Australia’s peak representative body for cyclists has called on governments to transform roads into cycleways to ease traffic on bike paths Justine Landis-HanleyLast modified on Wed 22 Apr 2020 12.22 BST Australian bike retailers are struggling to keep up with the boom in sales since coronavirus restrictions came into force last month. “We’re the new […]

21 April 2020 Roger Harrabin The UK government’s climate change adviser is urging ministers to reconsider plans for road-building and switch the investment into broadband. The government plans £28bn worth of new roads to relieve congestion. But the head of the Climate Change Committee, says it could be cheaper, better for the economy, and climate-friendly

Par Véronique Lamquin Cheffe BruxellesMis en ligne le 20/04/2020 à 19:00 Piétons et cyclistes seront prioritaires et pourront circuler sur les voiries. La vitesse des voitures, trams et bus sera limitée à 20 km/h. Le Bois restera fermé jusqu’à nouvel ordre. Dès le déconfinement, début mai, le Pentagone – tout le périmètre de la Ville

Coronavirus-hit Lombardy city will turn 35km of streets over to cyclists and pedestrians Laura LakerTue 21 Apr 2020 08.00 BST Milan is to introduce one of Europe’s most ambitious schemes reallocating street space from cars to cycling and walking, in response to the coronavirus crisis. The northern Italian city and surrounding Lombardy region are among

Carlton ReidApr 19, 2020, The physical, emotional, and psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children should not be underestimated, warns the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. “Consider the health, social, educational, economic and recreational impacts of the pandemic on the rights of the child,” states the body, adding that countries should

Carlton ReidApr 21, 2020, The U.K. government’s £28.8 billion plan to expand Britain’s road network is set to be challenged by the same legal team which, in February, halted the Department for Transport’s plan to expand Heathrow. The Court of Appeal ruled Heathrow expansion plans were illegal because the Department for Transport had ignored the

rdrfukApril 20, 2020 The previous post has received an unusually high number of views for the RDRF site – this backs up our view that this is a crucial time for transport professionals and campaigners to be active. Please read the post if you haven’t as I am adding on developments using the same format.

Caroline SpivackApr 20, 2020, 10:10am EDT Whether it’s going to a grocery store, popping into a pharmacy, or commuting to an essential job, New Yorkers have little choice but to venture out during the COVID-19 pandemic. And when they do, it’s a socially distanced dance: crisscrossing streets to avoid other people, pausing on stoops or

Charles Komanoff Mar 6, 2020 With congestion pricing seemingly in limbo, it’s more important than ever for New Yorkers to unite in support. That means relinquishing various “exemptions fantasies” — the idea that this or that class of drivers should be exempted because of X, Y or Z. Of all exemption claims, the most risible,

The bedrock conditions that justified congestion pricing in the first place aren’t going away. By Charles Komanoff Apr 3, 2020 Look out, Downtown. Manhattan Community Board 1 wants to propel your streets into the 21st century. During March, a “Fix Canal Street Now” resolution that probably entails taking space from drivers was unanimously adopted by