2026-04-16T08:59:57Z https://njump.me Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱 https://njump.me/npub1z7xtq2j2202tfpxl7cmfmac4n45gv6tuyuwjdcfu0gyc58jxek9qc6q5jf https://cdn.masto.host/socialnotjustbikescom/accounts/avatars/109/285/703/545/226/378/original/3a7bbd4b708087cb.png https://cdn.masto.host/socialnotjustbikescom/accounts/avatars/109/285/703/545/226/378/original/3a7bbd4b708087cb.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr4ndvw4uk5ds7jrf050fqjek5r468hjmk3p9gajh3jnd0cyu06nqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5lrse5z &#34;While some people benefit from automobility, nearly everyone—whether or not they drive—is harmed by it. Slowing automobility’s violence and pollution will be impracticable without the replacement of policies that encourage Car Harm with policies that reduce it.”<br/><br/>This is the opening paragraph of a 2024 paper entitled, &#34;Car harm: A global review of automobility’s harm to people and the environment&#34;, and I finally made a video about it (now on Nebula &amp; Patreon):<br/><br/><a href="https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-every-reason-to-hate-cars">https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-every-reason-to-hate-cars</a> 2026-03-27T17:01:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqmx5u8epxffmcwwr2qdr3jh27w7ug50yjxa8hraaqymhv9567r2gzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc558ahvr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstx2sthxew8mue3u7cj92wm73cjm0p5qr6p0ckj36c9n2k0el4dtqxkg83p'>nevent1q…g83p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hah! That&#39;s such bunch of disingenuous nonsense!<br/><br/>It&#39;s typical of conservatives to use liberal values such as diversity and the environment as a shield to argue against the exact opposite.<br/><br/>Car-centric suburbs are notoriously unequal. The idea that autoluw would be moreso is bollocks. And I refuse to take anybody seriously who claims that cars are going to be &#34;clean&#34;. Right. Any day now, I&#39;m sure. 🙄<br/><br/>Of course, all the other problems with cars are not addressed. 2026-01-29T13:06:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs95q786jrw94cqasdptckdjjqlqvq84q3j5dqe97kq7g8w7gwunuqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5ee2rnh I&#39;ve been waiting for construction to start on this neighbourhood for a while! I&#39;ve had it on my list of topics for videos for years, but these things take time.<br/><br/>I&#39;m glad to see it happening though! I hope that this is a trend towards more new major car-free neighbourhoods in the Netherlands.<br/><br/><a href="https://nltimes.nl/2025/02/25/utrecht-start-construction-largest-car-free-neighborhood-country-next-week">https://nltimes.nl/2025/02/25/utrecht-start-construction-largest-car-free-neighborhood-country-next-week</a> 2026-01-28T13:07:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdgwfjx0knqvzx8kg3jrx8s636k7yzeuha5hnr4dnf53nf6u0caeqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc563q6lw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsznvszt5epydhkj65wdrseal0c4u3gjpft59aj9axyeyeltde2jmcl5amfg'>nevent1q…amfg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That would be great if you do have footage! 2026-01-21T15:15:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0ujfkrm0nk8amwhclwwc0ppq6u6dmft0y7g8trauf86ufy3gtgygzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc587zjw7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyppxw4dm5ujxq36deap22va2ea5vfhd26yjvkd3lkyj7g7cm6w3cq2zq94'>nevent1q…zq94</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I recently went from not knowing this site existed, and being really impressed, to being annoyed every time there&#39;s a road project I find that isn&#39;t on the list.<br/><br/>I guess I really have become Dutch, complaining about everything! 😆 2026-01-21T15:14:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdu3ue3dxyvy8sptkxhy8rzyj46jgy4lhf0p06yugqtlx8ece7qtszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5yv57ks Public transit projects in Ontario: Metrolinx has no public schedule, no schedule to city council, just a promise of &#34;we&#39;ll let you know 3 months before it opens&#34; (seriously, this is a real thing):<br/><br/><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10137333/eglinton-crosstown-lrt-opening-date-3-months-before/">https://globalnews.ca/news/10137333/eglinton-crosstown-lrt-opening-date-3-months-before/</a><br/><br/>Public transit projects in the Netherlands:<br/>Log into de BouwApp to track the progress of whatever project you&#39;re interested in!<br/><br/><a href="https://debouw.app/projects/tramlijn-19/updates">https://debouw.app/projects/tramlijn-19/updates</a><br/><br/>😐 2026-01-21T14:22:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdsugvaz6acxhchzmv4f0ul0q488mnue6jg053scz9ujunnr8y0nqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5y3gqwx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrmqcsek2ckyklaw32y7gn2vxgmtz66n2lmram8a3npn0l2skzyg4t3wa4'>nevent1q…3wa4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes! I&#39;ve had this on the list of videos to cover for several years. It&#39;s an interesting story! 2026-01-21T14:17:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqqmpn4zv6nf4tz3zzls4xh85k9u4v4nxhmhz0dmd9cdad9vgg3egzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5t5t9p9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8c5zmpmzkldsp0r76lpvxpsg9qd00m2wz47tcdklmkj2867uuv0sr9q0dj'>nevent1q…q0dj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Absolutely. I don&#39;t hate individual Americans, but I am absolutely fed up with the USA. 2026-01-20T14:06:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvsw66h9pv8r0fzvt0eweu204768x8gvrh82r25smfsgvw66mjhuszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5p7cerg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7tt2n7axwctcge5236gg0lgmuuszfnku3rpfcx24pqfgq4s2axqvs6faw'>nevent1q…6faw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think a lot of Americans assume that when Trump is gone, all of this will be better. But the rot goes much deeper than that.<br/><br/>This has proven to the world that when an American president wants to burn down everything, the rest of the political establishment will just let them do it.<br/><br/>I honestly don&#39;t know how other countries could every trust anything out of the US ever again, unless something fundamental changes. 2026-01-20T11:57:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw6wxuu7v54s9qsxma7ds7zygkwhlal0ca6zpj0sjzft3u5qnd6sszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5xrwcxr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszep9truvfux88eqmtrez4vhvdrxzjsfl4sfhtx6k4ttup4wkrmzsakjr9l'>nevent1q…jr9l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Absolutely. I&#39;ve followed the videos of Will Stancil with great respect. I would much rather see more of that from Americans online, rather than more apologies. 2026-01-20T11:37:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs09w9jrd7drp2dektxlddrh82nsar95guykemszrdhtrxh4epp6rczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5v6wetz This post at the top of /r/greenland was very relatable, and it&#39;s the same opinion I heard from a lot of Canadians when I was back for Xmas.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/greenland/comments/1qhhijq/to_every_american_whos_sorry/">https://www.reddit.com/r/greenland/comments/1qhhijq/to_every_american_whos_sorry/</a><br/><br/>The average American has NO idea how much the rest of the world hates them, and will for decades to come. 2026-01-20T11:21:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgq536gx5kskk38sgz0t90autwtzdccm0dfhxrvgduc4hz3kuh40gzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc59cfknw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrvd85envjkfhk0u3nd522h0evjkzzna344jvkhdz688vz5wse5sthhqm7'>nevent1q…hqm7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. Only for GO trains. The TTC does not. 2026-01-19T18:13:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8wf00n3cku8452k37phl5tsq6enefxuqjtylwsryn84egxplmykczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5cckxxr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8a63lqs657x3fpm689hrxa0fldhppjg89pvx3yu9w0we54w8ggscltajk'>nevent1q…tajk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. People watch Nebula on TV more than on any other platform! But still, more than 50% of people watching on something other than a TV! 2026-01-19T18:13:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsppftsm8hk3n5as24tarwa60qjg63kesg27xjr64y8qwr73h0k3pczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5ahu93c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfvehnavjdqdwvrg83xfkahpxgfmufc03pf6lrh23wg9qmu6gd4tguscp7a'>nevent1q…cp7a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well it was in reference to the new Nebula show I&#39;m releasing next month, which raises the question, what do you call a &#34;TV&#34; show that is on a streaming service, and not on a television network?<br/><br/>A &#34;streaming show&#34; sounds really bad. <br/><br/>Films are still films even if they&#39;re digital and no longer on film. Is it still a &#34;TV show&#34; even though it&#39;s not necessarily watched on a TV? 🤔 2026-01-19T13:37:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxuv3f4w387mwxr2v4sjrn5e3mvghvjqs0fxgdzln0lvmxfuyaa7szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc54tqa6r This comment on my latest video cracked me up.<br/><br/>&#34;i love watching your shows with my parents because when you said &#34;Im not a public transit expert, but I play one on TV&#34; my mom lost it. 😭&#34;<br/><br/>For those who aren&#39;t old (or didn&#39;t watch North American commercials), here is where that reference is from:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvOjhnT33Is">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvOjhnT33Is</a><br/><br/>I have to put a few jokes in for the old people (like me)! 😆<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/socialnotjustbikescom/media_attachments/files/115/921/912/172/591/698/original/92786bc8afe487fd.png"> <br/> 2026-01-19T13:09:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstlapljwu8n267jd56znpp496p4jvnya20alcw4qdqxc9aff7mwqqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5905zvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgkjc4g6av4uatqjmsh5yf3vvdz2utzefppjcnrtwkyaqjhrhclps5kaxw6'>nevent1q…axw6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It boggles the mind.<br/><br/>And the apologists have already started coming out, saying &#34;What&#39;s wrong with being in the middle of the road!? Amsterdam has trams in the middle of the street and you&#39;re OK with it!&#34;<br/><br/>As if a stop being in the middle of a street where you need to cross one lane of slow traffic on a street with very few cars is the same as needing to cross 3 lanes of high-speed traffic on a suburban stroad. 🤦 2026-01-18T16:33:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfdthnprke4720etwh98rurpul2j976c0p4tulk2w8qcf5udwlp5qzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5zh7rj7 Toronto just opened a brand new LRT line ... and it&#39;s really bad. 😭<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/Qjp7hqXgInI">https://youtu.be/Qjp7hqXgInI</a> 2026-01-18T16:09:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrfwy7zuru6ukk3cp562trw5ttjthpkgp6hx43lshnw5z9ctsrwhczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5udqlad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjzjml7p64302fdk0vsyr5u3dpm8337ljfc4enp6f3f2zzuf97hqqfg7r7'>nevent1q…g7r7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks! 2026-01-11T15:44:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy82q3wlfyej2srxqxxgd5c9r3xw43cw43xg5yjnsascac3spgltczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5k49lyu I remember when the DMCA was first being proposed and I was trying to tell anyone and everyone that anti-circumvention would be disastrous. I must admit that I had no idea how bad it would be. <br/><br/>I knew that media companies would use it to enforce DRM, but I had no idea that John Deere would use it to brick tractors or that Medtronic would use it to stop hospitals from repairing ventilators. 2026-01-07T16:50:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszxvjfdkjnzc6j204kzntu3ugqq3rys5zllrlj9w8fpq593k55gvszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc59u8nj6 This talk at the Chaos Communication Congress in Germany is well worth a watch. ⁨ <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hs3c0axyqcepwrjfl9fq2du82lxuyx9z4fnajjmxr3j665ypj54qcy585k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hs3…585k</span>)</a></span> makes the most compelling case I&#39;ve heard for the EU to (finally) ditch anti-circumvention laws. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C1Gnxhfok0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C1Gnxhfok0</a> 2026-01-07T16:50:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst4uhqk8l4tnkzp8jngnwkfwhdhrme7qd34z9fuh0cd3z0asl25ygzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5lk8t58 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrtet68e7m6vxz0rljhayck6v8et472jewqrc00krs6asrp3q5xmcdlscqe'>nevent1q…scqe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I do have winter tires for my cargo bike, yes. 2026-01-05T15:53:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszqer9fks9xrusxs4v783ffgsf8venpvvg2u55srgl62t34qyhwvczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5y9n35x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy5npnsa9n4ar5qz6p7gelxrc48hhkswnwf3huy3csa6593hl2xjqxsn7qa'>nevent1q…n7qa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the trams are running great! 2026-01-05T13:06:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqw2mvdaamy4lfjhu6vvyglq9v8nfjlv3ca36kerqqlhprsxhgtzszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5khaa9x I love Amsterdam when it snows, but omfg the number of drivers sliding around with summer tires on their cars ... 🙈<br/><br/>Thankfully traffic was light, as most people were smart enough to stay home or take public transit instead.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/socialnotjustbikescom/media_attachments/files/115/842/540/462/347/189/original/03e46473ef2fafbc.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/socialnotjustbikescom/media_attachments/files/115/842/546/196/736/283/original/da6623e1a77270fd.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-05T12:44:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsddwr08ssk2upsxp72zy0lxlpj6xdjcfhuv7v5dxclgrjz8f4zd5czyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5xj3qyz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzzmscs3jas9qd6x2qfz2alqhg0jqvm8ez0qnpshjpel2srg75cqvtfafn'>nevent1q…fafn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that sounds like something <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ztg06yhpggpnyyutcf47eflvgjjqw8wxmzjshekgd7zply2v976q6ug0py" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Brent Toderian</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ztg…g0py</span>)</a></span> would say, but I agree with it! 2026-01-01T23:46:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8cruhaxqvcz64v2am7k0y9ty5lek70j9suem4mcsqkdsvs0deg6szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5tf5ra4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdyeulnfhu5wc5ulmsungddh2p7rsxketk2lxyp9r60xfr0dmrdcvqe9e9'>nevent1q…e9e9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>cool, thanks! 2025-12-21T14:35:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxntdsrlx25yedfk63q3lwdm28qcf2uv4ddqs2ay8hmg2epjyavkczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5fk8s2s RE: <a href="https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes/115753003267807976">https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes/115753003267807976</a><br/><br/>About to hop on! Join us if you can!<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1s2euvl9c33qdtxd7zzluntz57yxefjheqz87qtnedgxy7nea62vqnsfk6t" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1s2e…fk6t</a></span><br/> </div> Nebula is putting on a Christmas Charity Stream today to raise money for World Central Kitchen!<br/><br/>Come join the stream and help donate, or just share, like, and join the chat to help promote it!<br/><br/>I plan to hop on the stream later today (with Ray from CityNerd!) but it will be around 7PM Eastern time, as I'll be in Toronto (which means 1AM Amsterdam time).<br/><br/>Hope to see you there!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/MpVYz3hCRcA">https://www.youtube.com/live/MpVYz3hCRcA</a> </blockquote> 2025-12-20T23:58:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw8z4vumr6574nk4x92k8nzjq7n58pmark5frs8fyhp4xwkqngangzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5slg9ez In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszl2uu8wqr2jgahmzyakf6fxzthft9hk7p755fq2heh9xzef6ugwsz4uqgh'>nevent1q…uqgh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The livestream has been running all day. It started in the morning, UK time. 2025-12-20T21:37:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspgez8hkjluly8nzdnvg5cvusvj8tf9lamzdhxtenrph4u90jhqxqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5059akd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszfwwvpml9cc768lp2qtkmuvnhfxwwy0s5vgwdz56ru7x98feaqlgg8ee3a'>nevent1q…ee3a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nebula is a streaming platform, not a livestreaming platform. There is a difference. 2025-12-20T21:36:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg9v7x0jugcsx4nxlpp07f4320zrv5etusprlq9euk5rz0fu7a9xqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5vfdend Nebula is putting on a Christmas Charity Stream today to raise money for World Central Kitchen!<br/><br/>Come join the stream and help donate, or just share, like, and join the chat to help promote it!<br/><br/>I plan to hop on the stream later today (with Ray from CityNerd!) but it will be around 7PM Eastern time, as I&#39;ll be in Toronto (which means 1AM Amsterdam time).<br/><br/>Hope to see you there!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/MpVYz3hCRcA">https://www.youtube.com/live/MpVYz3hCRcA</a> 2025-12-20T17:11:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq866fsyats0gsj9m6nepstx94x0sfvwuversdx3qqlcutszrvu0qzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5y9v3gc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8w8ndm67a89vuwnyl3fk2xycmanhlqxsy6gvfht99zglrx2ukpcg9j2kmw'>nevent1q…2kmw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the complaint about the apartment complexes is implying that the traffic will only get worse because the city is building more apartments.<br/><br/>The number one reason that housing projects are cancelled in the US is because of traffic concerns. Because if everyone always has to get around by car, then yeah, adding more housing will only make traffic worse.<br/><br/>It&#39;s crazy how few Americans understand that alternatives to driving need to exist. 2025-12-16T16:33:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqpuawh2ppmfjdlc409ccrws0eu9fr847043fxvkjs9cd9l37h84gzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc535scl3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvaf7squaz8haxphu6safy5cj3d8z5zyksvchp83w05dv34pu0azqd08v63'>nevent1q…8v63</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, I remember that article. And that was when the park and ride at the RAI was only €1, too! 2025-12-16T16:05:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2kq5j6d537dmurjpjygsyexq9aren80390uxfzj228yt9sd5w7uczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5ev6mcl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9a4a0umrmu2qzldkkx3f2tlm5actmspaz8euqxq97lth0qwhjfug4w25m3'>nevent1q…25m3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I used to live in Brussels, and I used to drive to Louvain-la-Neuve every day for work.<br/><br/>It is absolutely nowhere near as bad as North America. You have no idea. 2025-12-16T16:04:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqcc9v6qe35pwtpll2znn29m64lq4rgat2ug0273qt6f5c5vy2h7gzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5c0w2r8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8k2jdlj3vl2xw8443mfxfgs65hhk9zxsn3drn2la4mlauncp3xs9cp95q'>nevent1q…p95q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>if you tried that in car-centric America you would die. 2025-12-16T15:07:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx4jkyvt97jvguzv3zczgjla3g965fr8f06m5pkym9e4mwag3vn7czyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5epmkgx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq4layq05ys4cxgsnusrh4nm4vu9vhxquk3zacczq0cyw7d57cr3sjavcfz'>nevent1q…vcfz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My Dutch viewers will never understand just how bad it is in so many US and Canadian cities. <br/><br/>There is absolutely no way that a regular 5 kilometre commute could routinely take 45 minutes here. Because people have alternatives to driving!<br/><br/>On the bright side, Seattle just elected the progressive Katie Wilson as mayor, who was previously the executive director of the Transit Riders Union.<br/><br/>She won by only ~2000 votes! So make sure YOU vote in YOUR local elections!<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Wilson">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Wilson</a> 2025-12-16T14:35:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq4layq05ys4cxgsnusrh4nm4vu9vhxquk3zacczq0cyw7d57cr3szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5q2pnvx This was the top post on reddit today:<br/><br/>A woman in Seattle complains that her ~5km commute to work takes 45 minutes.<br/><br/>She goes on to complain that the city is building &#34;6 new apartment complexes&#34; nearby.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t want to dogpile her – she&#39;s a product of her environment – but it&#39;s yet another example of just how broken car-centric cities are.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1pnsody/i_live_3_miles_away_from_my_work_it_takes_me_45/">https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1pnsody/i_live_3_miles_away_from_my_work_it_takes_me_45/</a> 2025-12-16T14:30:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9prvylm4tkptu2nfncvjxgt62r3nu8zqa3z7tv2hjk9988g5m36szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5h67ury In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy2qg8qgtlrm3n65n5umwyd445gadguftly4hr3w3p8ee6glz4ngqmcdpv6'>nevent1q…dpv6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are you member of Bike Windsor-Essex?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bikewindsoressex.ca/">https://www.bikewindsoressex.ca/</a> 2025-12-12T13:26:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs98pfyhdrr07fz9hmqkqxnx9klsh37q4m9n86evpcxmyaun3tl3fgzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5t05sks In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9gsdtwgqawx8pshhmrqnlux6pfz544qyx4expcgy6lndf77rjdgc72mnx'>nevent1q…2mnx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why don&#39;t use use the RSS link on Nebula to import it into whatever app you use for podcasts? That&#39;s what I do! 2025-12-12T13:25:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstfzg0sa68z54dylnclenxm8qfmzrcrmeymw89q07me3r67m8cjxczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5rm5n9x I had a great conversation on The Urbanist Agenda Podcast with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ztg06yhpggpnyyutcf47eflvgjjqw8wxmzjshekgd7zply2v976q6ug0py" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Brent Toderian</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ztg…g0py</span>)</a></span> , an urban planning consultant and the former chief planner of Vancouver.<br/><br/>Brent regularly works with cities to implement great urbanist projects, and he has some good advice as to how to actually achieve positive change in cities.<br/><br/>Check it out on YouTube or your podcast application of choice!<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/w9Xevlt7aes">https://youtu.be/w9Xevlt7aes</a> 2025-12-12T13:08:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfvgattvc60j6gk4vr39m8094earj5vwpp26ve98rcagdv8nsjdvgzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5qja4qy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6qpxfyzks7axxx0xk6fy36q88l56f0astqz6k6kpyqyxuk4z75stdenrd'>nevent1q…enrd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For what ti&#39;s worth, I already talked about how the lack of signal priority would be a major problem for these LRT lines in my Toronto streetcars video in July (@ 35:37):<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/HhQxNHrD6fA?t=2137">https://youtu.be/HhQxNHrD6fA?t=2137</a> 2025-12-10T22:18:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw6qpxfyzks7axxx0xk6fy36q88l56f0astqz6k6kpyqyxuk4z75szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5nlllxv After years of delay, the Finch West LRT line finally opened in Toronto ... and the initial reception has been really, really bad.<br/><br/>So bad that the mayor felt the need to post to reddit:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/1pii3ay/comment/nt6qle8/">https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/1pii3ay/comment/nt6qle8/</a><br/><br/>I&#39;m going to be in Toronto soon. Should I make a video about the Finch West LRT, or would that be beating a dead horse at this point? 🤔 2025-12-10T22:17:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswwu6y2nr4ajnnmxt4m52ncv28ekn54jz249f4zvalhvvq0kfhu5szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc53glhje omfg McDonald&#39;s Netherlands hired a company to make a shitty AI Christmas ad for them and it&#39;s SO BAD.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SROxy7KxFpw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SROxy7KxFpw</a><br/><br/>Even if it wasn&#39;t AI garbage, why would any company want to associate their brand with being anti-Christmas!? 2025-12-08T23:55:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswwev9gh02as320gs2jg4d0709q38gd46zdlye8pzy7j3ctu3lp4szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5na46yx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc8q0w20ar96wdlqpjvs32jdl605468pnwxy26etk0z5s6tcdm4snya3um'>nevent1q…a3um</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t, unfortunately. I&#39;ve got kid activies I need to be at in the days before. That&#39;s why I was looking for a night train. 2025-12-06T16:47:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsre5386gme4zlpddeae7fy44fg2c46kefkcqd52dqcjkgswkjewrczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5l3d5zv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswcuc4nxay44n5klgcvtlrgcdel0kwrn4d3m7g8xhwxpcfk9xa7gc4k7e4s'>nevent1q…7e4s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there&#39;s no way I would trust that many changes, especially with the performance of DB recently. I would need to leave huge amounts of time as a buffer. 2025-12-06T15:57:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsft7xy6l7rwgqr26qjte3s6umj9wg8zf3hcw89hhpc24qcj4pcr3gzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5fxh0dx I need to be in Stockholm on December 20th, and figured I&#39;d take the night train from Berlin (which is easily accessible from Amsterdam by high speed train)... <br/><br/>... but then I looked at the timetable.<br/><br/>WTF kind of schedule is this? Did they just throw darts at a calendar and call it a day?<br/><br/>I am going to have to fly, even though I don&#39;t want to. Why is it so hard to take the train internationally in Europe. 😩<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/socialnotjustbikescom/media_attachments/files/115/673/119/860/588/755/original/a187c3728caba7b4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-06T14:40:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2h2hp2lahjdt6k5t752vgfpcvtc7j7y7zm2ddsa3jsstvrurkkegzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5s5al2f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgncs7h9vtcw0pqs9ecjn5md4vq4rmqzyqtavyqvlhz4wh3sde5psey8v98'>nevent1q…8v98</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting, thank you! 2025-12-05T14:56:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszqyrnap8jqe7d5thktht0fqjeqe3yyuysuryqjmqlvpmj0pm0ezczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc52h0m5g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswymudx7rp70j7668p3a9v5dwzn2f5kavx3pje8rltqhgwaeqfx0cnslkgq'>nevent1q…lkgq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>one of the things I&#39;m having trouble tracking down is the differences between the safety and emissions requirements that would grant &#34;type approval&#34;, and what is required for &#34;individual vehicle approval&#34;.<br/><br/>I think that the IVA requirements are different per member state. Do you know if that&#39;s correct? 2025-12-05T12:57:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstpcx3heqs5e6xq2gwnvq09ns5c5pk0dyfxpjhm9z2juc4ynhd6jszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc544sllk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5xcdwqpm98unruy9czzyeec3pkd8nzjux79ejch44ta83qnsctg5tgvvj'>nevent1q…gvvj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, they are not &#34;already here&#34;. Right now there are small numbers that are being imported by buyers under the Individual Vehicle Approval process. <br/><br/>That is also a loophole that needs to be closed, but in this case, it&#39;s a proposal that could open the floodgates to all of these trucks, without any needing to jump through any loopholes at all. 2025-12-05T12:03:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs847jnnpm5m62cp2au5ayrh0e95gjqps6e9phx4k03e3xxtkmldxgzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc50apf58 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx9tdjhexecfhqkzqtsckzjjsth3j4lgwwp326z4usv6nmflngsmc7ux0ys'>nevent1q…x0ys</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s great to talk to Adam, but the whole time I&#39;m on the edge of my seat thinking, &#34;are we going to have to bleep part of this?&#34; 😆 2025-12-05T12:02:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqxdyfstccp2ke407z7z7g8svvqkp9zuzk88tp2kr4p0psrp8lsuqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5nwvhtx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstx4wgfcce0tul0fkt9dfv2z6588hlj6yrsx2aa0w9z674k8hgngsc00drp'>nevent1q…0drp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well that&#39;s something, at least, though I wish he had been more clear that safety standards (in particular) will not be compromised.<br/><br/>We absolutely need to keep the pressure on to ensure that they do not backtrack on this promise. 2025-12-05T12:01:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ex7tpwzqguw0tpcr0jznd9jlvv86ud6ah0l9tpwe49xaq58p8zqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5mskeew In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdddqwrtshu2lyv6mjrp28gkhkrm6kxcaypln88fp8uldmprrc2gg4fydr4'>nevent1q…ydr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well, that&#39;s pretty neat! I was actually looking at doing something very similar when I lived in Toronto, except as a snowplow attachment for my bakfiets. 2025-12-02T16:14:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstja6yqqhca25qkcglnxe9uwvtwa673jdr9tc2fcfxnqfrx2e67dgzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc526zeev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhag8pj2snd8xzx2sp5kvpe07twy745s52m07vc2q77re4kpqr9s6mjqc6'>nevent1q…jqc6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think it&#39;s the other way around. Assholes are likely to buy aggressive trucks.<br/><br/>This was mentioned in the book &#34;High and Mighty&#34; (2002). Car industry research found that the people who were most likely to buy trucks and SUVs were less caring about others, as well as several other negative personality traits. 2025-12-01T19:38:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9fh4me563y8xwlw8uce4fjuvum4an8n6j68850wua8f2lgz2hrzgzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc578wp9n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ucphxeyryu6atwj5lp8rgfcn6rpxcpsxmj0a9ac9wdrshk3mqxctyxjah'>nevent1q…xjah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you can do it yourself here:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/fiat-500-2020-3-door-hatchback-vs-ford-f-350-2016-4-door-pickup-crew-cab/">https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/fiat-500-2020-3-door-hatchback-vs-ford-f-350-2016-4-door-pickup-crew-cab/</a> 2025-12-01T19:37:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqzay2qpyrj9l73mghgrnafujh9ue2pd08cdxxlr4aegkx9cmycxqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5uurre0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgnyckh6tmrrh9xn42k7shveqdwsjtu7fhvspvrwcj2yzvn6ddncq4j6ph8'>nevent1q…6ph8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, it&#39;s not fuel costs keeping them out, it&#39;s safety standards. They are illegal to buy in the EU, but that may change (see my latest video). 2025-12-01T19:28:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ws79t36p7wt7jdthe056trca7xun4wmqc4prpf5s72e3h50d36qzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5wv09lg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqlmcqjvd8mvl9z626l2j89ssktz6nq9faxhfj37wlhvnx9qxe4rsqgy7v0'>nevent1q…y7v0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>absolutely. Europeans who haven&#39;t been to the US recently have NO idea how bad it can get. They think we&#39;re talking about Landrovers, but these stupid American trucks are on a whole other level. 2025-12-01T19:26:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf3d9xjxj6l985y7l6yk6c39daxf9q370txyt8s4fx6kkrtgsraqczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc508hdqs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8hpckk43kefxya55e29va9nv9e7lzw004ztkau6ex4psyv23jy3q56lffz'>nevent1q…lffz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And here&#39;s an American Ford F-350 next to the most popular car in Europe (Dacia Sandero).<br/><br/>There&#39;s a reason why we need to do everything we can to prevent people from driving these stupid American trucks in Europe.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/socialnotjustbikescom/media_attachments/files/115/645/846/346/017/175/original/10ee012613474251.png"> <br/> 2025-12-01T19:00:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8hpckk43kefxya55e29va9nv9e7lzw004ztkau6ex4psyv23jy3qzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5gqajgf So many Europeans are telling me that they&#39;ve been seeing a lot of the &#34;huge&#34; Ford Raptor trucks appearing in their cities.<br/><br/>Wait until they find out that the Ford Raptor is the small Ford pickup truck, and all of the rest of them are significantly larger. 😬 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/ford-ranger-2022-4-door-pickup-vs-ford-f-350-2016-4-door-pickup-crew-cab/">https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/ford-ranger-2022-4-door-pickup-vs-ford-f-350-2016-4-door-pickup-crew-cab/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/socialnotjustbikescom/media_attachments/files/115/645/831/572/451/676/original/2addd9204307ce4e.png"> <br/> 2025-12-01T18:57:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgwazw7gsayse76svvwmu8p86zrgzts266q5s4lzkdlasmpzj3q6gzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5hzk7rt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3nxctj9tq2lpc9n3j0pydhqrpxzhw0zlfdqld2gzecf90gd02ks5jy9r2'>nevent1q…y9r2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks! I was looking for the text of that &#34;paper&#34; but I was having trouble finding it! 2025-11-30T22:33:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0dx43tlen7tgvg403xc6rd564m45tmpm3m3w2mwux9smcd54nc9szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5ddehj5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstyampcxvkjh32fe4ntyx2eqzeq4kckgn5s05p4phzxlar246962sek7sek'>nevent1q…7sek</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s amazing how much room you have to work with when you get rid of all the parked cars. 2025-11-28T13:32:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszjkelg5ml8p2hggf8qjujpu7645e9pr7xtf7ptvmjm05pnh5e7pqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc57ut3rc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8j9xku74cgef8fe6unyw7la6ufppy6km6wzsrsdzgz55sczpquxqjww6e8'>nevent1q…w6e8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very nice! Thanks! 2025-11-28T13:25:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxh8njs5nuvht3q3u4yaq4f3zgvyftp4ktff2jaeqrcjdypx7l2tczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc57l8wm3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx00cfc2ytz2cfeuj0pqffqnld0shdktxkqrfvdsse2rmydnz28qs5dlmtx'>nevent1q…lmtx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>CityNerd does way better data analysis than any of these lame marketing lists! 2025-11-24T18:23:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdmh6mch3ragkyqpwen807xcw6k5swufadpf095rvgx5mf6qjlkvqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5dlvls5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9p2njce9uq4u9yl3wlxa75gg2mlps2yqvk7sjj9xkeney7l034dq99tr87'>nevent1q…tr87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! 2025-11-24T16:04:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0sd60afwt3xr6gpsds7azkardlg3fekk29cyjejmgva3s6wxtluqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc56cqrzp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfnn2k99mzwaanydc0yvrd8xnn5l6xw3f24yvkvfny3nv3rvtnmkqhf83v4'>nevent1q…83v4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Montréal is actually getting quite good when it comes to cycling. They do have a handful of Dutch protected intersections (though in places where they really aren&#39;t needed), and they plow their main bike routes in the winter.<br/><br/>I could believe that Montréal and Vancouver could legitimately make it onto a list like this. Not sure about Québec City though, as I haven&#39;t been there in decades. 2025-11-24T16:02:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf8dzstjjlsq5ely46y5ptn07pdkv40mu4z6mhqx9l9emdwxvvcwgzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5ujs3ul In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsypsq32q4ccejgmp0qp59ff576eqv2xwekmvnq9v29m0hzua2mc4czzmf4e'>nevent1q…mf4e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure if they do that, but I seem to remember them taking into account the size and/or number of bicycle advocacy groups in the city, which is also kinda meaningless. 2025-11-24T15:05:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp40uk3q407kffqx240qcctwzel80g33tvqlmnrj0grhwu7lfj2qqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc58umd09 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjxrsnyl3hdk53gqf669ag96y23r2wr6y5s4kpdgxjaeh5jdghxq052je9'>nevent1q…2je9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be clear, this list is mostly nonsense. There are lots of cities that aren&#39;t even considered (such as all of Asia), and their methodology is completely opaque.<br/><br/>This shouldn&#39;t be a surprise though. Any time you see a &#34;List of Top Cities for [whatever]&#34; it was created by a marketing department as a way to drive engagement. <br/><br/>In this case, it&#39;s for Copenhagenize, who do urban planning consulting.<br/><br/>These lists are mildly interesting, but you should never take them too seriously. 2025-11-24T15:04:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgjxrsnyl3hdk53gqf669ag96y23r2wr6y5s4kpdgxjaeh5jdghxqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5dz59q0 Copenhagenize has just dropped their list of &#34;Most Bike-Friendly Cities&#34; (the &#34;Copenhagenize Index&#34;).<br/><br/>I just got back from another trip to Copenhagen on Saturday, and I still can&#39;t understand by what metric Copenhagen deserves to be above Amsterdam. At least for the past few years they&#39;ve been willing to admit that Utrecht is #1 though! :)<br/><br/>Also, I&#39;m glad to see no American cities made the list time time, because I always thought that was too much &#34;grading on a curve&#34;.<br/><br/><a href="https://momentummag.com/the-30-most-bike-friendly-cities-in-the-world-the-2025-copenhagenize-index-arrives/">https://momentummag.com/the-30-most-bike-friendly-cities-in-the-world-the-2025-copenhagenize-index-arrives/</a> 2025-11-24T14:40:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswkd8gz296evxkuy5ged7kjz7lpud5t0ee2ny4z46day0mnft7v7gzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc55n2vc3 Adam Something joined me on the Urbanist Agenda podcast to talk about a new political party in Czechia, the &#34;Motorists for Themselves&#34; party, and it was even more crazier than I expected.<br/><br/>The far-right is being actively funded by fossil fuel billionaires and they&#39;re attacking climate change legislation ... and good urbanism is being caught in the crossfire.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/JwwDFsdBol4">https://youtu.be/JwwDFsdBol4</a> 2025-11-22T17:34:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvuzcwjpwrrj7husafp2q3xkgeqa30hqzxsx2mhmdrrzvf6uws7zszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc546wnpx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdr2myexnzte607at0c2cldfj6pvxdk5kkyavdke4nw9x0r5ha4wsk2g9pn'>nevent1q…g9pn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did. Five years ago!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ly7JjqEb0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ly7JjqEb0</a> 2025-11-22T17:15:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrejuyzf9gaqz4dhndzduq5vw20neretdta9yjxzv3q3xra9ws6fszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5le2dle In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs20tk2njvd99jws9qfwlqzjl8matx2sd3w7fe0zmdwz6c7llwhj4q57zjrg'>nevent1q…zjrg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>neat! I agree it should&#39;ve been called &#34;stroopwafer&#34; :) 2025-11-20T21:00:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstjrdmqc6zamcvep6gmdthdst6f33nz0cz54mcm25c24ug40jhvqgzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5fx6p7f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv2mmrzdjwppsf3xhvpa5at4q60qvdw805ewr7v8xs69jrhny0wwgqc6mg3'>nevent1q…6mg3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that is delightfully weird an I love it. 2025-11-15T22:20:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfhk0nfu599fdw9klk8zfwn68dnycvjsskv00wezpgdxj20g9hcdszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc57macp4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswu4lrhpa4qfevgy8th5ul6t0qr2ypr468ftpdydmdpsc40dmye6clu70xf'>nevent1q…70xf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that&#39;s really unfortunate to hear. I think it&#39;s inevitable though, when public transit is privatised. Eventually they&#39;re going to figure out that they can make more money in other ways, beyond transit. 2025-11-15T13:50:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq7dnmeuacla88y335r8m2epzmxkd9dx5tv46tdqt9553hsrpta6gzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5s2p29e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz42tayze8dhvt2sr2ry4qql3jvpswk8z6scwylyzgl9al9trtejgne4due'>nevent1q…4due</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, I would recommend just upgrading for one month and then downgrading. Thanks for your support! 2025-11-13T19:25:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfh6v35nmg8thkrp5384l9hrqwhqrdpld92h6wtyvdtp36lhr3jygzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc53dn6ke In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswrwc65d0vcncqdgpsqh0fx6hay5w6udestzr2ycxnvmwk8msujhcn3g8eu'>nevent1q…g8eu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m in the middle of making a video about this! I hope to get it out soon.<br/><br/>Thanks for sharing! 2025-11-13T14:22:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8t4k9ecw6ak5cc0p8fkcvdpsx8m80x77s7mcwffyyc69a2dtnh7szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5cxdj3j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstfuvqhlgayhqn075yrf0jwh823vq5ny69vksx67ylgdymp84u90gphnc5t'>nevent1q…nc5t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>800 pages of his shitty book, then another 300 pages of his shitty engineering book, then several thousand pages from the typewritten papers he referenced ... yeah, it was a lot. 😅 2025-11-12T14:24:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9agxsn2qu262vuc2ruzzjje400akg9z0pqavmcjjmq46zung5h3gzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5cehqu3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98vlp9rsz48w6gf98hknfxvqnsxy7pe64phyz6rlntultgx3h64q33sfj5'>nevent1q…sfj5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes, Nebula is great! Thank you! 2025-11-11T11:43:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8hw9r8kckcp8h238wyuqra2l29zzd0evt3ya50gnzhaqy7fs45lszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5wusx5f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswf7ma9ycex639xjf2tjce2g3cwk75gtnwxgjdq2zdr4982p6nlrquxsqrn'>nevent1q…sqrn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The problem is that the creator never gets paid. I would have to stop making videos if I didn&#39;t have Google ads and sponsorships.<br/><br/>I hope you&#39;re at least pitching in to your favourite creators&#39; Patreon pages. 2025-11-10T17:01:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstk83a5zwr7npyreve5sqfs7s7p0yzjejx58yymk3ldn74lye0ztczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc50evqye In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8hcc0uyl6rm6cg5y8d558plfddhl52p2hmmhqgh2sa6f6p0zkjca3a87x'>nevent1q…a87x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I doubt you can compare that data between countries. The Netherlands has WAY more people who cycle than Denmark or Germany.<br/><br/>Nearly half of all cyclist fatalities in the Netherlands are people over the age of 65. Often people who are so old that they can literally die from the complications of a broken hip. In other countries, those people don&#39;t cycle at all (and die of a heart attack instead).<br/><br/>That alone throws off all safety comparisons. 2025-11-09T20:35:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgntyay89jx7rgnnfuv7sk6la6hx2y7vn67mvy2mdzj82vtdzn2gszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5klq3d7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvu0lzlmvf09grjstd3puk7m5mvsmwv8cdyjrt0ufmkwkj039y0hgsfhz4r'>nevent1q…hz4r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, I went into this video expecting to debunk a few outdated ideas. I had no idea that the entire concept of vehicular cycling was built on lies and nonsense from the start. Wild. 2025-11-09T20:31:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxwlswqnal0hq4r48l5ucqp3c8us60cqkl6myhyqk0ql7kn8qfaaczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc57fac6n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqste9vlfqj7d5cfjpryfxjccgm30uc0qkxj7hzr2s4dd6x3truvfdckcvg7c'>nevent1q…vg7c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s very simple: vehicles need to pass Euro NCAP safety standards. Don&#39;t pass? Then it can&#39;t be sold. 2025-11-09T15:51:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz44u89lx3q7s4hh2wk09jga3fkf0kxs2pfygt6wpzy03qvzwvm8qzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc56m9fa5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4znv5h9zkdfx3gewat7vuhs8y302x5l5sr3vfrtzykv74563pmchuv0nr'>nevent1q…v0nr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They are significantly more dangerous to other road users though, especially pedestrians.<br/><br/>Why should we let people buy their way out of putting other people at risk? That&#39;s ridiculous. 2025-11-09T15:42:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfxewenaz6jfhnj8qqmv8jk8hc6vplfx6cn45m088hpgk203jzylgzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5ddx0ly I registered the domain name <a href="https://harmathanatophobia.com">https://harmathanatophobia.com</a>. 2025-11-09T13:25:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsduqmk96jdtz2usswwyljjp097u8kk0sy5ckf32qu6dvsphxvm39gzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5h9zj69 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswzlrdklkae268vkqnwpzws563qtfv7t4gnms388lkugxtvdz2nlccn76cw'>nevent1q…76cw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>given that Forester wrote most of his stuff in the 70s (and clearly never updated it) I assume he never had a bike computer and just assumed that he was going 30+ mph without measuring it. It&#39;s absolutely absurd. 2025-11-09T13:01:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8xks2scw0njr4gju6vgfkun43hmpz98qm75cpeu3n8sjpzn8nvqczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5x9mks5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv79q3lzxveycn0v03d8xv63d3m89s034a9y463kx40z3t50jt2pcvccu4y'>nevent1q…cu4y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>we&#39;re all very impressed, Lance. Now just let the rest of us ride bicycles like normal people. 2025-11-09T13:00:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswc4jutcfcrrxsnkkzcg6t8u8f84dz8f5rr7u7r52e72jw9ukxm6czyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc56p84ae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvg5ns0n3pwg6mzah5cgg3u6m378sl0j69sjvkwehsh3vsqxgmaag58qmrx'>nevent1q…qmrx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, that checks out. From everything I read it seemed like Forester was generally unlikeable and extremely arrogant. 2025-11-09T00:50:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd6npnk9m24545vnaayr7xwksh5tcdxanw203dmk0zf52u6r8zyfqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5y2jycg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqyn2qq6jf5s549m6zxn9kk5jmmvt9rds23kpum28tnc99gchdkeq2ee4fn'>nevent1q…e4fn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I completely understand. It&#39;s a lot to get through. If you can&#39;t watch the whole thing I would recommend skipping ahead to the &#34;cult of the vehicular cycling&#34; section at around 1h20m. 2025-11-07T23:40:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrzgehhk6t7zc325t5wqu95zt097yq7e944szn7c72g2fn8uh604qzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5d83dec In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2tndv6aa27arfft6fx4sfd36hjdph3hqeuqqs5qsln9lcp7nmausqfuu39'>nevent1q…uu39</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks for watching! You can probably imagine how often I yelled out loud while reading this slop. 2025-11-07T17:56:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyqvsrggf6d4eucmsldf7uurs6qxa3wnsmkl8uudq668jmy3ssz0czyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc55vwkm9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3mt9nmgg9aww4v9kuaqfekq7wwzs8q3hla7eqpqp3a35rfv474cttf2fw'>nevent1q…f2fw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>definitely. <br/><br/>I watched my old &#34;I am not a &#39;cyclist&#39;&#34; video while working on this video, and I realised that it was unintentionally a response to the worldview of Forester.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMed1qceJ_Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMed1qceJ_Q</a> 2025-11-07T15:58:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd64p08ru8rh5jw4mvcdqkyphyun3ddt9h0kd64r686d04lrf4g9qzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5rw679l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspketrmyd6grujupsn2x4nw6kxrln8p0z39kw6rf0r89gedsdxxng0fea27'>nevent1q…ea27</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that was footage that never made it into my JUST CARS video. That truck driver is not a fan of cyclists. 😆<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/8nZh7A7qTPo">https://youtu.be/8nZh7A7qTPo</a> 2025-11-07T15:55:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8j99xzkntskklqcludwaz3vzj4pf72qth7ld0ldk94qqjedgjuaszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc57zsupt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2slfkdlmurlzt8dzkpj7xdll30mzjshwru8yt7k4xjjh2cq8qs4g6vdzgz'>nevent1q…dzgz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks! 2025-11-07T15:52:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0r8tz74pwjmwlf3qsfhqnv0qk9key6u2t5kfrwl6zhzfgzaj5uegzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc50qeqtq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst4xv5n9s38djjdh2nm58wtf5a3m6mgs0kqzvc27jvapzg5ny4phcpennjj'>nevent1q…nnjj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>make use of that &#34;download&#34; function in Nebula. :) 2025-11-07T15:49:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrdntz038ssqu7l3s6xuam44ljyfzw9ry2zacms72ftvxlg78uwuczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5p9wsgk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxlnuyrcu7ny7m36lflypnqjzv2kwc6guqqsd2h6ypjpsqa0nh3psmnz6k4'>nevent1q…z6k4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s pretty crazy how I&#39;ve had a podcast for over two and a half years now and I&#39;m still getting people saying that I should start a podcast. 😆 2025-11-07T15:48:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9nr3x7jc2m26nyvaewtytgu65ky0wv4ypgzexd70f237qjzqqlegzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc56v04pz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrquftfpfl7t54r3jtkvl23ypnn0w3aa3lvcnkdh6c5uy6wfrvsfqn5zr2d'>nevent1q…zr2d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>absolutely. I figured that Forester was working with incomplete and outdated data, I never thought for a second that he was just making things up whole-cloth. 2025-11-07T15:47:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsye2wfqu5sladmeak8umrkr3w6f6ljd0pv69mcj0ts2deutp7lqxszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5apdhp9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8w80d90c6l9sh0xy8fxzj3jwh36fvgk0rc8sytxjzykf95q2mrsslhyp6y'>nevent1q…yp6y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve seen painted sidewalks pretty often in Italy. 😔 2025-11-07T15:45:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfkhshuc3ltrc9yc9eurlcn2daf3las82r678jq9ktded980cmngszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5kzphvg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr64sl6yr7tpvlj8jsz9vy6uyk5hyvrr978am8p7958679vcjlqsglrdjkw'>nevent1q…djkw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s the link on Patreon, for people who prefer watching that way:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/john-forester-142937490">https://www.patreon.com/posts/john-forester-142937490</a> 2025-11-07T11:41:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr64sl6yr7tpvlj8jsz9vy6uyk5hyvrr978am8p7958679vcjlqsgzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5awf2ha This wasn&#39;t supposed to be an hour and a half long, but as the insane shit piled up, I just couldn&#39;t bring myself to cut any of it, because the insanity IS the message here.<br/><br/>I always knew that vehicular cycling as a design philosophy was questionable and based on shaky research. I had NO idea that it was founded on lies and misleading data from the start.<br/><br/>By the way, Nebula now has free trials! Sign up now and see how much you can watch in 3 days. 😂 <br/><br/><a href="https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-this-is-why-cycling-is-dangerous-in-america">https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-this-is-why-cycling-is-dangerous-in-america</a> 2025-11-07T11:40:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstnnzg9w4ffpffq2aq3c2nttr9z7r59s6ak0nyn79h4qrdzkea08szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc58z9tlp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqaswp06uvty00gmx2hs43785yc7egnngz0vpxqe5y8yd99ukdxwcjfqmpn'>nevent1q…qmpn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh wow that&#39;s insane.<br/><br/>30 mph (~50 km/h) is really really fast. I get that people on racing bikes CAN achieve that (especially down hill), but designing ALL infrastructure for that speed is just stupid. 2025-11-07T11:37:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2z4ye33nfjsehzv36yt0y3dcwtqye7eswwlfmprltuk2r4frucmgzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc525jvjk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspw7jf08z599h5jkwy2elda35nf4cfm5m9lg2d5csftr5c9jf6emqt268el'>nevent1q…68el</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is the high-quality of intellectual discussion I&#39;ve come to expect from anti-urbanists.<br/><br/>Looks like Greg was exposed to too much leaded gasoline as a child. 2025-11-05T13:37:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdg4k3ez7s2pmr66tq8szgs7uy9aeumnx2aleldd2th73ujf02dlszyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5gflcvq Congratulations New York!<br/><br/>You&#39;ve got a lot of work to do in order to catch up to the great urbanism improvements we&#39;ve seen in Paris and London recently, but this is a big step in the right direction.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/socialnotjustbikescom/media_attachments/files/115/497/345/709/043/142/original/18b149349ab19f34.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-05T13:34:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9c02qkt0567vufhr5cu0fvgs579u4z8r3rfqkqdufuu67705c75szyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5y6hsza In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhyp7yf7cf54lwr3ret90fqhpqs8gsg9u6t0ez230568x83lcmns7ep6ls'>nevent1q…p6ls</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks for the photo! :) 2025-10-30T14:58:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxs8q90nkpfcsp4uu6ka5e0ddvhegwy5j9yl0dqs0cwx6huw64ldqzyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc57ddl7u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd540whnqph3xdluasuk0avw8llv8ec9v83cgpxcx8lwd8y573ykgasq62z'>nevent1q…q62z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s not my photo, it&#39;s from Wikipedia. 2025-10-29T12:32:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5a8zlnxcycl7c3grtaukc56jpngtrhe76ytpy5xt9k0l3gmzkqczyqtcevp2fffafdyymlmrd80hzkwk3pnf0sn36fhp83aqnzs7gmxc5cujgg3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq53ye2qjxewmqw0695rfpfyvaxxydefumpauyxr7qr7lgj4h7uqauc2cn'>nevent1q…c2cn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>read the alt text. It&#39;s not my photo, and it&#39;s very obviously not from this election. 2025-10-29T12:32:07Z