@davidzipper
When I owned a muscle car, I only wanted loud exhaust when I really stepped on it.
But lately it seems like so many cars (I'm looking at you Dodge) sound like they're trying to make the back straight at Daytona when they're just going 12 miles an hour. Why?
And there is a huge upturn in open exhaust cars screaming down the road, that's just not acceptable on public roads. Go to a race track.
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!
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.”
I know few will care about an unknown story by an unknown author, but goodness, I loved writing about this one! I'm proud of what I wrote. And I think my guest poster did as well.
"The health benefits of tackling #ClimateChange, such as cleaner air and more access to green spaces, were key drivers in city officials' decisions to continue with climate plans despite funding shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
In general, decision-makers for Global South #cities have higher ambition in climate action and promoted more green recovery efforts despite facing greater funding shortfalls than cities in Europe and North America.
@bananabob A Nelson community facebook group was busy this morning with "Grape vines over our laneways will attract wasps and bird droppings and drop leaves on the street" paired with the usual "If you like Europe so much go live there".
My preferred response now is to trawl up photos from the 19th century and demand a return to unpaved streets for the bullock carts. Because look how much space there was! And how clean it was! And how none of the shops are vacant!