#Urbanism
Saw these really nice, low rise garbage containers near Union Square. They need to do this everywhere so the rats can’t get to the garbage bags.
#Australia: Passenger Accessibility case study Brisbane Metro
As part of the #Brisbane #Metro project, Brisbane City Council led a unique co-design process with the accessibility sector to evolve the design of HESS’ lighTram® 25 vehicles.
https://www.hess-ag.ch/company/news/news-detail/news/detail/News/passenger-accessibility-case-study-brisbane-metro.html?L=2&cHash=62845bd5dee8ddf904b543e3543c3fd8
#buses #transport #urbanism
Mayor announces further funding to #rewild #London and make capital more resilient to #climatechange
The Mayor has committed a further £710,000 to support new rewilding projects in the capital as part of his Rewild London programme
https://www.london.gov.uk/Mayor%20announces%20further%20funding%20to%20rewild%20London%20and%20make%20capital%20more%20resilient%20to%20climate%20change
#urbanism
Greater #Manchester retakes control of #buses with historic Bee Network launch
Mayor describes Bee Network launch as ‘coming of age moment for devolution’
https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/news/greater-manchester-becomes-first-place-in-england-to-retake-control-of-buses-after-40-years-of-deregulation-with-historic-bee-network-launch/
#transport #urbanism
after watching this: https://youtu.be/HpOQpwKeSnI
it's kind of baffling how little coverage electric scooters (motorcycle) get in:
#transit #urbanism #ClimateChange #environment
i mean, it's not pretty, but infastructure stays mostly the same, public transit stays underfunded, and it's probably easier/cheaper to rollout, manufacture and sustain than electric cars.
maybe some radical politican can pass all necessary regulations in one term...
https://www.cyclingeu.com/61334/bike-ride-in-kyiv-ukraine-24-09-2023-with-u-cycle/ Bike Ride in #Kyiv #Ukraine 24.09.2023 with U-cycle #Bicycling #Biking #Cycling #CyclingUkraine #documentary #Life-sizedCity #MikaelColville-andersen #TvSeries #ukraine #UrbanPlanning #urbanism
It's been a few weeks since I got hit-and-run while on my bicycle. My bruises are healed now and the residual pain with my knee has thankfully subsided. However, the mental health effects are still strong. My heart races and I dissociate when I think about getting hit, and I have not been able to sleep well because the crash keeps replaying in my head for hours at a time as I lay in bed.
Now, I learn someone else has gotten hit at the same intersection, but today's victim did not survive: https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-fatal-crash-25th-canal
I didn't take the news very well at first, and I still am not to a degree, but I need to try to break through the mental paralysis and do what I can -- talk to the city, talk to the county, talk to the DNR (owner of the pathway), talk to friends who work at local news outlets, talk to the safer streets organizations, anyone and everyone. I could have easily been killed instead of merely injured a few weeks ago, and this blurb is a harrowing reminder of that, because people *are* getting killed here. I need it to stop; I need it to not happen to anyone else.
#Milwaukee #urbanism #safestreets #pedestrian #cycling #traffic
Something is wrong when the transportation option we have made a norm of requiring costs 16% of median household income: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/your-money/car-ownership-costs-increase.html.
(For a new car, which the median household is probably not buying these days.)
Besides making other modes more accessible, automakers need to start selling smaller vehicles again!
#urbanism
#Transport for #London Freedom of Information release:
#ULEZ Legal Costs
"#TfL received one payment of £280,000 on 7 August 2023, on behalf of the five councils"
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-2103-2324
#urbanism #FOIA #cleanair #court
I know that this is the dominant mode of thought in most of what might be called #urbanism #Bike tusker
and it is partly true
but IMO this belief that cars are some sort of giant conspiracy by govt/industry is way way way overblown:
People Like Cars
They Like To Drive
They Like Big Fast Cars
They Like Suburban Homes (US)
you can point to all the redline actions you want, but the failure of ubanism/bike tooter tusker to face up to reality is, IMO, a problem
I’m the 90s North Minneapolis was a scary place. It’s changed since.
This weekend Emily and I rode across it. I was struck by how many bicycle paths and “bike boulevards” it has now. The Google bike routing was bad — but we rode past a Google mapping car.
Do city dev people know what effect bicycle paths have on urban development? If communities become more livable is that a negative for renters? Should renters oppose bicycle paths?
Ugh. Hobby urbanists frustrate me when they "research" and "resolve" debates about complex issues in a 10-minute youTube video.
"Clearly, data from this one study and my own intuition prove I'm right and the opposing argument is irrational."
#Birmingham, West #Midlands: Cross-city bus route network to make services quicker and easier for passengers
Four new cross-city bus routes, designed to make services more reliable and attractive, are set to be developed...
https://www.wmca.org.uk/news/cross-city-bus-route-network-to-make-services-quicker-and-easier-for-passengers/
#Transport #Buses #urbanism #UK #England
#Transport for #London press release:
#TfL and London Councils launch next phase of London’s rental e-scooter trial
Dott, Lime and Voi were recently selected by TfL for the second phase of the rental e-scooter trial
https://tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/tfl-and-london-councils-launch-next-phase-of-londons-rental-e-scooter-trial
#escooter #technology #urbanism
These photos aren't from the future, they are from here and now and show what can be done with just a little planning and preparing for #OurWonderfulGreenFuture
Taken from @ATLpaul
https://urbanists.social/@ATLpaul/111122026707698050
#Urbanism #Trees #Cycling #WalkableStreets #Atlanta
ABC News published an article and video on my side project, Better Intersections!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-25/pedestrian-light-wait-times-in-sydney-research/102890326
https://betterintersections.jakecoppinger.com/
#betterintersections #sydney #abcnews #abc #nsw #urbanism #planning #cycling #walking #visionzero #openstreetmap
I just spent £400 servicing our bikes – and I feel okay about that. https://youtu.be/LZej5w_fTCY
#cycling #ebike #ActiveTravel #ActiveTransport #urbanism #BikeTooter
Scenes from today's Streets Alive. Even in #Atlanta, a city known for car-oriented sprawl, people will walk and bike if you give them a safe and comfortable way to do so. The demand is here. Our leaders need to pay attention. #BikeTooter #urbanism #cycling
People in Espoo (car centric city next to Helsinki) dunking on someone complaining about unclear pedestrian routes.
”There are navigation apps you know”.
Guys, just maybe that is not the best comeback, implying that finding one’s way in your hometown requires a navigator? #urbanism
#London #Transport (LT) News (No. 385 - August 17 1990) clipping:
London #Underground adds pink and the line name Hammersmith & City line to the former Metropolitan line section from #Hammersmith to #Whitechapel and Barking.
#urbanism #history #trains #subway #metro
#Urbanism: Insidious Globalist Conspiracy or Self-Evident Common Sense?
Last Sunday, I participated in my city's Fancy Women Bike Ride. I made a short video on what I experienced and some of my thoughts on why such rides are important.
This XKCD-comic is rightfully making rounds online.
My personal opinion in this series would be:
“Our cities already have more than enough space suited for bikes. Too bad that space is currently assigned to cars.”
Today is the return of Streets Alive! See y'all on Peachtree Street. #Atlanta #OpenStreets #BikeTooter #urbanism
My weekend read … and I highly recommend it! “Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias" by John Lorinc … also a Donner Prize nominee and Global Cities Book Award winner!
#bookstodon #smartcity #cities #urbanism #books
"Less space for cars, more for green. Utrecht's redesigned ring road." In just 4 minutes, a great insight that designing lower speed roads needs specific infrastructure. #urbanism #netherlands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_T1iQSZt-o
"The UK is often described as having some of the oldest and least energy efficient housing in Europe."
World-beating inefficiency.
:ohno:
Just a dream but what if #Corvallis #Oregon took this street block on 6th and Monroe, turned one side into a slow two way or one-way, and the other half of this into a #train station 🧐 #urbanism
Local #Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Hundreds of rejected Freedom Pass applications to be reviewed by #London Borough of #Newham Council
More than 200 Newham residents are to have their rejected applications for Freedom Passes reviewed…
https://www.lgo.org.uk/information-centre/news/2023/sep/hundreds-of-rejected-freedom-pass-applications-to-be-reviewed-by-lb-newham
#transport #urbanism #UK #England #disability #disabled #humanrights
It should be obvious! "Focus on what people can see" And also what they can do. In #OWGF we will need to have better overall plans for this and not just "let the developers decide what's most profitable" More Greenery will always help.
#urbanism #OurWonderfulGreenFuture #Tranist #Rail #walkablecities
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/9/22/the-secret-to-vibrant-streets-focus-on-what-people-can-see
#PublicTransit advocates in #LosAngeles needed to attend a public meeting Sept. 28 on the proposed ‘connectivity’ plan for San Pedro’s waterfront.
So far, sounds like they’ve heard a lot of #Carbrain: “We heard over and over, resoundingly, there is not enough parking.”
#FuckCars #WarOnCars #TheWarOnCars #autofrei #Urbanism #BikeTooter #WalkableCities #AutofreiCA #LA #LongBeach #SantaMonica #HuntingtonBeach #NewPortBeach #UCLA #Anaheim #SantaAna #Pasadena
toronto has a lot of fun laneways - here's a few photos just north of queen, west of bathurst
Good summary of urban design considerations: https://xkcd.com/2832/
1/ Pros and cons of trams—15-min. video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OdfjobCLIQ
Pros of trams (vs. buses):
– More durable
– Higher capacity
– No need for fossil fuels or batteries
Above-ground trams are also cheaper to build and maintain than underground trains such as subways.
Urban Planning Opinion Progression
https://xkcd.com/2832/
#urbanism #fuckcars #reclaimthestreets #urbanplanning #activetravel #roadsafety
Hanover, Germany is removing 4,000 center city parking spots, using the space to plant trees and expand cafe seating.
Reminder: No need to wait for autonomous vehicles to get rid of on-street parking -- cities can do it now!
"The mark of a great city isn't how it treats its special places, but how it treats its ordinary ones" Aaron Renn #publicspace #placemaking #cities #urbanism
When XKCD describes the #urbanism movement like this, it starts to feel like the winds of society are changing.
My own story is a bit different, but then I don’t live in the US. My home town of #stockholm is pushing bicycle infrastructure forward with every year that passes.
Never quickly enough, of course, because the traffic increases outpace the city infrastructure: we have actual bicycle traffic jams at some points. https://xkcd.com/2832/
That’s me on the right. https://xkcd.com/2832/ #Amsterdam #Urbanism
Neighborhood walk. 📷 #Photography #Fujifilm #Urbanism #Indianapolis #Irvington
E-bike discount/voucher programs are great, but you know what we also need to see? Discounts on electric mobility aids. Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are VERY expensive. Yet they also make local errands possible for people. Disabled people in general have very low incomes! #BikeTooter #Urbanism
From the New York Times:
"People older than 65 ride Seoul’s subway system for free. Throngs of seniors spend their days riding the trains to the end of the line, or to nowhere in particular, and have become an established part of the city’s fabric."
This will be me.
#transit #cities #urbanism #korea
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/world/asia/south-korea-seoul-subways-aging.html
I had a walk through midtown NYC on the East side this morning and snapped some photos. It still has the urban mystique after all this time, feels like the archetypal city.
#Photography #Urbanism #StreetPhotography
Today is World Car-Free Day! 🚍🚲🚶♀️
This is an opportunity to collectively leave our cars at home and travel our city by foot, bus, bike, or train. What could our city look like with fewer or no cars? Let us know if you plan to participate! #WorldCarFreeDay #Urbanism #midwest #CNUMidwest #stlouis @NewUrbanism
tl;dr:
1. reduce cars with multimodal transit
2. traffic calming (“We simply slowed down the cars.”)
3. steep speeding fines that scale with income
4. a formal inquiry to every fatal crash
5. consistent bike lane & sidewalk upkeep (especially in the winter)
There is a continuum between bikes and cars—even more so since both were electrified:
– Cargo bikes take up quite a bit of space (much less than most cars though).
– The sustainability of batteries is a concern with e-bikes (again: much less than with most cars).
– Some micro-cars are basically e-bikes with roofs.
– Bikes are less dangerous than cars but can also make life difficult for pedestrians. And they also need parking space.
– Etc.
Munich tested 5 ways of protecting bike lines for a year. These are the results (PDF in German with many pictures): https://muenchenunterwegs.de/content/1372/download/pbl-abschlussbericht-17-07-2023-1.pdf
Chapter 3, “Fazit” contains a table that summarizes the results. Row “Platzierung” shows the ranking: “WandORCA” performed best.
"These unsung heroes teach us valuable lessons about resourcefulness, recycling, and the innate human spirit to make the most out of what others might consider worthless."
A chronicle of the historical significance of waste collectors across cultures, emphasizing their crucial role in early waste management, recycling, and their enduring impact on society.
https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/09/20/ode-to-the-rag-and-bone-man/ - via @feedle
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#goodnews #positivenews #goodreads #longreads #urbanism #society
#PublicTransit advocates in Wilmington #NC needed to complete a survey on rail, bus, bike, and pedestrian #transportation needs in the area. Responses will help shape the WMPO’s infrastructure plans for the next 25 years.
Survey available in English and Spanish until Nov. 30.
https://foxwilmington.com/local-news/wmpo-looking-for-public-input-on-transportation-plans/
#Charlotte #Fayetteville #Greensboro #DurhamNC #AutofreiNC #NorthCarolina #FuckCars #WarOnCars #TheWarOnCars #autofrei #Urbanism #CarBrain #BikeTooter #cycling
#TfL Freedom of Information release:
Cost of Johnston 100 #Font
"The cost to create Johnston 100 was £52,800 and included the complete redraw of the entire font family for traditional print use and new digital versions."
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-1762-2324
#London #Transport #FOIA #Urbanism
A rant about third spaces and urban design after returning from Europe to Colorado Springs
(sorry for the lack of captions Instagram is being wonky)
And getting public space and public racks for free is how you have $19M kicking around for you to acquire a corporation. Somehow everyone gets paid except the public... (via BikingInLA.com) #BikeTooter #Accessibility #Urbanism
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/20/scooter-consolidation-bird-spin-acquisition
A nice little thing on my walk today. Yay for accessible sidewalk repairs! #urbanism #walkability #accessibility
Sunak's Net Zero surrender is bad, but the previous plan wasn't enough. When it comes to cars, it isn't enough to just replace every petrol & diesel with an EV.
That would still give us air pollution (from tyres), congestion and road deaths.
Instead we need more e-bikes, public transport, car clubs and car hire.
Lots of people will still need to own a car - that's fine. But many won't, and they'll save money as a result.
#cars #urbanism #ebike #cycling #transit #PublicTransport
My new hobby is walking down my residential street where people drive too fast and crossing at every intersection just when a car is coming in order to force them to stop.
What should I call this? Aggressive crosswalking?
#urbanism #traffic #visionZero #slowTheFlockDown #20isPlenty #20sPlenty #pdx #portland
"A deeper look at Strong Towns reveals that some of its key proposals are simply right-libertarianism dressed up in progressive garb" #Urbanism
Large delivery trucks cause a lot of pollution, accidents and traffic blockages. Cargo e-bikes are an interesting alternative.
Study in London about delivery trucks:
14% 3/4 – 1 full
20% 1/2 – 3/4 full
27% 1/4 – 1/2 full
39% 0 – 1/4 full
6-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R63DdEe_8aM
#Urbanism #Traffic
#Scotland: 50 new all-electric #buses to be introduced in spring - #Lothian Buses
New double deck vehicles to hit streets of #Edinburgh in spring 2024
https://www.lothianbuses.com/news/2023/09/electric-double-deck-buses/
#transport #travel #zeroemission #Volvo #UK #urbanism
This is how hard it can be to be a pedestrian in Davis. This sidewalk is already narrow for one person, esp if that person uses a wheelchair and has a service animal. People who want to walk abreast often go into the cycle lane. If there's not a beer delivery truck illegally parked there... #BikeTooter #Urbanism
Micromobillity done wrong: (1) Why is public space on a public rack given as a gift to for-profit corporations? (2) City of Davis' inaccessible racks are such that only the end places have any chance of being accessible to a cargo bike, trike, handcycle, or quadricycle. Yet now some corporation's property is tied up there instead. #BikeTooter #Accessibility #Urbanism
Streets Are For Everyone
Walk San Francisco
These are groups that work for increased street and sidewalk safety yet post their information inaccessibly.
Blind & low-vision folks need street safety too. If you're concerned about activating people, you should want your mssg to be accessible to as many as possible. #Urbanism #BikeTooter #Ableism
Today's shoutout goes to @mattcaff, who makes excellent videos about the need for better public transport, and sustainable urban planning based on people instead of cars:
If your server hasn't noticed their videos yet, you can see them all at:
➡️ https://urbanists.video/a/heartlandurbanist/videos
They also run a PeerTube server with videos around the world about urbanism and transport:
#FeaturedPeerTubers #PeerTube #Transport #Urbanism #PublicTransport #Cycling #MidWest
@notjustbikes In case you wondered what car ownership really costs (in Canada), somebody did the math for his own car over 7 years (which he got for $500 Canadian).
Hint: It's a LOT (and he didn't even had that many repairs with his car). 😮
I'm collaborating on a presentation about how it's important for the people designing bike/ped infrastructure to actually *use* that infrastructure. We have no trouble coming up with infrastructure fails, but...
Can you name any examples of bike or pedestrian infrastructure that could have been designed really badly, but someone involved in the process fixed it because they had experience as a cyclist/pedestrian?
Edited to add: Ideally, we're looking for specific locations and as much related info as you can provide so we can pull photos from satellite or street view, track down documents from the planning/design process, etc.. (And if we use an example, we're happy to credit you if/how you like.)
:boost_request:
#BikeTooter #Bike #Bicycle #Cycle #Pedestrian #Cycling #Urbanism #Infrastructure
METRO installed floating bus stops along 11th Street and Heights Boulevard as part of a road diet to protect cyclists. After Houston's worst drivers wouldn't stop hitting them, the agency agreed to remove them less than a year after installation.
