Melissa & Chris Bruntlett

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Authors of ‘Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality’ and ‘Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in our Lives’.

Delft, Nederland
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    29 Jun 2021

    The wait is FINALLY over! Our new book “Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in our Lives” is NOW AVAILABLE through wherever books are sold. THANK YOU for continuing to help us share these inspiring stories with a global audience!

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    16 hours ago

    Today at NOON (EST)! Tune in for world premiere of: "Ode to The Netherlands: My Favorite Things" with a dozen things I've seen. Whether you're planning your own 2022 trip or curious what I have ♥️♥️♥️ most in my adventures, use this LINK at:

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    31 Dec 2021

    Our culture obsesses about the care of children. We declare their well-being the most important thing in the world. Yet we keep building places that steal their freedom and put them in danger. What kind of city would we build if we really cared for kids?

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    23 hours ago

    In response to the COVID crisis, the Philippines built 500 kilometers of bike lanes across Manila, Cebu, and Davao in nine months. To ensure long-term success, it was informed by a training program on Dutch infrastructure principles funded by .

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    27 Dec 2021

    “The automobile has disrupted and virtually exploded the city fully as much as would an atomic bomb could its force be spent gradually.” More info here:

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    Jan 25

    This is based innovation. A projector light which illuminates traffic signs on a snowy surface of a cycling path. ☃️🚲❄️ Innovated in Oulu ✅ Concepted in Oulu ✅ Deployed in Oulu ✅

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    Jan 19

    "Despite living in the middle of the city, the only sounds we awake to in the morning are the quacking of ducks and chiming of church bells. This is a place we've always dreamed about, but never thought existed. In Holland, we want to grow old together."

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    Jan 24

    "It’s important to understand that getting more people cycling isn’t—in and of itself—the end goal. Cities in the Netherlands use the bicycle as a tool to reduce car dominance and dependence and improve the equity, safety and livability of their streets."

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    Jan 21

    Whether in good faith or bad, inconveniencing cars is often seen as disadvantaging those with less physical means. But in fact, when we shift from car-compulsory to car-voluntary societies, we transform cities from "disabling" to "enabling" environments.

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    Jan 23

    Seriously folks... this playlist and these developments should be inspiring for any city around the globe wanting to become a more bike-friendly place by building out an All Ages & Abilities network inspired by The Netherlands. Please check it out & share.

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    Jan 20

    There are now almost 450 independent businesses and tradespeople across the UK using e-cargo bikes for deliveries. The rise in e-cargo bike deliveries needs to be matched with better cycling infrastructure and decent pay & working conditions for couriers.

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    Jan 22

    Clips from Chris and Melissa Bruntlett interview @DutchCyclingEmbassy

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    Jan 19

    The Dutch blueprint for urban vitality, in five steps: 1️⃣ Make driving indirect and inconvenient 2️⃣ Design for the behavior you want 3️⃣ Always think at the network level 4️⃣ Don’t give up at the intersection 5️⃣ Use cycling to feed transit (and vice versa)

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    Jan 21

    The future has two wheels, not four. ⚡️ 🚲

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    Jan 22

    BIG NEWS!! Olympic champion Chris Boardman named first head of Active Travel England (ATE) which will hand out funding for cycling & walking schemes & oversee designs & see councils rated, Ofsted-style, for how well they make space for cycling & walking

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    Jan 20

    Utrecht (the Netherlands) changed a lot in recent years and Google Streetview captured it all. A thread with 12 examples. Van Ostadelaan 2015 vs 2021; 1/12

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  17. Jan 21

    Many thanks to for inviting us on "Turn the Lens". We cover so many different topics, we hope you tune into the full 48-minute interview. You can find an audio version wherever you get your podcasts, and a visually-annotated version on YouTube:

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  18. Jan 21

    Whether in good faith or bad, inconveniencing cars is often seen as disadvantaging those with less physical means. But in fact, when we shift from car-compulsory to car-voluntary societies, we transform cities from "disabling" to "enabling" environments.

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    Jan 18

    Almost all of our have radars or detectors to detect incoming and traffic, and to give them the green light faster. One more small thing to make cycling & walking more attractive options in your daily life. 🇫🇮

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    Jan 20

    I really like him on Twitter, but is even better in real life. Thanks for cycling through Emeryville with us today, mister mayor! Looking forward to working with you and your team to bring the joy of cycling to ever more people in the Bay Area.

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    Jan 18

    24 hours of trains in the Netherlands 🚄

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