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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. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @Streetsblog@mastodon.world https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/protect-yourself-separated-bike-lanes-means-safer-streets-study-says

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  As Canada awaits the Alberta separation referendum results, let’s remember how stupid this all is. Huge public money spent on a Russian & American-fuelled separation movement for an awfully-written and badly managed unbinding referendum on whether to hold a binding referendum that would be illegal.

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  Don’t forget this. “Foreign actors are attempting to undermine Canadian interests by interfering in Alberta's separatist debate…” “Actors from Russia and the US are attempting to promote separatist ideas in what researchers behind the report described as a threat to Canada's democratic integrity.” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze2dnn8kgwo

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  Don’t buy the lie about a war on cars. They’ve been waging a WAR ON WALKING for a century. Once we open our eyes to the damage done by the #WarOnWalking, it’s impossible NOT to see it. And when we finally try to improve things, giving more options for people to get around our cities, and decreasing car DEPENDENCY, they have the audacity to claim that’s a #WarOnCars. This is our new campaign by the Urban Truth Collective. https://www.urbantruthcollective.com/ Time to achieve better cities for...

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  “We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing on average a centimetre wider every year.” Don’t repeat North America’s mistake, Europe. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/12/britain-car-suv-big-large-vehicle-road-pedestrians

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  All these are true: 1. FIFA is awful and corrupt. 2. The #WorldCup is a fantastic event despite #FIFA. 3. Co-hosting in Canada isn’t worth the outrageous costs/conditions FIFA demands, especially with few physical legacies. 4. Vancouver has done a fantastic job leveraging outcomes for the city.

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  This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.

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  “Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/04/12/air-pollution-paris-health-cars/

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  NEW: “We really need to change our approach, attitudes, biases, norms, our sense of politeness…we have to rethink all of our tactics if we’re actually going to win. Because right now we’re losing.” LISTEN to our brand new #TalkingHeadways podcast with @TheOverheadWire via @Streetsblog! https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/talking-headways-podcast-the-urban-truth-collective

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  Love this. Massive Montreal crowd ovation for Canadiens rookie goalie Jakub Dobeš, having a hell of a series, after camera shows him smiling after seeing a fan sign with a stop sign with his face on it. Go Habs Go. #MontrealCanadiens #GoHabsGo

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  NEW: The Highway Lobby spend MILLIONS buying car dependency to make sure all of us have to spend BILLIONS. #UrbanTruth They’ve “been shaping transportation policy conversations for decades in its interests.” Via the Union of Concerned Scientists. Poster by our Urban Truth Collective. https://blog.ucs.org/kshen/the-highway-lobby-spends-millions-to-make-sure-we-pay-billions/

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  LOST: Missing Middle Housing. Please help. Last seen 50+ years ago in cities everywhere. Please contact your elected officials to help find this housing. 555-456-CITY #UrbanTruth #MissingMiddle Via the Urban Truth Collective https://www.urbantruthcollective.com/

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  “During the 1950s-60s, the rise in automobile traffic transformed Dutch cities, resulting in traffic congestion, pollution, & an alarming increase in crashes. In 1971, more than 3,300 people lost their lives in crashes, including 400 children. These shocking numbers led to public protests…” Change. https://nowsustainability.com/the-bicycle-revolution-in-the-netherlands-how-cycling-transformed-the-country/

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  Want greener, cooler cities that are a “breath of fresh air?“ In case you thought Paris wasn’t ambitious enough this weekend, on top of our new exhibition, they opened the wonderful new “Urban Forest” in the square in front of City Hall! Part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo and her great team’s brilliant urban greening strategy.

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  “For the tech bros — or broligarchs — this is about much more than just maintaining and growing their riches. It’s about ideology…An ideology that says they’re supermen, and supermen should not be subject to rules, because they’re doing something incredibly important: remaking the world in their image.” https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/395646/trump-inauguration-broligarchs-musk-zuckerberg-bezos-thiel

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  Never forget, a 13-year study of a dozen cities found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. As for sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. Via #StreetsblogUSA, read their article linked below. #bikelanes #bikes #cities #transportation #mobility #sharrows #infrastructure #urbanism https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/protect-yourself-separated-bike-lanes-means-safer-streets-study-says/

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  IMPORTANT STUDY: “On average, the implementation of 30 km/h speed limits in European cities demonstrated a 23%, 37%, and 38% reduction in road crashes, fatalities, and injuries respectively. Lower speed limits also yielded environmental benefits, with emissions decreasing on average by 18%, and fuel consumption by 7%, indicating enhanced fuel efficiency and reduced environmental impact.” https://www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-city-wide-30-kmh-speed-limit-benefits-in-europe-may-2024/

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  “Both Russian and pro-Trump U.S. actors are amplifying and spreading misinformation about Alberta separatism in the hope of fraying Canadian unity and sowing distrust.” An overt attack on Canadian sovereignty, meant specifically to manipulate Canadians. That’s what’s fuelling Alberta separation. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/russia-and-u-s-amplifying-alberta-separatist-narratives-to-stoke-division-distrust-report-9.7189604

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  There's bike infrastructure, and then there’s Dutch bike infrastructure. #Hovenring, the World's 1st suspended bike path roundabout (although some Norwegians I know dispute that…) #cities #BikeLanes #urbanism #bikes #Dutch

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  Remember, there’s infrastructure, and then there’s Dutch infrastructure. #dutch #engineering #design #bridges

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  “If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” — My interview with @modacitylife. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/biking-saves-money

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  NEW! “How To Fight Back Against Anti-Urbanism Lies!” Our URBAN TRUTH COLLECTIVE interview with top YouTuber #NotJustBikes is UP on Nebula, Spotify & here on YouTube. We talk about better communication, more REPETITION, and we REVEAL our first big campaign, the #1HourCityConspiracy! LISTEN! https://youtu.be/3KDm_YC9j7w?si=xrkE2uUaRzgwYGC6

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  NEW: The One-Hour City Conspiracy! “Here's the REAL conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, crashes, noise, air pollution, social isolation —& less space for everything our streets should be giving us.” Thanks @Streetsblog! #1HourCityConspiracy https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/27/urban-truth-collective-the-one-hour-city-conspiracy

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  “Electric cars are no more dangerous for pedestrians than petrol and diesel models, researchers find.” They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/news/article/5900/evs-just-as-safe-for-pedestrians

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  “Multimodal infrastructure that makes walking, biking and transit enjoyable is a huge economic advantage for cities. Smart cities know this and are building this infrastructure to be more competitive.” — @BrentToderian on CBC radio. #cities #urbanism #transportation #mobility https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-110-daybreak-south/clip/15970361-a-bc-transportation-consultant-shares-perspective-peoples-attitudes

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  “With the average price of a new electric vehicle climbing to over sixty thousand dollars, might e-bikes be a more affordable solution to ditching gas powered cars?” Not for everyone, but for many, obviously. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/02/1146543157/e-bikes-could-be-a-more-affordable-way-to-reduce-emissions #EBikes #ElectricBikes #bikes #cities #EV #ElectricVehicles #transportation #cars

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  “Koch brother groups have tried to derail public transit plans in other cities around the country, from Little Rock, Arkansas and central Utah, to Nashville and Michigan. They have frequently called such projects ‘wasteful spending’. The Koch organization is also heavily invested in fossil fuels.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/26/koch-activists-phoenix-ban-light-rail

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  Some very wealthy corporations and people want you to think the idea of “15-Minute Cities” is a scary conspiracy. But it’s really just common sense. More things nearby without always needing a car. But have you heard of the “1-Hour City Conspiracy?” Stay tuned. #1HourCityConspiracy #UrbanTruth

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  NEW: “Our ultimate goal is better decision-making about cities, so we want to influence decision-makers. But to do that, we have to reach & influence everyone.” READ & SHARE our new #UrbanTruthCollective initiative profiled in Momentum Magazine! #UrbanTruth https://momentummag.com/urban-truth-collective-and-the-fight-to-fix-misinformation-about-bike-lanes-traffic-and-city-living/

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  The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. Via @Treehugger https://www.treehugger.com/e-bikers-ride-much-farther-and-more-frequently-than-regula-bikers-5076231 #ebikes #bikes #cities #transportation #urbanism #mobility #CityPlanning #Urban