Advocating for healthy, active and loveable urban spaces through work in sustainable transportation. All tweets are my own.
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Paris - a densely populated world capital - is repurposing vehicle travel lanes for active transportation all throughout its core!
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One of these vehicles is seen as a symbol of an elitist lifestyle that imposes itself on society and takes away the freedom of others.
The other is a car.
(H/T @BrooklynSpoke)
Huge turnout for @activeguelph AGM tonight! @JennieJuste and @CamGuthrie as keynote speakers, sharing key takeaways from Copenhagen.
Congrats to GCAT @activeguelph on another successful #bikethenight event! I met pirates, airplanes, and doggos and adored the atmosphere of this family-friendly ride 🚲🚨🥳
I was lucky enough to get a personalized tour of Utrecht from the one and only @lennartnout. Started at Utrecht Centraal, which has recently built capacity for 12,500 bikes accommodated on three levels (which are all accessible by bike, naturally).
The main library in Gouda has a lovely cafe on the main floor and a large patio area out front. I adore these #stickyplaces
The attention to detail, and commitment to making things pleasant, or at the very least interesting to look at is phenomenal. This is the central train station in Utrecht.
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🎉 This New Year’s Eve, take GO Transit for FREE starting at 7 pm, courtesy of @WeAreFortyCreek and @maddcanada. Please drink responsibly.
We’re also offering special train service to get you home safely.
Details: gotransit.com/nyeservice
Have spent the last three weeks in the @CityOfVictoria. They’ve made impressive progress on the cycling network - many photos and thoughts to come, but for now enjoy a roughly three minute time lapse of an Advisory Bike Lane in action.
Great to see the bike valet in action at @RibfestGuelph. Thanks GCAT @activeguelph for offering this service again this year!
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We want cyclists to feel safe biking in Guelph. We’ve reviewed your feedback and developed designs for a protected cycling network along three corridors in the city, and now we want to know what you think!
ALT rendering of cycle lanes and roadway
Twitterverse.. I'm going on a year-long leave to do a whole lotta this ⬇️ City of Guelph is hiring to cover my position, see job posting below. Please share!
Project Manager, Sustainable Transportation (Contract - Up to 13 months) (#Guelph, Ontario) #job social.icims.com/viewjob/pt1…
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Our GCAT bike ride in collaboration with @cityofguelph staff for our #bikemonth kickoff event was really fun. We explored our river trails ,secret alleys and quiet residential streets. Thanks @MadeleineMyhill @JennieJuste @benitavanm @thatjamesgordon @orourke_ward6 @JuneHofland
Cycling could be the most simple, obvious, direct, comfortable and pleasant mode in North American cities too. We need to deconstruct the illusion that transportation is a choice, and acknowledge the myriad ways in which community and infrastructure DESIGN makes the choice for us
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The sensory experience of being in a low-car city can’t be communicated through a photograph.
The sounds of church bells, chirping birds, and cheerful conversations. The smells of budding flowers, blossoming trees, and busy kitchens.
It can transform any cynic into an advocate. – at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
