LOL can't read this article from the Mercury News (paywall), but they don't need GenAI to answer that question.
"Why does I-80 always clog right before University Avenue in Berkeley on Saturday afternoons? What’s causing the nighttime crashes on I-280 from Meridian Avenue to McLaughlin Avenue in San Jose? And what’s the reason I-5 near Del Paso Road in Sacramento continually ranks as one of the most dangerous stretches of highway in the state?"
Here's a hint: the answer is: TOO MANY PEOPLE DRIVING CARS
"Kathy Hochul's Congestion Pricing Flip-Flop Fiasco." We discuss the 11th-hour decision to “indefinitely suspend” congestion pricing in New York. Was this bad politics or atrociously bad politics? What does it mean for the future of the subway, the economy, the environment and more?
"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 of bike lanes since Mayor Anne Hidalgo took office in 2014. Those changes have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution..."
@bbbhltz@TheWarOnCars it never ceases to amaze me how #CarBrain people think that freedom means that we should build our own homes to cater for them to be able to travel through with their metal murderboxes.
No, suburbanites, cities don't owe you a nice car infrastructure so you can haul your @$$ to our city in your personal vehicle. We need to build the cities for the people living there, not the people passing through.
Hey #biketooter,
The city of #Wilmington#Delaware is considering capping a portion of #I95 that runs downtown. A friend with connections might be able to get #DelDOT’s attention to add in their analysis the #removal of that portion of the highway, similar to Minneapolis, Rochester, Dallas etc.
Does anyone know of transportation groups in the Wilmington community or other cities who’d be able to help us in that conversation? #HighwayRemoval#LivableCities#TheWarOnCars#climate @TheWarOnCars
We look at three states where legislation has been proposed to hamper the rollout of bus lanes, EVs and more. Florida has even banned bus wraps, but not because Governor DeSantis cares about bus riders.
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An unlikely cycling revolution is happening in Edmonton, Alberta. Despite freezing temps, lots of sprawl and an economy built on pulling oil out of the Albertan tar sands, the Canadian city is in the midst of a four-year, $100 million CAD investment in active transportation that will connect the city with a network of high-quality, protected bike lanes.
@TheWarOnCars I loved the end of the radio interview where the one host tried to sneak in his anti bike rhetoric talking about the cost of bike lanes, followed by Doug's fast reflexes redirecting it to the cost of highways.
"When Driving is Not an Option with Anna Zivarts."
One-third of people in the US can’t drive. Those tens of millions of people are often invisible to planners and elected officials, and that’s why Anna Letitia Zivarts, a low-vision nondriver and activist has written a new book, "When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency." We talked with Anna about building a system that works for everyone.
Walked around my garden and it was quiet, so grabbed a cuppa to come sit on my porch and since asshole with a noise maker muffler is idling a block over.
I see trucks like this daily in Toronto, accomplishing little, but blocking our sidewalks and making our residential streets more dangerous. Usually their bed is covered to avoid … getting wet, maybe. It is exceedingly rare to spot a truck like this doing anything actually requiring the size of its engine and wheels.
@c_9 But! But ! The car on the left has the size, might and (horse) power to make you feel more of a man. When a man’s ankle muscle moves to press on the pedal, the male can feel and hear how much power his ankle unleashes.