the guardian) Lenore Taylor Tue 12 Mar 2019 At this point of crisis we must bypass rhetoric and political posturing Our new series focuses on the climate change emergency. You can help support it Over the past 30 years I have reported so many broken climate policy promises and quoted so much rhetoric that proved… [Read More]
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
Forbes) Carlton Reid Mar 8, 2019, Car use was restricted in Central Madrid during the 2018/2019 Christmas period leading to a significant increase in pedestrian footfall – and spending.Ayuntamiento de Madrid Cities which want to boost takings in shops and restaurants should restrict access for motorists, a new study suggests. Madrid closed its central business… [Read More]
Enfield Healthy streets network continues to grow
Cycle Enfield) Though still very much at the draft stage, the proposal forms part of a series of walking and cycling improvements, using quieter routes alongside major routes and creating a much needed east/west connection. The original plans were for a cycle route to run along the full length of Southbury Road. However, in light… [Read More]
Greta Thunberg, schoolgirl climate change warrior: ‘Some people can let things go. I can ’t’
the guardian) Jonathan WattsMon 11 Mar 2019 06.00 GMT One day last summer, aged 15, she skipped school, sat down outside the Swedish parliament – and inadvertently kicked off a global movement Greta Thunberg cut a frail and lonely figure when she started a school strike for the climate outside the Swedish parliament building last… [Read More]
Why climate change is going to clobber our economy
business green) 11 January 2019 Bob Keefe of Environmental Entrepreneurs argues the new US Congress needs to wake up fast to the economic crunch that awaits as climate impacts escalate Never mind record temperatures, flooding, wildfires and rising seas. Recent reports about the state of climate change send another warning about its impacts: It’s going… [Read More]
Uber Got Off the Hook for Killing a Pedestrian with its Self-Driving Car
Streetsblog USA) Who killed Elaine Herzberg? Not the driver of the car that ran her over — because there was no driver. And therein lies a problem. Arizona prosecutors’ decision to not criminally charge Uber for the March self-driving-car death of Herzberg signals that tech companies won’t be punished for taking egregious risks with their… [Read More]
Carbon emissions may be reaching levels not seen for 56 million years
medium) Total human carbon dioxide emissions could match those during Earth’s last major greenhouse warming event in fewer than five generations, new research finds. Robert LeaFeb 22 A new study finds humans are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a rate nine to 10 times higher than the greenhouse gas was emitted during the… [Read More]
Why only 2-3mph change in ave speeds?
20’s Plenty for Us) Often we are asked if a 2-3mph change in average speeds is worthwhile when you reduce the limit from 30mph to 20mph. To understand this and how it can produce reductions in casualties of 20% or more we have to understand that these are 20mph limit implemented across a wide area…. [Read More]
State of UK roads is “putting lives at risk”
BikeBiz) New research has revealed the “alarming extent” of the UK’s pothole problem, with London’s pothole count currently exceeding 49,000, an increase of 33% in 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, according to new research collated by JMW Solicitors. The boroughs with the largest percentage increase in reported potholes include Redbridge (+172%), Islington… [Read More]
The Ranty Highwayman: Dual Carriageway Terror
While I was out and about in the week, I happened to be cycling along a dual carriageway (on the path because I didn’t want to become innovative jam) when I spied a gap in the central reservation barriers. The road in question has the national speed limit and it is was patently obvious that… [Read More]
