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This is good, the Uber drivers are just providing a service, it's the customers who choose to enter central London by car. #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/LsczlLJrqK

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"Congestion on the streets and highways of Philadelphia is bad and getting worse. The city has the ninth-worst congestion in the country, and Philadelphians spend 112 hours a year — almost five full days — tangled up in traffic" #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/opayqsOhqw

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"When you fix the first and last miles of any journey, for anybody, the rest of that journey, and the destination, are more accessible, no matter who you are or where you want to go" #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/L3BgezhRI5

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“Park-and-cycle can be effective and affordable if implemented at a small scale, sufficient to accommodate the relatively small market [...] by making use of existing parking facilities at an appropriate distance from the city centre” #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/VVVdti8isv

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"Mayor Dawn Arnold has called downtown surface parking lots "a terrible use of land [...] We cannot afford to allow our downtown, the heart of our community, to remain a large parking lot — it is simply not in anyone's best interest"" #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/0u0w3evq0z

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"Electric vehicles are now the norm in Norway when it comes to new car sales, accounting for 58 percent of all car sales in March" #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/57dmkmfKlz

[Geog Transport Alt @alt_geog]

Some interesting maps comparing cities' old public transportation networks (mostly streetcars) to those that exist now. #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/wldjuw70pl

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London School of Economics created a new series of digital density diagrams, 3D models that visually demonstrate the density of people in cities around the world #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/bQr8manji3

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"A prototype will operate on a closed track on the South Shore as early as next year, and the REM is expected to be operational by 2021" #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/tPZktW2Vlq

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"You need to be clear on the objectives of the scheme [...] I think what's always helped us in London is the revenue we raised is invested back into transit." #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/Km7UjsHgU3

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"Freight transportation accounts for almost 70% of diesel fuel demand in Alberta and contributes about 12 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) per year in the province" #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/AjEMl1n8VI

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"We cannot take only into consideration the cost of the vehicle but the whole operation after that, and electric cars and electric trucks give great opportunities on that level” #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/oUNre7wwJx

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"The province is funding 16 such projects that it says will create 114 new jobs while, in terms of GHG reductions, taking the equivalent of more than 530,000 cars off the road." #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/B8N8DTXbV5

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"Properly funding the national free bus pass scheme is essential if the government wants councils to be able to maintain our essential bus services, reduce congestion and protect vital routes." #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/p2qiGNe5bP

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We need to ensure safe, all-year cycling infrastructure #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/ejhn1Wi1Oh

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A bit odd but interesting nonetheless #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/C4vnlV7dj1

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"There’s Car-Free Day in September, Bike to Work Day in May, and now, the District is introducing Bus to Work Day." #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/9ydmStaQuX

[Geog Transport Alt @alt_geog]

A look at Luxembourg's free public transport plan
#TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/hYSa3lFjtd

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Someone in the comments asking why she was wearing dark clothing 🙄
#TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/AbhigRfg8K

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“We have what academics call constrained car dependency, which means you cannot move around unless you have a car, so you have to buy a car.”
#TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/cnXCbmAalY