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Better towns

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Brent Toderian (@brenttoderian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally AGAINST downtown bike-lanes, have become one of their most vigourous supporters, because of EVIDENCE that bike-lanes are better for downtown business than any street parking they replace.

It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally AGAINST downtown bike-lanes, have become one of their most vigourous supporters, because of EVIDENCE that bike-lanes are better for downtown business than any street parking they replace.
Better towns (@bettertowns) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This could have easily been a 6-lane traffic jam but the road is empty. Bikes are efficient. So the more people cycle, the more pleasant driving becomes.

Michael Thomas (@curious_founder) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 2020, Scrubgrass, a power plant in Pennsylvania was about to close. Then Stronghold, a crypto mining company, came to town. It's annual emissions rose from 12,000 to 500,000 tons, a staggering 3805% increase. This is just one of many similar stories. 🧵

In 2020, Scrubgrass, a power plant in Pennsylvania was about to close. 

Then Stronghold, a crypto mining company, came to town. 

It's annual emissions rose from 12,000 to 500,000 tons, a staggering 3805% increase. 

This is just one of many similar stories. 

🧵
Tim Warman (@timwarman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This happened on Dundas West this afternoon on my way home from my @thebikebrigade run. The guy (licence BR95664) deliberately tried to sideswipe me then jumped out and started chasing after me. Fortunately I managed to sprint away and lose him in traffic. #closepass

Jonathan Berk (@berkie1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council has voted 8-1 to REMOVE ALL MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS from the city’s zoning code (commercial and residential)!

Better towns (@bettertowns) 's Twitter Profile Photo

But we have to make it commonsense that there is no viable future for humanity where gas price does not gradually skyrocket.

Kamala Harris (@kamalaharris) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Inflation Reduction Act included a historic $370 billion investment to combat the climate crisis. Not one Republican in Congress voted for it. Not one.

Hayden (@the_transit_guy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As the downtown loop in Kansas City turns 50 this year, let's not forget how it turned a vibrant neighborhood into a parking lot. Yellow shows surface parking lots, while green are garages.

As the downtown loop in Kansas City turns 50 this year, let's not forget how it turned a vibrant neighborhood into a parking lot. Yellow shows surface parking lots, while green are garages.
Better towns (@bettertowns) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Once the network is built, trains are damn efficient, cheap, and clean. A good train network means you can move people and stuff much cheaper and faster, which has enormous consequences for all economic activities.

Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) (@mikelydon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just as the marathon route closes to thru traffic, waves and waves of people take advantage of 26.2 miles of streets linking all five boroughs. What if we did this more often?