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When Dutch Grand Prix organizers announced in 2019 the goal of going car-free, they were ridiculed: "That's impossible!” decried critics.
But they made the impossible possible in Zandvoort, shifting behaviour with a bold vision, targeted investment, and effective cooperation. 🧵
'We can't change; our city is not #Amsterdam!!'
Well, so wasn't Amsterdam!
It took courageous decisions and long, deliberate and consistent work.
—Kinkerstraat, Amsterdam (1985 - 2024)
If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via @thediscourse study.
This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.
#citymakingmath
🚨NEWS: Commercial insurers are quietly eliminating coverage of "forever chemicals" after life-threatening exposures triggered "astronomical" lawsuits.
Some are calling it the "new asbestos"; what are PFAS?
Find out: https://t.co/IRLuoK3nLv
🚨NEWS: After a Pentagon price gouging scandal, lawmakers just quietly slipped provisions into a bill letting military contractors hike prices & avoid the Pentagon's fair pricing rules.
The lawmakers raked in $3.8 million from military contractors. https://t.co/1volYcmuLI
By building great places to cycle, the Dutch have built great places to live.
Reimagining their streets as living rooms rather than corridors, by reducing the dominance of cars in cities.
Accessible, social, prosperous places that benefit every resident—not just those on bikes.
Hungary has launched a witch hunt against the last independent media. The investigative platform Átlátszó – 'Transparency' – is first in line. Editor-in-chief and founder Tamás Bodoky: “We will continue as long as we can” https://t.co/gaAELt2ZK4
Why are many products so expensive? Why is there such a wage gap between workers and management at multinationals? Why is it hard for small businesses to stay afloat? This economist is saying that tech giants are broadening the gap between rich and poor. https://t.co/8GhEQCxi2k