Jan Hauser

There's a solution for e-bike parking chaos - but it's not problem-free Introducing dedicated parking bays has not completely solved the issue.

The solution is problem free. It's only problematic if you operate from the base assumption that the carriageway is only for private vehicles.

**THAT** is the real problem.

(And yes, bikes and scooters absolutely should be parked on the carriageway; not on footpaths and pavements).

Traffic Analysis Shows Newton Bikeway Project Reduced Car Traffic, Speeding, and Crashes - Streetsblog Massachusetts "Vehicle volumes on the corridor have decreased without evidence of cut throughs on local roads, speeds within the pilot area have reduced, and bicycle activity has increased," according to a City of ...

“Car infrastructure first” has failed—loud, polluted, and dangerous streets are the result. Build people infrastructure (sidewalks, protected lanes, safer crossings, transit priority) and we get calmer traffic and healthier communities. Newton is the latest proof.

And now something positive:

solar and wind energy production in the EU surpasses fossil energy for the first time.

☀️ 💨

#TippingPoint

Source: dr.dk

How This Small City Tripled Its Cycling In Just 11 Years YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!

Some recognition of the great job the City of Victoria is doing with bikes
#yyj
youtu.be/mpWm45qting?...

Images of creative Dutch biking infrastructure

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.

Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.

#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

Some of the many reason why the #BikeBus is so amazing & impactful. #Bicycle #Bike #PhysicalActivity

Paris pollution after they added bike lanes and restricted cars

Why e-bikes are more important the EVs Bikes can actually transform cities in the way driverless cars promise

“The big advantage of bikes is that they go directly from where you start to where you finish, when you need to go. The advantage over cars is that they need perhaps 1/10th of the amount of space. Roads that jam up quickly with cars can carry effectively unlimited numbers of people by bicycle.”

London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.

Oh look, a policy worked…

NO2 has reduced to the legal limit for the 1st time ever, something that wasn’t seen as feasible as little as 6 years ago.

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#ULEZ #Pollution #CleanerAir

The ebike is absolute peak urban transportation. I can wear normal clothes, carry plenty of stuff, make it up hills with ease, and I even beat the bus on the way home today.

Highway filled with cars

Wide urban arterial filled with cars

Wide one-way street in a downtown filled with cars

Highway filled with cars

Bike-lanes don’t cause traffic congestion.

Car dependency, foolish land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars driving too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.

Think about it. THAT’S common sense.

Ireland has passed a magnificent milestone. For the first time ever, the majority of new cars sold over the past 12 months were electric or hybrid. Pure petrol and diesel cars are increasingly unpopular. We're driving a major sustainability shift for the good of all. 🚗🇮🇪

www.cso.ie/en/releasesa...

Further, steeper, greener: Implications from an electric bicycle mode choice model Electric bicycles are transforming the active mobility landscape, potentially increasing active mode uptake and delivering environmental and health benefits. This study examines electric bicycle mo...

STUDY: “This study examines electric bicycle mode choice and which modes they replace.”

“43.1% of electric bicycle trips & 63.2% of EB mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions.”

Step up for your city! 🌍 Join the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK Steps Challenge from 16–22 Sept. Walk more, feel better, and help cut traffic + emissions.
📲 Download the Walk15 app, find the challenge & choose your city.
Let’s walk the talk! 👟
#EMW25 #Walking #UrbanMobility @eiturbanmobility.eu

Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.

"Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week."

This is the direct and predictable result of policy decisions, not random happenstance.

#visionzero #publichealth

yle.fi/a/74-20174831

Past New Yorker cover with people inside a gym (that they likely drove to) riding on stationary bikes with a bunch of bikeshare bikes outside the gym mostly unused.

What if we designed cities, and the land-uses, densities, services and infrastructure that make them what they are, so that daily activity and exercise was just an ordinary, “invisible” part of every day life?

It’s actually not that hard. We just have to change our priorities. #HealthyCities

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

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👧🧒 Kids don’t drive — but they breathe the smog, hear the noise, and miss safe places to play.
This #InternationalChildrensDay, let’s rethink our cities.
Clean air, safe streets, green spaces — for them, for all of us.
#GreenCities #MobilityForAll #FutureGeneration @eiturbanmobility.eu

👧🧒 Kids don’t drive — but they breathe the smog, hear the noise, and miss safe places to play.
This #InternationalChildrensDay, let’s rethink our cities.
Clean air, safe streets, green spaces — for them, for all of us.
#GreenCities #MobilityForAll #FutureGeneration @eiturbanmobility.eu

🚲 Celebrate #WorldBicycleDay
Join AutoMat’s ride on June 1 to support urban cycling & safe streets for all — especially kids.
🕑 14:00 Strašnická → Kampus Hybernská
🎉 Program till 21:00
#BikePrague #ActiveMobility #SustainableCities auto-mat.cz/cyklojizda

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

Plant flowers🪻, add tables🪑, redirect cars🚗 — kids play, parents connect. Milan’s #PiazzaAperte opens streets to people, not cars.

#SmartCities #ChildFriendly #UrbanLife
📷@urbanizehub

Local shops near protected bike lanes saw a 49% boost in sales—vs just 3% citywide in Manhattan.

Bike lanes aren’t just good policy—they’re good business.
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness #CityMakingMath
(via @fastcompany.com)

E-CAFE BIKE made it to the finals of #NakopniPrahu 2025 with their solar-powered #Komuter cargo trailers. We at @eiturbanmobility.eu are proud to support founders pushing for greener cities!

Just About Everything That’s Changed Since Congestion Pricing Took Effect (Gift Article) Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.

Pretty good report card. Hope this means we CAN have nice things.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Cycling in City of London rises by more than 50% Cycling in the Square Mile has increased by more than 50% in two years, official counts say.

“According to the [City of #London] corporation, people cycling now make up 56% of all traffic in the peak commuting hours.”

www.bbc.com/news/article...

👧 Start with Children Summit is back in Bratislava, 13–14 May!
Join EIT Urban Mobility on 14 May at 11:05 for our session on Shared Mobility for Families — rethinking transport systems with children in mind.
🎟️ Info & tickets: lnkd.in/epMmv8ZT

#UrbanMobility #ChildFriendlyCities #EITUrbanMobility

Prague may be banning shared scooters, but #LEVs still have a big role to play. When done right, they cut pollution, free space & boost local life. Want to see how cities are getting it right? 🛴 Join us 8 May in Copenhagen: https://lnkd.in/dCc76nYv #UrbanMobility #Micromobility #Bikes #Event

Prague may be banning shared scooters, but #LEVs still have a big role to play. When done right, they cut pollution, free space & boost local life.

Want to see how cities are getting it right?
🛴 Join us 8 May in Copenhagen: lnkd.in/dCc76nYv

#UrbanMobility #Micromobility #Bikes
@eiturbanmobility.eu