Jon B
@jonathanpbryant.bsky.social
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On Boston streets where separated bike lanes were installed, crashes involving bikes dropped 57%. Across all modes, there were half as many annual crashes after installation of separated bike lanes. www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
September 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
On Boston streets where separated bike lanes were installed, crashes involving bikes dropped 57%. Across all modes, there were half as many annual crashes after installation of separated bike lanes. www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
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Our urban places are the easiest places to have ambitious conversations about prioritizing walking, biking & public transit. Even pedestrianizing or “banning the car!” Everywhere else, we need hard, honest conversations about car dependency, and what bold but realistic “transformation” can mean! 8/
September 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Our urban places are the easiest places to have ambitious conversations about prioritizing walking, biking & public transit. Even pedestrianizing or “banning the car!” Everywhere else, we need hard, honest conversations about car dependency, and what bold but realistic “transformation” can mean! 8/
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Imagine a 100m race where we’ve given cars an 80m head start after many decades of building almost ONLY for them. If we then set a transportation goal of “balance” between many more choices in getting around, by definition we have to prioritize the new choices for a while, or they’ll never catch up.
September 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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If your downtown still has many wide and fast one-way streets, then your priority is to move cars as fast as possible thru a weak downtown. It’s NOT to create a vibrant downtown, help downtown retailers, keep people safe, support walkability and accessibility, reduce pollution, etc. #TrafficSewers
September 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If your downtown still has many wide and fast one-way streets, then your priority is to move cars as fast as possible thru a weak downtown. It’s NOT to create a vibrant downtown, help downtown retailers, keep people safe, support walkability and accessibility, reduce pollution, etc. #TrafficSewers
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I remember in the early 2010s when working with Mayor Mike McGinn on the policies that made this possible, and constantly being told by the political and media establishment that no, this wasn't possible, we were just waging an ideological war on cars.
We got it right. And still so much more to do.
We got it right. And still so much more to do.
NEW // While Seattle Population Spikes, Car Population Stalls Out
By Doug Trumm
via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/07/w...
By Doug Trumm
via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/07/w...
While Seattle Population Spikes, Car Population Stalls Out » The Urbanist
# Seattle's human population is growing fast, but its car population has stalled out. Between 2017 and 2023, Seattle added 35,000 households and about 80,000 residents, but just 3,300 cars, new Census...
www.theurbanist.org
September 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I remember in the early 2010s when working with Mayor Mike McGinn on the policies that made this possible, and constantly being told by the political and media establishment that no, this wasn't possible, we were just waging an ideological war on cars.
We got it right. And still so much more to do.
We got it right. And still so much more to do.
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One of the arterial streets in Montreal currently being transformed with bike lanes: Hochelaga Street.
Planned to cover 7km over the next few years!
Planned to cover 7km over the next few years!
September 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
One of the arterial streets in Montreal currently being transformed with bike lanes: Hochelaga Street.
Planned to cover 7km over the next few years!
Planned to cover 7km over the next few years!
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Lmfao this plan is just "we're not putting bike lanes in the downtown parts of Gladstone. Bike on Gilmour instead".
"The intent of this project is to create a continuous east-west cycling corridor through Centretown"
By "continuous" we mean for people in cars. Bikes on the other hand will need to make several turns, wait at multiple lights and use 5 different streets to go east or west.
By "continuous" we mean for people in cars. Bikes on the other hand will need to make several turns, wait at multiple lights and use 5 different streets to go east or west.
Gladstone and Gilmour Bikeway
Gladstone-Gilmour Cycling Improvements Background and context Gladstone Avenue is a constrained inner urban street that has a multi-modal function, serving pedestrians, cyclists, transit, drivers, and...
engage.ottawa.ca
September 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Lmfao this plan is just "we're not putting bike lanes in the downtown parts of Gladstone. Bike on Gilmour instead".
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Whether we’re talking trains or rapid transit, there are lessons here for NS (if anyone was listening or open-minded). When serving rural and low-density suburban areas, transit isn’t sustainable without steps to increase the catchment area.
How do the Dutch use bikes to supercharge the train system?
By using bikes at the beginning and end of train journeys you greatly increase the system's catchment area.
Nic Laporte breaks it down nicely in his latest video.
Check out the full version here: buff.ly/VZyYP6L
By using bikes at the beginning and end of train journeys you greatly increase the system's catchment area.
Nic Laporte breaks it down nicely in his latest video.
Check out the full version here: buff.ly/VZyYP6L
August 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Whether we’re talking trains or rapid transit, there are lessons here for NS (if anyone was listening or open-minded). When serving rural and low-density suburban areas, transit isn’t sustainable without steps to increase the catchment area.
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Dying at the idea that bus lanes are what cities do when they want to look fancy.
"I'll tell you what I think it's about. I think it's about the City of Toronto looking nouveau, looking progressive, with these bright red lanes, so that all the visitors from FIFA can say, 'Look at that! What a progressive city! They shut their roads down for public transit," says Holyday.
July 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Dying at the idea that bus lanes are what cities do when they want to look fancy.
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“Car sewer” is a wonderful turn of phrase.
In 1996, Utrecht made a former six-lane car sewer in the heart of the city car-free.
Nowadays, around 40,000 cyclists pass through here daily, in addition to many public transport users.
Removing car lanes not only increased the number of road users, it also made traffic calmer and more relaxed!
Nowadays, around 40,000 cyclists pass through here daily, in addition to many public transport users.
Removing car lanes not only increased the number of road users, it also made traffic calmer and more relaxed!
July 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Car sewer” is a wonderful turn of phrase.
@bettertransportqueensland.org
These ate the types of development needed around our railway stations not the low density or massive car parks provided by @queenslandrail.bsky.social, most Councils and TMR!
These ate the types of development needed around our railway stations not the low density or massive car parks provided by @queenslandrail.bsky.social, most Councils and TMR!
Markham, Ontario is working on really big, complex city-changing TOD opportunities and challenges around GO Train stations, with a huge responsibility to get it right! Kudos to leaders for seeing the special opportunity to learn from other places like Metro Vancouver. More cities should do that.
3 JAMMED INSPIRING DAYS touring so many transit-oriented developments along Skytrain lines in Metro Vancouver with Mayor and leaders from Markham, Ontario. TODs in Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, New West & Vancouver. So many decisions & details to discuss, but what impressed them most was the boldness!
July 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
@bettertransportqueensland.org
These ate the types of development needed around our railway stations not the low density or massive car parks provided by @queenslandrail.bsky.social, most Councils and TMR!
These ate the types of development needed around our railway stations not the low density or massive car parks provided by @queenslandrail.bsky.social, most Councils and TMR!
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Trump has no constitutional authority to take us to war with Iran without authorization from Congress, and Congress has not authorized it.
June 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trump has no constitutional authority to take us to war with Iran without authorization from Congress, and Congress has not authorized it.
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"Trump has spent the last five months vowing that the Ukraine-Russia war would never have happened if he was president, vowing that the Israel-Gaza war would never have happened if he was president. And yet the reality is that not only has he not avoided war, but he’s plunged us into a new one."
Trump plunges the US into a new war
In fewer than six months in office, the self-proclaimed anti-war president has engrossed the US into a new war in the Middle East
plus.briantylercohen.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"Trump has spent the last five months vowing that the Ukraine-Russia war would never have happened if he was president, vowing that the Israel-Gaza war would never have happened if he was president. And yet the reality is that not only has he not avoided war, but he’s plunged us into a new one."
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Bet you Trump demands he get the Noble Peace Prize after illegally bombing Iran and joining Israel's reckless war.
June 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Bet you Trump demands he get the Noble Peace Prize after illegally bombing Iran and joining Israel's reckless war.
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I moved to Europe in part because car culture is just plain unhealthy. There’s plenty of cars here but cities and even towns are designed for transit, biking and walking.
Junk food wouldn’t present half the problems it does if we had infrastructure that allowed people to walk a city block without getting hit by a big ass truck.
I'm sure this will work
June 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I moved to Europe in part because car culture is just plain unhealthy. There’s plenty of cars here but cities and even towns are designed for transit, biking and walking.
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Can you handle #TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC
Things that DO make traffic worse:
- TOO MANY CARS
- SUBURBAN SPRAWL
- CAR DEPENDENCY (even for short trips)
- Bigger vehicles
- On-street parking
- ride-hailing
Things that DON’T make traffic worse (actually mitigate congestion):
Bike lanes
Bus lanes
Decongestion pricing
#TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC
- TOO MANY CARS
- SUBURBAN SPRAWL
- CAR DEPENDENCY (even for short trips)
- Bigger vehicles
- On-street parking
- ride-hailing
Things that DON’T make traffic worse (actually mitigate congestion):
Bike lanes
Bus lanes
Decongestion pricing
#TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC
June 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Can you handle #TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC
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If you want kids off devices, get rid of the cars off their streets. Build more LTNs. Stop building car dependent sprawl. Kids want to play outside; it’s their parents who don’t let them because of subconscious (and understandable) fears about them being hit by drivers.
Ban 'no ball games' signs to get children off devices, play experts say
Experts say outdoor play in England has declined by 50% and are calling for urgent change.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
If you want kids off devices, get rid of the cars off their streets. Build more LTNs. Stop building car dependent sprawl. Kids want to play outside; it’s their parents who don’t let them because of subconscious (and understandable) fears about them being hit by drivers.
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"There should be age limits and helmet requirements."
There are.
There are also requirements for parents to supervise riders under 12.
This mums is a nurse who didn’t know or follow the regulations and now wants everyone else to be deprived of choice.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
There are.
There are also requirements for parents to supervise riders under 12.
This mums is a nurse who didn’t know or follow the regulations and now wants everyone else to be deprived of choice.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Push for e-scooter ban as mum recalls 11yo son's horror crash
Public health experts want e-scooters banned for under 16s, with Australian-first figures highlighting the huge number of children injured or maimed while riding.
www.abc.net.au
June 4, 2025 at 5:27 AM
"There should be age limits and helmet requirements."
There are.
There are also requirements for parents to supervise riders under 12.
This mums is a nurse who didn’t know or follow the regulations and now wants everyone else to be deprived of choice.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
There are.
There are also requirements for parents to supervise riders under 12.
This mums is a nurse who didn’t know or follow the regulations and now wants everyone else to be deprived of choice.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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Rachel Reeves unveils £15bn for trams, trains and buses outside London - confirmation Treasury Green Book rules changed to favour North & Midlands & used by Mayors for new rapid transit in West Yorks & East Mids, extend Birmingham trams & High Speed Liv to Manc
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rachel Reeves unveils £15bn for trams, trains and buses outside London
Focus on capital spending in northern cities and Midlands is recognition Labour needs better economic story for voters
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Rachel Reeves unveils £15bn for trams, trains and buses outside London - confirmation Treasury Green Book rules changed to favour North & Midlands & used by Mayors for new rapid transit in West Yorks & East Mids, extend Birmingham trams & High Speed Liv to Manc
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A powerful reminder of why active mobility matters. 🚶♀️🚴♂️
Just 30 minutes of walking or cycling a day can boost our health — yet too few people across Europe reach that minimum.
Time to rethink how our cities support daily movement. 💡
#ActiveMobility #HealthyCities #UrbanMobility #Sustainability
Just 30 minutes of walking or cycling a day can boost our health — yet too few people across Europe reach that minimum.
Time to rethink how our cities support daily movement. 💡
#ActiveMobility #HealthyCities #UrbanMobility #Sustainability
May 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
A powerful reminder of why active mobility matters. 🚶♀️🚴♂️
Just 30 minutes of walking or cycling a day can boost our health — yet too few people across Europe reach that minimum.
Time to rethink how our cities support daily movement. 💡
#ActiveMobility #HealthyCities #UrbanMobility #Sustainability
Just 30 minutes of walking or cycling a day can boost our health — yet too few people across Europe reach that minimum.
Time to rethink how our cities support daily movement. 💡
#ActiveMobility #HealthyCities #UrbanMobility #Sustainability
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every time i see an e-scooter laying on the sidewalk i think of this
May 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
every time i see an e-scooter laying on the sidewalk i think of this
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“A shared street, as defined by SB 5595, has a speed limit of 10 miles per hour and allows pedestrians to walk in the center of the street. Jaywalking laws — an early project of the auto industry — no longer apply. Cars are allowed but pedestrians have the right of way.”
Cities in Washington will have the legal authority to create shared streets, which feature much lower speed limits and put pedestrians first under Senate Bill 5595. Governor Bob Ferguson signed the bill into law Saturday. It will go into effect on July 27.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/19/g...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/19/g...
May 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“A shared street, as defined by SB 5595, has a speed limit of 10 miles per hour and allows pedestrians to walk in the center of the street. Jaywalking laws — an early project of the auto industry — no longer apply. Cars are allowed but pedestrians have the right of way.”
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
May 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org