The Case for More 9-Year-Old Biker Gangs
When the mom of a girl, 9, told her she had to ride her bike to get to a friend's house, a world of freedom opened up...for both of them.
Then the same thing happened neighborhood-wide!
I think there should be a bike gang in every neighborhood
When the mom of a girl, 9, told her she had to ride her bike to get to a friend's house, a world of freedom opened up...for both of them.
Then the same thing happened neighborhood-wide!
I think there should be a bike gang in every neighborhood
11:20 AM - Apr 25, 2024
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Today the Supreme Court is hearing a case on whether or not homeless people can be punished for sleeping outside when there's no shelter space available
This is the biggest case on the issue of homelessness in decades and could de facto criminalize being homeless
Extra important to remember today:
This is the biggest case on the issue of homelessness in decades and could de facto criminalize being homeless
Extra important to remember today:
02:42 PM - Apr 22, 2024
Greece has become the first country in Europe to announce a ban on bottom trawling in all of its national marine parks and protected areas.
The country will spend €780m (£666m) to protect its “diverse and unique marine ecosystems”.
seasaver
The country will spend €780m (£666m) to protect its “diverse and unique marine ecosystems”.
seasaver
01:58 PM - Apr 17, 2024
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Israel has killed more aid workers in the tiny gaza strip than have died in all of the countries in the rest of the world combined in any of the last 30 years
10:21 AM - Apr 04, 2024
Body of research grows that indicates the e-bike is a silver bullet for the transport ecosystem in reducing traffic & helping people become more active. Of course, mobile people stay & shop on high streets too, so not bad for the economy either!
marksuttonbike
marksuttonbike
05:37 PM - Apr 02, 2024
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What if you could walk from your home, order a coffee, and greet the neighbor that runs the place rather than driving your car to a Starbucks on a busy, sterilized stroad and ordering an overpriced drink from a soulless corporation?
Unfortunately, this is most likely illegal to build in your town.
Unfortunately, this is most likely illegal to build in your town.
11:20 AM - Mar 31, 2024
The French government is currently in the process of drafting legislation to help cities across the country transition away from what they call "ugly France".
A big part of that transition involves re-purposing the excessive parking lots dotting most suburban areas.
Parking_Reform
A big part of that transition involves re-purposing the excessive parking lots dotting most suburban areas.
Parking_Reform
03:47 PM - Mar 28, 2024
EVs are important, but some are so heavy that they smash through highway guardrails with ease. Drivers are going to get killed and they are going to kill other people that otherwise would be safe.
So do we cough up billions of dollars to fix existing roads or make ultra-heavy vehicles illegal?
So do we cough up billions of dollars to fix existing roads or make ultra-heavy vehicles illegal?
09:12 AM - Mar 28, 2024
.WhiteHouse: Today, President Biden announced a transformative investment to reconnect and rebuild communities in over 40 states.
These projects will add new transit routes, sidewalks, bridges and bike lanes – while increasing access to health care, schools, places of worship, and more.
These projects will add new transit routes, sidewalks, bridges and bike lanes – while increasing access to health care, schools, places of worship, and more.
11:55 PM - Mar 13, 2024
Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort a person feels when their behavior does not align with their values or beliefs.
fietsprofessor
fietsprofessor
05:04 PM - Mar 17, 2024
This is how parking minimums shape what our neighborhoods look like: (CarFreeAmerica & Hayden Clarkin)
12:55 PM - Mar 17, 2024
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There are ZERO.
Again, ZERO studies that show adding lanes reduces traffic.
Adding lanes leads to induced demand, where increased road capacity causes more traffic congestion rather than relieving it.
So you NEVER want to add another lane.
Again, ZERO studies that show adding lanes reduces traffic.
Adding lanes leads to induced demand, where increased road capacity causes more traffic congestion rather than relieving it.
So you NEVER want to add another lane.
02:57 PM - Mar 15, 2024
The more you learn about cars the more they just blow you away. There is truly nothing that can escape their wrath.
"Rainfall washes more than 7 trillion pieces of microplastics, much of it tire particles, into San Francisco Bay each year."
"Rainfall washes more than 7 trillion pieces of microplastics, much of it tire particles, into San Francisco Bay each year."
latimes.com
San Francisco microplastics study shows car tires biggest likely source - Los Angeles Times
Driving is not just an air pollution and climate change problem. Turns out, rubber particles from car tires might be the largest contributor of microplastics in California coastal waters, according to the most comprehensive study to date.
11:18 AM - Mar 12, 2024
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.”
09:12 AM - Mar 11, 2024
'Protected Bike Lanes Increase Safety, Save Money, and Protect the Planet, New Report Finds'
Add Bus lanes and Rail infrastructure too and just watch the city transform for the better.
#cities #urbanism #cycling #transit
Add Bus lanes and Rail infrastructure too and just watch the city transform for the better.
#cities #urbanism #cycling #transit
forbes.com
Protected Bike Lanes Increase Safety, Save Money And Protect The Planet, New Report Finds
Investing in protected bicycle lanes has significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower transport costs, prevent road fatalities, and improve the quality of life for people in cities around the globe.
12:06 PM - Mar 04, 2024
#BikePorn Peter Sagan 3X World Champion and shopping with a cargo bike! 🚴🏽 The future of commuting is the e-bike.
05:35 PM - Mar 05, 2024
I'm so excited about this!
Measure HLA passes in landslide, and will be transformative in Los Angeles, literally paving the way for new bikeways and bus lanes.
#LosAngeles #cycling #transit #cities #urbanism
Measure HLA passes in landslide, and will be transformative in Los Angeles, literally paving the way for new bikeways and bus lanes.
#LosAngeles #cycling #transit #cities #urbanism
12:24 PM - Mar 06, 2024
We need more safe, separated bike infrastructure
https://youtu.be/61krxcuwp...
https://youtu.be/61krxcuwp...
How to safely drive your car around cyclists - YouTube
Most cities still lack robust networks of safe, separated bike lanes, which means motorists and cyclists must share space on our roads. In this video, rather...
12:18 PM - Mar 07, 2024
Exciting read on the push for more bike lanes in LA! Safer streets mean healthier communities and reduced traffic congestion. Let's pedal towards a greener, safer future! 🚴♂️🌳 #BikeLanes #SustainableCities "
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Dan Wentzel @DanWentzel'A Vote for Safer Streets from the Heart of Car Culture' - Governing Magazine
"Voters in Los Angeles approved a ballot measure to add hundreds of miles of bike lanes and bus lanes. It will force implementation of a plan the city agreed to years ago." #LosAngeles #transit #cycling #urbanism #cities04:15 PM - Mar 08, 2024
08:25 PM - Mar 10, 2024
Have you ever had to day where you feel so good doing your favorite type of exercise.
Today was one of those days for me riding. Legs were strong, fast cadence….just felt GOOD. Hard efforts were painful…but felt good, not agonizing.
I was one with my bike today.
Today was one of those days for me riding. Legs were strong, fast cadence….just felt GOOD. Hard efforts were painful…but felt good, not agonizing.
I was one with my bike today.
05:45 PM - Mar 08, 2024
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Cambridge's Garden Street upgrade project nearly QUADRUPLED bike ridership!
This project shows how a separated bike lane increases bike ridership even in winter weather.
Fear of cars is a bigger barrier to biking than fear of cold hands.
If you build it they will bike!
This project shows how a separated bike lane increases bike ridership even in winter weather.
Fear of cars is a bigger barrier to biking than fear of cold hands.
If you build it they will bike!
08:19 PM - Mar 10, 2024
We all know micro plastics are everywhere, but they're not just floating around.
A new study links microplastics with heart attacks and strokes.
You'll be surprised to hear that car tires are the leading source of microplastics which are thrown into our air and sucked into our water.
A new study links microplastics with heart attacks and strokes.
You'll be surprised to hear that car tires are the leading source of microplastics which are thrown into our air and sucked into our water.
01:36 PM - Mar 08, 2024
A truly terrifying thought if you think about it 😮🤔
“Just the economic cost to America of car crashes is $340 billion a year. The costs once you include lost lives get to over $1 trillion, and car insurance covers not even half of the first figure.”
“Just the economic cost to America of car crashes is $340 billion a year. The costs once you include lost lives get to over $1 trillion, and car insurance covers not even half of the first figure.”
03:59 PM - Mar 06, 2024
Cycling instead of driving has €1.40-€1.52 per km economic benefit in cities on island of Ireland
irishcycle.com
Cycling instead of driving has €1.40-€1.52 per km economic benefit in cities on island of Ireland -- IrishCycle.com
-- Walking and cycling on the island of Ireland saves the HSE and NHS nearly €100 million per year. Cycling instead of driving has an economic benefit of between €1.40-€1.52 per km in cities on the island of Ireland, according to the Walking and Cycling Index 2023 reports. The authors of the report ..
12:07 PM - Mar 06, 2024
Here in NJ, PATCO (high speed line from NJ to Philly) has covered all of their lots like this. There's a Mexican restaurant down the street that covered their lot as well. State and federal tax incentives can/will give rise to more of this.
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Carson Gibbs @EconomistCarsonFrench law will blanket parking lots with solar, adding 10 nuclear power plants’ worth to the electricity system
"Parking lots are big and unbeautiful, and covering them with solar panels doesn’t take away from anything else"
Every country should do the same.10:47 AM - Feb 26, 2023
10:46 AM - Mar 04, 2024
MORE TREES PLEASE
* High numbers of street trees is associated with lower antidepressant use.
* A line of young roadside trees has been shown to reduce particulates from cars by 50%+.
* Every 10% increase urban canopy is associated with a 15% decrease in violent crime.
* High numbers of street trees is associated with lower antidepressant use.
* A line of young roadside trees has been shown to reduce particulates from cars by 50%+.
* Every 10% increase urban canopy is associated with a 15% decrease in violent crime.
12:49 PM - Mar 01, 2024
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The one way commute for 118 Americans is 2022
That's 42,939 a year if you do the math.
That's 42,939 a year if you do the math.
09:10 PM - Feb 29, 2024
You know what’s greener than air travel?
Literally almost anything
Literally almost anything
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Carson Gibbs @EconomistCarsonSpain plans to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in under two and half hours.
Meanwhile most American airlines are currently lobbying against passengers rail.
This could very well be the bad place.10:32 AM - Feb 27, 2024
02:17 PM - Feb 27, 2024
Spain plans to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in under two and half hours.
Meanwhile most American airlines are currently lobbying against passengers rail.
This could very well be the bad place.
Meanwhile most American airlines are currently lobbying against passengers rail.
This could very well be the bad place.
10:32 AM - Feb 27, 2024
And on a smaller scale, I want bike lanes well enough protected that it is almost impossible for cars or trucks to drive onto them to drive onto, accidentally or deliberately.
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Reet Petite @rsbarnes9909:50 PM - Feb 07, 2024![Picture]()
03:37 AM - Feb 08, 2024
