One of my favorite things about France is the incredible biking infrastructure.
It truly feels like you can go anywhere via bike. We went from town to town around a 25 mile trip around the lake and it was blissful, beautiful, and I could get used to this.
Bonus video of Zooey biking Annecy!
Take a peek inside this office-to-residential conversion: columbusunderground.com/first-look-c...
Strong Towns Toledo monthly meeting! Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Ottawa Park Shelter House
Strong Towns Toledo Monthly Meeting: Wednesday, April 16th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm in meeting room 7 at the Main branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.
Our next monthly meeting is on Wednesday, April 16 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the Main Library! See you there!
ODOT should stop the 1-475 expansion and build a boulevard instead www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
The achievements of Strong Towns members in 2024 prove that everyday actions can create extraordinary results.
We'd love to share what's ahead in 2025. Join us for State of Strong Towns at 4pm Eastern on our YouTube channel! #StrongTowns2025 www.youtube.com/strongtowns
If you are upset over the loss of DEI prove it. Start by shopping at diverse small businesses and by supporting diverse indie writers , artists etc. Support is more than words.
My latest, about the state of the American sprawl debate, for @currentaffairs.bsky.social www.currentaffairs.org/news/in-spra...
My favorite fact about the NYC subway is that there are way more daily riders (about 4 million) than the number of people who fly in the US out of all airports every day (~2.5 million). The scale is hard to get a grasp on.
Want to make transit better? We need people at the table who rely on it and care deeply about making it work better for our communities. Sign in PRO for HB 1418 (PTBA Governing Board Members)
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Adding to this list: who had been organizing BLM bail outs since before covid? Organizing against police militarization (Cop City) / inhumane jails?
TAKE ACTION! IF YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES Sign up for ALA's advocacy network for news and timely opportunities to speak out: ala.org/takeaction. Tell five friends to sign up for ALA advocacy alerts. Follow ALA's Public Policy and Advocacy Office on Bluesky: @librarypolicy.bsky.social. Share #ForOurLibraries on social media, using Show Up campaign graphics. IF YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES Call or write your Congressmembers, saying why libraries are important to their voters and asking them to tell you how they plan to support your library. Share your library's story, including photos and video, with ALA so that we can share it with decision makers, journalists, and other influencers. Use our storytelling tipsheet! Watch a video* on advocacy best practices created by ALA's partner, Congressional Manage-ment Foundation. *ALA member-exclusive benefit. IF YOU HAVE MORE TIME Write a letter to the editor of your local news outlet or a guest essay on a blog your decision makers or their constituents read. Arrange a congressional tour of your library, using ALA's checklists for in-person and virtual tours. Schedule an in-district office meeting with your Congressmember's staff. show up FOR OUR LIBRARIES ALAAmericanLibraryAssociation Check ala.org/showup for new resources and opportunities to Show Up for Our Libraries.
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Please send a quick email TODAY to council@dnv.org urging them to fully fund the Spirit Trail. This is a huge gap in the North Van cycling network, leaving no safe way for car-free families like mine to get to Deep Cove, Cates Park, and other parts of the region. You don't need to be a DNV resident!
I'm *so* excited to be working on a project this year to explore how rural communities can help deliver cycling and walking paths near them. So many people want safe active paths, but so much is stacked against them. I want to learn how communities defy the status quo, so others can learn from them.
It’s Holocaust Remembrance Day-80 years. www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/w...
On this day, 100 yrs ago, cars were given priority over pedestrians in the streets of the US.
It began Jan. 24, 1925, when the 1st "jaywalker" was arrested in Los Angeles.
Until then, it had been a city of walkers, with an extensive street railway network.
Victim shaming started right away...
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If you want to support climate activism, here's something simple you can do RIGHT NOW.
Follow the people in this starter pack, and amplify their voices by sharing their messages regularly!
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"About two thirds of Americans are fed up with political polarization and wish people would spend more time listening to one another, according to the nonpartisan organization More in Common, which labeled this group the “exhausted majority.”
Topped up our list of walking, wheeling and nature Bluesky-ers list! Please do follow, share and enjoy 😎👟🌳 go.bsky.app/N9dnoZJ
it was great to see mayoral candidate @dewayneforminneapolis.com in attendance at the rethinking 94 presentation last night by @twincitiesdsa.bsky.social, @ourstreetsmn.org and sustain st. paul. such an important issue for candidates to familiarize themselves with! highly recommend attending one
Our cities constantly fail wheelchair users. Here are just some ways:
*No level boarding for transit
*No elevators in metro stops
*Crumbling sidewalks
*No sidewalk
*Trash cans & parked cars on sidewalk (cities so nothing about)
*Unshoveled sidewalks
How does your city fail?
Tens of thousands of protestors can been seen blocking main streets in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade. These protests, happening in cities across the country, are again the populist government of Vucic. Close ally of Putin, his government is criticised for corruption and under investment. A disaster in the city of Novi Sad was the catalyst for protests. Many in Serbia believe the huge concrete canopy at a train station in the northern city fell down because of sloppy reconstruction work that resulted from corruption. 15 were killed. Photo credit to Radnik Sejtanov
It is the 58th straight day of protests across cities in Georgia. In this photo, 100s of demonstrators are seen in the capital of Tbilisi. Two are carrying a large banner which reads “Georgia is alive & independent.” Protests are demanding new, free elections, the release of political detainees and membership of the European Union. The current regime is a puppet of Putin and has inflicted violence and torture on its citizens, hundreds of whom have been hospitalised.. This photo credit is to Marika Mikiashvili.
The Trump circus dominates the news.
But there’s other events happening too - in countries where people are rising up against governments, fighting for democracy & accountability.
These photos are from Serbia & Georgia today. Capital cities brought to a standstill 🇷🇸🇬🇪
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A reminder to self to visit a library today, tomorrow, and days after that.
One of the things I really appreciate about the bike community here is the general understanding that infrastructure must be be built to accomodate cyclists of all ages, skill levels, and risk tolerances.
In other words, there are far fewer "avid cyclists" here than I encounter on other platforms.
What a pretty 🤩 traffic calming quick-build project in Santa Rosa, via @visionzeronet.bsky.social
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Trump kicks off potentially messy fight over Biden’s #infrastructure money - @POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2025/01... @BullardCenter @DrBobBullard #environmentaljustice #climatejustice #BIL #IRA #JUSTICE40
One day after the White House environmental justice website went dark, please join me in welcoming the father of environmental justice to Bluesky. Yes, sociologist @drrobertbullard.bsky.social literally defined the concept in his 1990 book, Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class and Environmental Quality.
