Cartoon illustration featuring a man running towards a bicycle encased in a glass box. Over the box is a giant hammer and a sign that says, "In case of rising gas prices break glass."
You know what to do
NEW: “We’ve let the lies be far too successful, & that’s significantly hurt our cities. No more.”
@grantennis.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social & I have a blunt new @usa.streetsblog.org op-ed telling the story of why we’ve created @urbantruth.bsky.social.
Please help share it! @nyc.streetsblog.org
Screenshot of text from the “About Us” section of our website. “The Urban Truth Collective is a collaboration between leading practitioners with persuasive communication, marketing and branding expertise applied specifically to solving the difficult challenges of better cities. This collective was started by three people but is designed to grow with diverse perspectives and experience experiences that reflect who and what make our cities great.”
Our WEBSITE is LIVE!
“The Truth About Cities In An Age Of Disinformation.”
Read about WHO we are, WHY we started this, our PLANS to grow, and most importantly, WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING.
We hope you’ll support this work, and help us spread the word! #UrbanTruth
www.urbantruthcollective.com
New study of media collision reporting from @patrickrerat.bsky.social
"Cyclists are placed at the center of the narrative, while motorists are either omitted or reduced to their vehicles... Making these biases visible is essential for challenging motonormativity"
findingspress.org/article/1575...
My 80 y.o. mum "what is the meaning of ICE again?"
My 8 y.o. daughter "I command everything"
Pretty accurate I would say.
OUVEMA's (Anti-)Motonormativity Days
19th & 20th February
Really interesting workshop on understanding and challenging motornormativity, car dependence and dominance feat. @ianwalker.bsky.social, @criscaim8.bsky.social + @giuliomattioli.bsky.social + more!!
Info: www.unil.ch/events/17689...
10 years on from the Paris Agreement, my message for fossil fuel companies is clear: get on board with a green future, or get left behind.
London is leading the way, now we need businesses and governments around the world to step up.
We won strong EU laws against child labour & nature destruction, but Manfred Weber (EPP leader in the EU Parliament) is siding with the far-right to undo it. Tell him to protect our future, not big business. Act now! share.greens-efa.eu/s/wG9gF6LO
Bike advocacy is putting a stick in its own spokes
open.substack.com/pub/speakeas...
When a mayor wants something for real things can really change.
🚨Gaza and Gazans urgently need humanitarian aid. The Flotillas for Gaza is are civilian and humanitarian initiatives to support Gaza and to break the siege. They are in danger!
➡️ Email your government now to protect & support the Flotilla⛵️ app.sosha.ai/s/IQjXZ7z2
By Vincenzo Amendolara, he's not on Bluesky but you can find him here www.unibo.it/sitoweb/vinc...
Most memorable slide @aia32.bsky.social @dis4change.bsky.social
È partita la più grande flotta civile per portare cibo e medicine a Gaza. Israele minaccia di fermarla: uniamoci per fare da scudo e chiedere il suo passaggio sicuro! Aggiungi il tuo nome. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-09...
Well, actually Biff was a parody of Trump, especially in Back to the Future 2...
two kids biking on their street. they are not in the way of us driving, we are the way of them living.
the way.
In 1967 there is a pub on the corner on the left and in front a wide road with cars parked along both sides. Today the pub is a restaurant with outdoor seating and the road is narrow, paved with trees and greenery. Two people cycle side by side
Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat, Amsterdam in 1967 and today
Bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise
prioritizing youth mobility is prioritizing adult relaxing Coffee cup image When kids can walk/roll safely and independently to school, you can enjoy some peaceful time to yourself.
A parenting win.
Caution: RIPs
littlebigthinktank.com I love this carpet! Can anyone please produce it?
go.bsky.app/GvUpjj9 Colleagues attending @dis4change.bsky.social may be interested in this and people in the pack may be interested in the ongoing conference :-)
Morning walk before the conference starts @dis4change.bsky.social
Birds dancing over the beautiful concert by Coro Armonica at @dis4change.bsky.social
Learning about the #SaveBuxwahaForest movement at @dis4change.bsky.social Conference in Bari. Thanks Elisabetta Zurru!
Oh I wish I was there too! (But I will be at Velo-City 2026!)
mediazioni.unibo.it/article/view... this might help to make up your mind (please let me know if it does :-) )
publications-prairial.fr/encounters-i... Encounters Issue 3 is out!
