2021 @ITF_Forum Pre-Summit Research Day
📣 Call for abstracts ⏰ Only a few days left
📥 Submit your abstract by 29 March 2021 23:00 (GMT)
Info on the #ITFSummit themes and submission guidelines
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#ITF Pre-Summit #ResearchDay, 11-12 May 2021
📣 Call for abstracts is open
📥 Submit your abstract by 29 March 2021 23:00 (GMT)
Info on the #ITFSummit themes and submission guidelines here
👉 https://t.co/Zh9H3PNWvi
@PedroHomemdeGo1@ITF_Forum Phil Goodwin had a great closing line about this moment in history "It isn't about what will happen, it is about what we decide to make happen" https://t.co/Z7hKYolVft
Q "Do #transportation experts need to be vocal in opposing urban highway expansion projects?" A by @PedroHomemdeGo1 "Yes. Medical doctors have ethical guidelines, and have an obligation to speak out against malpractice. So should we." #ClimateEmergency@ITF_Forum
Reversing #car dependency 🚗
Managing the growth of urban traffic is vital for improving the liveability of our cities 🧑🏽🤝🧑🏼 Our new report out today takes a deep dive into better urban #transport policies ➡️ https://t.co/zRkY2a3v1p
City authorities should avoid over-regulating #escooters and treat them the same as traditional #bikes. We offer 10 recommendations for #safe#micromobility in our new report 🛴🛹🚲🛵🚶♀️🌎
https://t.co/eEptzHTRp9
”Perhaps the most comprehensive study of the real-world impact of cycle lanes, found businesses on streets with separated bike routes grew on average more quickly than those without.”
10 Myths about Bike-Lanes that are wrong, Via @guardianeco https://t.co/fci2J7ydfY
The case for making 30 km/h the default #SpeedLimit for all vehicles in urban and residential areas is clear, argues Stephen Perkins, Head of Research and Policy Analysis at the ITF in new post: https://t.co/5UIROhRnWZ #RoadSafety
#Ebikes#escooters#hoverboard change how we move. That means an urgent rethink for regulators. On 18 February, #ITF_Corporate's new report will define #micromobility and offer actions for safe and future-proofed cities 🙂 Sign-up for alerts ➡️ https://t.co/eEptzHTRp9 #RoadSafety
Shipping expert, @O_Merk of the ITF, decided to live up to his own recommendations on cutting transport #CO2. So for all his professional trips in 2019, he tried to avoid air travel and use the #train instead. Did he manage, and what did he learn? https://t.co/sdtWnsMJgB
We're all about better transport policies for better lives👍
It's vital that research results become practice. I strongly encourage researchers to get involved in this unique #ITF20 exchange of ideas 💡 between researchers, and reps from governments, cities, and others...
Following growing restrictions on #cars, the introduction of bike-sharing services, and the construction of bike lanes:
🚲In just one year, #bike use in the French capital is up 54 percent
🚴#Paris and its suburbs—#bicyclists now take 840,000 trips per day
WATCH: The most amazing thing about this absolutely AMAZING car commercial, is that it doesn’t seem to realize how effectively it makes the point that cars are a HUGE waste of space in cities. Award-winning 2002 ad for Saturn cars. HT @javiermalagon