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Prends les manettes et accroche toi !
Croquis dans mon carnet avec mon super feutre noir Pigma Micron (TM) 08
#guidon #bike #gravel #dropbar #mastobike #vélo #carfree
#MesExplorations #sketch #kleinekunstklasse #mastoart #dtiys #peace

Prends les manettes et accroche toi !
Croquis dans mon carnet avec mon super feutre noir Pigma Micron (TM) 08
#guidon #bike #gravel #dropbar #mastobike #vélo #carfree
#MesExplorations #sketch #kleinekunstklasse #mastoart #dtiys #peace

Prends les manettes et accroche toi !
Croquis dans mon carnet avec mon super feutre noir Pigma Micron (TM) 08
#guidon #bike #gravel #dropbar #mastobike #vélo #carfree
#MesExplorations #sketch #kleinekunstklasse #mastoart #dtiys #peace

Prends les manettes et accroche toi !
Croquis dans mon carnet avec mon super feutre noir Pigma Micron (TM) 08
#guidon #bike #gravel #dropbar #mastobike #vélo #carfree
#MesExplorations #sketch #kleinekunstklasse #mastoart #dtiys #peace

Prends les manettes et accroche toi !
Croquis dans mon carnet avec mon super feutre noir Pigma Micron (TM) 08
#guidon #bike #gravel #dropbar #mastobike #vélo #carfree
#MesExplorations #sketch #kleinekunstklasse #mastoart #dtiys #peace

#Eugene #criticalmass is this friday, Aug 28th. deets in ALT Several bike-punks will be celebrating their #birthday 📢 Against the #system we revolt! pedal hard, join the #bikecult 🚲† #tallbike #vélo #bicycle #cycling #anarchy #edm #goth #gothic #firespinning #Cyclists #Bicycle #Bikes #BikeLife #BicyclePunk #BikeRevolution #Vélorution #BikeParty #DIYBike #BikeGang #CarFree #BikeSolidarity #PedalParty #GroupRide #PNWBikes #biketooter

It Takes a Full Bus "What happens when a hitchhiker stranded far from home meets a bus full of passengers who all have somewhere to be?" https://grist.org/climate-fiction/imagine2200-it-takes-a-full-bus #ShortStory #HopePunk #CliFi #Free #OpenAccess #PublicTransit #CarFree

@crazyeddie @aworkinglibrary
It is probably about car dependency, car-centered areas. Like in the US where in many towns without a car one would struggle to do anything: getting to the grocery store, getting back from the store, reaching the other river bank as many bridges are motor vehicles only.

People can’t live without cars in such places. Even food banks have huge lines of cars, four "lanes". Some homeless people drive cars as well. Imagine the closest grocery store being 1 hour walking distance away, and the weather may be extremely hot/cold.

Many such areas don’t even have sidewalks or anything for walking at all. At the same time so called "jay-walking" is prohibited by law. The term "jaywalking" actually was invented by the cars lobby in the early 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking
Moving around by walking is extremely inconvenient, dangerous, taking ridiculous amounts of time, basically incompatible with everyday activities.

Also the parking lots, roads, intersections take up huge chunks of the city. Consider how much longer it takes to walk somewhere compared to what it could be without all these. Urban areas could look very different if they were human-centered and Points Of Interest were packed tightly.

And the bigger the city, the more space car infrastructure takes up. More lanes, wider intersections, parking lots can have up to many thousands spots, highways, freeways, interchanges of ridiculous sizes and shapes.

The topic is huge, what I mentioned is just the tip. Think of what you see around every day. Also all the noise. And danger it brings to everyone, not just drivers. The number of so called "accidents", another convenient term for the horrible things that happen everyday.

The areas which are pedestrian-friendly, bicycle friendly, have public transportation tend to have happier residents, more attraction points, more small businesses, more street life, way better air quality, less noise among other benefits.
Also social connections and interaction happen there and not on a 4-lane highway.

#Cars #Car #City #Urban #Streets
#Cities #CarFree #Roads #CarDependancy #StreetLife #Safety #Bycicles #Walking #UrbanSprawl #OneMoreLane #InducedTraffic #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #Access #PublicTransportation #Accessibility #Accessible #PublicSpaces #Socialization #Capitalism #Subsidies #Lobbying #WordsMatter #History #CarsAreDangerous #FuckCars

@crazyeddie @aworkinglibrary
It is probably about car dependency, car-centered areas. Like in the US where in many towns without a car one would struggle to do anything: getting to the grocery store, getting back from the store, reaching the other river bank as many bridges are motor vehicles only.

People can’t live without cars in such places. Even food banks have huge lines of cars, four "lanes". Some homeless people drive cars as well. Imagine the closest grocery store being 1 hour walking distance away, and the weather may be extremely hot/cold.

Many such areas don’t even have sidewalks or anything for walking at all. At the same time so called "jay-walking" is prohibited by law. The term "jaywalking" actually was invented by the cars lobby in the early 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking
Moving around by walking is extremely inconvenient, dangerous, taking ridiculous amounts of time, basically incompatible with everyday activities.

Also the parking lots, roads, intersections take up huge chunks of the city. Consider how much longer it takes to walk somewhere compared to what it could be without all these. Urban areas could look very different if they were human-centered and Points Of Interest were packed tightly.

And the bigger the city, the more space car infrastructure takes up. More lanes, wider intersections, parking lots can have up to many thousands spots, highways, freeways, interchanges of ridiculous sizes and shapes.

The topic is huge, what I mentioned is just the tip. Think of what you see around every day. Also all the noise. And danger it brings to everyone, not just drivers. The number of so called "accidents", another convenient term for the horrible things that happen everyday.

The areas which are pedestrian-friendly, bicycle friendly, have public transportation tend to have happier residents, more attraction points, more small businesses, more street life, way better air quality, less noise among other benefits.
Also social connections and interaction happen there and not on a 4-lane highway.

#Cars #Car #City #Urban #Streets
#Cities #CarFree #Roads #CarDependancy #StreetLife #Safety #Bycicles #Walking #UrbanSprawl #OneMoreLane #InducedTraffic #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #Access #PublicTransportation #Accessibility #Accessible #PublicSpaces #Socialization #Capitalism #Subsidies #Lobbying #WordsMatter #History #CarsAreDangerous #FuckCars

@crazyeddie @aworkinglibrary
It is probably about car dependency, car-centered areas. Like in the US where in many towns without a car one would struggle to do anything: getting to the grocery store, getting back from the store, reaching the other river bank as many bridges are motor vehicles only.

People can’t live without cars in such places. Even food banks have huge lines of cars, four "lanes". Some homeless people drive cars as well. Imagine the closest grocery store being 1 hour walking distance away, and the weather may be extremely hot/cold.

Many such areas don’t even have sidewalks or anything for walking at all. At the same time so called "jay-walking" is prohibited by law. The term "jaywalking" actually was invented by the cars lobby in the early 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking
Moving around by walking is extremely inconvenient, dangerous, taking ridiculous amounts of time, basically incompatible with everyday activities.

Also the parking lots, roads, intersections take up huge chunks of the city. Consider how much longer it takes to walk somewhere compared to what it could be without all these. Urban areas could look very different if they were human-centered and Points Of Interest were packed tightly.

And the bigger the city, the more space car infrastructure takes up. More lanes, wider intersections, parking lots can have up to many thousands spots, highways, freeways, interchanges of ridiculous sizes and shapes.

The topic is huge, what I mentioned is just the tip. Think of what you see around every day. Also all the noise. And danger it brings to everyone, not just drivers. The number of so called "accidents", another convenient term for the horrible things that happen everyday.

The areas which are pedestrian-friendly, bicycle friendly, have public transportation tend to have happier residents, more attraction points, more small businesses, more street life, way better air quality, less noise among other benefits.
Also social connections and interaction happen there and not on a 4-lane highway.

#Cars #Car #City #Urban #Streets
#Cities #CarFree #Roads #CarDependancy #StreetLife #Safety #Bycicles #Walking #UrbanSprawl #OneMoreLane #InducedTraffic #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #Access #PublicTransportation #Accessibility #Accessible #PublicSpaces #Socialization #Capitalism #Subsidies #Lobbying #WordsMatter #History #CarsAreDangerous #FuckCars

@crazyeddie @aworkinglibrary
It is probably about car dependency, car-centered areas. Like in the US where in many towns without a car one would struggle to do anything: getting to the grocery store, getting back from the store, reaching the other river bank as many bridges are motor vehicles only.

People can’t live without cars in such places. Even food banks have huge lines of cars, four "lanes". Some homeless people drive cars as well. Imagine the closest grocery store being 1 hour walking distance away, and the weather may be extremely hot/cold.

Many such areas don’t even have sidewalks or anything for walking at all. At the same time so called "jay-walking" is prohibited by law. The term "jaywalking" actually was invented by the cars lobby in the early 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking
Moving around by walking is extremely inconvenient, dangerous, taking ridiculous amounts of time, basically incompatible with everyday activities.

Also the parking lots, roads, intersections take up huge chunks of the city. Consider how much longer it takes to walk somewhere compared to what it could be without all these. Urban areas could look very different if they were human-centered and Points Of Interest were packed tightly.

And the bigger the city, the more space car infrastructure takes up. More lanes, wider intersections, parking lots can have up to many thousands spots, highways, freeways, interchanges of ridiculous sizes and shapes.

The topic is huge, what I mentioned is just the tip. Think of what you see around every day. Also all the noise. And danger it brings to everyone, not just drivers. The number of so called "accidents", another convenient term for the horrible things that happen everyday.

The areas which are pedestrian-friendly, bicycle friendly, have public transportation tend to have happier residents, more attraction points, more small businesses, more street life, way better air quality, less noise among other benefits.
Also social connections and interaction happen there and not on a 4-lane highway.

#Cars #Car #City #Urban #Streets
#Cities #CarFree #Roads #CarDependancy #StreetLife #Safety #Bycicles #Walking #UrbanSprawl #OneMoreLane #InducedTraffic #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #Access #PublicTransportation #Accessibility #Accessible #PublicSpaces #Socialization #Capitalism #Subsidies #Lobbying #WordsMatter #History #CarsAreDangerous #FuckCars

@crazyeddie @aworkinglibrary
It is probably about car dependency, car-centered areas. Like in the US where in many towns without a car one would struggle to do anything: getting to the grocery store, getting back from the store, reaching the other river bank as many bridges are motor vehicles only.

People can’t live without cars in such places. Even food banks have huge lines of cars, four "lanes". Some homeless people drive cars as well. Imagine the closest grocery store being 1 hour walking distance away, and the weather may be extremely hot/cold.

Many such areas don’t even have sidewalks or anything for walking at all. At the same time so called "jay-walking" is prohibited by law. The term "jaywalking" actually was invented by the cars lobby in the early 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking
Moving around by walking is extremely inconvenient, dangerous, taking ridiculous amounts of time, basically incompatible with everyday activities.

Also the parking lots, roads, intersections take up huge chunks of the city. Consider how much longer it takes to walk somewhere compared to what it could be without all these. Urban areas could look very different if they were human-centered and Points Of Interest were packed tightly.

And the bigger the city, the more space car infrastructure takes up. More lanes, wider intersections, parking lots can have up to many thousands spots, highways, freeways, interchanges of ridiculous sizes and shapes.

The topic is huge, what I mentioned is just the tip. Think of what you see around every day. Also all the noise. And danger it brings to everyone, not just drivers. The number of so called "accidents", another convenient term for the horrible things that happen everyday.

The areas which are pedestrian-friendly, bicycle friendly, have public transportation tend to have happier residents, more attraction points, more small businesses, more street life, way better air quality, less noise among other benefits.
Also social connections and interaction happen there and not on a 4-lane highway.

#Cars #Car #City #Urban #Streets
#Cities #CarFree #Roads #CarDependancy #StreetLife #Safety #Bycicles #Walking #UrbanSprawl #OneMoreLane #InducedTraffic #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #Access #PublicTransportation #Accessibility #Accessible #PublicSpaces #Socialization #Capitalism #Subsidies #Lobbying #WordsMatter #History #CarsAreDangerous #FuckCars

“Open street transformations vary in duration and scale, shaping how we relate to and use a street. It shifts the way we perceive what public space in the city can be, even for a single day, and that shift feeds our collective imaginary of the city.”
#openstreets #carfree #publicspaces #road #vancouver

https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2026/07/27/open-streets-how-often/

@scarletcoral.ca
For the first time in four years, popular St-Denis Street has lost its pedestrian-only status and is open to cars for the summer. Business owners and event organizers say the decline in foot traffic is disrupting operations during what should be a busy season.
@BrentToderian @TheWarOnCars @notjustbikes
#carfree #urbpol #urbanism #pedestrianFriendly

#TheGuardian: "Meet the #Americans who choose to live without a #car in the #US: ‘It takes some doing’"

#carFree #carCulture
#publicTransport #bikeCommuting #biking #velotaf #transportsEnCommun

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/americans-without-cars-driving-dominated-country

I published “Being the Change⁠🌍 (featuring my abandoned and ongoing changes)” at
https://www.ii.com/be-the-change/
#BeTheChange #BeingTheChange #BeKind #CarFree #Boycott #Shopping #FLOSS #Standards #Activism #Hacktivism #AsciiDoc #Markdown #Privacy #Security #Tech
#InfiniteInk
#Byℵ #ByNM

Can you live without a car in the mountains? Yes, with planning and a few different bikes
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2025/may/30/can-you-live-without-a-car-in-the-mountains-yes-with-planning-and-a-few-different-bikes
#climate #FossilFuels #pollution #RoadTrauma #harm #MobilityDesign #cycling #carfree

The first car-free community built from scratch in the US is starting to take off: 'For some, cars equal freedom, but for me, it's a restriction'
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/culdesac-tempe-arizona-walkable-car-free-neighborhood/ #urbanplanning #carfree #carculture #walkablecity #walkability #citiesforpeople #citiesforpeoplenotcars #ebikes

This Saturday starting at 1pm, enjoy car-free Hayes, with activities hosted by IntoTheStreetsSF.com!

More details: https://hayesvalleysf.org/calendar/?event_id1=8685

#CarFreeHayes #CarFree #SlowStreets #SlowStreetsSF

I'm so excited to experience the #ShortNorth as it should be—#CarFree! On Saturday, there's a holiday event happening and they're closing High Street to cars for several blocks. I can't wait! https://shortnorth.org/holidayhop/ #Columbus #Urbanism @heartlandurbanist @heartlandurbanist_channel

I see a lot about #CarFree #BikeFriendly cities, but honestly I think the only way towards drastically reducing car dependency is great public transport. Not bikes.

The focus on cars vs "lighter traffic" as bikers & pedestrians is one thing, but ignored is the bike vs pedestrians.

There are places (especially underpassages) in Oslo I am kinda terrified of walking, due to "high speed bikers"

Bikers are generally way less likely to stop for pedestrians at pedestrian crossing than drivers. Again, in Oslo, I need to mind bikers WAY more than I need to mind cars when I walk.

Care must be taken to not remove one problem for pedestrians by introducing a new one.

And, again, being able to bike, specially a city, is something many people are not able to do. A too narrow focus on a form of transport that excludes disabled is #ableist

We need #accessible dependable public transport.

This, btw, also means accessible, dependable public restrooms in connection with the public transport.

@notjustbikes It's interesting to see that Amsterdam also still has to fight the car mentality, despite being years ahead of the cities in my country.

For better searchability of your content:
#Amsterdam #urbanplanning #knip #traffic #street #road #carfree

Car free zones in #Bellingen?
In 2017, Ghent introduced its circulatieplan (circulation plan) which removed traffic from the city centre using #carfree zones.
Since then there has been more space for #pedestrians and cyclists with only a select group of vehicles such as emergency services, trams, buses and taxis able to enter.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/17/how-have-things-changed-since-ghent-went-car-free
#pollution #Climate #emission #Roads #ZeroVision sustainable mobility #livability #PoliticalWill #IPCC

The Innovative Way Ghent, Belgium Removed Cars From The City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEOA_Tcq2XA

Barcelona’s Car-Free Superblocks Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kmIUjHL0zs

Public art: Daydream nation, dreaming of endless fossil fuel dependency.

I just migrated here, so here is my #introduction. #Kudos to my #Enlightened #Frogs for inviting me!

I am #Bihotz. I am an #educator living in #PNW #Moscow. I am #Indigenous - #NativeAmerican and #BasqueAmerican.

I am a #dancer. I currently #dance #ballet, #tapdance, and our #traditional dance styles.

I also love #sports such as #golf and #discgolf . You can also catch me #outdoors #skateboarding and #hiking.

I live a #carfree #lifestyle for #environmental and #sustainability reasons.

The non-advice of my car-free mentor

I was nervous about giving up my car in Richmond, Indiana and heard that Wayne had been car-free for ten years. I invited him out to lunch to hear about his experiences.

He accepted, but his experiences weren't what I expected.

Read why:
https://mark.stosberg.com/the-non-advice-of-my-car-free-mentor/?mtm_campaign=masto&mtm_kwd=mentor

#cycling #carfree #RichmondIN

The Cities Keeping Their Car-Free Spaces:
“The open streets of the pandemic reclaimed public space for pedestrians and bicyclists. From Bogotá to New York to Stockholm, some of those changes [but to be blunt, not nearly enough of them] have become permanent.” Via Linda Poon in CityLab.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-12-29/permanent-car-free-streets-for-bikes-and-pedestrians

#cities #car #streets #OpenStreets #urbanism #CarFree #transportation #PublicPlaces #cars #city #places