Active Travel Please!

You probably cannot afford a car, and you almost certainly can't afford not to have one. This is the definition of a policy failure.

The Upside of High Gasoline Prices (Yes, they do exist) Gas prices are at record highs. But are there advantages to higher prices? METRANS director Marlon Boarnet discusses.

We all value our cars – I do too – but driving does not reflect those harms, and when something is underpriced, we get too much.
#MobilityIsEquity
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Why Humans Make Emotional Choices Over Logical Ones- A Data-Driven Perspective “We are not thinking machines that feel. We are feeling machines that think.” -António R. Damásio

Even the most “rational” people -the data crunchers, the spreadsheet lovers, the number nerds-are still deeply influenced by how they feel.
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Trinidad and Tobago commuters spend one month of life in traffic every year ECLAC study shows The direct economic cost of traffic in Trinidad and Tobago is an estimated TT$2.26 billion per year or 1.37 per cent of GDP; with the average commuter spending an average 793 hours, cumulatively 33 days – one month of the year in traffic delays.

We're killing ourselves financially, physically and mentally! Everyone trying to move around a tiny place in their own personal vehicle will never work! Provide proper public transit and safe active travel options! #MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
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Cars are so expensive that buyers need 7-year loans Once rare, seven-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average auto prices nearing $50,000.

Despite the risk of owing more than the car’s worth, some lenders are pushing even longer terms.
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$1 less for gas will cost us $Billions in health care costs! #LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill #EndCarDependency #CriticalThinking #TTMoves #MobilityIsEquity 👀👇💰☠️

The co-benefits of active travel interventions beyond physical activity: a systematic review Active travel is a widely recognised strategy for promoting active living but its co-benefits beyond increasing physical activity, such as broader hea…

Furthermore, car dependency fosters a spectrum of health and social issues, including congestion, road injuries and fatalities, psychological distress, and sedentary lifestyles that increase susceptibility to obesity and chronic diseases.
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'Lower speed limits on ring road, 1,500 km of cycle paths, >155,000 new trees, phasing out fossil fuels, and reducing the use of cars—in ten years, our actions have reduced pollution by 40%!'

this is what climate leadership actually looks like!

meanwhile in seattle: VMTs 📈
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It's great news that four more bus routes will become more reliable in the coming months. Riders of every bus route deserve the same — let's speed up the implementation of speedy buses!

YouTube video by TTT Live Online $1.943 Billion For Infrastructure - Minister Tancoo Outlines Major Drainage And Road Works

He did mention buses! How about BRT and active travel infrastructure?
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill #EndCarDependency
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SFMTA data: Drivers a lot slower around cameras Pedestrian-safety advocates say “encouraging” findings should prompt more action.

“With an average 72 percent drop in speeding and about 20,000 fewer speeding cars every day, it’s clear these cameras are making San Francisco safer.”
*Make Trinidad & Tobago safer!*
#PoliticalWill
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Increasing active travel eg via bicycle or walking

We're wilfully blind to #ActiveTravel in Trinidad & Tobago!
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill #TTMoves #ActiveLifestyles #EndCarDependency
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Govt Eases Used-Car Import Rules, New Taxes On High-End EVs To Generate $40 Million - TTT News The government has announced plans to ease restrictions on foreign-used vehicle imports, aiming to make car ownership more affordable for citizens. Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo said the curren...

We keep making wrong turns in T&T!
Fix public transit and provide safe active travel infrastructure!
Everyone trying to move around a tiny place in their own personal vehicle will never work!
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill #EndCarDependency
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Pedestrian killed in accident while heading to church - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday A 77-year-old man was struck and killed in an accident on October 12 while awaiting transport to attend church.

May the angels welcome him into paradise, and may his soul rest in the eternal peace of Christ," the church said.

Investigations are ongoing. #RIP
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How Our Toddlers and Teenagers Must Be Seen as Planners not Passengers An Intergenerational Call for Active Transport Justice

“How are you designing a city for me as a teenager - without the need for a man to protect me, a rape whistle or having to plan it like a survival mission?”
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
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Mission: safer roads for cyclists in Trinidad and Tobago

The country’s high obesity rates (30% according to the World Health Organization) is another social problem that more active transport could help tackle.

*T&T's progress is even slower than molasses!*
#PoliticalWill
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Citizens call for more investment in people As Trinidad and To­ba­go braces for to­day’s na­tion­al Bud­get, cit­i­zens are voic­ing strong opin­ions on where they be­lieve Gov­ern­ment spend­ing should be fo­cused, with ed­u­ca­tion, crime re­...

Will we see the Trinidad and Tobago National Budget for 2026 address #ActiveTravel?
#PoliticalWill #MobilityIsEquity
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‘it’s easy to be distracted by futuristic innovations like electric cars, drone delivery networks and hyperloops. “The real solutions are a lot less sexy and a lot more common sense” ’

This is absolutely 💯 the case. & is this the reason why male dominated leaders get it so wrong so often?

Port of Spain DUI operation leads to 11 arrests - CNC3 A Driving Under the Influence (DUI) operation in Port of Spain between 11:30 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2025, and 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2025, resulted in the arrest of eleven people aged...

Remember that we're not allways playing by the rules on the roads of Trinidad and Tobago!
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A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again

Alongside that, he argues we need to reprioritize street space with bus-only lanes to allow public transit to bypass congestion and protected, connected active transport lanes for cycling, mobility aids and scooters.
#MobilityIsEquity
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YouTube video by Not Just Bikes The Laziest Excuse for Bad Cities

The Caribbean is too hot to ride bicycles for transport! 🙄🌞🚲🌴
#MobilityIsEquity #ActiveTravel #PoliticalWill
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#ShareThePlanet

Tancoo’s tightrope To­mor­row is bud­get day—the first op­por­tu­ni­ty for Fi­nance Min­is­ter Dav­en­dranath Tan­coo to give the coun­try a clear state­ment on the path this ad­min­is­tra­tion will fol­low to ad­dress ...

The day will come when the National Budget of Trinidad & Tobago has an allocation for #ActiveTravel!
When we do, we'll be financially, physically and mentally responsible in the development of our nation!
#PoliticalWill #MobilityIsEquity
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Oh my! #Motonormativity

The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

Microplastics are shed from packaging, clothes, paints, cosmetics, car tyres and other items.
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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

Bicycles mostly died out as a form of transport in the mid-20th century not only because cars were faster and cushier, but also because cars made cycling catastrophically dangerous.
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill #ActiveTravel
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London to get £36m boost in homelessness funding London will see the biggest share of the £84m being distributed across England's councils.

We're wilfully blind to homelessness in Trinidad and Tobago and engage in endless "ole talk" and achieve nothing!
#LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill
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YouTube video by BBC Strictly Come Dancing Amber & Nikita American Smooth to 16 Going On 17 from The Sound Of Music ✨ BBC Strictly 2025

Bikes!
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YouTube video by Trinbago Vibes World Cocoa & Chocolate Day Expo in Trinidad 2025 - hosted by the Cocoa Research Center

Trinidad and Tobago is a living example of paradise lost!
#LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill
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#25.40 The Deadly Status Quo Ride For Your Life is a Washington, D.C. memorial ride in honor of Sarah Langenkamp, whose husband, Dan, worked to pass a law protecting cyclists in her name after she was killed riding in a bike lane

Transportation infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago has to be totally redesigned to better protect vulnerable road users!
#MobilityIsEquity
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