The idea that you can have transit extend the range of walking distance without embracing bikes as a transportation utility, in the sprawling american suburbs, is just delusional. But it's the delusion that most of our city budgets and plans are built on. Biking in Portland is faster than walking+transit for most values of A to B but I can nearly guarantee you need to elbow your way through car traffic somewhere on that trip. Land use and transit need bikes for glue.
@pleaseclap there's actually a lot of good reasons beyond #ClimateChange and #CarbonEmissions for cities to invest in bikes as #transportation, geometrically the #HousingCrisis needs more density because multi-level streets for cars are extraordinarily expensive and we've maxed out the drive-and-park model that much of the US grew and developed under. #GeometryHatesCars so the only way out of traffic #congestion, also solves #AirPollution, #VisionZero is viable alternatives to driving, is bikes
We talk about bikes a lot, spend money on transit somewhat, but at the end of the day, we give most of the #transportation money to ODOT and #Portland looks like this to most people. #ODOTGTFOpdx
Polish bus maker Solaris gets orders for an additional 18 hydrogen buses from Frankfurt public transport operator:
-Frankfurt’s In-der-City-Bus had previously ordered 23 Urbino 12 Solaris buses between 2022 & 2024
-Solaris continues to grow its orders for H2 buses
It’s weird to be riding on a cable car in San Francisco, a method of transport developed here in the 1870’s, and see a fully autonomous self-driving taxi pull up right next to you. #history#transportation#science#cars#robots
#30daysOfBiking today I went for a ride around to see how #Portland police direct traffic when somebody biffs their garbage truck's hydraulic oil all over an arterial connector. Apparently they only have two cops and no signage to work with, this probably needs some PBOT (#transportation) staff involved.
Join @bikeloudpdx at the #Ladds500 today and check out the bike lane sweeper, definitely not the only unusual device you'll see on the circle today. Meet your neighborhood activists and learn how you can help #Portland's #transportation bureau reach the #ClimateAction plan goal to make bikes the easy choice for 25% of trips. #pdxBikes
They’re critical points of transit for hundreds of thousands of people every day in Tokyo. So why are they so dang hard to use? One deep dive into the stations’ history says you can blame it on history and necessity.
I am curious. I am spending about €250 per year on #bicycle maintenance. I also spend about €1.600 per year on public transportation - Infrequently visit my father by train, and he lives about 550 km away.
If you own a #car, what are your annual running costs - excluding the purchase price, but including fuel, maintenance, and insurance?
EU Declaration on Cycling signed in Brussels
⭐️ Significance: Historic milestone for cycling in the EU
🔄 Impact: Encourages pro-cycling measures at all levels of governance
📊 Economic Potential: Over 1 million new jobs projected in the EU cycling industry by 2030
⏩ Next Steps: Focus on EU funding for infrastructure and cycling businesses
AI Summary by Arc Browser https://zagdaily.com/trends/landmark-moment-as-eu-declaration-on-cycling-signed/#climate#transportation
"The city’s socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo has pushed through a great many anti-motoring measures during her two administrations—such as reducing the number of parking places, restricting access by SUVs, and closing some major roads to motorists [...]"
It promises to be a true bullet train, traversing seven prefectures in 40 minutes. But will the new Shinkansen ever see the light of day? A new and significant delay casts doubts on its future.
Was talking to a Canadian friend about how hard it is to get from Abbotsford to Vancouver if you don't want to take a private car.
Not only is car-centrism not just a US thing, but we (both in our 50s) were marveling at how long it's been foreseeable that we'd need better public transit & rail to stem climate change and how long politicians have been blowing it... #PublicTransport#Transportation#ClimateChange