Els eixos verds de Barcelona: un canvi urbanístic amb gran impacte Durant els caps de setmana, però, els nivells sonors són molt similars als que es registraven abans del canvi

🌳🔇🚶‍♀️🚗Un estudi assenyala els beneficis dels eixos verds a les grans ciutats

Segons @nellodeakin.bsky.social de l'ICTA-UAB, durant els caps de setmana, però, els nivells sonors són molt similars als que es registraven abans del canvi urbanístic

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Quieter except on weekend evenings: changes in street-level noise following pedestrianisation Using open data from seven permanent noise monitoring stations, our study assesses changes in street-level noise following the pedestrianisation of Barcelona’s new ‘green axes’ in 2023. We find tha...

Full article here: tandfonline.com/eprint/JC8TC... (publisher version, 50 free copies)
spaces-cdn.owlstown.com/blobs/eqhzvd... (open access version)

- 🕙 Largest noise reductions during daytime/weekdays, smallest during evening/weekends
- Overall, these results disprove fears that traffic noise may be offset by increased noise from outdoor recreation 🗣️🗣️. However, noise levels still remain well above WHO and EU recommended thresholds 🔴

How have street noise levels 🛵🔊 changed following the pedestrianisation of Barcelona’s new green axes?
- ✅ In our new article, we find a consistent reduction of noise levels for all study locations (-3.1 dB on average📉).
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JC8TC...

Original article: doi.org/10.2148/benv...
Public full-text: spaces-cdn.owlstown.com/blobs/ydodyh...

-Speed limits are significantly related to neighbourhood motorisation🚗 rate
-From a distributional justice perspective, I suggest that neighbourhoods with high speed limits but low car ownership should be considered a priority for traffic calming strategies🚸

How equitably are speed limits distributed between neighbourhoods? Taking Barcelona as a case study, my new article shows that average speed limits are much higher in some neighbourhoods than others

Aval de la UAB a la seguretat del carril bici bidireccional Un estudi compara els índexs de sinistralitat i l’ocupació dels vials i dona com a resultat que hi ha més accidents als carrils d’una sola direcció.

Està justificada la percepció que els carrils bici bidireccionals ↔️a BCN són més perillosos que els unidireccionals➡️?
És un tema delicat, però el meu nou estudi📊suggereix que NO hi ha cap evidència que ho demostri www.elperiodico.cat/ca/barcelona... @icta-uab.bsky.social @elperiodico.com @uab.cat

Is the common perception that Barcelona's two-way bike lanes are more dangerous that one-way ones justified?
My new research article suggests probably NOT:
findingspress.org/article/1324...
Ultimately, both can be equally safe/dangerous. What REALLY matters are specific design characteristics...