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Citroen DS3 and DS4 hybrid pictures show cars parked and moving in a park (mastodon.uno)

Of all the places, where would you like not to see a car the least?...

When to Choose Trains over Buses? A Complete Guide - Reece Martin (video.canadiancivil.com)

Alternative title: Sometimes, Trains Are Just Better...

Asking nicely obviously didn't work, maybe being passive-aggressive will? (lemmings.world)

EVs are booming but electric bikes are really cutting emissions (www.theguardian.com)

Polish street over the years in Krakow (dormi.zone)

Fatigue 2 - John Brosio (2009) (www.xibtmagazine.com)

Cross posting cause no bikes in this one :-)

Italy’s new road law will make street less safe and slow down sustainable mobility (www.euronews.com)

Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right Lega party and transport minister has proposed a reform of the traffic road code....

Noticed this while talking with a couple of friends (poptalk.scrubbles.tech)

French Revolution: Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In Paris (www.forbes.com)

The most cost effective measure to beat climate change is building bike infrastructure (www.youtube.com)

Project Drawdown has characterized a set of 93 technologies and practices that together can reduce concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It’s a gigantic project with a lot of data and analyses....

How To Fix Traffic Forever (www.youtube.com)

How to make streets safer with just a brick - video version (www.youtube.com)

The April’s fool of the brick to cross the street has also an hilarious associated video....

Amsterdam Closed This Bridge to Cars (but not bikes ofc) - YouTube (youtu.be)

TIL…

Iowans were fooled by a prank to make a busy area of Des Moines... walkable (ody.sh)

15 Minute Cities: A DISASTER waiting to happen (www.youtube.com)

Seriously fuckcars you need to hear this. Have we been fighting for the wrong side the whole time/???

How to make sure drivers will give way (lemmy.ml)

Has anyone calculated the administrative costs associated with traffic safety research? (crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov)

Just had the fleeting thought that maybe there is a substantial cost to review and create enormous traffic safety research systems and the subsequent training required of law enforcement personnel and administrative staff....

All the Ways Car Dependency Is Wrecking Us (www.youtube.com)

MTA gives final approval for congestion pricing in NYC (gothamist.com)

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:...

Ferrari's first electric car will literally roar, CEO promises (www.clubalfa.it)

After the dodge charger electric fake V8 engine noise, Ferrari is following...

Tools for collecting traffic data on my street?

I’m working with my neighbors to petition the city to add traffic calming measures (e.g. speed bumps, one way roads) to my street. I’m also hoping to turn it into a bit of a research project. Does anyone know of any tools to monitor or even automate data collection of the speeds of cars, number of cars going by, how many...

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