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That could just as easily be aimed at Trump.

Our cover this week.

In 1987 it is a road with cars parked on both sides of it, today trams run on grass with cycleways either side

Plantage Middenlaan, Amsterdam in 1987 and today. The cars have been removed altogether from this road, now for trams and bikes only

People ride bicycles along cycling priority streets, which treat car drivers are guests, in Beijing.

People ride bicycles along cycling priority streets, which treat car drivers are guests, in Beijing.

Many European countries have their own variations on fietsstraten (“cycling streets”), where cyclists are the main users and drivers are guests.

But these, captured in Beijing where the Dutch Cycling Embassy is visiting this week, just might be the farthest from home the treatment has ever reached!

In 1980 the square is lined with parked cars on all sides, today filled with pedestrians

Oudekerksplein, Amsterdam in 1980 and today. No room for car parking now on what is one of the busiest tourist spots in the city

The front cover of a scientific journal titled Ornithologist, dated 1 April 2025. The main headline reads: “BIRDS: DECODED - Groundbreaking New Science.” Below that, a subheading says: “What are the UK’s birds really saying? Pioneering new research provides the answers.”

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.

The results tell us a lot!

Extracts below... 🧵

Until retailers offer the same ease of returns as Amazon, it's going to be hard. Bought a RØDE microphone, went wrong shortly after I bought it. Had to jump through all manner of hoops and deal with RØDE directly to get a warranty claim. If I'd bought from Amazon it would have been a simple return.

Car-free street full of children and other pedestrians

Paris says yes to 500 more car-free streets!

In Sunday’s referendum, 67% of Parisians voted to reclaim city space for walking and cycling. The decision means 10,000 parking spaces will be removed, continuing a shift that’s already halved car traffic since 2000.

www.dw.com/en/france-pa...

Which wolf will you feed?

When the majority of kids cycle to school you need a lot of cycle parking, retro fitted into centuries old Dutch streets, much easier than trying to fit in a car park

What would a car-free neighborhood look like?

Soon you won't have to wonder! Utrecht is building the Netherlands’ largest car-free suburb—Merwede. The area will house 12,000 residents with 21,500 bicycle parking spaces and 250 shared cars.

merwede.nl

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Ban large gas guzzling trucks. These enable toxic male behaviour.

The one good thing that might come from Trump's administration is a more tightly integrated and united Europe. We could literally kick Russia out of Ukraine in a few weeks if we got our arse in gear.

Ukraine has done the grueling work of wearing down Russia's air defenses. If Europe were to take down a couple of those jets that are menacing Ukraine's airspace, Putin will have to pack up the donkeys and go back to Russia

🇪🇺🇵🇱 "Europe as a whole is capable of winning any conflict against Russia. We are stronger," — Polish Prime Minister Tusk before the start of the summit in Brussels

Evil bastard. He's blatantly in Putin's pocket.

Selling it isn't going to do anything. Just means you'll lose money and it'll still be on the road. Just jailbreak it and keep it.

In the modern day image there is a red cycleway whereas in 1994 cyclist have to cycle in traffic

Ceintuurbaan, Amsterdam in 1994 and today

That’s right. 🇺🇦

A wide bidirectional cycleway alongside a main road with tree planting on both sides

A cycle path running alongside a main road in the Netherlands. The cycle path is some distance away from it, and separated by tree planting, providing shelter from the wind and rain, keeping cyclists safe and comfortable, far from the noise and stress of motor traffic.

Unlike the pump track design we normally have to put up with.