Groundbreaking Study Highlights How Design & Development Decisions Affect Embodied Carbon. (& affordable housing!) https://t.co/00SbkNdqEy via @string
Whatever 53% avg am & 41% pm peak improvements are in minutes, its short term. Wider roads increase traffic, congestion, accidents, pollution. Better solution? Reallocate road space + transit priority signals. https://t.co/jRaGPRLCNM
Halifax's updated Integrated Mobility Plan targets for modal shift astonish. Relative to population growth a 70% vehicle use target increases HRM vehicle numbers from 350,000 to 605,5000 by 2050. (slide by Halifax Cycling Coalition). Building roads increases traffic/congestion.
Halifax's $200m plan for a 2nd Robie St bus lane defies data. The most impacted area-North to Cunard- has no transit delay. BRT can fit within existing road space. Wider roads=more traffic/congestion. Why demolish 70 deeply affordable homes? Cut 80 trees? Write: [email protected]
Global human population is pushing Earth past its breaking point https://t.co/nD4fyWVDwP via @physorg_com Humanity can stay within planetary boundaries but we need political will to tackle issues. Admit that the open for business, economic growth models must hit the brakes.
🏙️ All cities make mistakes.
🤔 Good cities learn from them.
💪 But only GREAT cities fix them.
@GemeenteUtrecht took out 1970s car infrastructure to let the water of the #Catharijnesingel return.
(by @thelabofthought)
Thanks Sasha Izard-The BC developer playbook mimics Halifax. The Urban Development Institute first showed up here with Brent Todarian to promo 4 towers (then 5) atop an historic neighbourhood. Hfx is now a crane-filled demolition zone. https://t.co/rt156ZXvJu via @CityHallWchVAN
@Boenau Do you have any illustrations of BRT or light rail that uses a single bi-directional lane for a few blocks instead of road widening to accommodate 2 bus lanes?
@Boenau Do you have any examples of bi-directional lanes for BRt or light rail? Zurich has adapted these to within the existing street space buy transit priority signals and without street widening but there aren't these kinds of illustrations. thanks!
HRM councillor Virginia Hinch's motion to re-visit look the $200m Robie St widening plan was defeated. Write [email protected] to thank Councillors Cuttell/Purdy for their "Yes!" & remind the rest of Council there's budget & housing crises. [email protected]
“There’s more cars crossing the bridge. So that’s what’s called induced demand. You’ve made it easier to drive so more trips are being taken", Councillor Laura White (Halifax South Downtown).
AND $200m to widen Robie St even for public transit will increase traffic & congestion.
“There’s more cars crossing the bridge. So that’s what’s called induced demand. You’ve made it easier to drive so more trips are being taken", Councillor Laura White (Halifax South Downtown).
AND $200m to widen Robie St even for public transit will increase traffic & congestion.
Stop the $200m Robie St Widening! HRM budget public participation is Tues, Jan 27, 6pm. Email [email protected] by 4:30pm Mon to register to speak to council, online or in-person. "Don't bulldoze affordable homes, cut 80 trees for a 2nd bus lane, use transit priority signals!"
1963:
“The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar, in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle, is actually the right to destroy the city.” - Lewis Mumford
Today: