Picture of central Pontevedra, Spain from the air
“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.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
Why does nobody want radishes?
The number of problems solved by walkable cities is under appreciated, even by supporters. I think it may even solve all of them
Good morning commute read (on public transit)
Space for cars on the beach. Why, why, why?
This is one of the reasons congestion pricing works.
Streetcar suburbs rule!
What problem is this solving?
I heard it last night, was wondering what that was
This also works on regular buses and trains too. Public transit also builds community.
Dzień dobry
Yesterday afternoon I made it from Lindbergh to Edgewood on MARTA (Atlanta) in 21 minutes (while scrolling on my phone), driving at that time takes at least 45 minutes (in mind numbing traffic). More people should know …
"...automobile travel has about ten times the death rate as public transit, and transit vehicles also impose less risk on non-occupants like cyclists, pedestrians and other road users. Cars should come with warnings: 'Driving causes painful injuries, disabilities and death.'"
A new study published in Nature provides more evidence that urban design affects our health. People who moved from a less walkable city to a more walkable one increased their walking by 1,100 steps a day on average. #walkability #urbanism
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Obviously I can’t prove it, but an Alaska visiting, smiling, goofy look, English speaking, and bowing Putin is not the real Putin
"We have a homelessness problem"
Finland: Let's give them housing and assistance.
MAGA: Let's take over the city's police.
Hard to imagine that this and all that prison building aren’t related.
Fantastic topic for someone’s sociology dissertation, perhaps looking at work culture or even information exchange
So they are increasing prison capacity at the same time they are trying to deploy the military in cities. Wonder what comes next?
Scoop: The U.S. billion-dollar disaster database is set to return this fall over at @climatecentral.org. They've hired the former NOAA scientist who ran the project for 10+ years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Everywhere a bus route is cut there are actual people who all of a sudden can no longer get to work and services. And, they can’t afford to move. Those outcomes are not great.
Yes, people should have access to supermarkets (and other necessities). That’s why we need public transit. An increase in trips doesn’t necessarily mean that goal is being accomplished, and there are other costs to consider. It’s a complicated issue, free transit is not necessarily the solution.
I’m not sure if the author made a distinction between increased number of trips and the number of unique riders. Free service sometimes results in a substitution of short walking trips or increase in trips, not an increase in number of riders. Also ignored increased wear and nuisance behaviors
More of this please!
Rather than annexing Canada, the American Union will experience significant stress if the Federal power grab continues to undermine the Constitution. Texas has long had a secessionist tradition and California (and western region) could easily stand economically on its own, as could NE, SE, etc.
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable streets.
What happened to ceding power to the States?
