Gibraltar Bicycle Mayor | Minister for Transport 2011-2023 | Nutrition & Food Science, Oxford Brookes University | Postgrad Dietetics, Kings College, London
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25 Jun 2019
My view is that we have left behind the city of the future. We need to go back to arrive at our future. “A smart city is a human city” @VelocitySeries #sttpp #cyclists #cycling #bicycle @sustrans
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Happy World Bicycle Day ‘26, here’s reminiscing on World Bicycle Day ‘23 after the longest stretch of segregated bicycle lane was completed. The vision was a greener, healthier #gibraltar one where children could move safely & independently especially to school
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Paul Balban retweeted
"Crear calles más seguras que faciliten caminar, ir en bici y usar el transporte público es lo que define a una ciudad de primer nivel. El futuro no son vehículos autónomos ni taxis voladores; se trata de hacer que las calles funcionen para las personas" itdp.org/2025/12/08/itdp-at-…
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May 25
Thank you @HMGoG_MEETT @cortes_john for recognising that cyclists always stop at red lights. For the rest of you, e-scooters, motorcyclists & car drivers, please remember red lights are for everyone, not just for cyclists. The bigger you are the more dangerous you are #gibraltar
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May 26
This sign is useful as drivers occasionally take a sharp right just after overtaking a bicycle without taking a second look. Other than raising awareness, there are also things cyclists can do to help mitigate their own risk. Skills taught during defensive Cycling Training.
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May 25
These signs try to ensure the safety of cyclists, especially children, reminding larger vehicles to leave at least 1.5m distance when overtaking them. These are very good and would be very welcome throughout Gibraltar
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Paul Balban retweeted
"Cada kilometro de carril bici de Copenhague supone un retorno de medio millón de euros al año en términos de ahorro de tiempo, salud y atropellos evitados"
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May 4
Commuting by bicycle has so many social, health & mental health, environmental benefits. More bicycle infrastructure would encourage more people, especially children to cycle to work and to school planting the seeds to bring about change.
May 3
La Organización Mundial de la Salud recomienda 150 minutos de actividad física moderada a la semana. Para la mayoría de las personas que viven en ciudades con jornadas largas, ese tiempo es difícil de alcanzar. 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♂️
El ciclista urbano lo incorpora sin buscarlo. El trayecto al trabajo es también el ejercicio del día. El regreso a casa es también la descompresión después de la jornada laboral, ese tiempo en movimiento, al aire libre, con el cuerpo activo, funciona mejor que cualquier técnica de manejo del estrés. 🌳🚴🏻♀️🚴🏼♂️
Los beneficios están documentados: mejora cardiovascular, fortalecimiento muscular, reducción del estrés y la ansiedad, mejor calidad del sueño. 💓😴
Y algo menos medible pero igual de real: la sensación de llegar a algún lugar por el propio esfuerzo, de moverse en la ciudad con autonomía, de no depender de nada ni de nadie para avanzar. 🚴🏼
Esa autonomía es algo que se repite una y otra vez en todas las entrevistas que tuvimos en @BicitlanRadio, el programa de la cultura ciclista de @Reactor105, de este domingo. La sensación de no depender de nadie para llegar a tu destino.😤
#Bicitlán #Ciclovía #MovilidadCDMX #CiclismoUrbano #Reactor105 #CDMX #MovilidadSostenible
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Lots of used tickets littering MidTown Car Park. Perhaps a paper bin so that people can throw their used tickets in the bin or maybe do away with the need to print out receipts saving cost and paper #environment @HMGoG_MEETT #gibraltar
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Apr 11
Time extension for Treaty gives a bit more time to come up with plan to try to tackle potential increase in cars that could enter #gibraltar when physical frontier is gone. So what’s the plan? In the absence of a new conjured & viable plan, the key still lies within the #sttpp
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Apr 12
There are 2 separate types of parking. Parking for locals & public parking. Most towns & small cities have Residents Parking to provide some parking for locals. La Linea has residential parking too & we started creating these in Gib in 2017 to help us find parking closer to home
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Apr 12
Zones 1-3 were established before COVID and Zone 4 established soon after COVID. Nevertheless, the Residential Parking Plan remains unfinished with residents of the Upper Town having to compete for parking spaces close to their home with people who live in other zones.
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Apr 12
What policy within the STTPP could help reduce cars coming into Gibraltar post deal? It’s simple, what do people driving the cars to Gibraltar, hope to find?
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Apr 8
Build a skatepark or pump track in Gibraltar - Sign the Petition! c.org/fZ5SDyyhpX via @UKChange #gibraltar
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Apr 2
Enjoyed my cycle to work this morning…… schools out for Easter, no rush, no pressure. No traffic. You can actually feel it in the air…….. and the sun is shining #gibraltar
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Sandy Bay beach parking reinstated, at least over Easter Break & hopefully henceforth. No vested interests mind you, I cycle to the beach but it’s nice to see people enjoy open space & the sea. Remember buses are FREE in #gibraltar & cost of fuel on 🚲 = £0 Well done @cortes_john
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Mar 31
“Gas prices? What gas prices?”
Even without illegal wars, the thing about car dependency is that once you’re dependent, they can do whatever they want with the prices.
Real freedom is choices. Better cities create choices. Graphic via Urban Truth Collective: urbantruthcollective.com/
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Paul Balban retweeted
Elect a mayor who talks about bicycles. Cities designed for the bicycle tend to serve everyone: the rich and the poor, the young and the old. In transport policy, the bicycle is perhaps the most democratic instrument ever invented🚲
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Paul Balban retweeted
🚨𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚🚨 New research shows that helmets⛑️ and hi-viz🦺 are indeed most effective tools (to help us ignore the root causes of road violence).
Must be true. It was published by the Rovélo Records.
Thanks @tomflood1 of Rovélo Creative.
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Mar 28
Improvements in air quality won’t be fixed by simply substituting ICE for EVs, neither will traffic jams go away. Eventuality we will just be sitting, frustrated in zero tailpipe emission queues in #gibraltar We are the city we wish to create
Urban transport is a major driver of air pollution, but electrification alone won’t fix it. Fewer cars, better public transit, and people-first streets can cut harmful emissions by up to 80%.
Learn more 👉 itdp.org/2026/01/22/transfor…
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Congratulations Gibraltar Boys Comprehensive School being pioneers in including Cycling Training during school hours as part of their school curriculum. This gives students core skills of cycling safely on our streets promoting sustainable, green transport in #gibraltar
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