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"Hi all! Welcome to the race for most progressive cities worldwide. We just witnessed an explosive jump forward by Brussels. taking the lead by making its entire city center into a 20kmh zone, shutting off all traffic lights"
vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2020…

#ProgressiveCityRace
"Immediately Milan jumps to the wheel of Brussels. Assigning 35 kilometers of streets to be transformed for cyclists and pedestrians. We see New York and Oakland trying to respond, but they wait."

theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…

#ProgressiveCityRace
"But, there goes Paris! Already part of the chasing pack, they now respond immediately to catch up with Brussels and Milan with their progressive plans! Speeding up its regional bicycle network plans with popup infra! Spectacular!"

leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile…

#ProgressiveCityRace
"Remarkable! Where many saw the Dutch as candidate winners of this crisis, they are losing contact with the peloton. Minister @CvNieuwenhuizen actually uses drop in traffic to accelerate road works to cater for return of the cars"

verkeerskunde.nl/artikel/minist…

#ProgressiveCityRace
cont'd #ProgressiveCityRace

"Maybe we saw a temporal lapse of concentration (forgot to eat?), because we see the Dutch slowly returning to the back of the peloton. Don't count them out just yet!"

'Play streets to give space to kids & sports in Amsterdam'
parool.nl/amsterdam/moge…
cont'd #ProgressiveCityRace

"A large chase group is making advances. By working together #Montpellier, #Rennes, #Paris, #Nantes, #Lyon, #Lille and #Montreuil close in on the head of the bunch. Let's see if they can profit from this dash"

lesechos.fr/industrie-serv…
cont'd #ProgressiveCityRace

"As we are entering the hill zone of this race, we see another surprising candidate for victory moving forward! #Lima (Peru) is going for the points jersey by announcing 300KM of #PopupBikelanes"

cont'd #ProgressiveCityRace

"Nobody saw this one coming. From the pack straight to the head of the race! Outsider Vilnius converts its streets into an open-air bar. Because....why not! This is clearly not a sprint. Progressive City Race is a marathon..."

theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…
cont'd #ProgressiveCityRace

"A second German contender joins the race. In chasing Berlin, Cologne is planning to make its innercity a 30 kmh zone. Thrilling developments."

(Via @FrauKrone)
cont'd #ProgressiveCityRace

"Other contenders are starting the building process. Live images now from Budapest, Auckland and Dublin. Next stage of the race!!" ImageImageImage
cont'd #ProgressiveCityRace

"We get an update, live from the race! Intermediate sprint (sponsored by @MikeLydon) gives us a clear insight into the gaps that have developed."

This is the best commentary yet on what we are witnessing in this #ProgressiveCityRace. By living legend @BrettPetzer. Read it!

Cont'd #ProgressiveCityRace

"Now that the race is ongoing, more cities wan to join. Thanks to @mobycon they all can! A quick traings guide to build proper #popupbikelanes in less than 10 days!!"

Cont'd #ProgressiveCityRace

"Game on! The race gets heated! The mayor of #Montpellier can no longer hold his guns and starts spray painting himself. We are looking forward to the response by other mayors around the world. Step it up...!"

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