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Transport for a flourishing Future with John Whitelegg – accidentalgods.life

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55-69 minutes

Manda: My guest this week is a huge help on that path. I haven’t had so much fun recording a podcast for a very long time. Dr John Whitelegg has been, amongst other things, visiting professor of sustainable transport at Liverpool, Professor of Sustainable Development at York’s Stockholm Environment Institute. And he is currently a fellow in transport and climate change at the Foundation for Integrated Transport. He’s written massive numbers of papers and books, including a small book called Mobility, which is available on Amazon. He’s one of the most articulate individuals I have ever met on the subject of how we get about; how we do it now, how we do it wrong and how we do it right.

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Devon cameras catch 3,000 speeders on one road in three weeks – BBC News

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19 November 2021 PA Media

Once the road works are complete, average speed enforcement cameras will be installed

More than 3,000 motorists have been caught speeding on one road in a three-week period, say police.
The drivers have been spotted on the A361 North Devon Link Road near Barnstaple, which has had a temporary 40mph limit for roadworks since February 2021.
The numbers were “simply unacceptable”, said Devon and Cornwall Police.

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I now realise that I’ve protected myself all these years by intellectualising the problem. But as governments keep failing, I can’t keep stifling the sense of loss. – George Monbiot

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There is a point beyond which our grief about the gathering collapse of Earth systems can no longer be suppressed. I now realise that I’ve protected myself all these years by intellectualising the problem. But as governments keep failing, I can’t keep stifling the sense of loss.
@GeorgeMonbiot

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Tourists’ cars may be banned from most popular parts of Lake District – the guardian

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Helen Pidd 14/11/21
For most of the years he explored his beloved Lakeland fells, Alfred Wainwright arrived by bus, carefully timing his descents so he never missed the last service back to Kendal.
Thirty years after his death, more than 90% of the Lake District’s 19 million annual visitors arrive by car, seeking – perhaps ironically – the unspoiled views, clean air and stunning scenery Wainwright extolled in his Pictorial Guides.
Now, in a move that might prompt a smile from the curmudgeonly AW beyond the grave, tourist cars could be banned from some of the most popular parts of the Lake and Peak Districts next summer as they struggle with surging de

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Gender on the Agenda: the gap between planners, public transport, public space and the needs and experiences of women

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Natalie Draisin, Chair and moderator for the third Gender on the Agenda session, is Director, North American Office and United Nations Representative for the FIA Foundation. Along with expert UK-based speakers, this next session will explore practical approaches to making public spaces and transport systems welcoming to all…
Juliana O’Rourke
16 November 2021

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