—and not on road users themselves.” — @davidzipper.bsky.social in @fastcompany.com #VisionZero
The loss of winter days "can cause water shortages...; allow the spread of disease-carrying pests...; threaten populations of animals and plants; disrupt farming; and spoil winter recreation activities that are a part of our culture and economy." www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Canada's cities are losing up to 19 days of winter | CBC News
In just the past 10 years, cities around the world, including in Canada, have lost weeks' worth of winter ski, skate and snow days each year due to climate change. They've been replaced by dozens of d...
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2024 at 4:02 PM
The loss of winter days "can cause water shortages...; allow the spread of disease-carrying pests...; threaten populations of animals and plants; disrupt farming; and spoil winter recreation activities that are a part of our culture and economy." www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Great episode of CBC Ideas with Robin Mazumder, Jay Pitter and Greg Lindsay, recorded at the Provocation Ideas Festival www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Great episode of CBC Ideas with Robin Mazumder, Jay Pitter and Greg Lindsay, recorded at the Provocation Ideas Festival www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Reposted by Cécile Lecoq
We'll be back again in 2025. BIKE MINDS is re-booting with an IN-PERSON series in #Ottawa in 2025! We are currently accepting submissions for an event series that will run from Jan-May 2025. If you’re local to Ottawa-Gatineau, please consider submitting your story using the link below! #ottbike 1/2
December 4, 2024 at 2:50 PM
I didn't think I would create an account on yet another platform, but I had missed reading you all... Happy to join the conversation again!
November 28, 2024 at 5:30 PM
I didn't think I would create an account on yet another platform, but I had missed reading you all... Happy to join the conversation again!