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Can Cleveland go from urban decay to transit Haven? (urbanists.video)

Speed camera cut down for second time in Cornwall (www.bbc.com)

It’s insane the lengths that some people will go to save a few seconds on their commute, while also endangering others.

US Pedestrian deaths rose a troubling 77% between 2010 and 2021. (www.ghsa.org)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/12581895...

[image] Riyadh (population 7.6 million) is finally getting a metro. Initially scheduled for 2018, after successive delays it will open early this year (lemmy.ml)

Talgo 350 SRO High Speed Train in Saudi Arabia (lemmy.ml)

Why are cars getting bigger? A theory. (theluddite.org)

Electric cars: The equivalent of switching from binge drinking whiskey to binge drinking wine. (lemmy.ml)

Parkable cities (startrek.website)

They probably assumed this is like a theme park or something and not an actual city that people actually live in year round. Cities having nice, people friendly places away from cars? Who’s ever heard of that?

8 lanes in one direction (beehaw.org)

This is in a city of 175,000 people. And in a “liberal”, West Coast, US city. You really can’t get away from this stuff in North America.

French city of Montpellier makes public transport free for all residents (www.theguardian.com)

Cross posted from: lemmy.nz/post/4701018

How Cars Turned Into Giant Killers (slate.com)

NYC MTA sets Manhattan congestion price at $15 for most vehicles, just one MTA vote left before the first congestion pricing in North America (www.planetizen.com)

New York City’s congestion pricing program is moving forward with a $15 fee on passenger vehicles, reports Stephen Nessen in Gothamist, after the MTA board voted to approve it. The program now enters a 60-day public comment period before a final vote....

Some good news from the UK: London cycling numbers go wild | London Cycling Campaign (lcc.org.uk)

Cycling numbers are up in London!...

Paris mayor plans to triple SUV parking tariffs to cut air pollution (www.theguardian.com)

Anti-ULEZ extremists blow up a ULEZ camera using an IED (news.met.police.uk)

Car-brains now actually blowing things up in suburban England, with the tacit support of Tory MPs.

... and you feel nothing. (lemmy.ml)

A great illustration of how cities can be designed around public transit at scale (www.youtube.com)

there still are too many cars in german cities (feddit.de)

It's that time of the year again (media.mas.to)

same bed length (feddit.de)

Simple proposal to force politicians to improve road design

Elected officials should be forced to go to their workplace several times a week by bike, this could greatly accelerate the improvement of roads for alternative means of transport. Do you agree ?

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