Riding an ebike around a city with protected bike lanes is a lot of fun If the formula to happiness is small doses of pleasures spread throughout the day than this is the most ideal form of transportation to increase happiness

New research finds that the costs of expanding roads in urban areas are three times greater than its potential benefits trib.al/n5glylI

For every one large city that has repealed off street parking mandates, two small cities have done the same

Ebikes are a cheat code for local trips (and they greatly expand what can be considered “local” trips for biking). We just need more decent bike infra to unlock their full potential.

One of the most undercover villains in the fight for safer streets is fire departments who insist on responding to all emergencies, not just fires, in gigantic ladder trucks instead of smaller vehicles.

Fantastic cover story this week by Doug Dowson featuring this killer chart economist.com/interactive/un…

“The terms ‘windshield bias’ and ‘motornormativity’ describe how a system built around private automobiles not only creates automobile dependency, it also engenders further demand for autocentric ways to fix its problems.” 🚘🧠 Tara Goddard 🚸 findingspress.org/article/122974…

So happy to see this finally get mainstream media attention. The NHTSA is asleep at the wheel and people are dying because of it.

A light, quick, cheap solution so good, it should be copied the world over: The fietsvlonder is a “bike platform” that temporarily swaps one car parking space for 10 bicycles. If deemed a success—as here in Eindhoven—the curb is adjusted and structure moved to the next location.

Modal filters improve the bikeability of a neighborhood by making bike trips more direct and car trips more circuitous

Replace federal funding with Palm Beach County and you’ve got our current situation with too much vehicular traffic

Urban greenery, city trees, urban forestry. No matter what you call it, planting trees in cities helps an awful lot. Should be a massive priority. Via Biodiversity Hub International

Planners should stop micromanaging what buildings look like and how they're used and instead turn their attention to making sure the spaces in between buildings are pleasant and inviting.

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Amazing feat—congratulations, Lael! Most of us won’t go anywhere near 18,000 miles, but every American should have access to good, safe bike routes for recreation, commuting, or both. nytimes.com/2024/09/12/spo…

We have laws that demand bars have large parking lots.

In downtown Miami, parking can cost up to $30 per day, and monthly parking rates can exceed $200. This makes parking a significant expense for daily commuters. Looking for ways to save, public transit may help. Details: cbs12.com/news/local/tri…

American traffic engineering assumes the car is the base unit of transportation and optimizes roads for speed and throughput. It considers pedestrian injury and death an acceptable cost. This is in marked contrast to transportation planning and traffic engineering elsewhere.

“Disability advocate Anna Zivarts shines a light on the number of people in the US who cannot drive and explains how improving our transportation system with nondrivers in mind will create a better quality of life for everyone.” (follow Anna Zivarts) islandpress.org/books/when-dri…