London air quality improved by Ulez and Lez - report | BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
The researchers said the introduction of the Lez helped to reduce particulate matter (PM10) in Greater London by 13% between 2008 and 2013, compared to between 2003 and 2007....
Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts (www.vox.com)
TL;DR: Norway subsidised electric cars a lot, that money went to the rich more than the poor, and left them with less money to spend on transit which delivers better outcomes for cities.
Rails and bike in vehicle. Can't get better than this! (feddit.it)
Found this today at a flight museum (with a transit section) close to Milan
Suburban Cycling Myths Busted: It's Closer Than You Think (yt.artemislena.eu)
me_irl (a.mindlycdn.com)
alt texttweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time...
Atlanta 1950s and now (feddit.de)
Study Finds Cyclists Are Better People Than Drivers | Jalopnik (jalopnik.com)
I’ve always argued this wasn’t the case and that motoring is a worse transport mode because of the associated externalities, not because of anything inherent to the users....
Las Vegas police make arrest in bicyclist’s death after crash videos surface (www.8newsnow.com)
Cruise Didn't Tell Anyone That A Woman Was Dragged 20 Feet After Being Pushed Into Robotaxi (jalopnik.com)
The company left out some key details regarding the incident involving one of its robotaxis and a pedestrian....
Two Cyclists Killed By Truck's Lumber Load In California (jalopnik.com)
Two cyclists died near Napa, California, Tuesday by a lumber truck when its load suddenly shifted of the picturesque roadway....
How it feels to be an urbanist sometimes (programming.dev)
Amazing Cutting-Edge Revolutionary Technological Algorithmic Science Invention (lemmy.world)
I saw a good article on c/upliftingnews about AI improving traffic signal controllers. It’s good and all, I just can’t help but think of the “look at what they need to have a fraction of our power” meme while reading it
Just Buy Everyone a Car (www.youtube.com)
TL;DW: The “just buy everyone a car” instead of subsidising transit argument doesn’t work. Even on the least cost efficient bus routes it doesn’t make sense. Also “demand responsive transit” is worse than fixed routes.
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Edinburgh City Council consider ban on 'gas-guzzling' SUVs (www.bbc.com)
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Calvin Calming (media.kbin.social)
DOJ sues eBay for selling ‘rolling coal’ devices; fines could hit $2 billion [article] (www.cnbc.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6820708...
‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6669422...
They have played us for absolute fools (lemmy.ml)
Higher point of impact makes SUV crashes more dangerous for cyclists (www.iihs.org)
Ground-impact injuries — a frequent cause of head injuries — were more than twice as common in SUV crashes than those involving cars, the study showed. The findings follow earlier IIHS research that showed SUVs are more lethal than cars to pedestrians despite design changes that have made them less dangerous to other...
When a parking space is "magnificent"... nothing is. (lemmy.world)
Menlo park, CA (upload.wikimedia.org)
Richmond Night Market in Richmond, BC, Canada. Where the main parking lot is twice the area of the actual event space, despite being within walking distance of a major transit interchange. (www.google.com)
OpenStreetMap link: www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/49.19400/-123.13250