29/05/20 Transport Secretary says he has cut ‘red tape’ – but will funding result in long-term improvements? Earlier this month, the Government announced a £250m emergency active travel fund. £225m is being allocated to help councils in England outside London create pop-up bike lanes and other measures to improve cycling and walking. The remaining £25m… [Read More]
Archives for 2020
After coronavirus, unnecessary black cab journeys are a luxury that none of us can afford | The Independent
The climate column: As they reopen, every square metre of our city centre streets will be needed for social distancing. Cabs made up 60 per cent of all cars in London before lockdown. That can’t go on 29/05/20 3 hours ago The Independent employs over 100 journalists around the world to bring you news you… [Read More]
Are We Past the Peak of Big Oil’s Power? | The New Yorker
By Bill McKibben, May 28, 2020
Stop calling them “car bans” – At War With The Motorist
Joe DunckleyMay 26, 2020 Some cities and boroughs are starting to make modest changes to residential streets to enable socially distanced travel, but they face a battle because of the language they use. Faced with the dilemma of how to ease lockdown without overcrowding public transport and resuming spread of the disease, or else seeing… [Read More]
Five point closures and a pair of pop-up cycle lanes
Phase 1 of Camden’s Covid-19 response: filters in Sandall Road, Constantine Road, Wilmot Place, Clarence Way and Hartland Road; pop-up lanes in Goodsway.
Montreal’s summer plans: An extra 327 km of bike paths, pedestrian lanes | Montreal Gazette
May 16, 2020 • 3 minute read Montreal will add 327 kilometres of bicycle paths and pedestrian lanes, while some thoroughfares will be closed to motorized traffic this summer. It is part of an effort to open up the city — and its businesses — to residents after months of COVID-19 lockdown. However, the head… [Read More]
World health leaders urge green recovery from coronavirus crisis | The Guardian
Fiona Harvey An Extinction Rebellion pop-up cycle lane in west London. Some countries are investing in better cycle lanes and electric vehicle charging points. Photograph: Guy Bell/Rex/Shutterstock Published on Tue 26 May 2020 06.00 BST Doctors and medical professionals from around the globe have called on world leaders to ensure a green recovery from the… [Read More]
Italians who buy a new bicycle to get up to €500 from government | Mass Transit
The Italian government will offer a 70-per-cent subsidy, capped at 500 euros (US$540 dollars), for people who buy a new bicycle or electric scooter or sign up to bike and scooter sharing services. May 11–ROME — The Italian government will offer a 70-per-cent subsidy, capped at 500 euros (US$540 dollars), for people who buy a… [Read More]
Chris Boardman calls for presumed liability law to help get more people commuting by bike | road.cc
SIMON_MACMICHAEL MON, MAY 25, 2020 14:33 “We need legislation that properly values people travelling actively,” says champion cyclist turned campaigner Chris Boardman has urged the government to introduce a system of presumed liability, similar to that operating across most of Europe, to help get more people commuting by bike once lockdown ends. “We need legislation… [Read More]
The end of walking | Aeon
In Orwellian fashion, Americans have been stripped of the right to walk, challenging their humanity, freedom and health Antonia Malchik In 2011, Raquel Nelson was convicted of vehicular homicide following the death of her four-year-old son. Nelson, it’s crucial to note, was not driving. She didn’t even own a car. She and her three children… [Read More]
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