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it is abundantly clear that we are hungry for positive, shared experiences.
April 8, 2024 at 8:01 PM
it is abundantly clear that we are hungry for positive, shared experiences.
But, this isn't just for kids. If we build safer places for kids, we build better places for all of us. Places that are safer for kids, by their very nature, encourage more investment, more small businesses, and more housing.
Look at your neighborhood - truly - from a kid's perspective.
Look at your neighborhood - truly - from a kid's perspective.
If We Build Cities for Kids, We Build Cities for Everyone
Can you walk down your local streets with your kids—without gripping their
hands and anxiously eying traffic—and feel comfortable and relaxed? If not,
something’s wrong with the design of thos...
www.strongtowns.org
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
But, this isn't just for kids. If we build safer places for kids, we build better places for all of us. Places that are safer for kids, by their very nature, encourage more investment, more small businesses, and more housing.
Look at your neighborhood - truly - from a kid's perspective.
Look at your neighborhood - truly - from a kid's perspective.
To build better places for kids, we must slow down the top speeds of cars in our neighborhoods. With well-known design principles, we can temper vehicle speed while not meaningfully affecting overall commute times.
Travel times shouldn't outweigh kids' healthy lives, but that's the way it goes.
Travel times shouldn't outweigh kids' healthy lives, but that's the way it goes.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
To build better places for kids, we must slow down the top speeds of cars in our neighborhoods. With well-known design principles, we can temper vehicle speed while not meaningfully affecting overall commute times.
Travel times shouldn't outweigh kids' healthy lives, but that's the way it goes.
Travel times shouldn't outweigh kids' healthy lives, but that's the way it goes.
Constantly doted-on kids won't meet new and diverse friends on the sidewalk or independently explore. This has significant cognitive and mental health implications.
We've known this is harmful for a long time. This article is about suburbs, but it's true for MOST of our country.
We've known this is harmful for a long time. This article is about suburbs, but it's true for MOST of our country.
Sociologist's Study Says That Suburbs Isolate Children From Reality, Diversity
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Constantly doted-on kids won't meet new and diverse friends on the sidewalk or independently explore. This has significant cognitive and mental health implications.
We've known this is harmful for a long time. This article is about suburbs, but it's true for MOST of our country.
We've known this is harmful for a long time. This article is about suburbs, but it's true for MOST of our country.
When highway standards are adapted to neighborhoods, drivers of cars are given all the cues they need to understand they can operate their vehicle faster.
When vehicles move fast, parents are obviously going to be concerned about letting their children independently move near/across the street.
When vehicles move fast, parents are obviously going to be concerned about letting their children independently move near/across the street.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
When highway standards are adapted to neighborhoods, drivers of cars are given all the cues they need to understand they can operate their vehicle faster.
When vehicles move fast, parents are obviously going to be concerned about letting their children independently move near/across the street.
When vehicles move fast, parents are obviously going to be concerned about letting their children independently move near/across the street.
Cars are heavy and fast. It has been a conscious decision to build our streets to ensure that cars can go fast with minimal interruption.
Kids are not heavy, and they don't go fast. It has been an unconscious (I hope) decision to build our streets to ensure that kids can't use them independently.
Kids are not heavy, and they don't go fast. It has been an unconscious (I hope) decision to build our streets to ensure that kids can't use them independently.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Cars are heavy and fast. It has been a conscious decision to build our streets to ensure that cars can go fast with minimal interruption.
Kids are not heavy, and they don't go fast. It has been an unconscious (I hope) decision to build our streets to ensure that kids can't use them independently.
Kids are not heavy, and they don't go fast. It has been an unconscious (I hope) decision to build our streets to ensure that kids can't use them independently.
Day 12: Cities, suburbs, and villages built the way we build them are actively hostile for children. Our places stunt our children's social and emotional health.
This is all done in the name of safety, but by prioritizing the 'safe' movement of cars, we are doing untold harm to our children.
This is all done in the name of safety, but by prioritizing the 'safe' movement of cars, we are doing untold harm to our children.
Cities Aren’t Built for Kids
But they could be.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 12: Cities, suburbs, and villages built the way we build them are actively hostile for children. Our places stunt our children's social and emotional health.
This is all done in the name of safety, but by prioritizing the 'safe' movement of cars, we are doing untold harm to our children.
This is all done in the name of safety, but by prioritizing the 'safe' movement of cars, we are doing untold harm to our children.
Reposted by Slice Carhat
New study of Rome finds that people living in neighborhoods with significant pollution from traffic (NO₂ & ultrafine particles) are more likely to have mental issues, esp depression.
Add it to the pile of evidence showing that cars damage human health.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Add it to the pile of evidence showing that cars damage human health.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
December 4, 2023 at 3:32 PM
New study of Rome finds that people living in neighborhoods with significant pollution from traffic (NO₂ & ultrafine particles) are more likely to have mental issues, esp depression.
Add it to the pile of evidence showing that cars damage human health.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Add it to the pile of evidence showing that cars damage human health.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
It might be trite, but Strong Towns got me going down this (st)road.
Over the past several years, however, I've focused my attention to how and why people choose to engage with their neighborhoods. Most often in America, the answer is "they don't," and we're all worse off for it. With that:
Over the past several years, however, I've focused my attention to how and why people choose to engage with their neighborhoods. Most often in America, the answer is "they don't," and we're all worse off for it. With that:
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November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
It might be trite, but Strong Towns got me going down this (st)road.
Over the past several years, however, I've focused my attention to how and why people choose to engage with their neighborhoods. Most often in America, the answer is "they don't," and we're all worse off for it. With that:
Over the past several years, however, I've focused my attention to how and why people choose to engage with their neighborhoods. Most often in America, the answer is "they don't," and we're all worse off for it. With that:
@urbanismplus.bsky.social
I'm looking for book recommendations related to the extremely broad domain of urbanism.
What urbanism or urbanism-adjacent book has been most enlightening, inspirational, or interesting to you, either recently or throughout your life? And, if you want to share, why?
I'm looking for book recommendations related to the extremely broad domain of urbanism.
What urbanism or urbanism-adjacent book has been most enlightening, inspirational, or interesting to you, either recently or throughout your life? And, if you want to share, why?
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
@urbanismplus.bsky.social
I'm looking for book recommendations related to the extremely broad domain of urbanism.
What urbanism or urbanism-adjacent book has been most enlightening, inspirational, or interesting to you, either recently or throughout your life? And, if you want to share, why?
I'm looking for book recommendations related to the extremely broad domain of urbanism.
What urbanism or urbanism-adjacent book has been most enlightening, inspirational, or interesting to you, either recently or throughout your life? And, if you want to share, why?
Reposted by Slice Carhat
#accessiblecities People with disabilities are far more likely to lack a car. New transportation proposals should be as accessible as possible. But reluctance to move away from car dependency inherently leaves these people behind www.bts.gov/travel-patte...
November 27, 2023 at 1:05 AM
#accessiblecities People with disabilities are far more likely to lack a car. New transportation proposals should be as accessible as possible. But reluctance to move away from car dependency inherently leaves these people behind www.bts.gov/travel-patte...
No train? Just take the bus. Oh, wait.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
No train? Just take the bus. Oh, wait.
This thread was inspired by today's article from @theatlantic.bsky.social
I want to stress this isn't a shot at Amtrak - train travel is actually enjoyable, as opposed to driving and flying which is tolerable at best. But until it's more frequent and dependable, how many will ever experience it?
I want to stress this isn't a shot at Amtrak - train travel is actually enjoyable, as opposed to driving and flying which is tolerable at best. But until it's more frequent and dependable, how many will ever experience it?
There Is No Good Way to Travel Anywhere in America
An Amtrak ride can go so, so wrong.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
This thread was inspired by today's article from @theatlantic.bsky.social
I want to stress this isn't a shot at Amtrak - train travel is actually enjoyable, as opposed to driving and flying which is tolerable at best. But until it's more frequent and dependable, how many will ever experience it?
I want to stress this isn't a shot at Amtrak - train travel is actually enjoyable, as opposed to driving and flying which is tolerable at best. But until it's more frequent and dependable, how many will ever experience it?
Without buses or trains, how can anyone unable or uninterested in driving visit another city?
And without buses or trains, we will keep polluting, getting in car crashes, and living in our isolated "only interact with the people we choose to" bubbles. It's grim, lonely, and dangerous.
And without buses or trains, we will keep polluting, getting in car crashes, and living in our isolated "only interact with the people we choose to" bubbles. It's grim, lonely, and dangerous.
Decline of intercity buses limits options for Iowans
Intercity buses have a number of genuine advantages over private car travel.
www.thegazette.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Without buses or trains, how can anyone unable or uninterested in driving visit another city?
And without buses or trains, we will keep polluting, getting in car crashes, and living in our isolated "only interact with the people we choose to" bubbles. It's grim, lonely, and dangerous.
And without buses or trains, we will keep polluting, getting in car crashes, and living in our isolated "only interact with the people we choose to" bubbles. It's grim, lonely, and dangerous.
I live in Ohio, and if I want to visit friends in ANY neighboring city, I have no option. Our intercity bus service, much like so many other cities, has been recently relocated to the outskirts. We haven't had a train since the 70s. The cities in Ohio with train service get 2 per day, tops.
The Sad and Awful Way We Destroyed the World's Greatest Passenger Rail
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November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I live in Ohio, and if I want to visit friends in ANY neighboring city, I have no option. Our intercity bus service, much like so many other cities, has been recently relocated to the outskirts. We haven't had a train since the 70s. The cities in Ohio with train service get 2 per day, tops.
I am here to say that the subsidies that go into car driving have made Amtrak's uphill climb next to impossible. Budget airlines continue the assault on Amtrak.
Union Stations across America have been demolished, and with that metaphor, the options to get from city to city have disappeared.
Union Stations across America have been demolished, and with that metaphor, the options to get from city to city have disappeared.
Union Stations: The Best, the Worst, and the Mildly Regrettable
Why are there so many Union Stations? WHAT DOES IT MEAN??? Well, I'm going to get into all that, count down the ten best, and go through a litany of honorabl...
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November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I am here to say that the subsidies that go into car driving have made Amtrak's uphill climb next to impossible. Budget airlines continue the assault on Amtrak.
Union Stations across America have been demolished, and with that metaphor, the options to get from city to city have disappeared.
Union Stations across America have been demolished, and with that metaphor, the options to get from city to city have disappeared.
I'm not here to blast Amtrak. I've taken it several times and generally had a very positive experience. There were delays, but the whole experience was superior to driving or flying. I had the luxury of absorbing delays, and I always spent that time having some BYOB adventures.
I recommend it.
I recommend it.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I'm not here to blast Amtrak. I've taken it several times and generally had a very positive experience. There were delays, but the whole experience was superior to driving or flying. I had the luxury of absorbing delays, and I always spent that time having some BYOB adventures.
I recommend it.
I recommend it.
Day 11:
Investing in only cars has, by design, torpedoed the options we have for getting around our cities, states, and the country as a whole.
It's pretty remarkable (or abhorrent) to think that if you live in much of America and don't have a car, you can't see your loved ones for the holidays.
Investing in only cars has, by design, torpedoed the options we have for getting around our cities, states, and the country as a whole.
It's pretty remarkable (or abhorrent) to think that if you live in much of America and don't have a car, you can't see your loved ones for the holidays.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 11:
Investing in only cars has, by design, torpedoed the options we have for getting around our cities, states, and the country as a whole.
It's pretty remarkable (or abhorrent) to think that if you live in much of America and don't have a car, you can't see your loved ones for the holidays.
Investing in only cars has, by design, torpedoed the options we have for getting around our cities, states, and the country as a whole.
It's pretty remarkable (or abhorrent) to think that if you live in much of America and don't have a car, you can't see your loved ones for the holidays.
I do think it's important to understand what counterarguments are being made, whether they're in good faith or not. And I'm absolutely open to having my mind changed on any specific point.
I don't know what I don't know, but I do know that article ^ is a doozy (and not in a good way).
I don't know what I don't know, but I do know that article ^ is a doozy (and not in a good way).
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I do think it's important to understand what counterarguments are being made, whether they're in good faith or not. And I'm absolutely open to having my mind changed on any specific point.
I don't know what I don't know, but I do know that article ^ is a doozy (and not in a good way).
I don't know what I don't know, but I do know that article ^ is a doozy (and not in a good way).
Just for fun, point out your favorite logical fallacy from this article.
A standout: identifying the very real problem of urban heat islands, but saying people should just drive away from them.
It's a very flippant, disingenuous point, and if people heed the advice, the problem worsens.
A standout: identifying the very real problem of urban heat islands, but saying people should just drive away from them.
It's a very flippant, disingenuous point, and if people heed the advice, the problem worsens.
Sprawl Is Good: The Environmental Case for Suburbia
The Environmental Case for Suburbia
thebreakthrough.org
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Just for fun, point out your favorite logical fallacy from this article.
A standout: identifying the very real problem of urban heat islands, but saying people should just drive away from them.
It's a very flippant, disingenuous point, and if people heed the advice, the problem worsens.
A standout: identifying the very real problem of urban heat islands, but saying people should just drive away from them.
It's a very flippant, disingenuous point, and if people heed the advice, the problem worsens.
Day 10:
Let's try something different today. I'm curious what articles out there might offer any actually compelling counterpoints to reducing car dependency.
This article doesn't cut it. It is flawed. And LONG.
Have you seen arguments that actually make you think? @urbanismplus.bsky.social
Let's try something different today. I'm curious what articles out there might offer any actually compelling counterpoints to reducing car dependency.
This article doesn't cut it. It is flawed. And LONG.
Have you seen arguments that actually make you think? @urbanismplus.bsky.social
Sprawl Is Good: The Environmental Case for Suburbia
The Environmental Case for Suburbia
thebreakthrough.org
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 10:
Let's try something different today. I'm curious what articles out there might offer any actually compelling counterpoints to reducing car dependency.
This article doesn't cut it. It is flawed. And LONG.
Have you seen arguments that actually make you think? @urbanismplus.bsky.social
Let's try something different today. I'm curious what articles out there might offer any actually compelling counterpoints to reducing car dependency.
This article doesn't cut it. It is flawed. And LONG.
Have you seen arguments that actually make you think? @urbanismplus.bsky.social
It should be no surprise that LOUD CAR NOISES are not felt uniformly across our cities. Low income neighborhoods majority nonwhite neighborhoods have much more consistent exposure to loud car noise.
Now, imagine a society in which everyone didn't need a car to get a loaf of bread.
Now, imagine a society in which everyone didn't need a car to get a loaf of bread.
Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Residential Segregation, and Spatial Variation in Noise Exposu...
Background:
Prior research has reported disparities in environmental exposures in the United States,
but, to our knowledge, no nationwide studies have assessed inequality in noise pollution.
Objecti...
ehp.niehs.nih.gov
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
It should be no surprise that LOUD CAR NOISES are not felt uniformly across our cities. Low income neighborhoods majority nonwhite neighborhoods have much more consistent exposure to loud car noise.
Now, imagine a society in which everyone didn't need a car to get a loaf of bread.
Now, imagine a society in which everyone didn't need a car to get a loaf of bread.
It's obvious that cities are louder than rural areas, but it was an epiphany for me when I first was shown that
cities aren't loud, cars are loud
In fact, this video from Not Just Bikes articulates this point better than I ever could.
cities aren't loud, cars are loud
In fact, this video from Not Just Bikes articulates this point better than I ever could.
Cities Aren't Loud: Cars Are Loud
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November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
It's obvious that cities are louder than rural areas, but it was an epiphany for me when I first was shown that
cities aren't loud, cars are loud
In fact, this video from Not Just Bikes articulates this point better than I ever could.
cities aren't loud, cars are loud
In fact, this video from Not Just Bikes articulates this point better than I ever could.
Cars aren't the only sources of loud noise in our lives, but they are ubiquitous and persistent. This tool (be sure to change the mode on the top right) can help you visualize where transportation noise is the highest.
National Transportation Noise Map
maps.dot.gov
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Cars aren't the only sources of loud noise in our lives, but they are ubiquitous and persistent. This tool (be sure to change the mode on the top right) can help you visualize where transportation noise is the highest.
Day 9:
Since our society practically requires cars to participate, we have built a very LOUD environment for ourselves.
Frequent exposure to LOUD noises has serious, measurable health effects - stress, heart disease, cognitive impairment, sleep loss, and more.
Our reliance on cars got us here.
Since our society practically requires cars to participate, we have built a very LOUD environment for ourselves.
Frequent exposure to LOUD noises has serious, measurable health effects - stress, heart disease, cognitive impairment, sleep loss, and more.
Our reliance on cars got us here.
Noise Could Take Years Off Your Life. Here’s How.
We used a professional sound meter to measure the din of daily life and talked to scientists about the health risks it can pose.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 9:
Since our society practically requires cars to participate, we have built a very LOUD environment for ourselves.
Frequent exposure to LOUD noises has serious, measurable health effects - stress, heart disease, cognitive impairment, sleep loss, and more.
Our reliance on cars got us here.
Since our society practically requires cars to participate, we have built a very LOUD environment for ourselves.
Frequent exposure to LOUD noises has serious, measurable health effects - stress, heart disease, cognitive impairment, sleep loss, and more.
Our reliance on cars got us here.