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Dan Dec 20, 2022

Brent Toderian Dec 20, 2022

“It's well-demonstrated that you can't build your way out of traffic congestion by building roads — the more you build, the more people drive. As the saying goes, building more lanes to address congestion is like loosening your belt to address obesity.”  The Law of Traffic Congestion, according to “The Flash!” My Planetizen article.  https://www.planetizen.com/node/53659  #InducedDemand #cities #cars #urbanism #transportation #traffic #congestion #city #car #InducedTraffic #JevonsParadox #Flash

The Law of Traffic Congestion, according to "The Flash!"

Dan Dec 20, 2022

Judd Legum Dec 19, 2022

RT @[email protected]

If you let any story cut through all the Twitter noise today, please let it be this:

At least six local news websites across Alabama and Florida have been secretly taking payments from power companies to run stories attacking clean energy + other policies
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1143753129/power-companies-florida-alabama-media-investigation-consulting-firm

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/emorwee/status/1604866859018473474

In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics

Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light hired the consulting firm Matrix to help shape their fortunes. Matrix funded six sites that covered politics, filling a void left by the decline of local news.

NPR

Dan Dec 17, 2022

The Urbanist Dec 17, 2022

1962 passenger rail service in the PNW was literally many times better than in 2022. 😫

RT @[email protected]

"but the USA is too big and spread out to justify investing in passenger rail networks"

1962 America disagrees.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/FuckCarsReddit/status/1603823097089490958

FuckCars on Twitter

“"but the USA is too big and spread out to justify investing in passenger rail networks" 1962 America disagrees.”

Twitter

Dan Dec 10, 2022

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇Dec 9, 2022

"When we build our landscape around places to go, we lose places to be."

—Rick Cole, urbanist,

Dan Dec 9, 2022

Robert Reich Dec 8, 2022

The House just passed an atrocious $858 BILLION in annual defense spending.

That's $45B more than Biden even asked for.

Health care?
"We can't afford it."

Child tax credit?
"Too expensive."

Defense spending?
"Here I just found an extra $45 billion dollars laying around."

Dan Dec 9, 2022

Brent Toderian Dec 9, 2022

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 & take transit, the better it is for EVERYONE.
#cities #urbanism #transportation #cars

Dan Dec 7, 2022

Brent Toderian Dec 4, 2022

If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via @thediscourse study.

This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.

#citymakingmath #walking #bikes #cities #publictransit #transportatio #economics #urbanism #cityplanning #mobility

Dan Nov 24, 2022

Dave Walker Nov 24, 2022

Diagram: The rules of the road - 'cyclists don't obey them'

This one is from my book 'From A to B'. Find out more, or get cartoons emailed to you, or investigate joining my Diagram Club, here: https://davewalker.com/

#Cycling #ActiveTravel #BikeTooter #Cartoon #Diagram

Dave Walker - Cycling Cartoonist

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Dave Walker

Dan Nov 22, 2022

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇Nov 21, 2022

"Cities are meant to stop traffic. That is their point. That is why they are there. That is why traders put outposts there, merchants put shops there, hoteliers erect inns there. Rationally one wants to have traffic *stop* there, not go *through*."
—Kirkpatrick Sale

Dan Nov 19, 2022

I’m catching myself becoming a more aggressive cyclist. Knocking on hoods to make sure drivers see me crossing and kindly telling drivers at red lights to be careful b/c they almost side-swiped me. I love getting around LA by bike and train. I just wish it was safer.

The 2024 #healthystreetsla ballot measure can’t come soon enough. #safestreets #BikeLA #bicyclecommuting #urbanists #bancars #carfree #UrbanPlanning #bicycle #losangeles #bikelanes