Mark Sutton8 July, 2021
A new study of electric bike use in New Zealand has found that the pedal assistance has acted as an enabler to empower women to bike, but more surprising still, could be the catalyst for bike retail environments becoming more inclusive.
The “Gender and the E-bike: Exploring the Role of Electric Bikes in Increasing Women’s Access to Cycling and Physical Activity” paper was published this month, revealing through interviews an optimism that interest in electric bikes was drawing in demographics that have previously been shown to be wary of bike shops, often seeing them as a male dominated environment. Bike shop managers, e-bike users and city planners formed the interview series.
Double down on active transport, urges World Resources Institute – Cycle Industry News
:excerptstartMark Sutton28 June, 2021 Active transport policy is not adapting fast enough to meaningfully address climate and sustainability goals, according to a study collaboration between the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance and World Resources Institute.With transport responsible for 24% of carbon emissions and 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the paper sought to understand to what extent policy changes… [Read More]
Huge growth in number of people including families riding bikes on West London protected cycleway | road.cc
Chiswick High Road has also seen fewer collisions and improved air quality
New data from Transport for London (TfL) and Hounslow Council have revealed 72 per cent growth in the number of people cycling on Chiswick High Road since Cycleway 9 opened last December.
The road has also seen a reduction in road traffic casualties and improved air quality – the latter contrary to claims by opponents of the infrastructure that it leads to more pollution.
The trial cycleway is a revised version of plans for the route that were consulted upon prior to the coronavirus pandemic and which received overwhelming public support, despite opposition from a small but vocal minority led by Conservative councillors in Chiswick, which lies within Labour-controlled Hounslow.
Great North Road: cycling the old route from London to Edinburgh | The Guardian
As any cyclist will tell you, there’s something strangely uplifting about being on the road early. Mostly it’s a case of enjoying empty roads and morning light, but perhaps there’s a smidgeon of self-righteousness, too. Mamils have a lie in? Never. As we wheel our bikes out of the Olde Ship in the village of Seahouses, nothing seems to be moving. With a gentle westerly blowing in from our left, we pass the deserted crazy golf course, shout good morning to a lone dog walker and head north close to a lazy expanse of sand dunes.
Amsterdam’s Removing 10,000 Parking Spaces: See what’s possible! – Streetfilms – YouTube
On my swing to The Netherlands to visit Utrecht, I planned on just trying to gather up enough footage and talk to a few people in Amsterdam regarding the transportation headlines they made a few months ago when they announced they would be removing from 10,000 to 11,000 parking spaces from the city’s core.
Swapfiets lands in UK with monthly bike subscription service – Cycle Industry News
Mark Sutton9 July, 2021
Swapfiets, an Amsterdam-based pioneer of the bike subscription model, has now landed in the UK with a service accessible from only £12.90 per month.
Building on a trend of hire businesses launching into the market, Swapfiets hopes to tap into a customer base that either prefers to hire, or struggles to own a bike due to space constraints. It is a trend that is particularly notable in the younger generations who have become accustomed to subscriptions rather than ownership.
RIS2 Roads & Carbon – Transport Action Network
Building new roads increases traffic, leading to more carbon emissions. The Government claims new roads will not significantly increase emissions so we decided to find out using their own data. We used Freedom of Information laws to ask Highways England for the carbon impact of its 50 RIS2 schemes. So far we have data for 45 out of the 50 listed schemes, which reveals that Highways England estimates the extra traffic will lead to almost 32 million tonnes of extra carbon emissions, whilst construction adds another 4 million tonnes.
Paris takes bold action on clean air. Now it needs to be effective and fair – Clean Cities
June 28, 2021
Pellerin: In praise of cargo bikes on the streets of Ottawa | Ottawa Citizen
As usual in Canada, we’re rather behind the curve when it comes to active transportation, but at some point we’ll catch up — and this innovation will catch on.
Brigitte Pellerin Jul 05, 2021
Here’s a fun question to start your summer the right way: Do you believe we should make it easier for people to be happy and safe when they move around town, especially in the busier areas closer to the core? And how much do we want to reduce traffic and carbon emissions while we’re at it? A lot, right?
‘Ocean on fire’: Flames erupt in Gulf of Mexico after gas pipeline ruptures (video) | The Independent
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Footage of the fire – appearing to boil the ocean’s surface with bright orange flames – went viral on 2 July before the fire was extinguished roughly 150 yards from a drilling platform in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, the company reported.
The company said that “no injuries or evacuations are reported.”
Pemex reported a leak at 5:15am on Friday in the submarine pipeline near its Ku-Maloob-Zaap’s Ku-C satellite platform in the Campeche Sound.