Petition for more high speed rail in the EU (www.youtube.com)
The EU needs more high-speed trains....
The cycling revolution in Paris continues: Bicycle use now exceeds car use (english.elpais.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.nl/post/14246110...
Real-world CO2 emissions of cars are 20% higher than indicated. For plug-in hybrids they are 250% higher. (climate.ec.europa.eu)
EDIT clarifications:...
WHO TAUGHT YOU THAT WORD?!? (slrpnk.net)
Gen Z is choosing not to drive (www.newsweek.com)
Paris mayor plans to triple SUV parking tariffs to cut air pollution (www.theguardian.com)
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric cars. E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world. (arstechnica.com)
Truck bloat is killing us, new crash data reveals (www.theverge.com)
Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians (www.iihs.org)
Yes, also Teslas (media.mastodon.scot)
‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)
It’s nice to see more car free places, but it’s also hard not to criticise the capitalistic hellscape in which your neighbourhood has a CEO
EU poised to water down new car pollution rules after industry lobbying (www.theguardian.com)
Hi-viz (files.mastodon.online)
alt textPost by Urban Cycling Institute. text: ‘New study into effectiveness of hi-viz for cyclists in car traffic’ - by Brendan Gavrin images: Two photos. One is captioned “Driver’s view of cyclist dressed in black”, the other “Driver’s view of cyclist dressed in hi-viz”. Both depict a phone in front of a...
me_irl (a.mindlycdn.com)
alt texttweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time...
DOJ sues eBay for selling ‘rolling coal’ devices; fines could hit $2 billion [article] (www.cnbc.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6820708...
‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6669422...
Cars Have Robbed Us of Identity. (www.youtube.com)
10000 passengers per hour (feddit.de)
Sunak expected to limit powers of councils in England to curb car use (www.theguardian.com)
European governments shrinking railways in favour of road-building, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
There’s a bit of good news in here:...
Suburbanites Baffled By Person Outdoors Who Isn’t Delivering Something (The Onion) (www.theonion.com)
SUGAR LAND, TX—Confused by the man outside who was not wearing a UPS uniform or carrying a package of any kind, local suburbanites expressed bafflement Thursday when they looked out their front windows and saw a person walk by who wasn’t delivering anything. “Huh, our Amazon orders already came today, so what’s this guy...
This Spanish city has been restricting cars for 24 years. Here’s what we can learn from it (www.fastcompany.com)
Montreal demonstration honours pedestrians and cyclists killed by drivers (cyclingmagazine.ca)
Every city should be doing this, each weekend, until we can walk and cycle safely without the risk of multi-ton bullets killing us.
Once upon a time Melbourne had freight trams! (hexbear.net)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/534457...
Why Car Commutes Are So Bad For Your Health (www.youtube.com)
