The core of our argument is that 'active travel' is generally framed & treated too narrowly - as just walking and cycling. There are a whole range of other modes that could be brought into the scope of active travel and we suggest there are significant benefits to doing so 🧵2/

I'm very pleased to see @Saanich taking these rapid-build measures to improve #RoadSafety in the District. We need to respond quickly when dangers are identified! #Saanich #YYJ #VisionZero Canada timescolonist.com/local-news/eig…

"US road deaths per capita rose 19% from 2010 to 2020, while Canada’s rate fell at almost the same pace." Here are some reasons why sez David Zipper: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

#HamOnt Main St "lane reduction is part of the beginning stages to convert the road from a one-way into a two-way street, which was approved by city council in May." Latter would be real progress, for safety & liveability. No time to waste! cbc.ca/news/canada/ha… #visionzero

♥️#DutchDifference 🇳🇱

Almost every major thoroughfare I came across in Montreal had a separated two-way bike track, most with a curb separator, some with flex posts. I saw no painted-line only bike lanes. Also, I saw no sidewalks closed for construction that didn’t include a bypass.

🤳 #DistractedDriving responsible for ~20% of #HamOnt collisions. 💥 hamilton.ca/government-inf… #VisionZero

"Rather than telling [motorists] to be extra careful when driving their (increasingly large) vehicle, the Service de police de la ville de Montréal has [targeted] the most vulnerable." Not that finger-wagging matters. We need to DESIGN OUT THE CONFLICT! oicanadian.com/straight-to-th…

☠️ Roadside warning about turns on the Cahuenga Pass, Hollywood Hills, 1937. #roadsafety #signage #dialitback

Good to see Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa addressing weakness of John Tory's #VisionZero efforts. ✊ It's time to step up efforts, with calming measures including STREET REDESIGN. globalnews.ca/video/9112828/… #TOdeadlystreets #visionzeroTO

#Montreal's new #VisionZero plan tackles unforeseen behavior, vehicle blind spots, poor signage, visual obstruction at intersections & cognitive impairment. Improvements include advanced ped lights, right-sized emergency vehicles & improved 🚲 network. thesaxon.org/montreal-conti…

I’ve seen a lot of victim-blaming by police and media when drivers kill pedestrians. A LOT. But I don’t think I’ve ever read ANYTHING quite this stupid, infuriating and irresponsible. From Calgary police and media.

Happy to see that our City of Guelph has started implementing leading Pedestrian Interval intersection signals. However we need to ramp up implementation of this low cost but highly effective pedestrian safety measure #VisionZero Canada . Dr. Liraz Fridman @JennieJuste participaction

But let's keep talking about that time a cyclist injured a pedestrian. #roadviolence War on Cars

More bikes than cars on the streets of Vancouver 1907. youtu.be/YTE0OTVOnZU #streetsareforpeople #betterbybike #dialitback #bikeYVR

RIP Michael Pertschuk (1933-2022), saver of countless lives. Obit via NY Times >> nytimes.com/2022/11/29/us/…

"... a difficult lesson learned by a number of 🇺🇲 [& now 🇨🇦] cities that have simply run out of money to pay for crucial infrastructure repairs." #SuburbsDontPay Tremendous story from don pittis CBC News. ✊ www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbc.ca… JUST CARS 🛻🚗🚙🚳 Strong Towns

2016 Tesla video promoting #selfdriving was staged, engineer testifies. Musk's tweet (“Tesla drives itself ... thru urban streets to highway to streets, then finds a parking spot") & video tagline ("The car is driving itself.") are maninfestly false. reuters.com/technology/tes…

Hi ppl. VZC founder Graham Larkin here. Yes, I've been off Twitter, which was becoming enervating even before EM took over. Plus I moved to Cali 🇺🇸. Popping in to say how much I ❤️following NotJustBikes (another 🇨🇦 expat & extwit) on YouTube. Peace, G youtube.com/watch?v=ymcBC7…