20 February, 2020 A 20,000 person study published by Kantar on the topic of urban mobility points strongly toward a decline in car use in favour of green transport forms. Coming on the back of the news that cities like York and Birmingham will phase out city centre private car use, the study drew upon […]

Anne Hidalgo has promised a bike lane on every street in French capital if re-elected Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, who is seeking re-election in next month’s municipal elections, has promised a bike lane on every street in the French capital, with her pledge coming as data reveal that locals who took to their bikes

International Transport Forum urges governments to embrace rise of micromobility A new report from the International Transport Forum (ITF) says that concerns surrounding the safety of e-scooters have been overemphasised and that people are not at a significantly higher risk of death or injury when riding them than they are on a bicycle. Pointing out

Thieves “have become brazen, greedy and lazy” says senior cop due to easy pickings Bike thefts are rising as police forces divert resources to tackle violent crime, according to a report on Telegraph.co.uk which claims that just 1 in 50 cases are being solved, according to Home Office data, with one senior police officer saying

Farnham was declared an Air Quality Management Area in 2007 but pollution is rising The owner of a Farnham bike shop says that the town’s roads are now so clogged with traffic, he has to keep his door closed because of air pollution. Gary Bird, who has been at Hoops Velo for 17 years, described

By J. H. Crawford Feb. 29, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. We must first remember that all cities were car-free little more than a century ago. Not all cities responded to the advent of automobiles with the same enthusiasm as the cities of the United States. In fact, some cities never did adopt the car. Venice

Each week, In Theory takes on a big idea in the news and explores it from a range of perspectives. This week, we’re talking about car-free cities. Need a primer? Catch up here. Jarrett Walker is a consultant in public transit planning and policy, based in Portland, Ore. He is the author of the book

Soaring popularity of cycling clashes with lack of investment in cycle paths across New Zealand Eleanor Ainge RoyLast modified on Tue 18 Feb 2020 05.33 GMT Hundreds of cyclists have gathered in Wellington to demand safer infrastructure and more investment from the Ardern government, after the death of a cyclist near the capital this month.

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Robin in Addiction, healthy cities Last summer, I tweeted out this meandering thread: It started as an observation on how, in most cities, we balk at the idea of free transit but barely bat an eye at the reality of free parking. The thread continued on to explore the