Shameless governments in India
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IMPORTANT: A major disinformation network of X accounts is targeting Canada ahead of the Federal election.

“The accounts are pumping out thousands of posts about the Canadian economy and alleged support within Canada for U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threat.”

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Is cancer the price to be paid for GDP growth in Chennai, India?

We need 1,000s of small buses linking residential areas with termini, rail stations in #Chennai, but there is a greater policy focus on protecting entrenched lobbies like autos. Local economy suffers as a result. People spend a lot on travel, leaving less for goods and services @chennai.bsky.social

New York poised to introduce congestion charging for private vehicles in the New Year. This will provide development funds, cut gridlock, pollution. Indian governments are nowhere near such a move. Our cities are dysfunctional congestionreliefzone.mta.info #newyork #congestion #environment #transit

These upgrades are just a few of the projects that will be funded thanks to congestion pricing.

Learn more: congestionreliefzone.mta.info

As congestion pricing advances, we're moving forward with critical accessibility projects!

One station that’s getting a lift: Gates Av in Bushwick, Brooklyn will receive new elevators and other accessible features.

"Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, [account] for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally."

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We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.

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It's unusual that @thelancet.bsky.social commission on urban design, transport & health in 2022 found 92.5% people in #Chennai having access to walkability, when lived experience is different. A reassessment is called for!

New study examines 30 big US cities committed to Vision Zero, finding that 23 make abutting property owners (not the city) responsible for sidewalk maintenance.

Really hard to keep pedestrians safe when a city doesn't control its own sidewalks!

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"The Hovenring is a futuristic suspended roundabout for cyclists and pedestrians, linking the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Veldhoven. Hovering above a highway, this 1,000-tonne steel structure is supported by 24 cables attached to a towering 70-meter pylon."

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Currently on a visit to Washington DC, we are watching the situation for pedestrians here!

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