Malcolm MacPhail

IMPORTANT: NASA map shows temperatures of up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets & sidewalks. All that unrelenting concrete and asphalt for cars. Not nearly enough trees. They start with ridiculous heat that’s only getting worse with the #ClimateCrisis, & then make it much worse with bad design.

This Vienna street isn’t “closed” because cars have been removed. It’s been opened to everything else, to a diverse and invigorated civic life for people, because cars have been replaced by a multitude of wonderful things. Language matters. HT @dmoser.bsky.social for the pic. #OpenStreets

“We’re densifying our cities, we’re asking people to get out of their cars and move around, but we still have to coexist.” 🚗🚶🏽‍♀️

Heard from a colleague spending a few months in the Netherlands. "Went on a 35-mile bike ride today, entirely on bike paths, through all kinds of landscapes. Turns out I love biking, I'm just scared of biking with cars." 😢

“Over 40k people die in car crashes in the US every year. Entire neighborhoods are carved up by high-speed traffic. Kids can’t walk to school safely. But don’t worry – someone saw a teenager run a stop sign on an e-bike, so the real crisis must be those darn batteries on two wheels.”

"In a study in China, the same chemical, 6PPD-Q, was also found in the urine of children and adults... recent research shows that exposure to this chemical could harm multiple human organs, including the liver, lungs and kidneys."

the discussion.

Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more. 📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

We need details on this.

"Bike lanes restrict road space. Bike lanes have turned streets into parking lots, with residents unable to shop, get kids to events, and seriously impact emergency services & Wheel-Trans." Actually, no. 100% wrong. Car dependency & too much driving with increasingly large vehicles does all that.

Her stats line up with CDC data…

The USA needs to clean up their own house and stop trying to bully Canada or try to tell Canada that they didn't "really mean it" and we should be friends again. We are moving on from the abusive relationship. Charlie Angus says it very well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkAg...

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, renowned journalist Scott Pelley just highlighted how Donald Trump is working to stifle free speech in America, and how he plans on fighting back. This is huge.

Paris urban biking investment helps cut pollution in half: “Between 2005 and 2024, levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter — 2 of the most harmful pollutants to human health — have been slashed by 50% and 55%, respectively.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/paris-proves...

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You shouldn’t need a car to age with dignity. With walkable streets and thoughtful density, people can age in place, staying mobile, social, and part of the community they love.

FLASHBACK: The “Trump Trust Accounts” for babies were a Hillary idea — and Republicans trashed it.

To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money and pollution. Via UITPnews

It really isn't that hard to look at existing issues and then go see what has been successful in other parts of the world (I am not JUST talking about transportation and traffic deaths)

“A startling statistic emerged in Paris last month: during the morning and evening rush hours, on representative main thoroughfares crisscrossing the French capital, there are now more bicycles than cars – almost half as many again, in fact.” And it has kept growing from there. Leadership. #Paris

“Canada continues to be a powerhouse in clean energy infrastructure.” Canada named 2nd most attractive country for foreign direct investment

In the United States, it is not just oversized SUVs, but also the very large pickup trucks made worse by being jacked up. I am 5'9" and some of these trucks have a hood taller than me!

Freedom of Speech and Expression, is a fundamental human right. To be able to freely criticize your Government is essential for accountability and is the most important part of this freedom. Dissent and criticism are necessary for a healthy democracy. www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-d...

I live in a city that is 64% renters (Montreal, Quebec). It’s a great place to live and I would not call it a “slum”. The idea that rentals aren’t real homes is a shitty thing to say. It’s snobbery dressed up in progressive language about landlords and “exploitation”.

arguing against birthright citizenship in front of the supreme court while at the same time pitching a netflix show where immigrants compete for citizenship is such a perfect microcosm of america right now that it feels fake

People ignoring the fascist takeover of our democracy.

If they'd stop building oversized vehicles, that range could be extended and more practical.

The fastest way to boost active mobility isn’t with multimillion-dollar projects. It’s with simple decisions. Restrict car access, and watch cycling and walking thrive.

Now this is the kind of physics and engineering talk I liked to have in my classes. Somewhat akin to the "reusable" space shuttle transport system. About 96% of the launch mass was not reused.

My latest Forbes article is all about SUVs. Specifically, it delves into two new research papers - one from traffic engineering, and one from public health - that shows how these increasingly-popular (and increasingly large) vehicles come with major downsides 🧪 www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...

If car commercials were honest, they'd say things like "The new Dodge, from 0 to kill-a-pedestrian in 2.2 seconds."

@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social is on point!!

💰Felon ran for President to stay out of jail. Now, he uses his job as a giant ATM machine for his Children and Himself, while snatching Food, medicine, life saving tax payer programs. His trips to ‘make greasy deals to enrich himself & his ADULT kids. Cut him off our money.

Jesus Christ that 2nd photo. How can you not desperately want that in your neighborhood?

Car dominance isn’t about safety or utility, it’s a bloated industry pushing bigger, deadlier machines under the guise of "freedom". Meanwhile, pedestrians and cyclists are told to "gear up" for their own survival. This is systemic violence, disguised as choice.

Suburbs are drowning in space, yet mobility remains car-dependent. Wide, multi-use paths are cheap, practical, and unlock real freedom for people to move safely. It’s time we stop paving exclusively for cars and start building for people to have real options in local, urban mobility.

Perfect size EV (if you require something bigger than an ebike).

The climate IS the economy, people ARE the economy. Carney has a lot relying on him.

“Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail” The weasel words of a money-grabbing #climate traitor www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The rest of the world is prepared to take advantage of our feckless, idiotic, and myopic government led by unqualified right-wing TV hosts and social media influencers as Trump ushers in a new era of American mediocrity.

In-vehicle infotainment systems impair reaction times behind the wheel more than alcohol and narcotics use. Reaction times were nearly five times worse than when a driver was at the drink-drive limit, and nearly three times worse than when high on cannabis.