Here is a list of journalists to follow on Mastodon. Added to frequently.
Managed by @tchambers
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13No4yxY-oFrN8PigC2jBWXreFCHWwVRTftwP6HcREtA/htmlview
One note:
Taylor Lorenz is [email protected]
#journalism #journalists #infosec #techie #womenintech #reporters #follow
The city of #Calgary produced this informative chart about the avg "true cost of transportation" for #walking (minus 25 c/km), #cycling (1 c/km), #transit (67 c/km) and #driving ($1.25 c/km) a few years ago
You can see their assumptions in the chart https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/www/transportation/tp/documents/transportation-cost-calculator/tcc-cost-details.pdf
Hey #LdnOnt, the people at the Caring Cupboard need some help, so we're doing a glow ride to collect food and donations. The Caring Cupboard is in a geared to income housing unit on Baseline and they do really good work for their community.
Where: 165 Elmwood St E
When: Dec 8 at 4:30-5:30
Decorate your bike and come on out!
#introduction time. I'm a #dad living in London Ontario #LdnOnt who bikes all year for #commuting, school drop offs, etc. #CargoBikes #tern
I'm a #lawyer for #cyclists and #pedestrians and a #professor teaching law of #urbanism. I do #advocacy - #GroupRides and #DirectAction
I'm a #gardener growing native fruit and nut trees to share with others. I love to #canoe and #hike.
#walkability #biking, #housing #TacticalUrbanism, #cycling #UrbanMobility #StrongTowns #TacticalUrbanism #Feminism
The 9,046-lb Hummer EV is so enormous that charging it can cost ~$100.
"It simply takes a lot more energy to accelerate all that heft. It's just not as efficient as other electric vehicles on the market."
This car is such a disaster.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/charging-a-gmc-hummer-ev-to-100-can-cost-you-over-100
This study from Canada showed that investments in cycling infrastructure that cause even a tiny increase in cycling mode share save lives, reduce carbon emissions, and have a financial benefit worth millions of dollars. Building bike lanes is fiscally responsible (despite what some people think).
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246419
Objectives Decision-makers are increasingly requesting economic analyses on transportation-related interventions, but health is often excluded as a determinant of value. We assess the health-related economic impact of bicycle infrastructure investments in three Canadian cities (Victoria, Kelowna and Halifax), comparing a baseline reference year (2016) with the future infrastructure build-out (2020). Methods The World Health Organization’s Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT; version 4.2) was used to quantify the economic value of health benefits associated with increased bicycling, using a 10-year time horizon. Outputs comprise premature deaths prevented, carbon emissions avoided, and a benefit:cost ratio. For 2016–2020, we derived cost estimates for bicycle infrastructure investments (including verification from city partners) and modelled three scenarios for changes in bicycling mode share: ‘no change’, ‘moderate change’ (a 2% increase), and ‘major change’ (a 5% increase). Further sensitivity analyses (32 per city) examined how robust the moderate scenario findings were to variation in parameter inputs. Results Planned bicycle infrastructure investments between 2016 and 2020 ranged from $28–69 million (CAD; in 2016 prices). The moderate scenario benefit:cost ratios were between 1.7:1 (Victoria) and 2.1:1 (Halifax), with the benefit estimate incorporating 9–18 premature deaths prevented and a reduction of 87–142 thousand tonnes of carbon over the 10-year time horizon. The major scenario benefit:cost ratios were between 3.9:1 (Victoria) and 4.9:1 (Halifax), with 19–43 premature deaths prevented and 209–349 thousand tonnes of carbon averted. Sensitivity analyses showed the ratio estimates to be sensitive to the time horizon, investment cost and value of a statistical life inputs. Conclusion Within the assessment framework permitted by HEAT, the dollar value of health-related benefits exceeded the cost of planned infrastructure investments in bicycling in the three study cities. Depending on the decision problem, complementary analyses may be required to address broader questions relevant to decision makers in the public sector.
Lockdownyourlife
Gus
Sarah “Slut Era” Kite 🪁
Build Soil
David Zipper