christianschwaegerl, 4 days ago to cycling

„This is where initiatives like free bike lessons take center stage. The social infrastructure of urban cycling — programs that give people the skills, tools and confidence to get on two wheels — can be just as important as physical infrastructure, especially when it comes to bridging access gaps.“ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-06-04/the-bike-infrastructure-that-can-close-cycling-s-gender-gap #fahrrad #fahrradbubble #bicycle #bicycling #mobility #urbanism

remixtures, 4 days ago to Bulgaria Portuguese

Cidades demasiado dependentes de carros deviam ser vistas como sinal de subdesenvolvimento. A ideia de querer obrigar as pessoas a endividarem-se à fartazana para comprar latas rolantes mastodônticas para serem deixadas à noite em cima dos passeios das cidades não tem ponta por onde se lhe pegue!

#EU #France #Paris #AntiCars #Cities #Mobility #Transportation #Urbanism: "The 15 million people expected to swarm Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics will visit a city far different than it was a decade ago.

That’s because a campaign to make Paris greener, primarily by reducing its dependence on cars, has transformed it into a shining example of what many environmental activists, city planners and transit advocates say ought to be the future of cities worldwide.

Paris has closed more than 100 streets to motor vehicles, tripled parking fees for SUVs, removed roughly 50,000 parking spots, and constructed more than 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) of bike lanes since Mayor Anne Hidalgo took office in 2014.

Those changes have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according to city officials.

“How did we achieve this?” Hidalgo said in a statement in March. “By assuming a major and radical rupture: the end of car-dependence.”

Paris and other European cities have for years been at the forefront of efforts to reduce car use, though their successes have not come without challenges. The U.S., on the other hand, has been slower to adopt similar reforms." https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/paris-olympics-city-reduce-air-pollution-rcna153470