Likes talking about bikes, cities, water. Professor of Political Science Texas State University. Views my own. Author: Adaptation Urbanism, Transport Beyond Oil
Paris school streets traffic-calm/pedestrianize streets & add green space. It's a pretty simple & effective way to make cities safer & greener at the same time
School street projects in Paris are my favorite recent trend. Over 200 projects completed around the city impacting over half of elementary/nursery schools. Simple, direct, effective
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@RewildNature@quanticle It's really just a road snip of a couple of blocks. It privileges transit/walking/biking with cars needing to take a different route. Here's the evolution of the street over time.
@tex1sam Harris County Pop: 4.7 million
Harris County Transport Fatalities 2014: 162
Harris County Transport Fatalities 2022: 192
18.5% Increase
Greater London pop: 9.6 million
Greater London Transport Fatalities 2010-2014: 136
Greater London Transport Fatalities 2023: 95
30% Decrease
Comparison of traffic fatalities Greater London (pop: 9.6 million) with Travis County (1.3 million centered in Austin, TX). 30% decrease in London & 235% increase in fatalities (2014 to 2023) in Travis County. One approach working & one approach not.
Pure joy riding with the Bici Bus in Barcelona this morning. A girl on a balance bike with her mom running along with encouragement. A boy running along with a huge smile. Joy, pure joy. Oh, and hard work by parents to make all that joy happen. Thanks to Genis & @jordihoney
Here’s an image of the police escort. Parents go ahead and stop in intersections to shepherd the kids through & then the police follow along at the rear of the parade.
In cities such as Amsterdam, car dominance is treated not as a problem to be solved but as a potential to be realized.
And when the decision is reached to reverse that supremacy and fulfill that promise, the results are absolutely magnificent.
Platange Middenlaan. 1987 vs 2024.
Green street in Barcelona was lovely this morning. Consell de Cent may be challenging politically, but it’s a real statement of what’s possible when you push