“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”— @nondriver.bsky.social
Don’t use accessibility “as a political football.”
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
Der er jo ingen grund til at bruge 70 mio kr, heraf mange fra statens cykelpusher, til at gøre …ingenting for cyklisterne. Det er spild af penge
Den oprindelige idé var at styrke cyklismen og den kollektive trafik på Torvegade. Resultatet er et blomsterbed ved Ravelinen. På størstedelen af gaden skal der være lige så mange bilbaner. Og strækket ved Wildersgade bliver en flaskehals for cyklister mod centrum. Dét er ikke cykelforbedringer!
In cities, street space is a really scarce (and under-valued) commodity. Increasing vehicle size costs everyone.
And vehicle weight determines your impact on the wear-and-tear of cities.
So this kind of public policy is really just common sense.
I don’t know the details but I know whom to ask in Copenhagen, and I just did ;-) If I get the average price, I’ll let you know!
Afskaf brugerbetaling på tandbehandling og receptpligtig medicin. Adgang til behandling skal sikres af sygesikringskortet - ikke dankortet. Det klare budskab fra pressemødet i
@enhedslisten.bsky.social
#dkpol
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
Don’t forget, for many years #Uber insisted loudly that it would reduce traffic in cities. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber and Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic. They now admit they increase congestion.
So much for “making cities better…”
Via @wsj.com
Igen rammer Politikens Lars Dahlager københavnsk politik spot on #kbhpol #københavn
People on bikes in a protected bike-lane in downtown Vancouver.
Never forget, when you’re being asked to prove that safe bike-lanes or pedestrian crossings across currently unsafe conditions are ‘needed,’ it's hard to justify a bridge by the number of people swimming across a raging river.
#TheTruthAboutTraffic
“Believe it or not, electric bikes offer more exercise than pedal bikes on average. That might sound strange, but the science is clear.”
Why e-bikes give more exercise than “acoustic” bikes. (but both are excellent for better cities, and both are a LOT cheaper than cars, especially after tariffs!)
Graphics fill of statistics on the efficiency or in efficiency of cars
A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
I fear there is deep truth here.
Jamen, god fornøjelse til grønlænderne. De skal nok få det godt med samme status som Guam og Puerto Rico. Og det er jo deres valg.
Lots of people biking in the snow in winter in central Copenhagen in a protected bike-lane wearing warm clothing.
Copenhagen in the winter.
Get the point?
“The survey revealed that traders who drive to their business estimated much higher customer car use (29%) than traders that use other modes of transport (between 10% and 19%).”
The actual car use was 7%.
Yet another survey showing again that retailers constantly overestimate customer car-use.
“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.”
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Title page of Oslo Car-Free Livability Program
Graphic of “Active City Life Zone”
Graphic of “city life measures”
Overall map
READ THIS! You don’t just improve city life by removing something bad (cars). You do it by putting wonderful things for people where the cars used to be! Read #Oslo’s “Car-Free” Livability Program (it’s not really car-free, but there are a lot fewer of them):
www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...
You laugh, but this is Elon Musk’s plan for public transit.
Christmas tree on the back of my tern GSD
Merry Christmas everyone
#TreesByBike
Jan Gehl
“A startling statistic emerged in Paris last month: during the morning and evening rush hours, on representative main thoroughfares crisscrossing the French capital, there are now more bicycles than cars – almost half as many again, in fact.”
Leadership. #Paris
www.theguardian.com/cities/2023/...
“A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century. We’re in the 21st.” - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/8fba...
Jeg tror ikke, at @kristianmadsen.bsky.social er en stor fan af Pernille R-T’s københavnerstrategi
😂
The failure of #Tesla #autopilot is further proof that we don’t need more driverless cars. We need more car-less drivers.
Do we agree, @aoc.bsky.social?
Jeg kæmper forgæves med at forstå strategien med, at beskrive det som 'tæt på umuligt' at opnå valg. Hvem gider at stemme på Æslet fra Peter Plys? "Nu skal vi fortælle københavnerne, hvordan vi vil styrke velfærden, forbedre folkeskolen og skabe en mangfoldig by!"
www.berlingske.dk/politik/inte...
Med et år til kommunalvalg er S godt i gang med at tale forventningerne helt ned under gulvbrædderne i København. Analyse👇 nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2024... #dkpol
RESEARCH: People Walking Spend More In U.K. Shops Than Motorists.
For the record, people on bikes & riding transit do too.
No surprise here, study after study has concluded this & it’s really just common sense. But I still welcome every bit of evidence we can share. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
