Lucian Brinkley

richmond | 4cities urban studies |

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

Years ago, we began advocating for the bicycle as an affordable and enjoyable transportation tool to get from A to B.

Since moving to the Netherlands, we’ve realized it’s a transformative tool to create more attractive, equitable, and liveable cities.

Sarphatistraat, Amsterdam.

[Alex Contreras 🍉 @contrerasforca]

One of the biggest threats to our future is car dependent infrastructure. It accelerates climate change, maims & kills at an alarming rate, forces people into precarious financial situations and limits the amount of housing we need to build. Car dependency is actively harming us.

[Lucian Brinkley @lucianbrink]

@RepSpanberger To actually reduce traffic congestion, every dollar needs to be spent on active transportation, public transit, and traffic calming project. There is no other way.

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

If you really care about the safety of cyclists and children, lobbying for helmets and hi-viz is the LAST THING you should do.

Don't worry though: Risk management theory gives you clear new goals to fight for. Go for it!

(graphic by @colvilleandersn)

[Qagggy! @Qagggy]

Sometimes less is more: narrow streets, limited access, and slow speeds prevent cars from dominating the landscape.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Remember, it’s not about whether you personally want to or need to drive. It’s about understanding the truth that in cities, if everyone tries to move by car, no one moves much at all. So the more of us that are enticed to walk, bike & take transit, the better it is for everyone.

[Lior Steinberg @LiorSteinberg]

Why don't we build more streets like this?
This parking-free residential street in Delft truly fosters mental ownership in the public space.

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

Many business owners believe their livelihood depends on two lanes of free-flowing traffic and two parking spaces outside their front door.

Except cars don’t have wallets, people do; and they’re far more likely to spend their time and money in serene, social, stimulating places.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

That separated, protected lane ABSOLUTELY fights #ClimateChange.

And air pollution.
And inequality.
And preventable diseases.
And public health cost increases.
And cost of living increases.
And tax increases.
And it supports economic devt & allows more trips in a lot less space.

[Lucian Brinkley @lucianbrink]

Love some Franklin to 1st St protected bike lane action on a nice Monday 🚲

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

This is REALLY important — Austrian super-minister kills €2 billion highway project.

“I don’t want us to say in 20 years’ time that we have buried billions of taxpayers’ money & poured concrete over our future.”

What you ACTUALLY do in a #ClimateCrisis! https://t.co/IawOtIRCu5

[Adam James Pollock @AdamPollock]

Normalise sitting outside the café all day and not really doing anything

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

I live a few blocks from one of Barcelona’s superblocks (superillas).

✅ kids scooting
✅ adults dining, walking, reading, selfieing
✅ drivers behaving
✅ trees & plants growing

All where cars once dominated. Now they’re guests. Allowed, but more welcome on the outer streets.

[David Milner @djjmilner]

This is what sustainable transport (made possible by sustainable dense mid rise cities) looks like

#cop26

[Dave Walker @davewalker]

Diagram for transport day at #COP26, where electric cars are the main focus of the agenda.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

People who commute by bike have:

- a 52% lower risk of death from heart disease;
- a 46% lower risk of developing heart disease;
- a 40% lower risk of death from cancer
- a 45% lower risk of developing cancer

#CityMakingMath British study in @bmj_latest: https://t.co/MEzXdZtA8X

[Wyatt Gordon @yitgordon]

“The amount of street racing I see on this bridge is unreal.” - @AiRVA_Drone

The Machester Bridge doesn’t have to be a 6-lane surface highway. We could build @BridgeParkRVA—a safe connection between downtown & Southside for people to walk, bike, and hang out on. 🤩

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

One of the most intriguing, and misused, street design & place-making ideas in the world is the Dutch #Woonerf, or living street. When I studied woonerfs while working in Groningen, I learned the key is design that essentially makes it impossible to drive faster than people walk.

[Adrian Pietrzak @zoningwonk]

If there was one thing I wish I could get every American to understand it's this map. Being "closer to nature" doesn't make you greener. Cities are greener because people ditch cars & live in smaller spaces. Every apartment not built in a city pushes more people out into the red.