'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.'
— Rita Mae Brown
Case #1237 of using traffic engineering to solve the problems of traffic engineering.
📍 #Alexandria, Egypt 🇪🇬.
No tiene sentido obligar a las bicis a cumplir normas hechas para cajas de dos toneladas. Un cruce sin semáforos, y cientos de personas fluyendo sin más problema.
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 [𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛]: the alarming growth of private cars in height, width, length and weight at the expense of public space, the environment and overall safety.
"El Ayuntamiento de París hizo un estudio para ver cómo adaptar la ciudad a las altas temperaturas y en 2023 aprobó un plan para recuperar el 40% del espacio público en su cobertura natural, incluyendo despavimentar, crear permeabilidad natural y replantar arbolado"
When we change the question from how many cars can fit through this street into how many people can it move.
This street now serves 30.000 cyclists on an average week day. Plus thousands of bus passengers and pedestrians.
(🎞️ of Vredenburg, #Utrecht🇳🇱 by @BicycleDutch)
Guangzhou no está “probando” ciclovías, ya tiene unos 6,000 km.
Mientras otras ciudades discuten si “cabe un carril bici”, ellos ya lo integraron al transporte cotidiano.
Alors qu'hier, dans un communiqué officiel, la Mairie de New York a annoncé la création de sa première "gated Open Street outside a school", en disant qu'elle était inspirée des rues aux écoles de Paris, voici une vidéo de 10 avant/après de rues aux écoles parisiennes en 30s :)
In the 1970s, over 80% of UK children travelled to school independently. This has fallen 25% - impacting health, well being, independence etc.
In London, we're tackling the school run. With 870 school streets, 66% of kids now walk, cycle or scoot.
https://t.co/GGTtcXdBAc