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Montage of Dutch bike infrastructure

Montage of Dutch bike infrastructure

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.

Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.

#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social

20.07.2025 04:44 — 👍 1201    🔁 406    💬 21    📌 54
pink poster with b/w person riding a bike with flowers in a basket.

text: oh im sorry did my headphones make you drive into me

pink poster with b/w person riding a bike with flowers in a basket. text: oh im sorry did my headphones make you drive into me

I’m so sorry.

03.07.2025 11:02 — 👍 258    🔁 35    💬 6    📌 1
Vote Scottish Greens. Polls are open. For people for planet. Vote Ann McGuiness for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.

Vote Scottish Greens. Polls are open. For people for planet. Vote Ann McGuiness for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.

⏰ Polls are open until 10pm in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election!

Help build a fairer, greener Scotland.

Vote Scottish Greens
Vote Ann McGuinness

05.06.2025 08:37 — 👍 45    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 4

That's a ridiculous looking car, there is no need for something that obscenely large to move a few people from A to B

18.05.2025 11:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Also wearing the secret floral dress or lederhosen uniform of a radical anti-car zealot

14.05.2025 13:46 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Election '25. Cartoon characters holding a banner that reads ' Your vote counts'.

Election '25. Cartoon characters holding a banner that reads ' Your vote counts'.

⏰ A reminder that if you are voting in the Scottish Parliament by-election for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency on Thu 5 June, you must be registered to vote.

The deadline to register is midnight on Monday 19 May 2025.

For more info, see https://orlo.uk/tbGNS

13.05.2025 10:00 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Who had the reintroduction of segregated toilets on their 2025 bingo card?

14.05.2025 13:37 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You're welcome

13.05.2025 10:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you're in Scotland & a member of the Labour party, you would get a vote on their Scottish leader and UK leader, as "Scottish Labour", is just a notional group within the wider party. Whereas the "Scottish Green Party" is entirely separate from the "Green Party" (Green Party of England & Wales)

12.05.2025 22:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Indeed, but technically don't think I'm wrong

16.04.2025 11:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A screenshot of an article from the Scottish Green Party website. The headline reads "Trans Rights: Supreme Court Ruling Deeply Concerning for Human Rights". Beneath is an image of a trans pride flag blowing in the sun.

A screenshot of an article from the Scottish Green Party website. The headline reads "Trans Rights: Supreme Court Ruling Deeply Concerning for Human Rights". Beneath is an image of a trans pride flag blowing in the sun.

Sending love and solidarity to trans people everywhere.

We will always fight to protect human rights, dignity and respect for all people. We stand with the trans community today, tomorrow and always.

16.04.2025 10:26 — 👍 292    🔁 82    💬 13    📌 6

They are the Scottish Government, and the UK Supreme Court.

Could equally go with "UK court overturns Scottish Government decision, despite electoral mandate"

16.04.2025 10:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Fight hatred and support those being attacked. Never forget who bank rolled the other side. Support minority voices against the powerful.

16.04.2025 09:47 — 👍 62    🔁 18    💬 4    📌 0
A graphic filled with statistics showing the inefficiency of cars

A graphic filled with statistics showing the inefficiency of cars

A typical European car spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people, and it’s been getting bigger & heavier. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does is needed to move the car itself, not the people in it.

Sound efficient?

21.11.2024 07:54 — 👍 531    🔁 209    💬 16    📌 18

Sad, and shocking, you're feeling the need to say this, but great that you've come out swinging saying something

14.11.2024 22:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So you're telling me we didn't just get on fine without modern medicine, that is to say vaccines and the like, I'm shocked

(explicitly want to state that I'm being sarcastic and think that medical advancement and access to healthcare is a good thing)

14.11.2024 16:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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