@509298@IonaItalia I have set foot in every state and territory of Australia, all the major cities and a ton of tiny towns off the beaten track. I did not find a cultural desert. It thrums with culture in my opinion, and a quality of life superior to the overcrowded, badly planned, crumbling UK.
@pensandpoison And because he produces, turgid, banal, ridiculously overwritten prose and does not have a fresh thought in his head so really shouldn’t be so lofty.
@Feduptony153815@ClarkeMicah And where there are hills, there are underpasses, bridges etc. The Dutch cycle in all weathers at all ages, and it can get pretty filthy here in winter.
@Feduptony153815@ClarkeMicah Obviously makes cycling easier, but not the creation of dedicated cycling infrastructure integrated with public transport, the removal of cars from cities, urban planning that designs towns with cyclists and pedestrians prioritised over cars. Political will was far more important
@ClarkeMicah I live in the Netherlands, and its towns, cities and transport are fabulous. But it did not happen by accident, custom, geography or tradition. It was a deliberate, courageous, policy choice.
@ClarkeMicah Indeed, no one. The switch to cycling over cars was triggered by protests against child traffic deaths. Policies continue to this day, removal of car parking spaces, cycling motorways, Utrecht even ripped up a a 60’s road and put back the old canal. https://t.co/38OBsNdEjO