The same people will hit the remote start on their car for ten minutes on a cold morning but freak out when they have to wait 20 seconds at a no-right-turn-on-red. And then have the audacity to tell us how bad it is for the environment. #carbrain #motonormative
#Ptbo too. See 🧵 above this reply.
#activetransportation gets imagined as a recreational / fitness activity by #motonormative snow clearing staff. So #lowpriority.
#cycle infrastructure waits days for treatment then…
Alles richtig aber die #motonormative Gewichtung wo 80% des öffentl. Raumes Autos gehört, ist schierer Wahnsinn. www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/auto-und-men...
"Twitter E-Cars" - unveröffentlichte #collage, 2022. (Laubbläser & Flammenwerfer sind für das #motonormative Stammhirn wohl dasselbe wenn es nicht gerade in einem Auto fährt) #twitter #deathmachines #autofschismus #rechtdesstärkeren #elonmusk
Screenshot of an index of "Services and Information" on a UK government website. "Driving and transport" is listed alphabetically between "Disabled people" and "Education and learning"
I also noticed whilst checking that driving leads transport for indexing at the base of the page #MotoNormative
The new National Standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems in England mention roads and carparks but I could not find any mention of active travel infrastructure as either a source or receptors of surface water #MotoNormative www.gov.uk/government/p...
My suspicion is that they knew that if they went for the #motonormative option they wouldn't have the cash to pay for the car parking and the HA would oppose on the basis of clogging local roads up.
It's basically (moderately enlightened) self-interest.
(BTW woddabout cycling access?).
Could gender-responsive planning be the key to our new towns’ success?
Find out in this week’s Sketch!
#urbandesign #janejacobs #genderresponsiveplanning #motonormative #naturalsurveillance #eyesonthestreet #newtowns
theurbansketchwriter.substack.com/p/culture-wa...
"Favourite" has to be the new @unibirmingham.bsky.social and NHS "Health Innovation Campus" in Birmingham is going to have a 3000 Space multi storey car park. Despite the University being a global leader in Public Health, Air Quality Science and Climate Change research.
#Motonormative #PublicHealth
Go Cars (Freudian slip?), obviously I meant Go Card but having typed this out again I realise that GBoard is autocorrecting Card into Cars. #motonormative
A proposal to make Oxford more pedestrian friendly sparked a debate about street lighting and was called "a war on the working class". The discussion over the motion calling for Oxford took place at a full Oxford City Council this week. It calls for the city council to design a plan for improving walking in Oxford, to create a walkable map of the city for both tourists and locals, and to create a “Kerbside Strategy for Oxford” which would prioritise walking, street trees, benches, and local businesses. Councillor Dr Max Morris, who put forward the motion, said: “Walkability is a critical problem of social justice equity and inclusion. “As the motion notes disabled people, people of colour, older people, younger people, women and children, are much more likely to depend on walking.” The motion notes that Oxford was declared 'the most walkable city in the UK'. Councillor Simon Ottino, representing Northfield Brook, said: “I think if I said that to some of my residents, and if some of the other members said that to residents of their wards on the outskirts of the city, they might get laughed at. “There is a huge inequality in the experience of walking for many of our residents, and I think that is largely down to some of the policies of the county council. “The idea from councillor Pete Sudbury to turn off all our lights early in the evening is absolutely absurd. Many of us represent people who work at night, or have to cross bridges or go under subways to get anywhere in the city.” The county council has deferred its decision on whether to reduce street lighting across Oxfordshire at night after there was a large backlash from campaign groups and officials earlier this month. He also pointed out the county council should take responsibility for verge cutting, to make walking a more viable option for the areas affected. Leader of the city council Susan Brown added: “Many women in particular do not feel confident walking, particularly when it is dark. “It i…
Fellas is it middle-class to walk now?
(The #motonormative Oxford Mail didn't have space to report that Cllr Malik, who made this bizarre claim, is a taxi driver)
Entitled drivers THIS week has seen two striking examples of the way Oxford has surrendered to entitled drivers. You report that a fire engine was blocked by illegally parked cars on Cowley Road. Parking on double yellow lines is not an exception but an everyday occurrence. Traffic wardens are unable to keep up with enforcement. Lives are put at risk. Yesterday morning, Abingdon Road was closed due to flooding. Astonishingly, your live blog reported that police 'abandoned' the closure because of 'violations'. That is, drivers decided that they knew better than the police, and that driving through floodwater was more important than residents' safety. Our local Police and Crime Commissioner has a survey open about priorities for policing. Road crime is crime: police need to take it seriously.
My letter in today's #motonormative Oxford Times.
Road crime is real crime.
Siri, show me someone who will be smoking a turd in purgatory
ffs
#Motonormative
