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Stephen Graham on global cities & biking. Urban Planning and Global Finance NYU. Former research director Citi and Goldman
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If you've fantasized about blowing up your local expressway blocking access to the waterfront, here's what it looks like (Rio de Janeiro)
As long interest rates rise, these kinds of projects are at risk. Brooklyn, never-occupied offices to be turned into 239 apartments. realtywire.com/northwind-14...
Northwind Lends $208M for Brooklyn Office Conversion
Northwind Group originated a $208 million construction loan to convert 141 Willoughby Street, a never-occupied Brooklyn tower, into 239 apartments.
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October 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
As long interest rates rise, these kinds of projects are at risk. Brooklyn, never-occupied offices to be turned into 239 apartments. realtywire.com/northwind-14...
youtu.be/f-ReivbR07U?... This video is one revelation after another
China's bike lanes are mind-blowing. But there's a problem.
YouTube video by Shifter
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October 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
youtu.be/f-ReivbR07U?... This video is one revelation after another
Urban bikers, even when just running errands, recording on bike apps can help planners know where to put protected lanes, anonymized. Set those rides to private to not junk up your followers. Academic data analysts: here's a program in the same vein. press.strava.com/artic…
https://press.strava.com/artic…
October 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Urban bikers, even when just running errands, recording on bike apps can help planners know where to put protected lanes, anonymized. Set those rides to private to not junk up your followers. Academic data analysts: here's a program in the same vein. press.strava.com/artic…
As NYC spreads busways (not just bus lanes) to 34th Street in Manhattan, East Tremont in the Bronx, etc., this is how they work youtu.be/9U4N7OkT-g8?...
How Do NYC's Busways Work?
YouTube video by NYC DOT
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September 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
As NYC spreads busways (not just bus lanes) to 34th Street in Manhattan, East Tremont in the Bronx, etc., this is how they work youtu.be/9U4N7OkT-g8?...
Brazil is not exactly bike-friendly, but there are glimmers of change here and there. This sign on a rest-stop service station and restaurant outside São Paulo is aimed at sport riders: "Cyclists welcome! Available for free use: patches for tire tubes, air pumps, tool kits."
September 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Brazil is not exactly bike-friendly, but there are glimmers of change here and there. This sign on a rest-stop service station and restaurant outside São Paulo is aimed at sport riders: "Cyclists welcome! Available for free use: patches for tire tubes, air pumps, tool kits."
Amazing stuff going on in Paris, in the 13th year of its bicycling transformation. This first map shows bike lanes built just since 2021, generally protected. Does not include local extensions under a neighborhood program.
September 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Amazing stuff going on in Paris, in the 13th year of its bicycling transformation. This first map shows bike lanes built just since 2021, generally protected. Does not include local extensions under a neighborhood program.
Cars are now used within Paris for just 9% of total trips, less than bikes and far less than public transit. If you visit Paris, don't mess up the stats.
September 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Cars are now used within Paris for just 9% of total trips, less than bikes and far less than public transit. If you visit Paris, don't mess up the stats.
In Copenhagen, nearly half of work and school commutes are by bike and most of the rest on foot or by transit. But in the 1970s it was becoming a car town. A freeway was to be built right through the core. No one had the benefit of hindsight then to see what that sort of thing does to downtowns.
September 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
In Copenhagen, nearly half of work and school commutes are by bike and most of the rest on foot or by transit. But in the 1970s it was becoming a car town. A freeway was to be built right through the core. No one had the benefit of hindsight then to see what that sort of thing does to downtowns.
London has added about 340 km of bike lanes in the past decade. Total car traffic there is still below the level of 2019, before Covid and remote work rearranged travel patterns. But bike travel is up 43%, to 1.5 million trips a day.
September 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
London has added about 340 km of bike lanes in the past decade. Total car traffic there is still below the level of 2019, before Covid and remote work rearranged travel patterns. But bike travel is up 43%, to 1.5 million trips a day.
After seeing London bike trips reach 1.5 million/day & the air scrubbed clean by car limits, UK govt. launches third national investment plan for walking and cycling. $6bn in ten years. National safe-routes-to-school program. Goal to drop child crash deaths by 70%. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Active Travel – Active England: the third cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS3)
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September 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
After seeing London bike trips reach 1.5 million/day & the air scrubbed clean by car limits, UK govt. launches third national investment plan for walking and cycling. $6bn in ten years. National safe-routes-to-school program. Goal to drop child crash deaths by 70%. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Getting into the shoulder season with less summer heat in Europe and the wine harvest. This cycle track crosses the heart of Burgundy. If Pommard, Montrachet, and Meursault mean anything to you, you get it. Amenities include trailside cafés serving French food, known locally as food.
September 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Getting into the shoulder season with less summer heat in Europe and the wine harvest. This cycle track crosses the heart of Burgundy. If Pommard, Montrachet, and Meursault mean anything to you, you get it. Amenities include trailside cafés serving French food, known locally as food.
Adapting cities to the new light-electric mobility is a worldwide issue. E-motos are too efficient and cheap to let them be driven off the roads by cars, but too fast to mix with bicycles on the bike lane, much less with people on sidewalks.
September 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Adapting cities to the new light-electric mobility is a worldwide issue. E-motos are too efficient and cheap to let them be driven off the roads by cars, but too fast to mix with bicycles on the bike lane, much less with people on sidewalks.
I'm a fan of developing countries that develop. Been traveling for decades to the western backlands of the state of Bahia, Brazil to visit family. Never seen transportation conditions as good as last week, both there and in the coastal capital Salvador.
August 27, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I'm a fan of developing countries that develop. Been traveling for decades to the western backlands of the state of Bahia, Brazil to visit family. Never seen transportation conditions as good as last week, both there and in the coastal capital Salvador.
Can't remember why we let these overrun our cities
August 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Can't remember why we let these overrun our cities
New NJ/NY Meadowlands? Less parking, more train connections, more action, more green. rpa.org/work/reports...
August 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
New NJ/NY Meadowlands? Less parking, more train connections, more action, more green. rpa.org/work/reports...
Love these all-electric buses in São Paulo, hundreds of them. So much quieter than diesel, with no urban air pollution. And this being Brazil, they're running on wind, sunshine, and river power.
July 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Love these all-electric buses in São Paulo, hundreds of them. So much quieter than diesel, with no urban air pollution. And this being Brazil, they're running on wind, sunshine, and river power.
This interview-while-riding is about AOC's views on transportation and freedom, but one other detail caught my eye. She and the journalist wait patiently at a light next to two cars, each maybe two tons. When they start up again nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/24/f...
Biking With AOC in Her Queens District - Streetsblog New York City
Streetsblog went on a bike ride with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez around East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. Here's what we discussed.
nyc.streetsblog.org
July 29, 2026 at 12:16 PM
This interview-while-riding is about AOC's views on transportation and freedom, but one other detail caught my eye. She and the journalist wait patiently at a light next to two cars, each maybe two tons. When they start up again nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/24/f...
Not sure this transmits the tranquility the prefecture is hoping for. São Paulo "arrest meter" listing the feats of the police lately empowered with more camera tech. Starts with "Escapees Captured" totaling 3,323. (OK, it's more like "warrants served," but still.)
July 21, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Not sure this transmits the tranquility the prefecture is hoping for. São Paulo "arrest meter" listing the feats of the police lately empowered with more camera tech. Starts with "Escapees Captured" totaling 3,323. (OK, it's more like "warrants served," but still.)
World's most-liveable cities as usual are in Scandinavia and German-speaking Europe.
Second best are in Australia, New Zealand, Japan
US continues to trail Canadian cities, with only Honolulu close.
Worst of all is Damascus.
Second best are in Australia, New Zealand, Japan
US continues to trail Canadian cities, with only Honolulu close.
Worst of all is Damascus.
July 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
World's most-liveable cities as usual are in Scandinavia and German-speaking Europe.
Second best are in Australia, New Zealand, Japan
US continues to trail Canadian cities, with only Honolulu close.
Worst of all is Damascus.
Second best are in Australia, New Zealand, Japan
US continues to trail Canadian cities, with only Honolulu close.
Worst of all is Damascus.
The World Cup is on without the Italians, but they did host the Bike Messenger World Championship this year
July 2, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The World Cup is on without the Italians, but they did host the Bike Messenger World Championship this year
Reposted by World Bike Forward
A Japanese fan broke down crying after his country's elimination, but a group of Brazilians fans went to console him and Mexican fans made him soar. You gotta love the World Cup! ❤️🌎⚽️
Video: RÉCORD
Video: RÉCORD
June 29, 2026 at 11:06 PM
A Japanese fan broke down crying after his country's elimination, but a group of Brazilians fans went to console him and Mexican fans made him soar. You gotta love the World Cup! ❤️🌎⚽️
Video: RÉCORD
Video: RÉCORD
Name this city. Bottom sign: no bike riding. Top sign: no walking your bike. Hint: applies to almost the whole city.
June 29, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Name this city. Bottom sign: no bike riding. Top sign: no walking your bike. Hint: applies to almost the whole city.
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"The pedestrian/cyclist just came out of nowhere!"
Babe, if you were doing 30mph, 30 seconds ago you were a quarter of a mile away - if anyone came out of nowhere, it's you.
Babe, if you were doing 30mph, 30 seconds ago you were a quarter of a mile away - if anyone came out of nowhere, it's you.
June 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
"The pedestrian/cyclist just came out of nowhere!"
Babe, if you were doing 30mph, 30 seconds ago you were a quarter of a mile away - if anyone came out of nowhere, it's you.
Babe, if you were doing 30mph, 30 seconds ago you were a quarter of a mile away - if anyone came out of nowhere, it's you.