Cycling Professor / Fietsprofessor
No longer want to be stuck in car traffic?
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 9, 2024
Or do you worry about its impacts on climate, health or society?
Here is the solution you should push for.
Not newer cars. Fewer cars.
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The online version: https://t.co/fHlwoVkBSl
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 6, 2024
For decades, we literally spent trillions to retrofit our cities, our public spaces and our society around cars.
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 5, 2024
It just didn't work.
If only we had an alternative.
If only…
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(πΉ of #London by @PeterStuart3) pic.twitter.com/sCnsjmdHL3
With only 13% fewer cars #Hamburg gains a lot of space:
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 4, 2024
π ΏοΈ Parking garages turn into space for 11K kids
π£οΈ Roads turn into 5.355 full grown trees
π Parking spots turn into 146K tiny houses
β½οΈ Gas stations turn into 13K m2 vegetable gardens
Inspiration:https://t.co/buYaSpa6ob
Being underway is not wasted time between A and B. With the right conditions, it is where society takes shape!
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 3, 2024
Instead of in non-existent '#TravelTimeSavings', THIS is what we should invest in!pic.twitter.com/HfvkMZzJoC
Car traffic has taken over our public space.
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) January 31, 2024
Cities have become machines.
But breaking this status quo is possible!
β Westerkade, @Utrecht 2021 – 2024
(πΈ by @edwinlucas_) pic.twitter.com/ZT9SLgJhMp
'Up to 43% of car trips in some parts of #London are linked to the school drop off.[…] Grassroots group Mums for Lungs is calling for a school street at every school by 2025.'
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 12, 2024
β https://t.co/tEC83s4Roa pic.twitter.com/oIwatajZCT
We stoppen onze kids in een kooi en gaan vervolgens ruziΓ«n over hun geluidsoverlast. Hoe zijn we hier terecht gekomen? En hoe komen we er weer uit?
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 6, 2024
Steun de Rechtvaardige Straat.
Doe mee met de week!
Onderteken het manifest: https://t.co/aYduFX3AOj pic.twitter.com/oLH9ySc0sk
Minder ruimte voor auto's in Nederlandse steden: 'De straat heeft meer doelen dan alleen parkeren'https://t.co/A4xbLCuFWz
— EenVandaag (@EenVandaag) February 5, 2024
'Hey kids: please take care of your safety. Pay attention, don't playπ€ΈββοΈ, don't get distracted, be seenπ¦Ί and look for eye contactπ. Road safety is a shared responsibility after all!'
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 6, 2024
Meanwhile:pic.twitter.com/dyTdwYtG2k
BREAKING: Paris voters won referendum 55% to TRIPLE parking charges for SUVs!
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 5, 2024
βWeβre doing this to reduce pollution & to make our children safer because these cars are dangerous. Paris is transforming itself to allow people to breathe & live better.βhttps://t.co/c7GTwxLyuF
Safety first.
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 3, 2024
(by @tomflood1) pic.twitter.com/GWEImk84pn
If the #EiffelTower sneezes…
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 1, 2024
π«π·πππππ, πππππ ππ πππππππππ«π·
(πΉ by @Jan_Kamensky) pic.twitter.com/3S9wHtrLqN
An inspiring before – after from the country of cars. If DΓΌsseldorf π©πͺ can change, why can't your city?
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) January 30, 2024
(made by https://t.co/6rCj0SVtq0) pic.twitter.com/bM0zNvoxYv
'Amsterdam wasn't Amsterdam until it was Amsterdam.' Our daily reminder that the space is there – it takes political choices to reclaim it.
— Cycling Professor π² ξ¨ (@fietsprofessor) February 13, 2024
β Prof. Meredith Glaser
(πΈ 2024 Hans Karssenberg / 2019 Google Streetview) pic.twitter.com/VjXPJzmCbK