14 februari 2024 Cycling Professor / Fietsprofessor No longer want to be stuck in car traffic?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.๐๐ฒ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐คธ๐งโ๐ฆฝ๐ณ pic.twitter.com/4SOZsj1xzO— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 9, 2024 The online version: https://t.co/fHlwoVkBSl— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 6, 2024 For decades, we literally spent trillions to retrofit our cities, our public spaces and our society around cars.It just didn't work.If only we had an alternative.If only…๐ฒ(๐น of #London by @PeterStuart3) pic.twitter.com/sCnsjmdHL3— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 5, 2024 With only 13% fewer cars #Hamburg gains a lot of space:๐ ฟ๏ธ Parking garages turn into space for 11K kids๐ฃ๏ธ Roads turn into 5.355 full grown trees๐ Parking spots turn into 146K tiny housesโฝ๏ธ Gas stations turn into 13K m2 vegetable gardensInspiration:https://t.co/buYaSpa6ob— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 4, 2024 Being underway is not wasted time between A and B. With the right conditions, it is where society takes shape! Instead of in non-existent '#TravelTimeSavings', THIS is what we should invest in!pic.twitter.com/HfvkMZzJoC— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 3, 2024 Car traffic has taken over our public space.Cities have become machines.But breaking this status quo is possible!โ Westerkade, @Utrecht 2021 – 2024 (๐ธ by @edwinlucas_) pic.twitter.com/ZT9SLgJhMp— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) January 31, 2024 '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.'โ https://t.co/tEC83s4Roa pic.twitter.com/oIwatajZCT— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 12, 2024 We stoppen onze kids in een kooi en gaan vervolgens ruziรซn over hun geluidsoverlast. Hoe zijn we hier terecht gekomen? En hoe komen we er weer uit? Steun de Rechtvaardige Straat.Doe mee met de week!Onderteken het manifest: https://t.co/aYduFX3AOj pic.twitter.com/oLH9ySc0sk— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 6, 2024 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 play๐คธโโ๏ธ, don't get distracted, be seen๐ฆบ and look for eye contact๐. Road safety is a shared responsibility after all!'Meanwhile:pic.twitter.com/dyTdwYtG2k— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 6, 2024 BREAKING: Paris voters won referendum 55% to TRIPLE parking charges for SUVs! โWeโre 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.โhttps://t.co/c7GTwxLyuF— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 5, 2024 Safety first.(by @tomflood1) pic.twitter.com/GWEImk84pn— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 3, 2024 If the #EiffelTower sneezes…๐ซ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ท(๐น by @Jan_Kamensky) pic.twitter.com/3S9wHtrLqN— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 1, 2024 An inspiring before – after from the country of cars. If Dรผsseldorf ๐ฉ๐ช can change, why can't your city?(made by https://t.co/6rCj0SVtq0) pic.twitter.com/bM0zNvoxYv— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) January 30, 2024 'Amsterdam wasn't Amsterdam until it was Amsterdam.' Our daily reminder that the space is there – it takes political choices to reclaim it.โ Prof. Meredith Glaser(๐ธ 2024 Hans Karssenberg / 2019 Google Streetview) pic.twitter.com/VjXPJzmCbK— Cycling Professor ๐ฒ ๎จ (@fietsprofessor) February 13, 2024