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++ The reason there will be no ‘fuel crisis’ in the Netherlands is that every town, city, & village in the land is connected by fully-segregated cycle lanes, says Jon Burke. It’s possible for the Dutch to simply stop driving while fuel is short and prices are high.
That’s real energy resilience.
++ The recent London tube strikes also brought about another surge in cycling numbers – with 4000 clocked at the Embankment counter.
++ Prospects of a tube network in Las Vegas have been dashed, with tunnels bored at huge expense for car users! Boring Company CEO, Elon Musk, was pleased that his Vegas Loop carried 16,400 passengers per day during an expo; apparently unaware that
- London’s Elizabeth Line carries 800,000 people every day
- Victorian steam trains in 1860s London moved 3 to 4 times more people an hour than this car hole.
As Adam Tranter states: In case you didn’t already know: cars in tunnels aren’t the future of [public transport].
++ Returning to the tube strikes, London cycle hire soared 14%.
@BobFromAccounts noted that: before Lime Bikes, on strike days people would queue for a bus to take them 2 miles. Bike hire schemes change everything if you want to move around a city quickly.
++ But, is it wise to rely on tube strikes to push hire bike usage? @modacitylife reports on what Brussels is offering its citizens:
Often the smartest transportation investments aren’t the most expensive ones. Villo!, Brussels’ public (e-)bike system, has one of the lowest barriers to entry:
- €1.50 per day or
- €3.50 per month for unlimited half-hour rides
- starting at just €4 per month for E-bikes.
++ @modacitylife (aka the Bruntletts) also suggest that:
If we can break the assumption public space is for the movement & storage of cars, a new paradigm can be opened.
This isn't theoretical—it's being implemented in global cities from different starting points with the same outcomes: vibrant spaces, streetscapes & communities.
++ And on that note we head nearer to home to find an example of a town where reallocation of public space, suggests awareness of place-making benefits alongside mitigation of climate impacts:
Flood and heat resilience plans have been unveiled for Southend High Street
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