@brenth1.bsky.social
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SUVs and trucks are designed to be especially deadly
this is an easy problem to solve. will anyone step up?
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eve...
this is an easy problem to solve. will anyone step up?
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eve...
Ever-higher: the rise of bonnet height, and the case to cap it
Report calls on European law-makers to cap bonnet height by 2035, recommending an 85 cm limit for further study
www.transportenvironment.org
June 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
SUVs and trucks are designed to be especially deadly
this is an easy problem to solve. will anyone step up?
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eve...
this is an easy problem to solve. will anyone step up?
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eve...
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This sign brightened my ride as I rode into Olympic Village in #Vancouver. Thanks @tomflood.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This sign brightened my ride as I rode into Olympic Village in #Vancouver. Thanks @tomflood.bsky.social
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Never forget, when you’re being asked to prove that safe bike-lanes or pedestrian crossings across unsafe conditions are ‘needed,’ it's hard to justify a bridge by the number of people swimming across a raging river.
#TheTruthAboutTraffic
#TheTruthAboutTraffic
June 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Never forget, when you’re being asked to prove that safe bike-lanes or pedestrian crossings across unsafe conditions are ‘needed,’ it's hard to justify a bridge by the number of people swimming across a raging river.
#TheTruthAboutTraffic
#TheTruthAboutTraffic
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Want an economically competitive city? A fiscally smart city? A healthy city? A sustainable, climate-responsible & resilient city? An equitable & accessible city? A livable city? A city with more choices? A successful city today, that’s positioned for a successful future?
Build a #multimodal city.
Build a #multimodal city.
June 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Want an economically competitive city? A fiscally smart city? A healthy city? A sustainable, climate-responsible & resilient city? An equitable & accessible city? A livable city? A city with more choices? A successful city today, that’s positioned for a successful future?
Build a #multimodal city.
Build a #multimodal city.
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If a state can re-open a damaged highway in less than two weeks by declaring an emergency, there's no reason a city can't install a massive network of protected bike lanes by declaring a climate emergency or a public safety emergency. It's all a matter of who and what elected officials think matter.
June 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If a state can re-open a damaged highway in less than two weeks by declaring an emergency, there's no reason a city can't install a massive network of protected bike lanes by declaring a climate emergency or a public safety emergency. It's all a matter of who and what elected officials think matter.
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True in London, and true in every dense urban area.
New research provides conclusive proof that 20mph in London is saving lives.
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt
And slower speeds deliver so much more:
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt
And slower speeds deliver so much more:
June 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
True in London, and true in every dense urban area.
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May 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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License to kill: The pandemic on our roads. The number of victims of road violence is catastrophic. The ultimate weapon remains the vehicle, by @donovanadamo.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/05/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social #VisionZero
License to kill: The pandemic on our roads - Healthy Debate
Many vehicular deaths are preventable. Traffic violence happens frequently but we don’t take these incidents seriously, judicially, socially nor traffic engineering-wise.
healthydebate.ca
May 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
License to kill: The pandemic on our roads. The number of victims of road violence is catastrophic. The ultimate weapon remains the vehicle, by @donovanadamo.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/05/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social #VisionZero
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As per Marcus Gee’s column today, Paris has transformed due to the leadership of the mayor; meanwhile ON is going backwards thanks to the premier; we need more cities to lead from the front, to declare (in sim idea as this) 1/ www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...
What Doug Ford could learn from Paris, the city where car was once king
Instead of joining the Paris-led urban revolution, he is attempting a counter-revolution
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
As per Marcus Gee’s column today, Paris has transformed due to the leadership of the mayor; meanwhile ON is going backwards thanks to the premier; we need more cities to lead from the front, to declare (in sim idea as this) 1/ www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...
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HOT RESEARCH NEWS!
Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor...
Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵
Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor...
Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵
February 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
HOT RESEARCH NEWS!
Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor...
Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵
Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor...
Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵
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Sharrows are often included on bike maps as viable bike routes. That’s a problem because they aren’t safer than no bike infrastructure at all. Also, I heard people argue against bike lanes by saying, “Street X has a bike route already so we don’t need one nearby.” And that route was a sharrow
Sharrows Are Ineffective, Potentially Counterproductive
Research shows there’s no substitute for protected bike lanes, and sharrows may make roads more dangerous for cyclists.
www.planetizen.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Sharrows are often included on bike maps as viable bike routes. That’s a problem because they aren’t safer than no bike infrastructure at all. Also, I heard people argue against bike lanes by saying, “Street X has a bike route already so we don’t need one nearby.” And that route was a sharrow
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A regular reminder that a thriving modern city depends on giving people the option to walk, or bike, or take the bus. Not cars.
Een herinnering dat een bloeiende multimodale stad afhankelijk is van de mogelijkheid voor mensen om te lopen, te fietsen en de bus te nemen. Niet van auto's.
Utrecht, NL
Een herinnering dat een bloeiende multimodale stad afhankelijk is van de mogelijkheid voor mensen om te lopen, te fietsen en de bus te nemen. Niet van auto's.
Utrecht, NL
May 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A regular reminder that a thriving modern city depends on giving people the option to walk, or bike, or take the bus. Not cars.
Een herinnering dat een bloeiende multimodale stad afhankelijk is van de mogelijkheid voor mensen om te lopen, te fietsen en de bus te nemen. Niet van auto's.
Utrecht, NL
Een herinnering dat een bloeiende multimodale stad afhankelijk is van de mogelijkheid voor mensen om te lopen, te fietsen en de bus te nemen. Niet van auto's.
Utrecht, NL
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Per @theglobeandmail.com's Editorial in support of #TTC #RapidTO projects on Dufferin and Bathurst, "Removing subsidized street parking to speed up the trip for tens of thousands of bus riders is so self-evidently logical it shouldn’t require debate." #TOpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: How to end the free ride of street parkers
Car owners should pay full freight for their use of city streets, or cede the space to public transit
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Per @theglobeandmail.com's Editorial in support of #TTC #RapidTO projects on Dufferin and Bathurst, "Removing subsidized street parking to speed up the trip for tens of thousands of bus riders is so self-evidently logical it shouldn’t require debate." #TOpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
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“A review of scientific research has found that pedestrians and cyclists are 44% more likely to be killed in a collision with an SUV or light truck, compared to a passenger car.
The outlook is even more dire for children, who are 82% more likely to be killed when struck by the larger vehicles.”
The outlook is even more dire for children, who are 82% more likely to be killed when struck by the larger vehicles.”
Research shows SUVs and utes are the most deadly vehicles
SUVs and large utes are among the most popular vehicles for car buyers in Australia. They may also be the most deadly.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
May 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
“A review of scientific research has found that pedestrians and cyclists are 44% more likely to be killed in a collision with an SUV or light truck, compared to a passenger car.
The outlook is even more dire for children, who are 82% more likely to be killed when struck by the larger vehicles.”
The outlook is even more dire for children, who are 82% more likely to be killed when struck by the larger vehicles.”
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Smart governments invest in cycling infrastructure. It’s fiscally responsible.
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Smart governments invest in cycling infrastructure. It’s fiscally responsible.
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Each year, 1.2 million people are killed in road traffic incidents, with pedestrians & cyclists accounting for over 1/4 of these deaths.
Improving pedestrian & cyclist safety not only benefits communities but also helps #BeatPollution.
Via UN News center: news.un.org/en/story/202...
Improving pedestrian & cyclist safety not only benefits communities but also helps #BeatPollution.
Via UN News center: news.un.org/en/story/202...
May 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Each year, 1.2 million people are killed in road traffic incidents, with pedestrians & cyclists accounting for over 1/4 of these deaths.
Improving pedestrian & cyclist safety not only benefits communities but also helps #BeatPollution.
Via UN News center: news.un.org/en/story/202...
Improving pedestrian & cyclist safety not only benefits communities but also helps #BeatPollution.
Via UN News center: news.un.org/en/story/202...
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congestion pricing did exactly what it was supposed to and it rules
NEW YORK: “Policy changes often take years to show results. Even then, you may have to squint to see them.
And then there’s congestion pricing in New York.
Almost immediately after the tolls went into effect, they began to alter traffic patterns, commuter behavior, transit service, even sounds…”
And then there’s congestion pricing in New York.
Almost immediately after the tolls went into effect, they began to alter traffic patterns, commuter behavior, transit service, even sounds…”
Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York
Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
congestion pricing did exactly what it was supposed to and it rules
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If your cycling infrastructure isn’t good enough for them, it isn’t good enough.
May 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If your cycling infrastructure isn’t good enough for them, it isn’t good enough.
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"Between 2022 and 2024, the total number of crashes across all five boroughs dropped each year by an average of 6.5%. Since [congestion pricing] began on Jan. 5 of this year, data shows a 15% drop in crashes across New York City."
NYC car crashes have been declining. Congestion pricing accelerated the trend.
There were 1,526 crashes in the congestion zone south of 60th Street between the toll’s launch on Jan. 5 and April 21. That marks a 13% reduction compared to the same period last year.
gothamist.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"Between 2022 and 2024, the total number of crashes across all five boroughs dropped each year by an average of 6.5%. Since [congestion pricing] began on Jan. 5 of this year, data shows a 15% drop in crashes across New York City."
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Governments Should Start Paying People to Bike to Work. Thoughts? Experiences?
momentummag.com/is-it-time-g...
momentummag.com/is-it-time-g...
Governments Should Start Paying People to Bike to Work
In North America, where cars reign supreme, a new idea could gain ground like it is in some areas of Europe — paying people to bike to work
momentummag.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Governments Should Start Paying People to Bike to Work. Thoughts? Experiences?
momentummag.com/is-it-time-g...
momentummag.com/is-it-time-g...
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Initiatives like congestion pricing, car-free streets, and more public spaces make their cities nicer to live in. Urban changes will stick if they can show immediate and concrete benefits. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com @brenttoderian.bsky.social
Globe editorial: Early wins are the fast track to better cities
Controversial urban changes have a better chance of sticking if they can show immediate and concrete benefits
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Initiatives like congestion pricing, car-free streets, and more public spaces make their cities nicer to live in. Urban changes will stick if they can show immediate and concrete benefits. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com @brenttoderian.bsky.social
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“drivers in cars, SUVs and trucks threaten the safety of our public spaces everyday but we treat the damage they do like the weather: something inevitable that just happens.”
An excellent opinion piece on car-dominance & car-violence in Canada by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social (no paywall).
An excellent opinion piece on car-dominance & car-violence in Canada by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social (no paywall).
Shawn Micallef: Vehicles have become weapons by design — and public space is in their crosshairs
A culture like ours weaponizes vehicles — from the way they are designed to the way the roads they run on are designed.
www.thestar.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“drivers in cars, SUVs and trucks threaten the safety of our public spaces everyday but we treat the damage they do like the weather: something inevitable that just happens.”
An excellent opinion piece on car-dominance & car-violence in Canada by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social (no paywall).
An excellent opinion piece on car-dominance & car-violence in Canada by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social (no paywall).
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“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.” #VisionZero #SpeedKills
How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero
After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.” #VisionZero #SpeedKills
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More data supporting the need to restrict vehicle sizes. Car bloat is killing people, plain and simple.
May 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
More data supporting the need to restrict vehicle sizes. Car bloat is killing people, plain and simple.
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If you are lucky enough to live in a walkable place, and you then walk with someone who doesn't...it can be really shocking to see how unaccustomed they are to it and how little stamina they have for this primal human activity.
Automobile dependence erodes public health in many ways: blunt force trauma (#1 cause for children and young adults), air pollution (CVD, asthma), noise pollution (QoL, dementia) but perhaps the most pernicious is that it has almost completely displaced walking. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...
Less than 25 percent of Americans walk for more than ten minutes continuously in a typical week
Many people in the U.S. do not walk, bike or engage in other forms of active transportation, missing an important opportunity to improve their cardiovascular health, concludes a new study.
www.sciencedaily.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If you are lucky enough to live in a walkable place, and you then walk with someone who doesn't...it can be really shocking to see how unaccustomed they are to it and how little stamina they have for this primal human activity.