#SafeInfrastructure, #BikeEd #BikeBus and #IndependentMobility for kids has many benefits, including [parents] being able to sleep in. #FreedomOfMovement #MobilityEducation #SafeStreets4All
"I moved to an area where my kids can bike to school, because as an advocate for livable cities, I wanted my kids to experience what it feels like to be free. And I wanted to be able to sleep in." -Cyprine Odada, founder of Women Shaping Cities, Nairobi
October 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#SafeInfrastructure, #BikeEd #BikeBus and #IndependentMobility for kids has many benefits, including [parents] being able to sleep in. #FreedomOfMovement #MobilityEducation #SafeStreets4All
"Road designers can induce slower speeds. Urban planners can narrow arterials and simplify driving patterns. Local governments can improve walkability and pedestrian safety." #SafeInfrastructure #BikeEd #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus #ActiveKids #Health #WellBeing #Community
Harvard Magazine's new cover story delves into road safety.
I explained the fallacy of blaming individuals for crashes:
Americans “blame individuals for what really are systemic & societal problems...road users are just going about their daily business. It’s not their job to build a safe system.”
I explained the fallacy of blaming individuals for crashes:
Americans “blame individuals for what really are systemic & societal problems...road users are just going about their daily business. It’s not their job to build a safe system.”
Making Roads Safer for Pedestrians and Cyclists | Harvard Magazine
Working to curb road deaths
www.harvardmagazine.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Road designers can induce slower speeds. Urban planners can narrow arterials and simplify driving patterns. Local governments can improve walkability and pedestrian safety." #SafeInfrastructure #BikeEd #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus #ActiveKids #Health #WellBeing #Community
This is also a good example of how transportation literacy can be introduced into PreK-12 classrooms. #BikeEd #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus #WalkAudits #TransitFieldTrips #DataCollection #TrafficGardenDesign #SafeStreets4All #Curiousity #Discovery #MultiModalCitizens
May 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is also a good example of how transportation literacy can be introduced into PreK-12 classrooms. #BikeEd #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus #WalkAudits #TransitFieldTrips #DataCollection #TrafficGardenDesign #SafeStreets4All #Curiousity #Discovery #MultiModalCitizens
July 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Literally just had this discussion about bag policies and the. Tonight at a public meeting dozens of people were turned away due to bags, myself included. My wife volunteered to sit outside and watch bags of all the people who walked, bikeed or took transit and had no where else to put them!
One of my biggest obstacles to using a bicycle( or public transit), especially for parents with kids, is bag policies at businesses, or sporting events etc. It means I'm out shopping, transporting or carrying multiple things thought out the day, where do I store those securely at a destination?
July 28, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Literally just had this discussion about bag policies and the. Tonight at a public meeting dozens of people were turned away due to bags, myself included. My wife volunteered to sit outside and watch bags of all the people who walked, bikeed or took transit and had no where else to put them!
It is always a wonderful day when you can talk about ways to help get more kids biking. My wife and I had a great time at the Tri State Trails Tour de Crown Expo repping the @bikeleague.org and the Early Childhood Mobility Coalition. #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeEd and #BikeBus
August 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It is always a wonderful day when you can talk about ways to help get more kids biking. My wife and I had a great time at the Tri State Trails Tour de Crown Expo repping the @bikeleague.org and the Early Childhood Mobility Coalition. #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeEd and #BikeBus
We need more #eBike subsidies for teens and adults of all ages and abilities. Also, more kids biking to school, in their neighborhoods, and other destinations. #BikeEd in school #BikeBus #SafeRoutesToSchool #SafeStreets4All #IndependentMobility @bikeleague.org @saferoutespartners.bsky.social
Interesting study from Germany on e-bikes and the modes they replace:
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"
Further, steeper, greener: Implications from an electric bicycle mode choice model
Electric bicycles are transforming the active mobility landscape, potentially increasing active mode uptake and delivering environmental and health benefits. This study examines electric bicycle mo...
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July 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We need more #eBike subsidies for teens and adults of all ages and abilities. Also, more kids biking to school, in their neighborhoods, and other destinations. #BikeEd in school #BikeBus #SafeRoutesToSchool #SafeStreets4All #IndependentMobility @bikeleague.org @saferoutespartners.bsky.social
Media, law enforcement, elected officials, and parents need education on the difference between an E-Bike and and E-Moto. E-Moto's don't just drop from the sky, someone purchases them for kids. #SafeStreets4All #BikeEd @peopleforbikes.bsky.social @bikeleague.org @saferoutespartners.bsky.social
"The Chronicle reviewed CHP crash reports from each Bay Area county from Jan 2023 through the end of 2025 and found dozens of children have crashed on what reports describe as e-bikes. In some instances, children are getting hurt on actual electric motorcycles."
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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‘Growing epidemic’: Bay Area teen’s 40-mph crash reveals overlooked dangers of e-bikes
Crashes on e-bikes and illegal “e-motos” are causing alarm across the Bay Area. “They think they’re buying an e-bike when they’re not.”
www.sfchronicle.com
March 18, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Media, law enforcement, elected officials, and parents need education on the difference between an E-Bike and and E-Moto. E-Moto's don't just drop from the sky, someone purchases them for kids. #SafeStreets4All #BikeEd @peopleforbikes.bsky.social @bikeleague.org @saferoutespartners.bsky.social
Together, we did it! Much gratitude to the 994 folks who answered our Bike Month call and invested in safer, more connected East Bay streets.
We're proud to be member-supported 💪
We're proud to be member-supported 💪
June 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Together, we did it! Much gratitude to the 994 folks who answered our Bike Month call and invested in safer, more connected East Bay streets.
We're proud to be member-supported 💪
We're proud to be member-supported 💪
Travel/transportation curriculum introduced in PreK-12 can support future use of transit/active transportation. #BikeEd in school, #TrafficGardens, #BalanceBike, #BikeBus, #WalkingSchoolBus, walk audits and more. #IndependentMobility #Health #WellBeing www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Travel/transportation curriculum introduced in PreK-12 can support future use of transit/active transportation. #BikeEd in school, #TrafficGardens, #BalanceBike, #BikeBus, #WalkingSchoolBus, walk audits and more. #IndependentMobility #Health #WellBeing www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Barriers to children's #IndependentMobility and #Independence. Can #BikeEd in school #TransportationLiteracy #MobilityEducation and #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus help change this statistic? Interventions needed to help change parental safety perceptions? #InfrastructureDesign #SafeStreets4All
June 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Barriers to children's #IndependentMobility and #Independence. Can #BikeEd in school #TransportationLiteracy #MobilityEducation and #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus help change this statistic? Interventions needed to help change parental safety perceptions? #InfrastructureDesign #SafeStreets4All
Bonkers, I agree. For kids, road safety should begin with #BikeEd bikeleague.org/about/
December 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Bonkers, I agree. For kids, road safety should begin with #BikeEd bikeleague.org/about/
Need @coolbikeart1.bsky.social to chime in here and add bike photos of all the important people who ride bikes, and bike to work. No shame in not knowing how to ride a bike. We need to provide #SafeStreets4All and include #BikeEd in school, and in communities, to support biking. #Social #WellBeing
May 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Need @coolbikeart1.bsky.social to chime in here and add bike photos of all the important people who ride bikes, and bike to work. No shame in not knowing how to ride a bike. We need to provide #SafeStreets4All and include #BikeEd in school, and in communities, to support biking. #Social #WellBeing
Yes, Cascade Bicycle Club is doing great things focused on supporting children biking in Seattle area, and connecting with schools to create equity, access, and inclusion for all kids learning how to bike. #BikeEd #TrafficGardens #BalanceBikes #BikeBus #IndependentMobility
March 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Yes, Cascade Bicycle Club is doing great things focused on supporting children biking in Seattle area, and connecting with schools to create equity, access, and inclusion for all kids learning how to bike. #BikeEd #TrafficGardens #BalanceBikes #BikeBus #IndependentMobility
This would have been laughable back in the 60s. At ten years old I was walking to multiple destinations by myself, or with friends. We need to encourage #IndependentMobility and include travel/transportation Ed in school. #BikeEd #TrafficGardens #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus #Transit field trips.
January 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This would have been laughable back in the 60s. At ten years old I was walking to multiple destinations by myself, or with friends. We need to encourage #IndependentMobility and include travel/transportation Ed in school. #BikeEd #TrafficGardens #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus #Transit field trips.
Making the case for #BikeEd in school, #BikeBus and #IndependentMobility. "The ride, transmitted across the globe via traditional and social media, featured Sam, parents, and kids, all of whom expressed palpable, unfettered joy as they pedaled together down shady, car-light streets toward school."
Often wonder where Ian Walker’s and colleagues’ ‘Motonormativity’ (Car Brain) comes from.
Think I may have located one causal thread.
Essay 11 of Infrastructure and Its Discontents is up:
sethlajeunesse.substack.com/p/the-backse...
Think I may have located one causal thread.
Essay 11 of Infrastructure and Its Discontents is up:
sethlajeunesse.substack.com/p/the-backse...
The Backseat Window
Infrastructure and Its Discontents, Essay No. 11
sethlajeunesse.substack.com
August 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Making the case for #BikeEd in school, #BikeBus and #IndependentMobility. "The ride, transmitted across the globe via traditional and social media, featured Sam, parents, and kids, all of whom expressed palpable, unfettered joy as they pedaled together down shady, car-light streets toward school."
Why we need #TransportationLiteracy in PreK-12, #BikeEd #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeBus in school. "That’s why Meenken believes sustainable mobility education is essential. “It empowers kids to reflect on their own mobility choices — and the impact those choices have on the planet.”
"a bike is a tool of independence even before they’re old enough to drive. That independence, the ability to move freely, is a basic human right — and key to social participation.
But in Germany, as elsewhere, far too few children are riding bikes."
worldcrunch.com/culture-soci...
But in Germany, as elsewhere, far too few children are riding bikes."
worldcrunch.com/culture-soci...
Why Fewer Children Are Learning To Ride A Bike
Despite being cheap, eco-friendly and empowering, the bicycle is losing ground among Germany’s youngest. Cities are not built for children, and cars are given priority. Together with parents’ fears an...
worldcrunch.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Why we need #TransportationLiteracy in PreK-12, #BikeEd #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeBus in school. "That’s why Meenken believes sustainable mobility education is essential. “It empowers kids to reflect on their own mobility choices — and the impact those choices have on the planet.”
What? How did I miss this ride? Way to go Coach Clark! I was having too much fun visiting DC #tTrafficGardens with @finnbike.bsky.social . Great focus on biking in DC, with #BikeEd 'BikingInThePark' 2nd grade bike program #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeBus #KidicalMass @coachbalto.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
What? How did I miss this ride? Way to go Coach Clark! I was having too much fun visiting DC #tTrafficGardens with @finnbike.bsky.social . Great focus on biking in DC, with #BikeEd 'BikingInThePark' 2nd grade bike program #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeBus #KidicalMass @coachbalto.bsky.social
Would be great to see this in US cities, especially Cincinnati #TrafficGardens #BikeEd #BalanceBikes #BikeBuses #SafeStreets #SafeInfrastructure #ActiveKids #IndependentMobility #CivicEngagement #Community #TransportationWellBeing #MobilityEducation
February 23, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Would be great to see this in US cities, especially Cincinnati #TrafficGardens #BikeEd #BalanceBikes #BikeBuses #SafeStreets #SafeInfrastructure #ActiveKids #IndependentMobility #CivicEngagement #Community #TransportationWellBeing #MobilityEducation
Yes, yes and, yes to this! Kids are future leaders. Build the foundation and then follow-up with scaffolded learning opportunities. #TransportationLiteracy #MobilityEd #BikeEd #TrafficGardens #BalanceBikes #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus #SchoolStreets #SafeStreets4All #ActiveKids #Social #Community
August 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Yes, yes and, yes to this! Kids are future leaders. Build the foundation and then follow-up with scaffolded learning opportunities. #TransportationLiteracy #MobilityEd #BikeEd #TrafficGardens #BalanceBikes #BikeBus #WalkingSchoolBus #SchoolStreets #SafeStreets4All #ActiveKids #Social #Community
Yes, bikes can put a smile on your face, and every kid in the US should have #Access to a bike. #Fun #Active #Social #BikeEd in school, #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeBus #IndependentMobility #Independence #MultiModalCitizens
August 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Yes, bikes can put a smile on your face, and every kid in the US should have #Access to a bike. #Fun #Active #Social #BikeEd in school, #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeBus #IndependentMobility #Independence #MultiModalCitizens
@activetowns.bsky.social Thanks for highlighting @finnbike.bsky.social and her amazing work to create spaces for kids to play, be active outdoors, learn about our built environment, and develop safety awareness. We need #BikeEd #TrafficGardens #BalanceBikes and #BikeBus in all schools.
Ep 348 Traffic Gardens with Fionnuala Quinn Excerpt #Shorts
My favorite Traffic Gardens include bike lanes, pathways, crosswalks, and other active mobility infrastructure, not just mini-car-oriented tarmac.
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My favorite Traffic Gardens include bike lanes, pathways, crosswalks, and other active mobility infrastructure, not just mini-car-oriented tarmac.
youtube.com/shorts/NbXQL...
Ep 348 Traffic Gardens with Fionnuala Quinn Excerpt #shorts
YouTube video by Active Towns
youtube.com
July 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
@activetowns.bsky.social Thanks for highlighting @finnbike.bsky.social and her amazing work to create spaces for kids to play, be active outdoors, learn about our built environment, and develop safety awareness. We need #BikeEd #TrafficGardens #BalanceBikes and #BikeBus in all schools.
Interested in being a champion for #BikeEd in school, #BalanceBikes, #TrafficGardens, and #BikeBus #BiciBus efforts, to support kids learning how to bike, and later experience independent mobility? We need more people comfortable getting out on bikes for a bike ride. #Social #Community #WellBeing
May 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Interested in being a champion for #BikeEd in school, #BalanceBikes, #TrafficGardens, and #BikeBus #BiciBus efforts, to support kids learning how to bike, and later experience independent mobility? We need more people comfortable getting out on bikes for a bike ride. #Social #Community #WellBeing
Yes, we need better infrastructure for all modes, especially kids, and #TransportationLiteracy in school for PreK-12. Seems to be happening in many countries. This is definitely a barrier to kids having #IndependentMobility and #Independence. #BikeEd #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeBus #BiciBus
June 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Yes, we need better infrastructure for all modes, especially kids, and #TransportationLiteracy in school for PreK-12. Seems to be happening in many countries. This is definitely a barrier to kids having #IndependentMobility and #Independence. #BikeEd #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeBus #BiciBus
Apparently we need more #Intergenerational #Learning and #Interaction. If nothing else, they could have watched the Colbert Late Show and figured this out. We have a connection since our daughter is a high school teacher. Yes, #eBikes mean freedom on two wheels. #BikeEd #SafeStreets4All
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Apparently we need more #Intergenerational #Learning and #Interaction. If nothing else, they could have watched the Colbert Late Show and figured this out. We have a connection since our daughter is a high school teacher. Yes, #eBikes mean freedom on two wheels. #BikeEd #SafeStreets4All