Alex KG Ellis

Urban planning, climate, bike/ped, data, placemaking in #PVD. Trying out Mastodon:

[Phil BuildTheFutureNow 🇺🇸🦅🌲💙 @PhilSustainable]

How do you feel about the widespread anti-car protests in your town?

https://t.co/7pxFLqsjAf

[Qagggy! @Qagggy]

Here in Hampstead, nursery schools are sprinkled throughout the neighborhood, often in old houses like these. Having child care nearby improves walkability and reduces stress on parents.

[Alex KG Ellis @alexkgellis]

@carfreepvd Far be it from me to tell a constituent they're wrong! I think the other City person you're talking about was probably @timhshea who is completely excellent in these settings.

[Daniel Moser @_dmoser]

„I love you, but I love fossil fuels more.”

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes break traffic laws while riding, yet 66% of people do so when driving. And if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid https://t.co/fP5NYJOkXy

[Alex KG Ellis @alexkgellis]

Just signed up for this! So excited that Providence is offering folks a choice in where our electricity comes from! I chose 100% renewable; you can choose the mix that works for you.

[Sustain_PVD @Sustain_PVD]

Have you heard about the community electric program coming to Providence and 6 other cities and towns in Rhode Island this spring? Check out the Providence's Journal article here, breaking down all the need-to-know details about the upcoming program: https://t.co/wnOQeiay0W

[Beth Osborne @BethOsborneSGA]

A great opportunity is opening up in Boston: https://t.co/2BBOIeWM9v

[Alex KG Ellis @alexkgellis]

@MoldyBasil @AmericanFietser @riesemuller Best side benefit of a bakfiets in Providence: all the people rolling down their car windows & calling out to you from the sidewalk to tell you how much they love it. Much more positive feedback from strangers than a normal-looking bike.

[Daniel Moser @_dmoser]

Create trams & plant street trees 🚃 🌳

HT @createstreets

[Ken McLeod 🚴🚵🏃🚲 @Kenmcld]

RT to feature that graph

But also, I think a major oversight that is underappreciated is that "improvements in travel speed" create greater dangers due to physics.

We know at 40 mph a person hit by a car has a <50% of surviving and we just kind of ignore it

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, & most of the energy that does, moves the car, not people.

Sound efficient?

HT @circulareconomy

[Rhode Island Senate @RISenate]

Sen. @MeghanEKallman and advocates from around the state have a vision for an even stronger public transportation system in RI, including light rail service, free bus fare for all, & bike lanes to improve safety.

Learn more about the Senator’s proposals: https://t.co/rTI2NP7Tfa

[City of Providence @CityofProv]

Help shape the future of the @CityofProv by participating in our community satisfaction survey. Whether you're a resident or business owner, your input is greatly appreciated & will help our team better understand what issues matter most to you.

🔗 https://t.co/amubweG0Sl

[Mayor Brett Smiley @PVDMayor]

Calling all @CityofProv residents and business owners! Please take a few minutes to fill out a community satisfaction survey to help us better understand what issues matter most to you. Your answers will help share the future of our city! Begin here: https://t.co/1YW6lKRQyd

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

Take this chart and consider that transit is 20-70x safer than driving, and you’ll understand a key reason Americans are 2-5x more likely to die in a crash than Europeans.

[Ken McLeod 🚴🚵🏃🚲 @Kenmcld]

This infographic says a small car at 16 mph has the same kinetic energy as a cyclist at 63 mph. When a crash occurs energy plays a large role in the severity of the crash.

Cars are high energy, with high potential harm, that's why a #SafeSystem focuses on reducing that energy

[Sam Holman @SamGHolman]

To underline this—every ad agency in the world knows norming something (in this case, EV concerns) is a more powerful driver of behavior than any other version of persuasion when used across large populations (like, say, a Super Bowl ad).

They 💯% knew what they were doing.

[Matthew Maltman @1finaleffort]

We now have 6 years of data since Auckland upzoned 3 quarters of their suburban land, so let's revisit the outcomes. A thread: