Emma Townsend
@curlym0m.bsky.social
Interested in all things water, netball, sewing, crochet, whippets and better urban planning.
Really interesting study
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Really interesting study
This would be a really great idea to go with Exeter Christmas market. Could use an empty shop to keep the volunteers warm.. #Exeter
Thanks to our volunteers, over Xmas & the Viking Festival, we supplied secure cycle parking in #York - Tell your Cllrs and MPs we need permanent secure parking in the city to beat #BikeTheft and support #ActiveTravel JOIN US: linktr.ee/yorkcycle
Thanks also York Minster Refectory for the space
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Thanks also York Minster Refectory for the space
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March 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This would be a really great idea to go with Exeter Christmas market. Could use an empty shop to keep the volunteers warm.. #Exeter
Exeter could do with these signs
February 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Exeter could do with these signs
Worth a read to make sense of why roads feel narrower and parking with a small car is a nightmare as big SUVs choose spaces adjacent to you.
Cars are getting 1cm wider every two years. That may not sound much, but over time it adds up, and they're showing no signs of slowing down 😬
That's #carspreading. Our new campaign is calling on city leaders to make parking policies fairer by varying costs based on the size of a car.
Why? 🧵1/8
That's #carspreading. Our new campaign is calling on city leaders to make parking policies fairer by varying costs based on the size of a car.
Why? 🧵1/8
February 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Worth a read to make sense of why roads feel narrower and parking with a small car is a nightmare as big SUVs choose spaces adjacent to you.
Great map, even at a local scale.
The interactive cycle map in Europe.
(Open street Map, Open data common ODbl & CC).
At low zoom levels it is intended for overviews of national cycling networks; at higher zoom levels it should help with planning which streets to cycle on, where you can park your bike and more.
www.opencyclemap.org
(Open street Map, Open data common ODbl & CC).
At low zoom levels it is intended for overviews of national cycling networks; at higher zoom levels it should help with planning which streets to cycle on, where you can park your bike and more.
www.opencyclemap.org
December 26, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Great map, even at a local scale.
So true. How many car drivers say they would catch the bus instead if it wasn't always late due to traffic?
A friendly reminder that if you’re in traffic, you ARE traffic.
And mobility is about space.
HT @happy_roman for graphic
And mobility is about space.
HT @happy_roman for graphic
December 20, 2024 at 10:44 AM
So true. How many car drivers say they would catch the bus instead if it wasn't always late due to traffic?
A lesson for other countries
New data shows just how bad the climate insurance crisis has become #Climate
New data shows just how bad the climate insurance crisis has become
Five hurricanes made landfall in the United States this year, causing half a trillion dollars in damages. Flooding devastated mountain towns along the East Coast. Scores of wildfires burned almost 8 million acres nationwide. As such events grow more common, and more devastating, homeowners are seeing their insurance premiums spike — or insurers ditch them […]
grist.org
December 19, 2024 at 8:09 PM
A lesson for other countries
Worth a read
America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow (gift article) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow (Gift Article)
Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Worth a read
Reposted by Emma Townsend
What’s behind the alarming rise in birth defects in Brazil’s illegal gold mining capital?
What’s behind the alarming rise in birth defects in Brazil’s illegal gold mining capital?
In Pará state children are being born with neurological disorders. Experts note similarities to the mercury poisoning disaster in Minamata, Japan – but say that is not the whole story
Seven-year-old Valdenisa squealed with delight as she grasped the tape…
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:11 PM
What’s behind the alarming rise in birth defects in Brazil’s illegal gold mining capital?
Reposted by Emma Townsend
The Government risks locking in car-dependency if it continues to promote new housing in rural or peripheral areas. NEF's new report on #CarDependentSprawl constructs a Car Dependency Index and demands a fresh think from government.
neweconomics.org/2024/11/trap...
neweconomics.org/2024/11/trap...
Trapped behind the wheel
How England's new builds lock us into car dependency
neweconomics.org
November 18, 2024 at 9:22 AM
The Government risks locking in car-dependency if it continues to promote new housing in rural or peripheral areas. NEF's new report on #CarDependentSprawl constructs a Car Dependency Index and demands a fresh think from government.
neweconomics.org/2024/11/trap...
neweconomics.org/2024/11/trap...