A smart city is not measured by the amount of shiny gadgets, its data gathering novelties or its latest mobility innovations.
Instead, your city is smart when you see children cycling there autonomously, joyfully and free.
(📹 by @NorwichCycling)
You’ll barely notice, but this arterial road is intersected by several side streets.
Rather than sinking humans down into the space of crossing cars, the foot and cycle paths are raised, continuous and prioritized—reducing driver entitlement.
This should be standard everywhere.
'We cannot make streets more human friendly in our city. We are not #Amsterdam!!1!'
Mayor Anne Hidalgo in #Paris: "Hold my 🥖&🍷":
🏫🤸 Creating 300 schoolstreets
🌳🌲 Planting 170.000 trees
🖤💚 Aims to turn 40% of asphalt into green
📍 Rue du Docteur Paquelin
I *love* this quote from Pontevedra's mayor, Miguel Anxo Fernandez Lores:
"It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me, it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them."
Two ways to do the #backtoschool run.
Top: drop-off at an elementary school in South Carolina.
Bottom: an elementary school in #Holland.
The American way: stressed parents, inactive kids, more pollution.
The European way: independent, healthy kids, and cleaner air for all.