Village Bicycle Cooperative
@villagebicyclecoop.bsky.social
VBC's mission is to offer a bicycle education-based workspace and advocate for bicycling to foster a healthier, safer, and more sustainable community.
https://www.villagebicycle.org/
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Rapid flashing beacons are not so effective at making drivers aware when said driver rolls through the crosswalk staring at their phone
December 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Rapid flashing beacons are not so effective at making drivers aware when said driver rolls through the crosswalk staring at their phone
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Somewhere along the line, we stopped exploring and started commuting. When you can dump the windshield perspective and do some local living by bike, that scenery that passes by your window can become a world you're immersed in.
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Somewhere along the line, we stopped exploring and started commuting. When you can dump the windshield perspective and do some local living by bike, that scenery that passes by your window can become a world you're immersed in.
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I just picked up this HEAVY bookcase from someone on a Craigslist ad. The seller was so blown away by the cargo bike that they jumped on their bike and rode with me for a few blocks to see how it was possible to move such a load without a pickup truck. #OneLessTruck #CargoBikes #BikesAreBetter
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I just picked up this HEAVY bookcase from someone on a Craigslist ad. The seller was so blown away by the cargo bike that they jumped on their bike and rode with me for a few blocks to see how it was possible to move such a load without a pickup truck. #OneLessTruck #CargoBikes #BikesAreBetter
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December 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
For the first time, the average new car costs more than $50,000! It's making more and more sense for some families to consider a comparatively cheap (and surprisingly versatile) e-cargo bike, rather than buying a second car!
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For the first time, the average new car costs more than $50,000! It's making more and more sense for some families to consider a comparatively cheap (and surprisingly versatile) e-cargo bike, rather than buying a second car!
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Three teenagers riding side by side, chatting and sharing gum because protected cycle tracks make this kind of freedom safe, normal and enables social life.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Three teenagers riding side by side, chatting and sharing gum because protected cycle tracks make this kind of freedom safe, normal and enables social life.
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A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives.
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A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives
If you’re looking for yet another reason to hop on your bicycle today—especially if you’re in your 60s or beyond—new research out of Japan has delivered a big one.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives.
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NYC definitely needs way more of these double-wide bike lanes.
Being able to calmly bike next to someone is the sort of low stress trip I think a lot of people are waiting for before trying to cycle around the city.
Definitely me included!
Being able to calmly bike next to someone is the sort of low stress trip I think a lot of people are waiting for before trying to cycle around the city.
Definitely me included!
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
NYC definitely needs way more of these double-wide bike lanes.
Being able to calmly bike next to someone is the sort of low stress trip I think a lot of people are waiting for before trying to cycle around the city.
Definitely me included!
Being able to calmly bike next to someone is the sort of low stress trip I think a lot of people are waiting for before trying to cycle around the city.
Definitely me included!
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Noise pollution is harmful, unwanted, disruptive and negatively impacts people's health. And is often caused by motorised traffic 🚘 🛻 🚖
That why cities deserve rush hour traffic where the loudest sound is that of squeaking bicycle brakes 🚲
That why cities deserve rush hour traffic where the loudest sound is that of squeaking bicycle brakes 🚲
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Noise pollution is harmful, unwanted, disruptive and negatively impacts people's health. And is often caused by motorised traffic 🚘 🛻 🚖
That why cities deserve rush hour traffic where the loudest sound is that of squeaking bicycle brakes 🚲
That why cities deserve rush hour traffic where the loudest sound is that of squeaking bicycle brakes 🚲
Today, one of our amazing VBC volunteers dropped off 40 bike helmets to the West Park Corps of the Salvation Army. These helmets serve as an excellent supplement to the 35 bikes we've recently donated to the Salvation Army!
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Today, one of our amazing VBC volunteers dropped off 40 bike helmets to the West Park Corps of the Salvation Army. These helmets serve as an excellent supplement to the 35 bikes we've recently donated to the Salvation Army!
Your bike commute may be protecting your brain!
Ride to Remember: How Cycling Can Help Keep Your Brain Young
Your two-wheeled commute may be doing more than keeping your legs strong and heart healthy—it might also be protecting your brain.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Your bike commute may be protecting your brain!
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The one weird trick to being able to bike in the winter is the city maintaining safe bike infrastructure year round as the transportation corridors they are
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The one weird trick to being able to bike in the winter is the city maintaining safe bike infrastructure year round as the transportation corridors they are
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Taiwan, One of the World’s Great Cycling Destinations, is Getting Even Better.
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Taiwan, One of the World's Great Cycling Destinations, is Getting Even Better
Taiwan is a stunning island quickly cementing its reputation as the ultimate hub for low-carbon travel and unforgettable cycling in Asia.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Taiwan, One of the World’s Great Cycling Destinations, is Getting Even Better.
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Continuous footway and cycle track past a side road in the Netherlands, with a ramp to slow down turning vehicles. This design gives pedestrians and cyclists priority over motor vehicles and slows down motor traffic as it turns into and out of the side road, improving safety for all road users
December 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Continuous footway and cycle track past a side road in the Netherlands, with a ramp to slow down turning vehicles. This design gives pedestrians and cyclists priority over motor vehicles and slows down motor traffic as it turns into and out of the side road, improving safety for all road users
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Excited to hear that Seattle e-cargobike freight/delivery initiative has launched. Pumped our new mayor will be pre-disposed to wanting it to succeed, Go @seattledot.bsky.social and thank you for your help, @c40cities.bsky.social #ClimateInfluence will be big. sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/20/s...
Seattle’s Commercial E-Cargo Bike Program Has Officially Launched, Supporting Sustainable & Dependable Deliveries Throughout the City - SDOT Blog
We invite businesses to join Seattle’s new Commercial E-Cargo Bike Program to bring e-cargo bikes into their logistics & delivery operations.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Excited to hear that Seattle e-cargobike freight/delivery initiative has launched. Pumped our new mayor will be pre-disposed to wanting it to succeed, Go @seattledot.bsky.social and thank you for your help, @c40cities.bsky.social #ClimateInfluence will be big. sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/20/s...
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Old lady on a bicycle doing a wheelie. #bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #streetstyle #vélo #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle 🚲 🚴♂️🚴♀️🚵♂️ 🚵♀️
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Old lady on a bicycle doing a wheelie. #bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #streetstyle #vélo #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle 🚲 🚴♂️🚴♀️🚵♂️ 🚵♀️
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Good urban design introduces "visual friction".
Where cars mix with people, the street shouldn't feel like a highway. Texture, color, and complexity force drivers to slow down and pay attention. Design needs to eliminate the comfort of distraction that comes with excessive asphalt and white paint.
Where cars mix with people, the street shouldn't feel like a highway. Texture, color, and complexity force drivers to slow down and pay attention. Design needs to eliminate the comfort of distraction that comes with excessive asphalt and white paint.
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Good urban design introduces "visual friction".
Where cars mix with people, the street shouldn't feel like a highway. Texture, color, and complexity force drivers to slow down and pay attention. Design needs to eliminate the comfort of distraction that comes with excessive asphalt and white paint.
Where cars mix with people, the street shouldn't feel like a highway. Texture, color, and complexity force drivers to slow down and pay attention. Design needs to eliminate the comfort of distraction that comes with excessive asphalt and white paint.
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Confusion around e-bikes and e-motos is shaping policy debates in all the wrong ways. PeopleForBikes’ three-part series is the best guide we’ve seen for understanding the difference - and how to fix the real safety issues.
www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-e-b...
www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-e-b...
The E-Bike Problem is an E-Moto Problem | PeopleForBikes
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December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Confusion around e-bikes and e-motos is shaping policy debates in all the wrong ways. PeopleForBikes’ three-part series is the best guide we’ve seen for understanding the difference - and how to fix the real safety issues.
www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-e-b...
www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-e-b...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Five policies to help your city go Dutch and put bicycles and people first.
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Five policies to help your city go Dutch
Dutch cities use the bicycle as a tool to reduce car dominance and dependence, and improve the equity, safety, and livability of their streets
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December 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Five policies to help your city go Dutch and put bicycles and people first.
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Complete insanity.
And they're only talking about payments, no mention of rising insurance costs, fuel, and all the other costs associated with automobile ownership.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
And they're only talking about payments, no mention of rising insurance costs, fuel, and all the other costs associated with automobile ownership.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
With monthly payments over $1,000, auto loans are increasingly like car mortgages
Even with amortization periods as long as seven years, car payments are eating up a bigger chunk of household budgets
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December 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Complete insanity.
And they're only talking about payments, no mention of rising insurance costs, fuel, and all the other costs associated with automobile ownership.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
And they're only talking about payments, no mention of rising insurance costs, fuel, and all the other costs associated with automobile ownership.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
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London is fast becoming a cycling city. As each new piece in the network appears—which has more than quadrupled from 90 to 431 km since 2016—so do new cyclists. Its infrastructure now sees a stunning 1.5 million daily users—a 43% spike since 2019—moving nearly half as many people as the Tube below.🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
London is fast becoming a cycling city. As each new piece in the network appears—which has more than quadrupled from 90 to 431 km since 2016—so do new cyclists. Its infrastructure now sees a stunning 1.5 million daily users—a 43% spike since 2019—moving nearly half as many people as the Tube below.🧵
This bike lane in Chicago finally got cleared after local residents pressured the city to plow it! This is a testament to the power of collective action!
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This bike lane in Chicago finally got cleared after local residents pressured the city to plow it! This is a testament to the power of collective action!