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Visit to #parisproject, largest social housing provider in central Paris, housing 1 in 9 citizens! Run in assoc’n with City of Paris, it renovates their old buildings, converts redundant Govt buildings & builds new ones. Aim to house 25% Paris pop’n, mix of income brackets. But still waiting list…

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Attention Street Design Nerds! One of the most intriguing cities in recent years at reconsidering streets for people instead of just for cars, Oslo Norway, translated their great Street Design Manual into English and put it on-line. It’s worth digging into. #Oslo www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...

submitted 27 days ago • 13 comments

Rise in renewable share in Labor's first term, each of the 3 years: - 4% - 3% - 1% Rise required each year until 2028: 8.6% New @reneweconomy.com.au piece w/ 4 key numbers for next three years under @albomp.bsky.social / @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social reneweconomy.com.au/labors-next-...

submitted 27 days ago • 4 comments

Not a single seat for Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party in the HoR. Waiting to see Senate results. #auspol #AusVotes25 #OneNation

submitted 29 days ago • 15 comments

If Labor was smart, they'd: • ignore the pro-LNP media (esp. NewsCorp). They don't represent the views of most Australians. • be principled. Take real action to address climate, housing, education, healthcare. • This will shore up support among informed young voters for 2028. #auspol #AusVotes25

submitted 29 days ago • 48 comments

Volz: I’m 102 years old. I taught for more than 20 years and have always been a great believer in American independence and good taste. We have a president who has no dignity and no sense of the dignity of a human being, especially one who is old and expects to die any minute.

submitted 37 days ago • 176 comments

Beyond Amsterdam: 9 Underrated Destinations for Bicycle-Loving Travelers. momentummag.com/beyond-amste...

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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.

submitted 74 days ago • 5 comments

Like the rapid unscheduled disassembly of our democracy.

submitted 87 days ago • 9 comments

New Cambridge Element Heidegger on Presence by Richard Polt out now! Read free for 2 weeks. cup.org/4imo3Vi

submitted 88 days ago • 1 comment

It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!

submitted 88 days ago • 1203 comments

Scarlet elf cup hot stick. #fungifriends #moss #dogwalk #countryside #trees

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment

Plant alphabet day 15: O is for Operculicarya decaryi. I’m cheating today and recycling a photo from last month. 🌱 🌴

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The first non wildlife pic on my channel. While animals in their natural habitat are my absolute favourite subjects, I've got a soft spot for #fungi in my heart. 😊🍄 #natur #naturephotography #photography #fotografie #fungifriends #mushrooms #forest #naturfotografie #nature #nationalpark

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

You can ignore climate change. The political system can ignore climate change. But the insurance industry cannot ignore climate change.

submitted 112 days ago • 102 comments

Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically. there are flowers tied to love and romance of all genders in Cherokee belief. The mistletoe in Cherokee

submitted 115 days ago • 3 comments

In Paris: 15 seconds of happiness as the urban highway on the banks of the Seine is transformed into a place for people, for life. It's a time for cities, the best places to resist threats. Cities for life are at the heart of our humanist urban commitment 🙌 💪🏼 Happy Proximity 💫

submitted 120 days ago • 6 comments

It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can. #InducedDemand

submitted 135 days ago • 46 comments

Free Our Feeds! What is it! @freeourfeeds.com F.O.F. is an independent group with the goal of running THIS👇 social network totally outside of Bluesky. It's not us. It's a fully independent version of the network. All the same users and posts. Running cooperatively with us and others.

submitted 140 days ago • 58 comments

Before-and-after photos of street transformations can be very inspiring, ESPECIALLY when they’re from places that many assume were ALWAYS that way — in other words, from cities we thought never HAD a “before picture” from an era where cars dominated. Delft NL 1978 vs 2023 via @modacitylife.com

submitted 140 days ago • 4 comments

White people need Animism! youtu.be/0R-2Cj3Kous?...

submitted 197 days ago • 4 comments

In case all the interest in #Greenland has raised your interest, our ace collaborators in #Asiaq, the logistics and survey organisation are currently recruiting a #climate + cryosphere position. This is a permanent position and a super opportunity asiaq.career.emply.com/en/ad/climat...

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

I am only 2K followers away from surpassing my old twitter following at 42K- if that happens, bsky will be my biggest platform ever. o_o

submitted 146 days ago • 52 comments

A fierce storm barreling across the U.S. toward the Mid-Atlantic States pounded a vast area with a wintry mix of sleet, snow and freezing rain that could bring “significant disruptions” to daily life and travel on Sunday and Monday.

submitted 147 days ago • 13 comments

In case you missed it, this was my starter pack for voices and organizations in Canadian Urbanism specifically. I’ve been adding to it over time, so even if you explored it before, you might want to see who’s been added. And sharing it would be much appreciated! #UrbanistShoutOut go.bsky.app/QWdmJjk

submitted 149 days ago • 8 comments

Who needs fireworks when you have aurora?

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Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam." This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s. Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today. Better choices instead of excuses.

submitted 150 days ago • 23 comments

€1.12m spent on RSA ‘Lose your independence’ campaign after researchers found young drivers think losing licence “feels unrealistic” Road Safety Authority officials said that their 'Lose your independence, Lose your licence' campaign targeting young drivers was based on research, but Freedom of…

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Wow, December has really flown by. Day 21 of #ArtAdventCalendar and this little pale orange colored day lily from my #garden that is a favorite every year. Pause / 10x10 inch oil on birchwood / 2022 #art #botanicalart #flowers #daylily

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The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. E-bikes support fewer car trips. V/@lloydalter.bsky.social

submitted 163 days ago • 42 comments

they are friends 🐝🪲 #embroidery #originalart #shopsmall #artforsale #originalart #bsnm

submitted 164 days ago • 32 comments

What being a pedestrian feels like when you’ve surrendered too much space to cars, leaving too little for everyone and everything else. Powerful llustration by Karl Jilg for the Swedish Road Administration.

submitted 163 days ago • 13 comments

The Dutch recommend bike paths be smooth, clear of obstructions, and a minimum of 230cm (7.5') for 1-way & 400cm (13') for 2-way paths. Because conflicts inevitably happen on narrower paths. And because we love to travel together with other people. 🚲❤️ Jaarbeursplein, Utrecht

submitted 164 days ago • 1 comment

“The long-term health benefits didn’t stop there: commuter cycling was also linked to a 24% reduced risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations, a 51% lower risk of dying from cancer, and improved mental health, as measured by fewer prescriptions for anxiety and depression.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

submitted 163 days ago • 17 comments

It's rare to find a naturally occurring, nicely positioned group of mushrooms that display the different stages of their growth, but these three tiny pink mushrooms did it perfectly. I believe these are a type of Mycena, but I could be wrong! 👩‍👦‍👦💓 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌱🌿 📷 🍄

submitted 164 days ago • 4 comments

The House has voted to pass a stopgap funding bill, a key step toward avoiding a government shutdown just hours before a midnight deadline. More details: cnn.it/41KvcJZ

submitted 164 days ago • 73 comments

Day 18 “Mira” All stained glass mosaic on repurposed wood. #ArtAdventCalendar #mosaic #art #stainedglass

submitted 166 days ago • 5 comments

Utrecht, Netherlands gets a lot of well-deserved attention for its best-practice urban biking. Don’t forget though, it’s also just a gorgeous, historic, dense, human-scaled walkable city for people. HT @luccampbell.bsky.social #Dutch

submitted 167 days ago • 12 comments

my blog from a few years ago about Australia’s ‘normal not normal’ fires and record breaking temperatures and effects on biodiversity- we simply have to reduce CO2 #ClimateChange #PlantScience #biodiversity globalplantcouncil.org/not-the-new-...

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Remember this? Paris is getting a whole new Metro network. It’s huge. And built fast. “The venerable #Paris Métro is about to get its most significant upgrade in decades with the arrival of the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.” www.cnn.com/travel/paris...

submitted 168 days ago • 29 comments

The best BlueSky has to offer is over on the cargobike feed! Always a smile!

submitted 168 days ago • 1 comment

If you haven’t watched this yet, please watch it and share it. If you care about cities, transportation, saving lives, bike-lanes, lying politicians, or how to completely dismantle evidence-free populist liar’s decisions. It’s VERY well done. #NotJustBikes #Ontario #Toronto youtu.be/KgFCQ7jEZxI

submitted 169 days ago • 12 comments

Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago 🧪 #IDsky www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 170 days ago • 232 comments

Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.

submitted 170 days ago • 1573 comments

Phenomenology Friday Hartmut Rosa: “Individually and collectively, people are situated in a world to which they must relate, with which they are always already in a relationship. To be, in Maurice Merleau-Ponty's terms, is being-in-the-world (être-au-monde).”

submitted 171 days ago • 1 comment

youtu.be/1gqxp2ZkSzo?... Sarah Aubrey’s interview Matthew Wood from Volvo Trucks ,discussing the brand new FH Aero electric truck. Very impressive! #renewableenergy #ev #electricvehicle www.electrifythis.com.au

submitted 170 days ago • 1 comment

Once upon a time, a man called Peter went to the market to buy a sustainable energy solution. Instead, he came home with a pouch of magic fairy dust sold to him by a wicked shopkeeper. "Free for now Peter, it's the Australian people who must pay later" #Auspol2024

submitted 171 days ago • 0 comments

The financial costs of the #ClimateCrisis “are now starkly apparent to Americans in the form of soaring home insurance premiums – with those in the riskiest areas for floods, storms and wildfires suffering the steepest rises of all.” “A climate crisis is starting to stir an insurance crisis.”

submitted 173 days ago • 20 comments

These next two weeks of purple are crucial.

submitted 175 days ago • 4 comments