They’re both carrying the same number of people - and probably the same amount of cargo.
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Blue Sky avatar is LA Feuardent by JF Millet hobbyist artist and bike commuter (I do not own a car 🇺🇸)
China’s railway system provided 25 million rides on a single day, October 1. For comparison, the US aviation system serves about 3 million travelers daily. Amtrak serves about 35 million riders per year.
China's railway passenger trips hit record single-day high
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Japan has just made 30km/h (I.e. 20mph) the default in most residential roads due to the evidence-base from EU cities. etsc.eu/japan-makes-...
Japan makes 30 km/h the default speed limit on most residential roads - as European city survey shows significant safety benefits
Japan has lowered the statutory speed limit on most of its residential streets from 60 km/h to 30 km/h, effective 1 September. The new limit applies automatically to roads narrower than 5.5…
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Incredible how "would be great if kids could walk/bike to school independently" somehow turns into a discussion about needing a car to move furniture.
Drivers blocking bus lanes and bike lanes... beware! buff.ly/zFLfJfm
Finally: City, MTA to Test-Run Bus-Mounted Cameras On Bike Lane Blockers - Streetsblog New York City
The city and state are gearing up to use the MTA's existing bus-mounted cameras to ticket drivers who park in bike lanes, more than three years after state legislators gave the Department of…
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👏👏👏 We couldn’t agree more!
The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · 7d agoWe talked with Chicago Transit Authority acting president Nora Leerhsen about the joys & challenges of running a system with annual ridership of more than 330 million, what kids can teach us about transit, & the role of public transportation in our democracy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Umbrella use is an indicator sign of a healthy city. People used to actively moving about their urban spaces know that simple tools mitigate weather concerns. Alternatively, this is why you see North Americans getting soaked in the rain. They know nothing beyond car to door, door to car transit.
West Seattle bike experience summed up in one morning ride
What would your life be like if you couldn't drive? This week is #WeekWithoutDriving which is all about understanding what it's like to be a nondriver. @devinsilvernail.bsky.social & I launched @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social to share these stories. Search for 'nondriver' wherever you watch/listen
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30% of people in the US & Canada can't or don't drive. nondriver is a podcast about the lives and stories of those people, hosted by Anna Zivarts and Devin Silvernail. Every episode, we talk to peopl...
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A #WarOnWalking. A war on biking. A war on public transit. A war on any transportation choice other than driving. A war on better cities. But a war on cars? Hardly. Cars still get most of the space, rights, budget, prioritization, etc. And any effort to add more choice is immediately attacked.
Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 3w agoThe WAR ON WALKING has taken many forms around the world. It’s often as simple as how we signal who space is and isn’t for. Once our eyes are opened to all the ways we’ve prioritized cars over people, we can’t unsee it. Frustrating photo contributed by @stadsplanering.bsky.social. #WarOnWalking
Today’s @therealyplac.bsky.social award goes to this guy. How selfish do you have to be to block a cycle lane used by hundreds of kids coming home from school?
Angry neighbors may have accomplished something that years of advocacy could not: Reducing the minimum fire lane from 20 feet to 12 feet. This has been approved by the fire department and SDOT's Transportation Operations Division. My source at SDOT says this is a precedent.
Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · 4w agoSDOT caved to the angry neighbors.
A little bit of whimsy along a curbside bike lane in London. I love these tulips!
Just ran some numbers and found that if the US had made its roads as safe as those of the Netherlands in the year 2000 and kept pace with the improvements there, we'd have saved 641,000 lives.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lxS... I shared this with my friends, but their routine is impossible to do w/o a car. But that's the point, isn't? For people who cannot drive and live in this area, they cannot live that lifestyle and are often excluded from events and experiences because of it.
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YouTube video by bike bike nudge nudge
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Ongoing trend that is making most US cities even worse. Every new coffee shop or fast food place is drive thru only. You never have to leave your house or car for anything, and that’s exactly what a lot of people want. I’ll never get it. It seems miserable to live that way.
Bring Me The News@bringmethenews.bsky.social · last mo.Duluth’s new 7 Brew Coffee just opened and it is already causing traffic headaches More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/duluths-new-7-brew-coffee-just-opened-and-it-is-already-causing-traffic-headaches
“In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office.” — @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, urban pollution, urban noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, and not nearly enough space in cities.
In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office
Amid the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes — as in Montreal municipal election campaign — aren’t fit for office.
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I suspect this is common in most NYC neighborhoods. Due to their size and how much space we've given to them, it seems as if cars are being used by people for local trips. In reality, so much of the traffic that plagues our neighborhoods is cut-through, with no real benefit to anyone locally.
Remarkable. In 2025, Japan had the lowest number of crash deaths on record (going back to 1948). Now they're poised to have even fewer.
Japan halves speed limit to 30km/h on all narrow city streets
Speed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities safer
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Every conversation about bike lanes is like: "Car crashes kill a huge number of people every day, including pedestrians, cyclists, & car occupants. Good bike infrastructure has been shown to make everyone safer (& doesn't increase congestion)." "But sometimes cyclists break rules & hit people!"
What a bizarre post. Who cares how many lane miles a state has? Why brag about crazy-high speed limits? And what the hell is car-centric dining? BTW Texas also ranks #11 for pedestrian deaths per capita. (www.smartgrowthamerica.org/signature-re...) I guess FHWA forgot to include that.
I am a grown ass woman (5’6”) and can’t believe we have to share our streets with vehicles like this. This should be an automatic tow and crush. @usdot.bsky.social
What bugs me: We substantially limit the production of housing in a way we don’t for most other goods. Most people aren’t aware of this or the consequences of it. So to me, it is *always* the elephant in the room.
Oh The Urbanity!@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 2mo agoJust a week ago, the most expensive city in Canada rejected a plan to allow a lot mid-rise apartments in a bunch of neighbourhoods. We can’t maintain exclusionary, restrictive zoning and then say “why is the market not building enough housing?”.
We designed cities for cars, and we wonder why nobody walks anymore. It’s like draining the lake and wondering where the fish went.
A surveillance company's controversial business model has made traffic enforcement look bad by association. The effects could cost hundreds of lives.
'Flock Off': Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy — Streetsblog USA
A surveillance company's controversial business model has made traffic enforcement look bad by association. The effects could cost hundreds of lives.
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In the event of a collision (with just about anything), the cyclists would bear the brunt of the consequences, while the drivers push the danger onto society. I have a feeling that that's not the point she was driving at, though.
What a silly costume. If the cop wanted to hide from drivers, just dress like a normal pedestrian or cyclist.