Jane van Hoorn
@cyclelady.bsky.social
Cycling advocate, passionate about cycling. Instigator of Critical Mass Oak Bay, a movement to persuade community councillors to build cycling infrastructure for all ages and abilities. Love to travel.
Wow! I remember a time when cars ruled in Paris. What a difference cycling infrastructure makes.
Five Million Rides and Counting: Paris’s Busiest Bike Lane Sets Record.
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Five Million Rides and Counting: Paris’s Busiest Bike Lane Sets Record
By the time the counter on Boulevard de Sébastopol in Paris ticked past five million trips , the moment had taken on a symbolic weight.
momentummag.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Wow! I remember a time when cars ruled in Paris. What a difference cycling infrastructure makes.
Absolutely cycling infrastructure makes a difference. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life
Even if you, or your friends, don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
www.timescolonist.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Absolutely cycling infrastructure makes a difference. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
This would be my community of the District of Oak Bay. Can’t have a winter market cause.. no parking. Arg.
December 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This would be my community of the District of Oak Bay. Can’t have a winter market cause.. no parking. Arg.
What the hell is with this? Censored 60 minutes?? What’s next with the Trump Regime? Wow.
Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What the hell is with this? Censored 60 minutes?? What’s next with the Trump Regime? Wow.
So true! Time for change for the District of Oak Bay
It's been a wild year for rovélo creative.Thx to everyone who I've been lucky enough to work with creatively/strategically, those who bought shirts/posters and for all of you who invited me to do talks/interviews etc...been very lucky
more to come in '26 including some new partnerships & publishing
more to come in '26 including some new partnerships & publishing
December 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
So true! Time for change for the District of Oak Bay
This is really cool! Hope it’s available in Canada soon.
Dutch adaptive bike specialist Van Raam (#DCEnetwork) has been awarded the EuroBike Award for its newest development, the Thuja. Designed to meet the needs of active older adults, the Thuja combines the agility of a city bike with the comfort and stability of a tricycle.
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July 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is really cool! Hope it’s available in Canada soon.
Recently reached a milestone with my e-bike. Since I got my e-bike in 2018, I ride more often and for longer distances. It’s been a fun, enjoyable ride. Quite different from the standard bikes I rode for 30 years. As for those folks who suggest elders can’t ride bicycles… oh yeah?? NOT true.
July 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Recently reached a milestone with my e-bike. Since I got my e-bike in 2018, I ride more often and for longer distances. It’s been a fun, enjoyable ride. Quite different from the standard bikes I rode for 30 years. As for those folks who suggest elders can’t ride bicycles… oh yeah?? NOT true.
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Looking for food during WWII in Amsterdam. The bike has no tires.
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June 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Looking for food during WWII in Amsterdam. The bike has no tires.
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June 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Strange how any negative framing of auto culture is automatically anti-car & radical yet the billions of dollars spent on reckless car ads and auto first infrastructure isn't framed as anti-pedestrian, anti-bike, anti-transit, anti-person, anti-senior, anti-child or anti-planet.
June 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Strange how any negative framing of auto culture is automatically anti-car & radical yet the billions of dollars spent on reckless car ads and auto first infrastructure isn't framed as anti-pedestrian, anti-bike, anti-transit, anti-person, anti-senior, anti-child or anti-planet.
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“The United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs & neglected public transport, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“The United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs & neglected public transport, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
So sad. Looks like wearing a helmet didn’t make a difference
How many deaths will we tolerate?
This is so awful.
May 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
So sad. Looks like wearing a helmet didn’t make a difference
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if only people got as upset with the disastrous and hostile spaces we continually build as they do the suggestion of prioritizing design over shaming. bsky.app/profile/tomf...
There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure.
April 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
if only people got as upset with the disastrous and hostile spaces we continually build as they do the suggestion of prioritizing design over shaming. bsky.app/profile/tomf...
Unfortunately, council in my community doesn’t seem to ‘get that’ and consistently vote against cycling infrastructure. Sigh…
Dedicated bicycle lanes save lives, yet another study shows.
Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries than the average American city, partly because that infrastructure tended to slow traffic down slightly.
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
April 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Unfortunately, council in my community doesn’t seem to ‘get that’ and consistently vote against cycling infrastructure. Sigh…
Yep. That sums it up.
April 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Yep. That sums it up.
I’ve cycled on bike lanes like this in the Netherlands and its as comfortable as the video shows.
The @cityofdeltabc.bsky.social seems like the perfect place to create amazing infrastructure like this
A mum and her two young children, casually cycling along a safe, protected cycle track in the Dutch countryside next to a main road, but a world away from danger. This is what freedom looks like when you design for people, not just cars
March 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I’ve cycled on bike lanes like this in the Netherlands and its as comfortable as the video shows.
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Wow! That is just so progressive.
This week NS replaced over 1.000 (!) of their OV-fiets shared bikes for models with electronic locks. These models allow the use of a public transport card instead of a traditional key to unlock the bike.
March 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Wow! That is just so progressive.
WOW! Just WOW! Wish my community saw the value in giving space to people rather than vehicles and parking.
Paris says yes to 500 more car-free streets!
In Sunday’s referendum, 67% of Parisians voted to reclaim city space for walking and cycling. The decision means 10,000 parking spaces will be removed, continuing a shift that’s already halved car traffic since 2000.
www.dw.com/en/france-pa...
In Sunday’s referendum, 67% of Parisians voted to reclaim city space for walking and cycling. The decision means 10,000 parking spaces will be removed, continuing a shift that’s already halved car traffic since 2000.
www.dw.com/en/france-pa...
March 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
WOW! Just WOW! Wish my community saw the value in giving space to people rather than vehicles and parking.
Yep. That’s what its like in my Community of Oak Bay.
"We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous."
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📸 Samuel ML
March 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Yep. That’s what its like in my Community of Oak Bay.
People insist they need to drive their children to school because it’s not safe. I have my doubts about this logic.
March 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
People insist they need to drive their children to school because it’s not safe. I have my doubts about this logic.
ABSOUTELY Bike lanes are part of the solution. Wish my community of Oak Bay understood that. Oak Bay council has consistently voted against bike lanes for the past 25 years.
Excellent op-ed by @pentastich.bsky.social: "Bike lanes part of the solution, not the problem, in Victoria." Safety, choice, and addressing the unavoidable geometry problem.
www.vicnews.com/opinion/lett...
www.vicnews.com/opinion/lett...
LETTER: Bike lanes part of the solution, not the problem, in Victoria
The alternative to space-efficient ways to travel, like transit and bike lanes, is ever-increasing congestion
www.vicnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
ABSOUTELY Bike lanes are part of the solution. Wish my community of Oak Bay understood that. Oak Bay council has consistently voted against bike lanes for the past 25 years.
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What if investing in bikes was more effective than building a new highway?
The City of Austin invested $50M that would have gone to a highway bridge into a world-class cycle network.
Read more about their Dutch-inspired transformation:
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The City of Austin invested $50M that would have gone to a highway bridge into a world-class cycle network.
Read more about their Dutch-inspired transformation:
buff.ly/4ba0uE6
March 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What if investing in bikes was more effective than building a new highway?
The City of Austin invested $50M that would have gone to a highway bridge into a world-class cycle network.
Read more about their Dutch-inspired transformation:
buff.ly/4ba0uE6
The City of Austin invested $50M that would have gone to a highway bridge into a world-class cycle network.
Read more about their Dutch-inspired transformation:
buff.ly/4ba0uE6