You can tell a lot about a city's priorities by its traffic signals.
At this junction, @GemeenteDelft is trialing a continual green light for pedestrians and cyclists. A sensor periodically allows cars to cross the foot and cycle path.
If successful, it will be made permanent.
We know cycling has benefits for those who do it. But investing in cycling benefits everyone living in a city, even if they don't cycle.
By quantifying these societal impacts, @DecisiOnderzoek shows how to get cycling on the transport agenda: Bikenomics!
https://t.co/pR7XplzLmP
“There are 2 billion parking spots in the U.S. for about 200 million cars. The area of parking per car in the United States is thus larger than the area of housing per human."
Cars make your life much more expensive, even if you don’t have one. Via @VICE: https://t.co/gvkHHGKaOk
The Dutch make five billion bicycle trips each year, covering 17.6 billion km; or 1,000 km per person.
We're pleased to share this new book of 'Best Practices'; drawing from decades of infrastructure, policy, and programming that has led to this success.
https://t.co/ZhmiZIqvrH