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Guangzhou isn’t just building bike lanes. It's building a healthy, liveable city.
With 6,000 km. of greenways, it boasts one of the world's largest cycling networks.
What was once overlooked is now impossible to ignore: a vital link in their modern, multimodal transport system.
In recent years, Bilbao has quietly built a cycling network shaped by lessons from the Dutch: calmed where it can be, protected where it must—always comfortable and connected.
The result? You can now ride across the city on infrastructure for everyone—not just the fit and brave.
Shanghai famously turned its back on the bike decades ago, surrendering its streets to cars in pursuit of prosperity. But in the coming years, it'll make a remarkable U-turn, reclaiming substantial road space to add 1,250 km of high-quality cycle routes in the name of vitality.🧵
Joe Rogan just had the world's top human biologist on his podcast.
He revealed mind-blowing facts about health & longevity that 99% of people wouldn’t know...
Here are my top 8 takeaways:
'We cannot change; we are not #Amsterdam!!1!'
Anne Hidalgo, mayor of #Paris: 'Hold my🍷🥖'
🚲 +800km new bike paths.
🌳 +200.000 new trees.
🚗 -40% car traffic.
🤸♀️ +200 car free school streets.
All possible thanks to leadership.
Stop making excuses!
Start making the future!
The Dutch🇳🇱 don't arrive by bike at the #TrainStation. Instead, they arrive by train at the #BikeStation!
🚆 50% of train travellers arrive by bike.
🚲 33.000 bike parking spots around Utrecht CS.
💰 30 million Euro investment.
(📹: @defilmendefietser )
Earlier this year, Los Angeles' iconic Hollywood Boulevard received a $8-million facelift.
Two lanes of motor traffic were repurposed into two miles of walking and cycling improvements; including protected bike lanes, painted curb extensions, and additional quick-build features.
It's dark. It's rainy. We rock it.
📉 UK-wide cycling is down since the pandemic
📈 But London cycling is booming: most daily trips ever. Why? Infrastructure. Want more? Join us https://t.co/OGtlDQZIQM
The decision to invest €30-million in the world’s biggest bike parking (12,500 spaces) at Utrecht Central Station seems extravagant, but when you calculate the cost of the alternatives—in the context of tens of thousands of bike-train trips each day—it’s an absolute bargain...🧵