Ben Fulton
@benfulton.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy
Research Software Engineer for Earth Sciences at the Imperial College in London. Bicycling, trying to figure out how to advocate for bike infrastructure in the […]
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Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?
Nice article, covering most of the relevant points and, for a change, not digging up any carbrains for anti-cycling quotes.
"Leisure riders can only ever be a small part of what makes a cycling nation. Others include those who cycle […]
Nice article, covering most of the relevant points and, for a change, not digging up any carbrains for anti-cycling quotes.
"Leisure riders can only ever be a small part of what makes a cycling nation. Others include those who cycle […]
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urbanists.social
December 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?
Nice article, covering most of the relevant points and, for a change, not digging up any carbrains for anti-cycling quotes.
"Leisure riders can only ever be a small part of what makes a cycling nation. Others include those who cycle […]
Nice article, covering most of the relevant points and, for a change, not digging up any carbrains for anti-cycling quotes.
"Leisure riders can only ever be a small part of what makes a cycling nation. Others include those who cycle […]
I hope Waymo has outfitted the headlights of their self-driving cars with red LED's so we can tell when they've gone out of control.
#carsruineverything #fsd
#carsruineverything #fsd
December 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I hope Waymo has outfitted the headlights of their self-driving cars with red LED's so we can tell when they've gone out of control.
#carsruineverything #fsd
#carsruineverything #fsd
It's infrastructure, not school start times, that influence kids' biking to school
"The stated preference survey indicated two potentially controllable factors that limit active transportation: infrastructure for walking or biking and
concerns over crossing busy roads. If higher use of active […]
"The stated preference survey indicated two potentially controllable factors that limit active transportation: infrastructure for walking or biking and
concerns over crossing busy roads. If higher use of active […]
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urbanists.social
December 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It's infrastructure, not school start times, that influence kids' biking to school
"The stated preference survey indicated two potentially controllable factors that limit active transportation: infrastructure for walking or biking and
concerns over crossing busy roads. If higher use of active […]
"The stated preference survey indicated two potentially controllable factors that limit active transportation: infrastructure for walking or biking and
concerns over crossing busy roads. If higher use of active […]
Active travel groups call for clear targets on walking and cycling in England
"Saying that CWIS3 should put active travel on an equal footing with roads and rail, it argues for clear targets that should be met by 2030, the period covered by the strategy, including that by then 50% of trips of […]
"Saying that CWIS3 should put active travel on an equal footing with roads and rail, it argues for clear targets that should be met by 2030, the period covered by the strategy, including that by then 50% of trips of […]
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urbanists.social
December 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Active travel groups call for clear targets on walking and cycling in England
"Saying that CWIS3 should put active travel on an equal footing with roads and rail, it argues for clear targets that should be met by 2030, the period covered by the strategy, including that by then 50% of trips of […]
"Saying that CWIS3 should put active travel on an equal footing with roads and rail, it argues for clear targets that should be met by 2030, the period covered by the strategy, including that by then 50% of trips of […]
NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by 22% in six months
Within the CRZ, which covers Manhattan streets at or below 60th Street, average daily peak concentrations of PM2.5 dropped by 3.05 µg/m³...Across New York City’s five boroughs, pollution levels fell by an average of 1.07 µg/m³ […]
Within the CRZ, which covers Manhattan streets at or below 60th Street, average daily peak concentrations of PM2.5 dropped by 3.05 µg/m³...Across New York City’s five boroughs, pollution levels fell by an average of 1.07 µg/m³ […]
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urbanists.social
December 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by 22% in six months
Within the CRZ, which covers Manhattan streets at or below 60th Street, average daily peak concentrations of PM2.5 dropped by 3.05 µg/m³...Across New York City’s five boroughs, pollution levels fell by an average of 1.07 µg/m³ […]
Within the CRZ, which covers Manhattan streets at or below 60th Street, average daily peak concentrations of PM2.5 dropped by 3.05 µg/m³...Across New York City’s five boroughs, pollution levels fell by an average of 1.07 µg/m³ […]
License to Kill: How California lets dangerous drivers stay on the road
"The California Department of Motor Vehicles routinely allows drivers like these — with horrifying histories of dangerous driving, including DUIs, crashes and numerous tickets — to continue to operate on our roadways, a […]
"The California Department of Motor Vehicles routinely allows drivers like these — with horrifying histories of dangerous driving, including DUIs, crashes and numerous tickets — to continue to operate on our roadways, a […]
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urbanists.social
December 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
License to Kill: How California lets dangerous drivers stay on the road
"The California Department of Motor Vehicles routinely allows drivers like these — with horrifying histories of dangerous driving, including DUIs, crashes and numerous tickets — to continue to operate on our roadways, a […]
"The California Department of Motor Vehicles routinely allows drivers like these — with horrifying histories of dangerous driving, including DUIs, crashes and numerous tickets — to continue to operate on our roadways, a […]
Million dollar idea: Secure bike lockers in the middle of London that you can rent by the month.
#london #BikeTooter
#london #BikeTooter
December 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Million dollar idea: Secure bike lockers in the middle of London that you can rent by the month.
#london #BikeTooter
#london #BikeTooter
Reposted by Ben Fulton
It's crazy that the US has the nearly the same rate of road traffic deaths per 100,000 people as India, Brazil and China. It does worse than Indonesia and Mexico. Wow!
Neat stuff from @ashendruk.com's excellent new newsletter www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Neat stuff from @ashendruk.com's excellent new newsletter www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It's crazy that the US has the nearly the same rate of road traffic deaths per 100,000 people as India, Brazil and China. It does worse than Indonesia and Mexico. Wow!
Neat stuff from @ashendruk.com's excellent new newsletter www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Neat stuff from @ashendruk.com's excellent new newsletter www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
New cycle path links Corby town centre and railway station
"Jan O'Hara, executive councillor for planning and growth, said: "Projects like this bring enormous benefits to the local area.
"The wider scheme has also seen roads resurfaced... together, with the addition of new benches, bins and […]
"Jan O'Hara, executive councillor for planning and growth, said: "Projects like this bring enormous benefits to the local area.
"The wider scheme has also seen roads resurfaced... together, with the addition of new benches, bins and […]
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urbanists.social
December 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New cycle path links Corby town centre and railway station
"Jan O'Hara, executive councillor for planning and growth, said: "Projects like this bring enormous benefits to the local area.
"The wider scheme has also seen roads resurfaced... together, with the addition of new benches, bins and […]
"Jan O'Hara, executive councillor for planning and growth, said: "Projects like this bring enormous benefits to the local area.
"The wider scheme has also seen roads resurfaced... together, with the addition of new benches, bins and […]
Transport minister Lord Hendy doesn't understand transport
"On some occasions (cycle lane) design has reduced bus service speeds, with a detrimental effect on overall journey times.”
Cycle lanes are not the main cause of bus delays given congestion on the city’s roads and other impacts on […]
"On some occasions (cycle lane) design has reduced bus service speeds, with a detrimental effect on overall journey times.”
Cycle lanes are not the main cause of bus delays given congestion on the city’s roads and other impacts on […]
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urbanists.social
December 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Transport minister Lord Hendy doesn't understand transport
"On some occasions (cycle lane) design has reduced bus service speeds, with a detrimental effect on overall journey times.”
Cycle lanes are not the main cause of bus delays given congestion on the city’s roads and other impacts on […]
"On some occasions (cycle lane) design has reduced bus service speeds, with a detrimental effect on overall journey times.”
Cycle lanes are not the main cause of bus delays given congestion on the city’s roads and other impacts on […]
London driver screams at mother biking her kids to school
"Within seconds, the car screeched to a halt in front of me, which made us stop in the middle of the road too. I clocked the face of the man driving the car, contorted and furious.
‘You’re a bad mother,’ he screamed, ‘it’s disgusting […]
"Within seconds, the car screeched to a halt in front of me, which made us stop in the middle of the road too. I clocked the face of the man driving the car, contorted and furious.
‘You’re a bad mother,’ he screamed, ‘it’s disgusting […]
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urbanists.social
December 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
London driver screams at mother biking her kids to school
"Within seconds, the car screeched to a halt in front of me, which made us stop in the middle of the road too. I clocked the face of the man driving the car, contorted and furious.
‘You’re a bad mother,’ he screamed, ‘it’s disgusting […]
"Within seconds, the car screeched to a halt in front of me, which made us stop in the middle of the road too. I clocked the face of the man driving the car, contorted and furious.
‘You’re a bad mother,’ he screamed, ‘it’s disgusting […]
Reposted by Ben Fulton
ABC7: Man paints crosswalks in Westwood to make them safer, LAPD arrests him for vandalism
https://abc7.com/post/man-paints-crosswalks-westwood-make-safer-lapd-arrests-vandalism/18266482/
#urbanism #crosswalks #pedestrians
https://abc7.com/post/man-paints-crosswalks-westwood-make-safer-lapd-arrests-vandalism/18266482/
#urbanism #crosswalks #pedestrians
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ABC7: Man paints crosswalks in Westwood to make them safer, LAPD arrests him for vandalism
https://abc7.com/post/man-paints-crosswalks-westwood-make-safer-lapd-arrests-vandalism/18266482/
#urbanism #crosswalks #pedestrians
https://abc7.com/post/man-paints-crosswalks-westwood-make-safer-lapd-arrests-vandalism/18266482/
#urbanism #crosswalks #pedestrians
Mardi Gras service is off to a fast start, Amtrak says
"Amtrak on Thursday said that more than 46,000 passengers have ridden the twice-daily roundtrips since the long-awaited service launched using a combination of CSX, Norfolk Southern, and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad trackage.
“We are […]
"Amtrak on Thursday said that more than 46,000 passengers have ridden the twice-daily roundtrips since the long-awaited service launched using a combination of CSX, Norfolk Southern, and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad trackage.
“We are […]
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urbanists.social
December 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Mardi Gras service is off to a fast start, Amtrak says
"Amtrak on Thursday said that more than 46,000 passengers have ridden the twice-daily roundtrips since the long-awaited service launched using a combination of CSX, Norfolk Southern, and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad trackage.
“We are […]
"Amtrak on Thursday said that more than 46,000 passengers have ridden the twice-daily roundtrips since the long-awaited service launched using a combination of CSX, Norfolk Southern, and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad trackage.
“We are […]
Reposted by Ben Fulton
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-11-28/belgrade-serbia-s-capital-city-is-getting-a-subway-after-a-100-year-wait “It’s an absolute game changer” #belgrade #transit #subway
Europe’s Largest Capital Without a Subway Is Finally Getting One
Europe’s biggest capital city without a subway has seen initiatives to build one fail for almost a century. By the early 1990’s, a TV series was named “Waiting for Metro” after Samuel Beckett’s famous play “Waiting For Godot” about futile anticipation.
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The abject failure of Vision Zero in America
"The equation is simple. Lane reductions, aka road diets, slow drivers, sometimes by causing greater congestion at peak hours. But drivers don’t want to slow down, and definitely don’t want to get stuck behind other drivers, blissfully unaware that […]
"The equation is simple. Lane reductions, aka road diets, slow drivers, sometimes by causing greater congestion at peak hours. But drivers don’t want to slow down, and definitely don’t want to get stuck behind other drivers, blissfully unaware that […]
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urbanists.social
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The abject failure of Vision Zero in America
"The equation is simple. Lane reductions, aka road diets, slow drivers, sometimes by causing greater congestion at peak hours. But drivers don’t want to slow down, and definitely don’t want to get stuck behind other drivers, blissfully unaware that […]
"The equation is simple. Lane reductions, aka road diets, slow drivers, sometimes by causing greater congestion at peak hours. But drivers don’t want to slow down, and definitely don’t want to get stuck behind other drivers, blissfully unaware that […]
The thorny issue of emergency vehicles vs. traffic calming
"There’s been a hidden conflict going in city halls across the nation between resolving the escalating issue of traffic mortality and fire officials trying to keep streets as wide and open as possible for swift fire response time. Our […]
"There’s been a hidden conflict going in city halls across the nation between resolving the escalating issue of traffic mortality and fire officials trying to keep streets as wide and open as possible for swift fire response time. Our […]
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urbanists.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The thorny issue of emergency vehicles vs. traffic calming
"There’s been a hidden conflict going in city halls across the nation between resolving the escalating issue of traffic mortality and fire officials trying to keep streets as wide and open as possible for swift fire response time. Our […]
"There’s been a hidden conflict going in city halls across the nation between resolving the escalating issue of traffic mortality and fire officials trying to keep streets as wide and open as possible for swift fire response time. Our […]
Reposted by Ben Fulton
Oooh, this article is as if this is a bad thing, Amtrak travel is SO MUCH nicer than an air flight. I'd take a train everywhere if I could.
Coach = lots of talking with random people (if you like that), bring blankets (at least on the CA - New Mexico stretch!) […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
Coach = lots of talking with random people (if you like that), bring blankets (at least on the CA - New Mexico stretch!) […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Oooh, this article is as if this is a bad thing, Amtrak travel is SO MUCH nicer than an air flight. I'd take a train everywhere if I could.
Coach = lots of talking with random people (if you like that), bring blankets (at least on the CA - New Mexico stretch!) […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
Coach = lots of talking with random people (if you like that), bring blankets (at least on the CA - New Mexico stretch!) […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
Malibu Council Approves $50 Million PCH Safety Project
There appears to be some debate on this, but it looks like a great project. The Pacific Coast Highway is much too dangerous.
"The California Department of Transportation project will install 19 new guardrails, 22 upgraded curb ramps, 6,956 […]
There appears to be some debate on this, but it looks like a great project. The Pacific Coast Highway is much too dangerous.
"The California Department of Transportation project will install 19 new guardrails, 22 upgraded curb ramps, 6,956 […]
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urbanists.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Malibu Council Approves $50 Million PCH Safety Project
There appears to be some debate on this, but it looks like a great project. The Pacific Coast Highway is much too dangerous.
"The California Department of Transportation project will install 19 new guardrails, 22 upgraded curb ramps, 6,956 […]
There appears to be some debate on this, but it looks like a great project. The Pacific Coast Highway is much too dangerous.
"The California Department of Transportation project will install 19 new guardrails, 22 upgraded curb ramps, 6,956 […]
Work begins on major Harrow to Pinner Cycleway project
"The improvements include safer junctions, upgraded crossings, and new greening throughout the route. Some of the biggest changes will take place along Station Road in North Harrow and Marsh Road in Pinner, with additional works planned […]
"The improvements include safer junctions, upgraded crossings, and new greening throughout the route. Some of the biggest changes will take place along Station Road in North Harrow and Marsh Road in Pinner, with additional works planned […]
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urbanists.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Work begins on major Harrow to Pinner Cycleway project
"The improvements include safer junctions, upgraded crossings, and new greening throughout the route. Some of the biggest changes will take place along Station Road in North Harrow and Marsh Road in Pinner, with additional works planned […]
"The improvements include safer junctions, upgraded crossings, and new greening throughout the route. Some of the biggest changes will take place along Station Road in North Harrow and Marsh Road in Pinner, with additional works planned […]
Reporters still struggling with how to describe drivers hitting walkers
Here we go with "Collision" which is a pretty weird choice. They avoided "Accident", which is good, but don't say "Pedestrian" until the end of the story, and never really clarify whether the driver is known, or even if the […]
Here we go with "Collision" which is a pretty weird choice. They avoided "Accident", which is good, but don't say "Pedestrian" until the end of the story, and never really clarify whether the driver is known, or even if the […]
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urbanists.social
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Reporters still struggling with how to describe drivers hitting walkers
Here we go with "Collision" which is a pretty weird choice. They avoided "Accident", which is good, but don't say "Pedestrian" until the end of the story, and never really clarify whether the driver is known, or even if the […]
Here we go with "Collision" which is a pretty weird choice. They avoided "Accident", which is good, but don't say "Pedestrian" until the end of the story, and never really clarify whether the driver is known, or even if the […]
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Randall Monroe's #xkcd comic has the power to make you laugh, to make you think ... and sometimes to make you cry. For the right reasons.
* Posted in Nov 2012: Two Years
* Posted in Dec 2017: Seven Years
* Posted in Nov 2020: Ten Years
* Posted yesterday (Nov 2025): Fifteen Years […]
* Posted in Nov 2012: Two Years
* Posted in Dec 2017: Seven Years
* Posted in Nov 2020: Ten Years
* Posted yesterday (Nov 2025): Fifteen Years […]
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social.chatty.monster
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Randall Monroe's #xkcd comic has the power to make you laugh, to make you think ... and sometimes to make you cry. For the right reasons.
* Posted in Nov 2012: Two Years
* Posted in Dec 2017: Seven Years
* Posted in Nov 2020: Ten Years
* Posted yesterday (Nov 2025): Fifteen Years […]
* Posted in Nov 2012: Two Years
* Posted in Dec 2017: Seven Years
* Posted in Nov 2020: Ten Years
* Posted yesterday (Nov 2025): Fifteen Years […]
New York Subways Aren’t Special
"New York is not special, not in 2025, when it’s one of many megacities with large subway systems. It’s just solipsistic, run by managers and labor leaders who are used to denigrating cities that are superior to New York in every way they run their metro systems […]
"New York is not special, not in 2025, when it’s one of many megacities with large subway systems. It’s just solipsistic, run by managers and labor leaders who are used to denigrating cities that are superior to New York in every way they run their metro systems […]
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urbanists.social
November 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
New York Subways Aren’t Special
"New York is not special, not in 2025, when it’s one of many megacities with large subway systems. It’s just solipsistic, run by managers and labor leaders who are used to denigrating cities that are superior to New York in every way they run their metro systems […]
"New York is not special, not in 2025, when it’s one of many megacities with large subway systems. It’s just solipsistic, run by managers and labor leaders who are used to denigrating cities that are superior to New York in every way they run their metro systems […]
Homebuyers Are Willing To Pay a Premium for One Perk: Walkability
"Boomers, millennials, and Gen Z are "screaming for walkability," Hathorne tells Realtor.com. "Boomers want smaller homes, less maintenance, and to have access to daily needs. They don't want their homes to turn into prisons […]
"Boomers, millennials, and Gen Z are "screaming for walkability," Hathorne tells Realtor.com. "Boomers want smaller homes, less maintenance, and to have access to daily needs. They don't want their homes to turn into prisons […]
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urbanists.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Homebuyers Are Willing To Pay a Premium for One Perk: Walkability
"Boomers, millennials, and Gen Z are "screaming for walkability," Hathorne tells Realtor.com. "Boomers want smaller homes, less maintenance, and to have access to daily needs. They don't want their homes to turn into prisons […]
"Boomers, millennials, and Gen Z are "screaming for walkability," Hathorne tells Realtor.com. "Boomers want smaller homes, less maintenance, and to have access to daily needs. They don't want their homes to turn into prisons […]
Geographically accurate map of London's underground
https://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-0525-1920/London%20Connections%20Map.pdf
#london #PublicTransport
https://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-0525-1920/London%20Connections%20Map.pdf
#london #PublicTransport
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Geographically accurate map of London's underground
https://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-0525-1920/London%20Connections%20Map.pdf
#london #PublicTransport
https://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-0525-1920/London%20Connections%20Map.pdf
#london #PublicTransport
Traffic measures causing ‘deep and lasting division’ in Brent neighbourhood
Same ol' same ol' as far as I can see. Restricting cars on one road gets the people on nearby roads, who don't understand reducing demand, up in arms. The difference from the US is that they're actually trying it rather […]
Same ol' same ol' as far as I can see. Restricting cars on one road gets the people on nearby roads, who don't understand reducing demand, up in arms. The difference from the US is that they're actually trying it rather […]
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urbanists.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Traffic measures causing ‘deep and lasting division’ in Brent neighbourhood
Same ol' same ol' as far as I can see. Restricting cars on one road gets the people on nearby roads, who don't understand reducing demand, up in arms. The difference from the US is that they're actually trying it rather […]
Same ol' same ol' as far as I can see. Restricting cars on one road gets the people on nearby roads, who don't understand reducing demand, up in arms. The difference from the US is that they're actually trying it rather […]