Emily Holden Published on Fri 1 May 2020 13.16 BST US fossil fuel companies have taken at least $50m in taxpayer money they probably won’t have to pay back, according to a review of coronavirus aid meant for struggling small businesses by the investigative research group Documented and the Guardian. A total of $28m is […]
Jonathon Harker1 May, 2020 As the UK contemplates how the lockdown will ease, it seems highly likely that there will be a level of nervousness around returning to public transport and crowded train carriages. Fears are growing that public transport users will instead opt for the car, pushing an already crowded road infrastructure closer to
Mayors coordinating efforts to support a low-carbon, sustainable path out of lockdowns A cyclist in a new bike lane in Milan. The city has introduced one of Europe’s most ambitious cycling and walking schemes. Photograph: Roberto Finizio/Getty Images Published on Fri 1 May 2020 14.21 BST Cities around the world are already planning for life
It’s nice when we happen on something useful without searching for it and over the weekend, it turned out that the UK has deployed a 30° splayed kerb. Why is this important you ask? Well, in the kerbnerd world, this type of profile is somewhat a holy grail type of artefact – often discussed, sometimes
Miina Porkka April 17, 2020 4.40pm BST When the southern Great Plains of the US were blighted with a series of droughts in the 1930s, it had an unparalled impact on the whole country. Combined with decades of ill-advised farming policy, the result was the Dust Bowl. Massive dust storms began in 1931 and devastated
Wolfgang Knorr April 16, 2020 3.44pm BST Humanity has only recently become accustomed to a stable climate. For most of its history, long ice ages punctuated with hot spells alternated with short warm periods. Transitions from cold to warm climates were especially chaotic. Then, about 10,000 years ago, the Earth suddenly entered into a period
With the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the nation is suddenly finding itself spending a lot more time indoors. And now that all gyms — and a huge number of parks and gardens — are closed to the public, the question has to be asked: how are we going to stay fit? Cycling might just be the
Vilnius gives public space to bars and cafes to allow physical distancing during lockdown Jon HenleyTue 28 Apr 2020 12.25 BST Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, has announced plans to turn the city into a vast open-air cafe by giving over much of its public space to hard-hit bar and restaurant owners so they can put their
Mark Moran 23 April 2020 A west London council has introduced measures to create wider pavements on two busy streets, enabling shoppers to comply with social distancing rules. Pavements in King Street and Uxbridge Road are to be temporarily widened to help with social distancing. The move follows feedback from residents. The widening measures will
The Local Actions to Support Walking and Cycling During Social Distancing Dataset tracks immediate community actions that show adaptation to changing demands on public space in response to COVID-19. It is also used as a reference for communities looking for examples from other cities on ways to create safe spaces for social distancing. The dataset
