🏭#Airpollution is the greatest human health risk - causing the average person worldwide to lose 1.8 years of #LifeExpectancy
🌇Reducing #cardependence would not only reduce pollution but pave the way to better #cities
#Bicycle lanes are bad for business and increase #congestion?
❗ bicycle lanes and parking deliver 5 times higher retail spendings than car parking
❗ cycling saves 6.8 bn EUR through congestion easing
10 misguided arguments against cycle lanes: https://t.co/rPylBbGw4U
Research reveals that physical #bike lanes reduce the number of fatalities for all road users dramatically, whereas painted lines proved insignificant. #InvestinCyling.
Full article: https://t.co/9nxXeL6KK5
Just as fish were designed to swim and birds to fly, humans were designed to move. So let’s design our cities that way.
@AdamStones of @BYCS_org shares five lessons from @UrbanFutureConf for anyone working to put walking and cycling first in their city.
https://t.co/SMdsC0izMK
Planning a #bike ride on #WorldBicycleDay? Participate in our #ECFphotoContest and show us 'How the world looks from the seat of your bike'!
The winning pic will be our banner!
https://t.co/9d0L2im7Qe
Recognizing its role as a simple, affordable, reliable, and sustainable means of transport, the UN has declared June 3rd #WorldBicycleDay. To mark the occasion, we invite you to share a photo in response to the query:
What does #DutchCycling mean to you?
https://t.co/ekw67Ccs2z
In less than three weeks, the cycle logistics world will land in Groningen for the 8th annual @CargoBikeFest.
The theme? "Delivering Happiness: Unboxing the Potential of Cargo Bikes" to help make cities "less congested, happy and fun places to be.”
More: https://t.co/Yl3xCiiqyp
Amsterdam is a city that regularly chooses the bicycle above all modes of transport, making up 70% of traffic in the center on any given day.
But its status as a world-class cycling city was never a given. Regular citizens had to fight really hard for it: https://t.co/a2GIZppFdQ