Cool statistic in the @itdpus Atlas: 9% of Columbus residents live within 300m of a protected bike facility. https://atlas.itdp.org/
Via @Streetsblog: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/05/29/how-sustainable-is-your-citys-transportation-network
“Electrification has been touted as a silver bullet: an easy solution that alleviates the GHG burden from car owners worldwide. This isn’t the case. Extensive vehicle electrification only lowers emissions by a portion of what’s needed.” Via #ITDP
Fewer cars. Less driving. More choices. Better cities.
https://www.itdp.org/2021/12/09/why-electric-vehicles-are-not-a-climate-change-silver-bullet/
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Climate #city #urbanism #cities #ElectricVehicles #cars #EV
The research is clear: without aggressively tackling rising global temperatures, there will be catastrophic global consequences within the coming decades. This year, reports have indicated that to keep temperatures from rising more than 1.5°C, there must be a major drop in greenhouse gas emissions. The transportation sector is the fastest growing contributor of greenhouse gas
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