On the importance of walking and creating walkable cities:
Researchers studied the cognitive performance of children after a 20-minute walk. It significantly improved reading comprehension performance.
Imagine how we can improve children's health if we create walkable streets!
World Food Day. The researchers Thérèse Bajada, Bernadine Satariano, Margaret Camilleri Fenech & Rachel Radmilli present essential information in the article: Food security in Malta. Learn more: https://t.co/9V09IA5gpb #WordFoodDay#Agenda2030#GlobalGoals
The most important thing about this amazing Paris transformation is how fast it happened — how fast people on bikes “appeared” — once streets were transformed. You can’t write this off as “Paris was always this way,” because it wasn’t.
It took leadership.
The term ‘road accident’ exemplifies society’s tolerance of road danger.
RoadPeace is pleased to see government listening to the voices of road crash victims who find the word accident upsetting.
#crashnotaccident
The ocean floor of the Pacific Ocean will likely be mined for metals needed for EV batteries. This is an ecosystem with species we haven't yet classified, one that we hardly understand. EV's are not a climate solution. They are a symptom of our addiction to cars and car culture.
Riding to work in the city today, I noticed way more people wearing normal clothes riding, and more upright bikes, and more women.
Protected bike lanes enable this!