Cycling infrastructure consultant at https://teapaw.org/t.co/TYXirXol6g. Freelance: Research, DipTrans Fr→En. More space for more cycling for more people in more places.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Joined August 2010
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The Great Reclamation: I am losing track of the number of cities that have moved suddenly and ambitiously to reclaim hundreds of kilometres of streets from the car monopoly and reallocate these public commons for people walking, cycling and using wheelchairs. 1/n
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
Download the report here. It's chalk full for practical strategies to create beautiful walkable places without turning drivers against the idea.
mobyconacademy.com/files/how…
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
On 📅 September 17
@HappyCitiesTeam
and
@mobycon
are giving a free webinar on a report outlining how design for cars without undermining every other goal. 🕘 9:00-10:15 a.m. PT / 12:00-1:15 p.m. ET 🎟️ Register for free: mobyconacademy.com/event/how…
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
It really was profoundly special to be a young gay person hearing the biggest name in country music talk like this. I can’t even imagine how many queer people, especially those in conservative areas, she made feel seen and accepted. Earnest as hell, but her support was powerful.
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
After several years of observing, photographing and researching Cape Town's St George's Mall, I'm pleased to have published some of these reflections in the latest edition of Atlantis Magazine.
The article explores how public space is shaped not only through design, but through the everyday practices of the people who use it.
"The story of St George's Mall shows that civicness cannot be guaranteed by design or infrastructure alone, but must be continually enacted through practices of use, adaptation and resistance."
Learn more: ourfuturecities.co/news/rash…
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The same street in Levenshulme, Manchester, one hundred years apart.
The private motor vehicle is an invasive species, which gradually crowds out and suffocates the rich social life of our cities.
When cars don’t dominate the streets, life flourishes.
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
Why do South Africans not wait for pedestrian lights to turn green before crossing?
Because typically there is little reward for waiting: wait times are unreasonably long, safety is often worse than just crossing on red.
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
How about one air tag per train?
#NorthernLineCT
Inbound -
T3512 at Bellville station en-route Cape Town Station
Outbound -
T2519 at Bellville station en-route Kraaifontein station
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
With the stroke of a pen, every metro in South Africa could immediately reduce housing construction costs by as much as 30 %.
All they need to do is abolish one policy.
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This is a great improvement!
Although a decade after literally everything else.
Next up: digital tickets and/or debit/credit card tap in and out
MyCiTi commuters can now top up their myconnect cards online using the MyCiTi website or app.
Customers can purchase Mover points anytime using a debit or credit card, making it easier to travel without needing to queue at stations or retailers.
See: brnw.ch/21x2ui8
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
How can mega-events support sustainable development?
At #WASM2026, Dr Kamilla Swart moderated a panel with Prof. @dgmcgillivray, Prof. @preuss_holger, Natasha Bredekamp & @RashiqFataar to explore this topic.
More at capetown2040.com
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So what excuse does Israel now have for not letting foreign journalists into Gaza?
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1️⃣ @AmsterdamNL is changing the rules of urban space.🚦
No longer built for speed & flow, but for people & life.
The new Amsterdam Maakt Ruimte agenda draws a new line: 0% car growth — and a city designed to live better, not just move faster. 🌳
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
Response to this course to beat 'bikelash' has been overwhelming. Early bird registration closes next Tuesday, 30/9, if you want a lower priced ticket: teapaw.org/StrategicCities/status…
How can cities deal with 'bikelash' and resistance to changing streets? Next April I'll lead the Urban Cycling Institute's new leadership program in Amsterdam. Spaces are limited! More info: urbancyclinginstitute.org/en… @fietsprofessor
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Where is Dave Chappelle? Champion of free speech! Where is Joe Rogan— giant in the fight to say what we want?
Oh? It was bullshit and they just wanted to be hateful to marginalized groups without criticism? Got it.
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
I'm in NYC for the first time in almost 10 years and ... a couple quick observations:
Anyone who thinks it takes too long to transform a city is wrong. This city is utterly transformed. It is faster to change a city than to change a suburb.
And: The U.S. needs two dozen NYC's.
Dr Brett Petzer retweeted
It’s a genocide. People need to get off the fence and act accordingly. Isolation, divestment and total arms embargo now.
“It is clear there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention.”
UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry's report shows #Israel has committed #genocide in #Gaza.
ohchr.org/sites/default/file…
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This photo shows 58 cyclists and just two cars.
MPs looking out of their window today will see a steady flow of people cycling, some for the first time in a while, given confidence to do so with quality infrastructure.
Just over 10 years ago there wasn’t even a cycle lane here.
ALT A queue of cyclists on Embankment
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At the end of July 2025, IPC experts issued their most severe famine warning to date, determining that “the worst-case famine scenario is now unfolding in Gaza.” Almost the entire population of the Gaza Strip, about 2.1 million people, is experiencing acute food insecurity. Around 775,000 people (37%) are in “Crisis” (Phase 3), while more than 1.1 million (54%) are in Phases 4 and 5, classified as “Emergency” and “Catastrophe.” A quarter of Gaza’s residents are enduring daily famine.
Throughout July, daily reports began emerging of people dying in Gaza from causes related to hunger and malnutrition.
As of 31 August 2025, 348 people have died in Gaza from starvation and related causes, 127 of them children.
Full report >>
btselem.org/video/20250821_t…
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86% of the world’s genocide experts have declared that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Israel made its genocidal intent clear from day one.
It then committed genocide in full view of the world.
Nobody with power or influence can say they didn’t know at the time.
The International Association of Genocide Scholars
"Declares that Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the UN Convention for the Prevention & Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)" #GazaGenocide
genocidescholars.org/wp-cont…