#Transportation
Ukrzaliznytsia has sent the first batch of trucks across the border with Poland. The train consists of 23 platforms loaded with 13 tractor trailers. Customs and border clearance of cargo is carried out at the railway border crossing Izov - Hrubeshiv. Similar trips will be organized in the opposite direction. The transfer of car drivers from the loading point to the unloading point is provided by a bus, according to Ukrzaliznytsia. #Ukraine #transportation
Corporate Media Reluctant to Report on UAW Victory From Workers’ Perspective
Throughout the strike, media seemed interested in any story that didn’t focus on bread-and-butter gains for union members.
https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-reluctant-to-report-on-uaw-victory-from-workers-perspective/
Houston's outgoing mayor wants to make it more arduous to terminate existing airport concessions contracts. The plan has been criticized by a mayoral hopeful and Pappas Restaurants, a former concessionaire with a pending lawsuit against the city.
#Airports #Business #CityOfHouston #Court #Food #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #Transportation #2023HoustonMayoralElection #AirportConcessions #HoustonAirports #HoustonMayorSylvesterTurner #JohnWhitmire #PappasRestaurants
Please boost! Another post on our great opening at @wsdot Active Transportation Division. We have a fabulous telework policy; you can live anywhere in WA/OR/ID and work for us. Building a culture of belonging, prioritizing safety and connectivity for a multimodal cleaner world.
#WSDOTActive #WSDOT #TranspoJobs #EBikes #BikeTooter #cycling #FediHired #Hiring #HiringAlert #JobOpening #transportation #education #contracts #grants #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeToot
Underride collisions can and should be prevented. Watch this video to learn how Truck Sail can contribute to increased safety:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckegJz_x_ZU
Learn more about the Truck Sail project:
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/efficiency-in-motion-for-trucks-and-trailers
#sustainability #Transportation #energyefficiency #fuelsavings #trucking #roadsafety #underride #safety #ghgemissions #climate #engineering #engineeringjobs #patents #prototypes #trades
In Fast Company, I reviewed a momentous year for both AVs and e-bikes, two mobility modes now on very different trajectories.
TxDOT is holding a series of virtual and in-person public meetings, starting tonight, about its controversial Interstate 45 expansion project in Houston as construction is expected to start next year.
#Events #Houston #Local #News #Traffic #Transportation #I45Expansion #I45Project #NorthHoustonHighwayImprovementProject #StopTxDOTI45 #TexasDepartmentOfTransportation #Txdot
#LasVegas to California #HighSpeedRail line gets $3bn in government funding
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/las-vegas-california-high-speed-3bn/
"The #BrightlineWest project will connect #Nevada’s biggest city to southern #California in just over two hours... It is set to receive funding from the Department of #Transportation through the #Biden administration’s Bipartisan #Infrastructure Law."
Congress Spent Billions On EV Chargers. But Not One Has Come Online. - Press2ToContinue shares a report from Politico: Congress at the urging of the Bide... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/06/0022203/congress-spent-billions-on-ev-chargers-but-not-one-has-come-online?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
Slashdot: Congress Spent Billions On EV Chargers. But Not One Has Come Online. https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/06/0022203/congress-spent-billions-on-ev-chargers-but-not-one-has-come-online?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #Tech #slashdot #Technology #transportation
Cruise could face more than $1.5 million in penalties after failing to promptly disclose key facts about San Francisco crash in which one of its autonomous taxis ran over and dragged a pedestrian. https://www.kqed.org/liveblog/bay-area-transportation-news#cruise-faces-1-5-million-penalty-for-failing-to-disclose-facts-on-sf-pedestrian-collision
#transportation #sanfrancisco via @kqednews
A problematic stretch of Houston Avenue north of downtown is getting some traffic modifications. An impacted church on the street is skeptical, and cycling advocates in Houston want additional safety measures, including bike lanes.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #PublicSafety #Traffic #Transportation #BikeHouston #HoustonAvenue #HoustonPublicWorks #RoadDiet #StreetSafety #TrinityDowntown
Festive Menorah Car Parade Celebrates Chanukah
Sun 12/10 @ 4PM The annual Light After Dark Menorah Car Parade will once again celebrate Chanukah, this time on the fourth of its eight... READ MORE #event #outdoors #festival #civics #preview #free #holidays #kids #teen #transportation #college https://coolcleveland.com/2023/12/festive-menorah-car-parade-celebrates-chanukah/
Aerodynamic devices in trucking must meet specific requirements, and when it comes to a boat tail, one critical aspect is enabling the seamless opening of trailer doors. Check this video to learn Truck Sail's solution to this challenge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rThp0hOA1F0
Learn more about the Truck Sail project:
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/efficiency-in-motion-for-trucks-and-trailers
#sustainability #Transportation #energyefficiency #fuelsavings #trucking #roadsafety #cop28 #ghg #ghgemissions #climate #engineering #patents #prototypes #trades
Beaverton: Frustrated driver keeps one wheel in bike lane to show cyclists how it’s used https://www.thebeaverton.com/2023/12/frustrated-driver-keeps-one-wheel-in-bike-lane-to-show-cyclists-how-its-used/ #satire #canada #commentary #Transportation #cyclist #driving #biking #driver
E-scooters now allowed on several municipal trails in HRM
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/city-hall/e-scooters-now-allowed-on-several-municipal-trails-in-hrm/
Speed limit in Halifax neighbourhood Greenwood Heights to be lowered to 40km/h
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/city-hall/speed-limit-in-halifax-neighbourhood-greenwood-heights-to-be-lowered-to-40km-h/
1953 Chevy truck, green with lots of rusty patina.
ART -https://deborahleaguefineart.etsy.com/listing/1319414502/1953-chevy-truck-art-print-fine-art
#photography #digitalart #ayearforart #buyintoart #mastoart #mastodonart #fediart #fediverse #fedigiftshop #art #artwork #artmatters #artbooter #artist #wallart #homedecor #giftideas #thegiftofart #trucks #transportation #vintage #rust
The #PortAuthority is installing new turnstiles in #PATH stations that accept credit cards with a tap function. The system's name, TAPP stands for "Total Access PATH Payment, " which of course already includes an acronym, so really the name is TAPATHP. Good job, marketing team.
“it's worth pausing to consider just how thoroughly the #Cybertruck has come to represent some of the worst problems of American #transportation culture”
“the vehicle seems to be maximized for pedestrian extinction”
“Perhaps what's most upsetting about the #Cybertruck is what the vehicle suggests about how #billionaires like Musk imagine the future of our world — and how willing many Americans are to buy into that violent #dystopia”
Deadly reality. Not funny. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/12/02/how-to-build-a-car-that-kills-people-cybertruck-edition
How U.S. #Unions Took Flight : Throughline : NPR
Podcast looks at the collapse and regrowth of unions over the last 40 years through the lens of the #airline industry, starting with #Reagan’s firing of the air traffic controllers, but recognizing the strength of the flight attendants union.
#union #cwa #history #LaborHistory #transport #transportation #labor
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/23/1198908246/how-us-unions-took-flight
"Cycling is one of the most sustainable and healthy means of #transport that exists, yet cycling remains under-prioritized in the mobility mix in most places around the world and in the wider #climate agenda.
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"The potential for #cycling (and #walking) to help address #ClimateChange is huge and within our grasp." —Jill Warren, chief executive of the European Cyclists’ Federation https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2023/12/04/the-climate-mouse-that-roars-cyclists-take-on-cop28/
#COP28 #COP28ActiveTransport
#transportation #ClimateCrisis #ClimateHope #BikeTooter #bicycling #Bikes
How Jack Ream Tackled Hunger in Tuscarawas County: Spoiler: It’s easier than you might think
Father, Grandfather, and philanthropist Jack Ream sat down for an interview with CoolCleveland Correspondent (and cool granddaughter) Liv Ream, to detail how he got the... READ MORE #food #healthy #civics #benefit #travel #video #politics #drinks #entrepreneurialism #education #culture #garden #kids #transportation #college https://coolcleveland.com/2023/12/how-jack-ream-tackled-hunger-in-tuscarawas-county-spoiler-its-easier-than-you-might-think/
If customs and port operations organizations want to enable greater efficiency by deploying AI, there are a few unique challenges they need to overcome.
Here are three keys to successful AI adoption:
"3 keys to transforming customs and port operations with generative AI" - Microsoft Industry Blogs
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/government/public-finance/2023/11/28/3-keys-to-transforming-customs-and-port-operations-with-generative-ai/
A disturbing pattern of inaction
Two charts in Australia’s 2023 climate statement show we are way off track for net zero by 2050
https://theconversation.com/two-charts-in-australias-2023-climate-statement-show-we-are-way-off-track-for-net-zero-by-2050-218930
#ClimateEmergency #FossilFuels #cars #SUVs #transportation #agriculture #ClimateAction
Automakers' Data Privacy Practices 'Are Unacceptable,' Says US Senator - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: US Senator Edward Markey (D... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/04/227232/automakers-data-privacy-practices-are-unacceptable-says-us-senator?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
Slashdot: Automakers' Data Privacy Practices 'Are Unacceptable,' Says US Senator https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/04/227232/automakers-data-privacy-practices-are-unacceptable-says-us-senator?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #Tech #slashdot #Technology #transportation
Watch this video to learn the science behind Truck Sail’s products and how they are tested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Y_MMNCNO8
For more information on Truck Sail, see:
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/efficiency-in-motion-for-trucks-and-trailers
#sustainability #Transportation #energyefficiency #fuelsavings #trucking #roadsafety #cop28 #ghg #ghgemissions #climate #engineering #engineeringjobs #patents #prototypes #trades
Emerging #transportation modes & technologies are exciting. But what about robust legacy solutions? Which ones should be considered? How can airports build a successful access strategy? We're putting the finishing touches to our ACRP report on the future of #airport access. Stay tuned! ✈️ #mobility #NASEM #TRB
“We were hoping this could be a model project. #Sunset is this iconic #boulevard in the most iconic #carcentric city in North America. The idea was: if we can change it here, then we can change it anywhere” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/02/sunset-boulevard-pedestrian-accident-safety-los-angeles
#LosAngeles #LA #BikeLA #safestreets #trafficcalming #transportation #mobility #infrastructure #bikelanes #walkability #advocacy
The Canada #Infrastructure Bank has already got $2 billion in equity investment loans out to Indigenous communities and is looking for more opportunities to grow that number.
Loans for up to 90 per cent equity can be arranged for projects in #green infrastructure, clean power, public transit, #trade and #transportation, and #broadband infrastructure ranging from $5 million to $100 million.
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Inuit #Métis #equity #industry #business #CIB
Congratulations to the entire @VirginAtlantic team consisting of researchers from several universities and private companies for successfully completing the 1st transatlantic flight from London to NY in a commercial Boeing 787 using non fossil fuel made from waste fats.
The researchers will be making their exact process opensource for all.
#fediScience #scienceMastodon #physics #chemistry #engineering #aviation #transportation #energy #lifelongLearning
What is it about bike lanes that causes such hysteria? In her book “Streetfight,” former NYC #transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan recounts the furious backlash to bike lanes there. Perhaps it’s their visibility or the feeling that they “take” something from us. Now, every time a business closes in S.F., what gets the blame? Poor management, lock of demand, crime, bad luck? Nope. It’s that bike lane. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/amados-closed-valencia-street-bike-lane-18525352.php #cycling
Slashdot: How the Concorde Plans Were Secretly Given To the Russians https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/03/2059201/how-the-concorde-plans-were-secretly-given-to-the-russians?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #Tech #slashdot #Technology #transportation
How the Concorde Plans Were Secretly Given To the Russians - Today is the 20th anniversary of its last flight of the supersonic Concorde aircra... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/03/2059201/how-the-concorde-plans-were-secretly-given-to-the-russians?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
The title of the article calls this motorcycle "Beautiful"
I don't agree. However, It is an interesting concept.
#ev #motorcycle #design #transportation #engineering #innovation
EV Owners Report 'Far More' Problems Than Conventional Car Owners, Says Consumer Reports - Consumer Reports awarded a "recommended" rating to Tesla's Modey Y this year, "with owner... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/02/2236216/ev-owners-report-far-more-problems-than-conventional-car-owners-says-consumer-reports?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
Thank you to #MontereyCounty resident L. Robin Brody for his generous contribution today in support of the Bicycling Monterey site and projects. We further appreciate that he is a steady supporter, having made 14 contributions in #Bicycling #Monterey's 14+ years. https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/donors
See the total amount of 2023 contributions as well as a list highlighting the 2023 contributors. Then join them and/or spread the news. Thank you! https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-december-2023-end-the-year-with-a-boost-to-bicycling-monterey.html
#cycling #bikes #bicycles #cyclists #transportation #environment #recreation #PublicHealth #ClimateCrisis #ActiveTransportation
Ever wondered if you could #trasnport a #bike by... bike? I'm here to tell you you can!
https://youtube.com/shorts/0B5Pwpv4LeA
Maryland set to announce deep cuts to transportation agencies
https://wtop.com/maryland/2023/12/state-set-to-announce-deep-cuts-to-transportation-agencies/
Tesla's New Cybertruck Includes a 'Powershare' Bidirectional Charging Feature - Tesla's new Cybertruck is more than their first new model since 2020, reports the ... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/02/0438218/teslas-new-cybertruck-includes-a-powershare-bidirectional-charging-feature?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
Mayor Sylvester Turner and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby took part in a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at Bush Airport, but construction for a $2.6 billion terminal redevelopment likely won't start until 2024 as the Houston City Controller continues to hold up funding.
#Airports #CityofHouston #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Transportation #bushintercontinentalairport #CityControllerChrisBrown #groundbreaking #HoustonMayorSylvesterTurner #unitedairlines
Mayor Sylvester Turner and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby took part in a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at Bush Airport, but construction for a $2.6 billion terminal redevelopment likely won't start until 2024 as the Houston City Controller continues to hold up funding.
#Airports #CityofHouston #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Transportation #bushintercontinentalairport #CityControllerChrisBrown #groundbreaking #HoustonMayorSylvesterTurner #unitedairlines
The snowdrift.
Hugh Thomson, from "Coaching Days and Coaching Ways" by William Outram Tristram, London, New York: 1888 #illustration #art #transportation https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/snow-drift/
I cannot believe that the #Oregon Dept. of #Transportation wants to *expand* I-5 along the #Portland waterfront.
Can you imagine how beautiful the old neighborhoods along the east side must have been? How restorative it would have been to “just” walk down to the river for a picnic or a dip?
If you also feel we shouldn't be expanding freeways and exacerbating the #ClimateCrisis, check out:
Houston city leaders are concerned that they were not notified that the downtown Greyhound station would be relocated from downtown to Magnolia Park in the East End.
https://www.chron.com/news/article/houston-greyhound-texas-18524240.php
Donkey cart tour shows destruction in south Gaza | AJ #shorts
California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike 2024 Summit Advance Session "Success Stories from San Diego" included a presentation by Bike SD's ED Anar Salayev. He referred to importance of recognizing needs of small businesses while advocating for changes that make streets safer for people who bike & walk.
One idea he mentioned: small-business discount programs. @ 29:50 https://youtu.be/pPxwq0fs1xY?si=neFweJcmoT7isBI7&t=1790
In 2009 we launched such a program in #MontereyCounty; it remains in place, although impacted by pandemic, as well as by need for #RubyOnRails support. (As with all #Bicycling #Monterey projects https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/donations-some-ways-your-money-can-help, we've done all HER Helmet Thursdays work as a volunteer 2009-2023.) Watch a 2-min KSBW video intro and learn more: https://bikemonterey.org/boosting-small-businesses-via-discounts-for-people-who-bike-e-g-the-her-helmet-thursdays-project.html
Similar programs in USA, i.e., Long Beach, CA & New York, NY: https://bikemonterey.org/wp-content/uploads/Discounts-when-people-bike-US-sampling-1.pdf
#BikeTooter #Sustainable #Economy #Environment #CarbonEmissions #ActiveTransportation #transportation #CompleteStreets #UrbanExploration
Bus drivers have apparently been striking in the City of Santa Clarita for several months. #bus #strike #SantaClarita #transportation https://santaclaritatransit.com/2023-mv-bus-driver-strike-schedule/
Federal mediators have rejected a union's request that could have cleared the way for a year-end strike by flight attendants at American Airlines.
#News #Transportation #airlinestrike #americanairlines #AssociationofProfessionalFlightAttendants #NationalMediationBoard
Operations of the longtime downtown Greyhound bus station will relocate Thursday. The property, built in 1979, has been listed for sale since January, and is currently valued at more than $7 million.
#Houston #News #Transportation #eastHoustondevelopment #Greyhoundbusstation #Midtown #MidtownGreyhound
Digital Car Keys Are Coming
Soon we will be able to unlock and start our cars from our phones. Let’s hope people are thinking about security.... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/11/digital-car-keys-are-coming.html
Come with for WSDOT as a senior executive reporting to the secretary! https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/wsdot/jobs/4289383-0/deputy-secretary-of-transportation #transportation #TranspoJobs #WSDOT
Digital Car Keys Are Coming https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/11/digital-car-keys-are-coming.html #transportation #Uncategorized #smartphones #cars #keys
LA Times: "How to score an instant rebate on a new or used electric car in California " (subscriber only) #climate #transportation #rebates #EVs https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-11-21/how-to-score-an-instant-rebate-on-a-new-or-used-electric-car
Is #NewtonMA about to ruin its chances to replace the train station in Auburndale?
After some twenty years of working to secure funding, current officials may drop the ball.
#PublicTransit 🚎 advocates in #Utah needed to attend a series of virtual meetings being held by the Park City Council to evaluate potential future #transportation ideas for the #SLC area.
First meeting Nov. 29. More info & zoom links: https://www.kpcw.org/park-city/2023-11-15/park-city-council-examines-lofty-transit-solutions
#AutofreiUT #UT #SaltLakeCity #Ogden #CedarCity #Nephi #Logan #BrighamCity #UtahJazz #Jazz #UTJazz #FuckCars #WarOnCars #TheWarOnCars #autofrei #Urbanism #CarBrain #BikeTooter #TaylorSwift #ClimateCrisis #PublicTransportation @fuck_cars
My colleagues at @gbhnews put out this great #podcast on "The Big Dig" earlier this fall. Great case study of conflicts over #transportation priorities in the US.
https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig
It really opened my eyes to the extreme pressure in the mid-20th century to put highways through US city centers. Also, it's a great history lesson, with excellent use of audio #archives, especially from radio.
The New Yorker just put it on their list of the Best Podcasts of 2023!
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2023-in-review/the-best-podcasts-of-2023
Regional District of #Nanaimo & other jurisdictions along #IslandRail Corridor are in planning stages of what to do with the 289 km stretch.
In March, the #MinistryOfTransportation and Infrastructure provided $18 million in grant funding to 14 #FirstNations & 5 regional districts located along the #VancouverIsland #RailCorridor to develop a shared vision in the short-term as well as benefits for the impacted communities over the long-term.
https://www.cheknews.ca/planning-meetings-underway-for-island-rail-corridors-future-1179040
Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah
Today our local daily carried #Providence Urbanist Networks' response to the #RhodeIsland Department of Transportation's revised Carbon Reduction Strategy.
tl;dr: While there are improvements, it's still nowhere near where it needs to be. Response by @shadow and I.
I'm sure many other states are going through the same thing right now.
Auto ads sell a mythical world of open roads and all the speed the vehicle can produce. But we don't allow cigarette ads any more because we know smoking causes cancer. We know speed causes death on impact. Is it (past) time to regulate auto ads? Kea Wilson in Streetsblog: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/11/22/fed-panel-wants-to-confront-the-role-of-aggressive-auto-advertising-in-u-s-road-deaths
#CarCulture #RoadSafety #DriverNotCar #CrashNotAccident #transportation #VisionZero #TowardZeroDeaths #KeaWilson #StreetsBlog #BikeTooter #walking #SafetyOverSpeed
In 14 years Paris will have built 120 miles of new track and will have 68 new stations as a part of its 2030 plan to improve #PublicTransport in the great Paris metro; all while drastically reducing carbon usage and enabling millions of new riders. Absolutely wild construction speed, scale, and impact.
I hope #uspol takes notice at how to do these large scale public #transportation projects.
This world is absolute shit. The best you can do is try to make things a little better, like Hoboken mayor, Ravi Bhalla.
The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQTjLWIHN74 #Trains #Transportation
CNBC Explores: America’s Railroads | CNBC Marathon
I'm only part-way through it, but so far they're not doing anyone any favors by talking to freight rail industry corp VPs and spokespeople while not talking to rail labor reps at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQe_B0x4iso #Trains #Transportation
A few months ago our family invested in a shiny new Tern HSD P9 e-cargo bike. It's our first "family vehicle" - shared equally between my wife and me. We use it to transport our 7-year old daughter, pick up groceries, drive to hockey practice, go on hiking trips, and all the other things people with cars might do.
A car-free (or at least car-lite) world is possible.
https://canadianveggie.com/2023/11/23/our-new-family-vehicle-tern-hsd/
#cargobike #ebike #transportation #TernHSD #carfree
*They better include us - ppl with disabilities.*
A #ParliamentaryCommittee is launching an #investigation into #accessibility at #Canadian #airlines, with a focus on the country's two largest carriers.
Following a motion put forward on Monday by #NDP #lawmaker Taylor Bachrach, the #FederalTransport committee voted to undertake a #study on the state of accessible #transportation for Canadians living with #disabilities as well as the regulatory regime surrounding it.
You don’t often see outward facing seats on transit vehicles, but being able to gaze out the window rather than at an ad across the aisle makes for a pretty enjoyable ride! (This is the Kuala Lumpur Monorail).
I love how drivers will assume all infrastructure is for them. Somebody tried to drive on the brand new pedestrian bridge that just opened today in Texas.
“Do Your Job.” How the #Railroad Industry Intimidates #Employees Into Putting Speed Before #Safety
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Railroad companies have penalized #workers for taking the time to make needed repairs and created a culture in which supervisors threaten and fire the very people hired to keep #trains running safely.
Regulators say they can’t stop this intimidation.
#CSX #UnionPacific #BNSF #Transportation #News #Freight #Rail #Whistleblower #OSHA
Abled-led transportation survey asks too cut & dried a question.
If you focus on our medical conditions WITHOUT leaving any room for feedback on conditionality related to ableism, you're not getting accurate info.
When cycle racks are accessible, cycling may be possible. When the racks you waste public $ on are NOT accessible, the cycle needed to park there is threatened with being ticketed/impounded by UC Davis TAPS. https://ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bwOGnUXbyW7aLUG
FHWA just posted ADA Transition Plan and Inventory Map. Your state info should be on here: https://highways.dot.gov/civil-rights/programs/ada/ada-transition-plan-and-inventory-map #MoveEquity #accessibility #MobilityJustice #transportation #infrastructure #ADA #FHWA #AASHTOAM
Are Car Dealers Slowing the Adoption of Electric Vehicles? - "Dealers don't want to change the model. They want to be the gatekeepers." That's ... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/11/11/051248/are-car-dealers-slowing-the-adoption-of-electric-vehicles?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
Take a listen to co-host Doug Gordon in conversation with Jason Slaughter of @notjustbikes on "The Urbanist Agenda" podcast.
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
"'On the streets of New York every form of micromobility is pretty much being used now,' said Sarah Goodyear, co-host of the podcast The War on Cars."
https://www.govtech.com/fs/on-the-rebound-micromobility-ridership-continues-to-climb
It's been a busy week but I was finally able to write part 2 of my Micromobility America recap!
This one focuses less on groovy vehicles and more on the great conversations I had with people about their thoughts on micromobility and the future of transportation.
Featuring Sarah Goodyear of The War on Cars podcast - @TheWarOnCars - a California councilor whose city is doing a great job of building bike infrastructure, and more!
Tonight's loss of braincells brought to you by #NHTSA, who would like to remind you to not turn your car #airbag system into a claymore mine. #Transportation #Safety
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/consumer-alert-steering-wheel-decorative-emblem-decals
I must preface this with: As long as we have airplanes, all people should be able to fly on an airplane comfortably and safely, period. However, my point is: this also reminds me that if Canada (and North America in general) had a working high speed rail network, it is a mode of transportation that is far more conducive to accessibility and assistive devices.
I recognize trains can't go everywhere planes go (they used to!) and disabled people have the absolute right to expect the same speed and convenience of anyone else (thus this story!). But part of the problem for *everyone* is we simply have no options.
We've thrown all our transportation-eggs into the airplane and cars basket and the air corporations are showing to be particularly evil. The stories emerging from Air Canada and others are horrendous. The companies should be absolutely ashamed.
#Transportation #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #AirTravel #AirCanada #Trains #Rail #DisabilityRights #HumanRights
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-hidden-camera-disabilities-transportation-1.7020175
New episode up! We rode the bike lanes of Emeryville, California, with the city's mayor, John Bauters. He told us what elected officials really need to build an active transportation network: "I think political will is probably the biggest barrier."
https://thewaroncars.org/2023/11/07/1808/
#thewaroncars #transportation #podcast #emeryville #california #bike
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) wants to expand the US-131 interstate through growing downtown Grand Rapids. 'public engagement' will occur twice this week, announced on short notice. #GrandRapidsMI #Michigan #highways #NoNewHighways #transportation
https://urbangr.org/MDOTWantsMoreHighwayItCannotAffordToMaintain