Soooo many joyful conversations about the #Pedalheads kids camps this week, with both a teen neighbor who works at one and the father of a 5 YO girl who gained SO MUCH biking confidence after just a few days. #NameAndFame joy that equals longer term #lesscar #ClimateInfluence pedalheads.com/en
Summer Camps | Swim, Bike, Trail & Soccer Camp - Pedalheads
Since 1986, Pedalheads has helped kids gain confidence through fun, skill-building summer camps in bike, trail, swim & soccer. Find a program near you today!
pedalheads.com
August 27, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Soooo many joyful conversations about the #Pedalheads kids camps this week, with both a teen neighbor who works at one and the father of a 5 YO girl who gained SO MUCH biking confidence after just a few days. #NameAndFame joy that equals longer term #lesscar #ClimateInfluence pedalheads.com/en
If you live in a city you shouldn't have to own a car.
August 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“And we need a new politics of mobility: less individualist and less beholden to the myth of the (ever-expanding) machine.”
#LessCar
More Joy
#ClimateInfluence
#cities
#LessCar
More Joy
#ClimateInfluence
#cities
"We need new visions of what cities can and should be, and who and what they should serve" www.break-down.org/driving-prog...
Driving Progress
On the tragedy of car culture and lessons from urbanist Marshall Berman
www.break-down.org
July 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM
“And we need a new politics of mobility: less individualist and less beholden to the myth of the (ever-expanding) machine.”
#LessCar
More Joy
#ClimateInfluence
#cities
#LessCar
More Joy
#ClimateInfluence
#cities
YES @billmckibben.bsky.social !! #bikes and #ebikes are joy-inducing #climateinfluence miracles.
And, we need more unexpected messengers to shout it from the rooftops.
It is so easy to go #lesscar when you experience urban transportation freedom. Fossil fuel irrelevance FTW
#bikes4climate
And, we need more unexpected messengers to shout it from the rooftops.
It is so easy to go #lesscar when you experience urban transportation freedom. Fossil fuel irrelevance FTW
#bikes4climate
The bike: miracle or DEI? (Or both!)
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Tour de Planet
Are bikes DEI, or are they a miracle? (Or both?)
open.substack.com
July 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
YES @billmckibben.bsky.social !! #bikes and #ebikes are joy-inducing #climateinfluence miracles.
And, we need more unexpected messengers to shout it from the rooftops.
It is so easy to go #lesscar when you experience urban transportation freedom. Fossil fuel irrelevance FTW
#bikes4climate
And, we need more unexpected messengers to shout it from the rooftops.
It is so easy to go #lesscar when you experience urban transportation freedom. Fossil fuel irrelevance FTW
#bikes4climate
The #ebike word spreds! Just had a joyful convo with a TJ's clerk about how car woes made her decide to just shift to an ebike and she went ON about the benefits for her monthly budget, her health, her enjoyment of #Seattle beauty, etc. etc.
Our secret plot is working, friends. #lesscar
Our secret plot is working, friends. #lesscar
July 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
“We think a car-light development is part of the solution. We think building a sense of place and community is part of the solution” @khelsilem.bsky.social in @bcappelbaum.bsky.social piece.
#housing #cities #leadership #lesscar
Look North, #Seattle !
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...
#housing #cities #leadership #lesscar
Look North, #Seattle !
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...
Opinion | One City Might Have Just Cracked the Housing Crisis
www.nytimes.com
June 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM
“We think a car-light development is part of the solution. We think building a sense of place and community is part of the solution” @khelsilem.bsky.social in @bcappelbaum.bsky.social piece.
#housing #cities #leadership #lesscar
Look North, #Seattle !
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...
#housing #cities #leadership #lesscar
Look North, #Seattle !
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...
I was just recording a #NameAndFame convo (will drop in June) with @dabaden.bsky.social of @greenstories.bsky.social about this exact thing (!)
I'm a big fan of how #lesscar #ebike #transportation in #cities may come up or how #plantbased food can get it's due in TV/ film.
#ClimateInfluence
I'm a big fan of how #lesscar #ebike #transportation in #cities may come up or how #plantbased food can get it's due in TV/ film.
#ClimateInfluence
This is huge for #climate #storytelling and #communications folks!
@sealliance.bsky.social just announced the launch of their #GreenTitle Database!
Tired of saying “any story can be a climate story,” but not having the proof?
More via their LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/announ...
@sealliance.bsky.social just announced the launch of their #GreenTitle Database!
Tired of saying “any story can be a climate story,” but not having the proof?
More via their LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/announ...
ANNOUNCING: The launch of our Green Title Database! Tired of saying “any story can be a climate story,” but not having the proof?
Look no further: the Green Title Database is a first-of-its-kind… | ...
ANNOUNCING: The launch of our Green Title Database! Tired of saying “any story can be a climate story,” but not having the proof?
Look no further: the Green Title Database is a first-of-its-kind pub...
www.linkedin.com
May 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I was just recording a #NameAndFame convo (will drop in June) with @dabaden.bsky.social of @greenstories.bsky.social about this exact thing (!)
I'm a big fan of how #lesscar #ebike #transportation in #cities may come up or how #plantbased food can get it's due in TV/ film.
#ClimateInfluence
I'm a big fan of how #lesscar #ebike #transportation in #cities may come up or how #plantbased food can get it's due in TV/ film.
#ClimateInfluence
Perhaps @bikabout.com has a recommendation for how the tourism industry around Multnomah Falls can avoid this?
In so many cases like this, people’s first inclination is to drive as the only option. How do we normalize #lesscar thinking and good transportation infrastructure for
such spots?
In so many cases like this, people’s first inclination is to drive as the only option. How do we normalize #lesscar thinking and good transportation infrastructure for
such spots?
Nice spring weather has brought dangerous traffic jams to Oregon's tallest waterfall. With two more weeks until permitting season, there are no fixes in sight.
Multnomah Falls parking lot overflows with spring travelers as permitting season looms
Nice spring weather has brought dangerous traffic jams to Oregon's tallest waterfall. With two more weeks until permitting season, there are no fixes in sight.
www.oregonlive.com
May 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Perhaps @bikabout.com has a recommendation for how the tourism industry around Multnomah Falls can avoid this?
In so many cases like this, people’s first inclination is to drive as the only option. How do we normalize #lesscar thinking and good transportation infrastructure for
such spots?
In so many cases like this, people’s first inclination is to drive as the only option. How do we normalize #lesscar thinking and good transportation infrastructure for
such spots?
Yes! And - join the social experiment of being public about it if you walk, bike or take transit for local transportation. And share your JOY in being #lesscar. We can reflect a new, lovely social norm in our #cities . Leaders with any sort of platform: I’m really looking at you! #NameAndFame
Our cities are choked by cars – here’s how experts would fix them
Our cities are choked by cars – here’s how experts would fix them
Turning parking bays into green spaces and prioritising cyclists may be the fastest routes to improving urban life
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yes! And - join the social experiment of being public about it if you walk, bike or take transit for local transportation. And share your JOY in being #lesscar. We can reflect a new, lovely social norm in our #cities . Leaders with any sort of platform: I’m really looking at you! #NameAndFame
#LessCar #biking #walking friends ! COOL #zine project alert! www.intrinsicpaths.com/pedestrian-d...
Content will reflect the lived experiences of people getting to work, school, and medical appointments — by foot, wheelchair, bicycle, scooter, or bus.
#SocialJustice @sarahdisanoroy.bsky.social
Content will reflect the lived experiences of people getting to work, school, and medical appointments — by foot, wheelchair, bicycle, scooter, or bus.
#SocialJustice @sarahdisanoroy.bsky.social
Pedestrian Dignity | Intrinsic Paths Main
A human-centered, body-based, and holistic educational and awareness-building approach to what pedestrians experience and face in a time of increasing speed, devastating isolation, and car-centric pra...
www.intrinsicpaths.com
May 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
#LessCar #biking #walking friends ! COOL #zine project alert! www.intrinsicpaths.com/pedestrian-d...
Content will reflect the lived experiences of people getting to work, school, and medical appointments — by foot, wheelchair, bicycle, scooter, or bus.
#SocialJustice @sarahdisanoroy.bsky.social
Content will reflect the lived experiences of people getting to work, school, and medical appointments — by foot, wheelchair, bicycle, scooter, or bus.
#SocialJustice @sarahdisanoroy.bsky.social
Who knew? Love to see the evidence just keep rolling in. Thanks @transalt.org
#LessCar #cities
#Bikes
#ClimateInfluence
#LessCar #cities
#Bikes
#ClimateInfluence
After a protected bike lane is installed, fewer people are killed and injured while biking, walking, and driving. In New York City, we've seen that traffic deaths and serious injuries decline by:
18% for everyone
29% for pedestrians
39% for senior pedestrians
18% for everyone
29% for pedestrians
39% for senior pedestrians
May 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Who knew? Love to see the evidence just keep rolling in. Thanks @transalt.org
#LessCar #cities
#Bikes
#ClimateInfluence
#LessCar #cities
#Bikes
#ClimateInfluence
Look where #Seattle is on this list. Argh. Help us, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social ! #completestreets #lesscar
Study finds Detroit is the 4th most dangerous for traffic fatalities among the top 100 largest US cities. Much more work needs to be done to save lives. #CompleteStreets
findingspress.org/article/1559...
findingspress.org/article/1559...
April 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Look where #Seattle is on this list. Argh. Help us, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social ! #completestreets #lesscar
This is the angle we need more of! Simply veering #lesscar will start to persuade someone of its beauty. Love love love this, Stephen. #ClimateInfluence 10x #cities #transportation
April 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
This is the angle we need more of! Simply veering #lesscar will start to persuade someone of its beauty. Love love love this, Stephen. #ClimateInfluence 10x #cities #transportation
How can we make a #carfree or #lesscar lifestyle more *conceivable* to so many (in the U.S.) who have lived in/soaked in car culture for decades? Make sure that those of us who DO live that way are giving off cues (not gloating!) that we have extra joy and resilience right about now.
March 25, 2026 at 4:45 PM
For those now considering more of a bike or ebike-centered transportation mode due to gas prices, this is a great video. Similar to my experiences in Seattle. #ClimateInfluence #JoyAsAnActOfResistance #lesscar
Too many people don't believe that a bike makes you immune to traffic. Here's how it works
March 22, 2026 at 9:36 PM
For those now considering more of a bike or ebike-centered transportation mode due to gas prices, this is a great video. Similar to my experiences in Seattle. #ClimateInfluence #JoyAsAnActOfResistance #lesscar
This is what city governments can do! Celebrating #cities4climate #lesscar urban #transportation leadership that endures to the next mayor (and beyond). Congratulations Paris! #ClimateInfluence #NameAndFame #mayors
What is Emmanuel Grégoire, the new Paris mayor, planning for the city over his new term in office?
—60,000 new social housing units
—15 express bus routes
—Completion of city's full bike network
—Transformation of ring highway into a boulevard
—1000 new pedestrian streets
—300 new hectares of parks
—60,000 new social housing units
—15 express bus routes
—Completion of city's full bike network
—Transformation of ring highway into a boulevard
—1000 new pedestrian streets
—300 new hectares of parks
March 22, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This is what city governments can do! Celebrating #cities4climate #lesscar urban #transportation leadership that endures to the next mayor (and beyond). Congratulations Paris! #ClimateInfluence #NameAndFame #mayors
Mayor Hidalgo has become a legendary example of political will, and she knew the first phase of this effort might be hard, but then the #lesscar city solution would sell itself. I'm over here amplifying the brave U.S. mayors + local leaders trying to step this up too. #NameAndFame #climateinfluence
March 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Mayor Hidalgo has become a legendary example of political will, and she knew the first phase of this effort might be hard, but then the #lesscar city solution would sell itself. I'm over here amplifying the brave U.S. mayors + local leaders trying to step this up too. #NameAndFame #climateinfluence
Behavior and lifestyle changes are triggered by this $4 mark. I am so curious to see how bike / ebike uptake shifts too. Especially in urban areas entering warmer months. I remember it felt like an overnight shift to ebikes and bluer sky in Seattle that first COVID summer. The #lesscar joy wins.
March 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Behavior and lifestyle changes are triggered by this $4 mark. I am so curious to see how bike / ebike uptake shifts too. Especially in urban areas entering warmer months. I remember it felt like an overnight shift to ebikes and bluer sky in Seattle that first COVID summer. The #lesscar joy wins.
Times infinity, David!! #LessCar and #JoyAsAnActofResistance to car culture
"Americans prefer a car-dependent lifestyle."
I can't tell you how much I hate this glib sentiment. The only way to determine someone's true, enduring preference is to give them full familiarity with their options. Americans have no familiarity with their options! They've only seen sprawl!
I can't tell you how much I hate this glib sentiment. The only way to determine someone's true, enduring preference is to give them full familiarity with their options. Americans have no familiarity with their options! They've only seen sprawl!
March 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Times infinity, David!! #LessCar and #JoyAsAnActofResistance to car culture
Highly recommend this @lloydalter.bsky.social
piece on Baby Boomers aging out of driving, but continuing to drive - because that’s the car culture we’ve created. Lots of reasons to ramp up #lesscar and more transit transportation policies!
piece on Baby Boomers aging out of driving, but continuing to drive - because that’s the car culture we’ve created. Lots of reasons to ramp up #lesscar and more transit transportation policies!
The demographic reality is unrelenting. What happens when you have 70 million baby boomers pushing 80 and still driving big SUVs on North American roads? A whole lot of accidents waiting to happen. lloydalter.substack.com/p/we-may-soo...
We may soon have 70 million boomers too old to drive, too car-dependent to stop.
As the baby boomer bubble pushes into its eighties, we are driving into a demographic wall.
lloydalter.substack.com
February 25, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Highly recommend this @lloydalter.bsky.social
piece on Baby Boomers aging out of driving, but continuing to drive - because that’s the car culture we’ve created. Lots of reasons to ramp up #lesscar and more transit transportation policies!
piece on Baby Boomers aging out of driving, but continuing to drive - because that’s the car culture we’ve created. Lots of reasons to ramp up #lesscar and more transit transportation policies!
The world we could have, if more of us amplified the #lesscar joy and potential.
#bikes4all people and purposes
#ebikes
#bikes4all people and purposes
#ebikes
Germany’s cargo bike boom is no accident 🇩🇪
Sales jumped from 34k in 2016 to 210k in 2024, even as the wider bike market cooled. Backed by smart subsidies and big fleet rollouts, cargo bikes are replacing vans and cars at scale.
micromobility.io/news/cargo-b...
Sales jumped from 34k in 2016 to 210k in 2024, even as the wider bike market cooled. Backed by smart subsidies and big fleet rollouts, cargo bikes are replacing vans and cars at scale.
micromobility.io/news/cargo-b...
February 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The world we could have, if more of us amplified the #lesscar joy and potential.
#bikes4all people and purposes
#ebikes
#bikes4all people and purposes
#ebikes
Pedestrianized streets for the big win. LOVE this news out of my own city, #Seattle and wish this for all other U.S. cities trying to get #lesscar infrastructure rolling in their communities. It works! LOTS of people like walk/bike/no car zones!!!! And that helps local businesses!
December Pedestrianized Pike Place Pilot numbers are in, and drum roll please…
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Sales are up again! (7.1%). Sales at the market have beat expectations every month of the pilot so far. Take a moment of zen and join me this video stroll down the festive street last month.
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Sales are up again! (7.1%). Sales at the market have beat expectations every month of the pilot so far. Take a moment of zen and join me this video stroll down the festive street last month.
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
« Three-quarters of American adults (www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/w...) are overweight or obese. «
That seems like a lot!
#LessCar and more #bikes for local transportation could really help…
#health #climateinfluence #cities
That seems like a lot!
#LessCar and more #bikes for local transportation could really help…
#health #climateinfluence #cities
Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
« Three-quarters of American adults (www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/w...) are overweight or obese. «
That seems like a lot!
#LessCar and more #bikes for local transportation could really help…
#health #climateinfluence #cities
That seems like a lot!
#LessCar and more #bikes for local transportation could really help…
#health #climateinfluence #cities
Yes! We need to hear from more people who converted from car to bike commute ! It's night and day, once you settle in to the right gear and best route. Love this. #bikes4all #lesscar #ClimateInfluence #cities4all
January 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Yes! We need to hear from more people who converted from car to bike commute ! It's night and day, once you settle in to the right gear and best route. Love this. #bikes4all #lesscar #ClimateInfluence #cities4all
A proposal to gradually add dedicated transit lanes and separated bike lanes on a stretch of SR 99 in Lynnwood and unincorporated Snohomish County is one of the biggest moves to come out of Washington's 2021 Complete Streets mandate so far.
www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/06/w...
www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/06/w...
WSDOT Eyes Major Transformation for SR 99 in Snohomish County » The Urbanist
# While the upgrades wouldn't happen all at once, and would only go in as other maintenance work occurs, the proposed concept sets a strong baseline for one of the state's most dangerous surface highw...
www.theurbanist.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM