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Japanese officials have coined an entirely new word to signify the dangerous heat of #ClimateChange. It's "kokushobi," which means "cruel heat day." This coinage is but a drop of the coming shower of cultural changes that climate change will force upon us. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...

If you're involved in the rapid roll-out of bicycle urbanism in YOUR city, @modacitylife.com clear, concise🧵 of how Beijing moved from a bike mode share of 9.5% in 2015 to 30% of all trips by bike now is a must-read. Every local culture, climate, and fossil-lite economy depends on rapid action NOW.

The Dutch have been studying bio-resilient cities for the past decade, protect existing trees in paving projects (often taking car lanes to give #trees more room to grow), and have added 1000s of new trees when improving bike lanes. The result in Utrecht is a cooler, more beautiful city to bike in.

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The beauty of everyday cycling in the Netherlands. Artist Cathy Tuttle captures these everyday scenes beautifully in a series of watercolour postcards. We love these glimpses of the ordinary, made extraordinary. Explore the full collection: buff.ly/J3L3nOn

Planning for 2100 is not hubris, it's common intergenerational decency. BikeLoudPDX is committed to a future Portland where 25% of all trips can be done by bike (and most of our remaining trips can conveniently be done on transit or by walking). Join us! bikeloudpdx.org/action2/

Get involvedPortland established an official goal of 25% of all trips by bike — by 2030. BIKELOUD takes action to ensure this vision is realized. Sign up to volunteer at BikeLoud events: Volunteer ...bikeloudpdx.org

When cities have safe, comfortable streets to ride bicycles, women choose to ride bicycles. According to @dutchcycling.nl 56% of Dutch bike riders are women. Als steden veilige comfortabele straten bieden om te fietsen, kiezen vrouwen ervoor om te fietsen. 56% van de Nederlandse fietsers is vrouw.

Some humans have the hubris to think we can geo-engineer other planets to suit our biological needs, when in fact we're taking the perfect planet, that we've evolved to co-exist with, and literally burning it up with fossil fuels.

A traffic jam is a thousand people who were each promised freedom.

I made an animation which shows the effects of air pollution on pedestrians waiting to cross the road, along with what can be done to reduce its harmful effects: stepback.gregdev.com Thank you to @ianwalker.bsky.social for the inspiration for doing so during a conversation a couple of weeks' back!

'Step back' - air pollution at pedestrian crossingsEvery busy road produces a cloud of pollution you can't see. Where you stand in it matters more than most people might realise.stepback.gregdev.com

Bill McKibben, a writer and climate activist I've been inspired by for decades, wrote a post about transitioning to bicycles as a powerful climate action. I am honored he used one of my watercolors to frame his post. ps: Find my work as postcards AND A4, greeting cards, originals Ask cathytuttle.nl

Tour de PlanetAre bikes DEI, or are they a miracle? (Or both?)billmckibben.substack.com

Happy 250th Birthday America Bicycles Are Freedom

If you follow me, you probably like watercolor postcards by bicyclists who talk about city planning: (These are gorgeous!)

There are good reasons, of all the cities in the world, I chose to live in Utrecht. This @bicycledutch.bsky.social video explains many of them. Streets are our shared public space. A welcoming public space translates, overall, to a welcoming city.

𝗠𝘆 𝟱 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗩𝗲𝗹𝗼-𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 docs.google.com/document/d/1... @velo-city-conference.com @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social @ecf.com @thewaroncars.bsky.social @bikeleague.org @dutchcycling.nl @fietsersbond.nl @ianwalker.bsky.social @americanfietser.bsky.social

Points 1,2 & 5 of the take-away points are particularly important.

The bullet points:

So much to learn from @velo-city-conference.com that @cathytuttle.bsky.social sums up nicely. If you can manage to get to the 2027 edition in Japan, I highly recommend it. 2028's will be in Geneva.

Are you an odd person, like me, who enjoys watching people ride bikes & talking about great bike infrastructure? Watch European Cyclist Federation @ecf.com + Content With Purpose great series, The Power of Cycling previewed @velo-city-conference.com More: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/ecf/thepower...

The Power of Cycling | Series Montage PreviewYouTube video by European Cyclists' Federationwww.youtube.com