NEW EPISODE!
"Why Does Hollywood Hate Bikes?" From "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" to "Arrested Development," chances are if a character rides a bicycle in a movie or TV show that character is a *huge* loser.
Slate's
@nitishpahwa joins us to discuss.
#TheWarOnCars #hollywood #bikes #podcast
https://thewaroncars.org/2023/04/11/103-why-does-hollywood-hate-bikes/
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“Electric cars are still cars. The focus on electric cars stands in the way of truly transformative change: better public transit and better laid-out cities that encourage active modes of getting around, such as cycling.”
Fewer (& smaller) cars, less driving, more choices, better cities.
#cities #urbanism #cars #EVs #bikes #transit
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-electric-cars-emissions-climate-change/
"How The Netherlands Built a Biking Utopia."
This story needs to be told over and over, so here is another version of 'How the Dutch got their cycle paths'!
One of the nice things about using raised crosswalks to commute to work: On snowy days, there are no slush lakes to cross!
#snow #connecticut #newhaven #urbanism #walkability #trafficcalming
🚦🚲 4-inch, near-side bike signals are cool, but they also provide important redundancy.
Recently, I got to experience this first hand, so I decided to check out the situation in more detail 👇
“Wait, Cleveland Has The Best BRT?” 🚍
Video by @mattcaff. Please like, subscribe and join the discussion if you enjoy the video!
"About 2.1 million deer-vehicle collisions happen in the U.S. annually. A permanent move to daylight saving time would reduce the crashes by about 1.7%, according to the study. Such a move also would prevent 2,054 human injuries, 33 human deaths, and $1.19 billion in damages each year."
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/04/1134239948/daylight-savings-time-deer-vehicle-crashes
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