NYC study shows men are 2.6x more likely than women to bike to work. When protected bike lane coverage is high, women’s cycling rates rise significantly faster than men’s.
When protected lanes are limited or fragmented, women’s participation drops sharply.
Good bike investments give women choices.
Or you could be on a bicycle
Australia did the same thing. Decreased supply increased prices so Australian government reduced taxes to increase demand, adding pressure to increase prices even more.
The European Union is tightening the regulatory backdoor through which US automakers have been quietly importing around 7k large SUVs and pickup trucks/year. “The revised rules, expected to launch in 2027, are designed to close loopholes that Brussels says allow unsafe vehicles onto European roads.”
Even though we are left unscathed, the things that drivers do to cyclists are really unpleasant.
In 2008 I met a climate scientist from Mali who was advocating for this so long that he looked exhausted. Absolutely amazing man. He was working so hard on this. And then I see numbers like this and my heart just soars. Youba Sokona, you (and your peers) really did it.
www.ipcc.ch/people/youba...
Analysis suggests Australia could have had three times as many EVs on the road if scare campaigns (by the LNP) hadn't obstructed policy.
"Charged on Australian solar and wind, EVs reduce oil imports and cut household fuel costs."
theconversation.com/6-things-aus...
I have a father and mother in law in Iran. I have a sister in law. A niece. She's 14. She likes silly pink headbands and purses and dresses, just like kids her age all over the world. There are 93 million people like her in Iran. People who do all the normal mundane life things as the rest of us.
Finishing researching for a book and came across the time the LNP accused Labor of conflating climate change with the holocaust, because Gillard used the term 'climate change denier' which they said was loaded and like calling Abbott a Nazi war criminal and this was treated as a serious story
I had this happen a couple of months ago. More annoyingly, they then left the package at my “local post office” an hour’s drive away.
“Paris has made space for cyclists in a way that I simply have not seen in any other city” (The great @awalkerinla.bsky.social on how Paris has transformed itself, doubling its cycling modal share in 5 years. Visiting, one can feel the change for pedestrians too. So good) www.torched.la/bike-share/
Hey drivers, one way to save on expensive fuel is to drive slower. Another is to use public transportation or ride a bike. Any of those will lead to fewer people killed.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, biking in New York City. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
For far too long, it has been the people outside of cars who suffered the consequences of reckless car culture.
Solid infrastructure design ensures that the consequences are finally dealt to the incompetent motorist instead.
I talked with a guy today who leads a firm that invests in solar projects. He's got portfolios of projects in the US, Brazil, South Africa, & Latin America (Columbia, to start). I asked him if he worries about political risk (another RWer in Brazil, a coup in Columbia, whatever).
He told me ...
Due to myriad reasons, women move through the city much differently than men.
Care trips, access to public transport, perceived safety, and vibrant public spaces all impact where and how women travel.
We can take a more proactive approach to creating gender equal mobility, where everyone benefits!
Spotted on this morning's school run:
* 6 boys cycling 80s-teen-film-style down a suburban street
* 3 teens trying to balance on a single bike
* 2 young kids running and chasing each other down the street
Three, almost-insignificant moments that highlight the value of making space for children.
“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.”
What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution.
After living in the U.S. for so long, the parking infrastructure is still so ridiculous.
Here is a picture of the 52k capacity Suncorp Stadium in car-heavy Brisbane. Note the proximity to a train station and the lack of parking (with strict parking restrictions on side streets during events).
We need a vehicle weight tax. If you can justify buying an $80k, 3,000 kg Wagoneer to haul one bag of groceries, taxpayers shouldn't be subsidizing your pavement wear and tear plus the added danger to our streets. If you can afford the payments, you can afford to stop asking society to subsidize it.
"I can quit subsidized fuel anytime I want!"
Gasoline isn't expensive enough, given how many people I see idling their vehicles.
NYT editorial board issues a full-throated endorsement of congestion pricing:
"Over its first 14 months, the [NYC] congestion pricing system has exceeded even the high hopes of many supporters. It has reduced traffic, improved the quality of life and even provided a boost for businesses."
I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.
"The rising cost of parking is prompting cities to rethink development rules.
At least 12 of the 17 cities studied by #UCLA have fully or partially eliminated minimum parking requirements in recent years."
Car-brained DOT
I had a time series of mangrove carbon export for many years, and then it was hit by Hurricane Irma. The result is some pretty interesting science.
People want mangroves to take up more CO₂ from the atmosphere, but with climate change and more extreme storms, they're probably going to do less. 🧪
When you remove cars, magic happens.
