Dudes, HALF of the #ClimateChange / #GlobalWarming problem is #transportation. #EVs are not going to solve that when they need as much energy as a suburban house's heating/cooling load to charge the battery. If there's only one lever that moves when you pull on it, however little it moves, pull that one! Ride your bike.
"People keep dying in crashes on #Portland’s streets, 15 so far this year. [#transportation] #Infrastructure isn’t the only reason for that—but it’s the factor that’s most fully the city’s responsibility, and most directly under the city’s control, and we still aren’t doing as much as we can." #VisionZero#pdxBikes 💯 @bikeloudpdx members putting it on the record every week
A thought-provoking presentation and public comments on #skateboarding for #transportation and designing cities for all sorts of small wheels. Also very cool that #SanFrancisco (SFCTA) now has a Skateboarding Subcommittee.
"“Nothing is fundamentally changing in terms of modes of transport. This much money going into highway expansion is, for one, a liability into the future, and two, it just doesn’t work. We’ve been expanding highways for decades on decades, and everyone consistently finds themselves stuck in traffic.”"
In 2013 Transportation for #London invested £100M in "Mini Holland" pilot projects in 3 areas of the city, improving #bike and walk investments, to build streets more like the #Dutch.
University of Westminster researchers found 10x Return On Investment compared to nearby areas:
✔ lower health costs
✔ fewer sick days
✔ fewer collisions
✔ more savings & fewer car payments
UK bus maker Wrightbus announces an order for 28 hydrogen buses:
-German state bus company Saarbahn GmbH
-The model is Kite Hydroliner, a single-deck bus
-Driving range of 640 miles, 90 px
-Ballard 70kW Fuel Cell Module
-Company had 72 previous orders from the German market and secured 51 orders in 2024 already
Fantastic video on why we continue to support the development of unsustainable places. Sadly, the people who would most benefit from this, won't watch it.
The FAA has issued a final rule that will require most larger aircraft built after Jan. 1, 2028, to meet new efficiency standards designed to reduce their carbon emissions per passenger mile. The new rule will cover all subsonic jets with a maximum takeoff weight of more than 12,500 pounds and turboprops with an MTOW of 19,000...
FAA Adopts Carbon Limits For Airliners (www.avweb.com)
The FAA has issued a final rule that will require most larger aircraft built after Jan. 1, 2028, to meet new efficiency standards designed to reduce their carbon emissions per passenger mile. The new rule will cover all subsonic jets with a maximum takeoff weight of more than 12,500 pounds and turboprops with an MTOW of 19,000...