@GeorgeMonbiot Nov 11, 2021 Could we please stop describing this nightmare as “a high quality of life”.1,229 Retweets 72 Quote Tweets 7,055 Likeslink to original article
Joe TaloraSadiq Khan has been urged to take “rapid action” to address critical safety issues at dangerous junctions in London to protect pedestrians and cyclists.At least 53 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed on London’s roads so far this year, while 55 pedestrians and seven cyclists were killed during 2020.At a meeting of the London Assembly on Thursday, members agreed to forward a
Richard Murphy November 10 2021 As the FT notes this morning: Despite months of pressure by the UK, four of the world’s five largest carmakers — Volkswagen, Toyota, the Renault-Nissan alliance, and Hyundai-Kia — have not signed up [to ending new car emissions by 2040].BMW is also holding back, I believe. There may be others doing
Mark Sutton 10 November, 2021 Glasgow has joined 25 cities around the globe in joining the Cycling Cities Campaign, an Institute for Transportation and Development Policy concept that is designed to share the tools and learnings from around the globe where successes in growing cycling levels have become evident.Launched yesterday at COP 26, the Cycling Cities campaign is dedicated to
Mark Sutton 9 November, 2021 In what will come to be one of the UK’s largest electric cargo bike fleets, Laundryheap will invest £2.5 million to add 200 vehicles to its fleet following successful trials.The astonishing investment has electric cargo bike firm EAV as the main beneficiary of the cash outlay. The firm’s EAV2Cubed vehicle will form the basis of
Taras Grescoe @grescoe
“NASA has deared automobiles are the largest net contributor of climate change pollution in the world.”
Your regular reminder that cars aren’t part of the problem—they *are* the problem.
[And replacing 1.3 billion gas cars with EVs isn’t going to help.]
https://giss.nasa.gov/research/news/
Carlton Reid @carltonreid
Motorists: enjoy it while you can cos the “after” pic below is the future.
“The curb lane is some of the most valuable land on Earth,” said Donald Shoup, a transportation professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. “I think that’s our biggest mistake, to take some of the most valuable land on Earth and give it away, free, to cars.”
Street parking doesn’t just take away space. It can inform how people get around. “Parking is one of the things that has a really powerful impact on people’s decisions whether to drive or not,” said Daniel Firth, transportation director at C40 Cities, a network of more than 100 cities around the world with ambitious climate goals.
Shoup and others have found that underpriced street parking keeps people driving in cities, even in those that have good alternative transport options. More people driving means more city traffic – increasing congestion and pumping out pollution.
But cities that want to price, or even convert, free street parking face obstacles – and not just from drivers. Most cities don’t have enough information about how their curbs are used, making it difficult to decide how to manage this valuable space.
Marco Te Brömmelstroet
Roadkill Bill by Avidor
Marco Te Brömmelstroet Nov 3, 2021
Let’s STOP with road safety campaigns that target our children.
@SarahJ_Berry
Is no bike lane safe? (TikTok handle: spncrr)
