Hot take: if a rural road doesn't have a footway, the maximum speed should be 30mph, and down to 20mph if it's within five miles of a school.

(I'd go further, but this is where I'd begin.)

Dear people who have recently discovered QR codes,

QR codes can be very useful. They are particularly useful when they are printed out and stuck around the place. Or even on a slide on a presentation so people can access the info on their personal device.

QR codes are NOT useful on a social media post or a website that people access on their own device because if you are looking at it on your phone you cannot scan it with your phone. Just post the bloody link!

This is really important.

The main thing that makes it hard to achieve nature and green in cities isn’t density of buildings or density of people — it's density of cars. And the more well-designed density of people and buildings you achieve, the fewer cars you need or want.

It's not about whether you personally want to or need to drive. It’s about understanding the simple truth that in cities, if everyone tries to move by car, no one moves much at all. So the more of us that are enticed to walk, bike and take transit, the better cities work for EVERYONE.

#cities #cars #traffic #NewYork

Yes, that separated, protected lane ABSOLUTELY fights #ClimateChange. HT Copenhagenize.

And air pollution. And inequality. And preventable diseases. And public health cost increases. And energy instability. And cost of living increases. And tax increases. And traffic congestion. And it supports economic development, municipal fiscal success, and allows a lot more trips in a lot less space.

What have I left out?

Building networks of protected bike-lanes is really smart public policy.

2022 will be ending with *record low* levels of global sea-ice extent for late December...

[Graphics at https://zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-extent-conc/. Note: the two poles are experiencing low sea ice, but are affected by different Earth system processes and seasonality]