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damax75.bsky.social@damax75.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@brenttoderian.bsky.social on Bluesky

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2019/03/08/closing-central-madrid-to-cars-resulted-in-9-5-boost-to-retail-spending-finds-bank-analysis/

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Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 4mo ago

STUDY: “Motonormativity is a shared bias whereby people judge motorised mobility differently to other comparable topics. This works against societies addressing climate and public health crises effectively.” Via @ianwalker.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Why do cars get a free ride? The social-ecological roots of motonormativity

Motonormativity is a shared bias whereby people judge motorised mobility differently to other comparable topics. This works against societies addressi…

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damax75.bsky.social@damax75.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@brenttoderian.bsky.social on Bluesky

“Without a compelling narrative, [the truth about better cities] can be dismissed, distorted, or ignored.” “We’re ambitious when it comes to real-world change,” Toderian adds. “Why wouldn’t we be?” Read this excellent @momentummag.bsky.social interview. #UrbanTruth https://momentummag.com/urban-truth-collective-and-the-fight-to-fix-misinformation-about-bike-lanes-traffic-and-city-living/

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damax75.bsky.social@damax75.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@urbantruth.bsky.social on Bluesky

NEW: “The initiative is less an advocacy group & more a communications intervention. Its premise is blunt: the reason so many good urban ideas stall isn’t because they’re wrong—it’s because they’re losing the narrative war.” Read about us in @momentummag.bsky.social! https://momentummag.com/urban-truth-collective-and-the-fight-to-fix-misinformation-about-bike-lanes-traffic-and-city-living/

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Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4mo ago

So much of our language reflects the common “car first” bias around our streets, & we should never forget that much of that language was the result of deliberate campaigns to specifically re-write our perspective of streets as “for cars only.” This is one of the more subtle, but important, examples.

Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How come they keep spelling “open” wrong? Does that street look closed to you? Only if you’re a car… and presumably that’s the real problem. #UrbanTruth

Picture of street filled with people when cars are prohibited, with a prominent sign saying “road closed.” Via Urban Truth Collecrive (Also, it’s a street, not a road)