My son was drawn to this bobcat at the playground and I noticed the dedication plaque. I looked up #BrodyBates 's story. He was a 2 year old run over by his uncle's 2017 #GMC #pickup #truck. His uncle didn't see him in the 16 foot blind zone in front of the truck and the front sensors didn't recognize a 2 year old as an obstacle.
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I make some pretty good granola and I dislike car dependent infrastructure
The War on Cars"In 2010, a different group of researchers found that pedestrians struck by light trucks (a vehicle classification that includes pickup trucks, some vans, and SUVs) were 50 percent more likely to die than those hit by sedans and other smaller cars. Larger vehicles also have significantly larger blind spots, making it harder to see pedestrians, especially when they’re children."
https://www.vox.com/23462548/allison-hart-pedestrian-deaths-suvs-deadliest-roads
David ZipperThe impact of new bike lanes (in Frankfurt):
"Better cycling infrastructure does not only improve conditions for cyclists, but also contributes to a higher quality of urban life for residents."
Jason ThorneAbandoned as a rail corridor in the 1980s, the Dequindre Cut in Detroit almost become an expressway to a new riverfront casino in the 1990s. Instead, it became one of the more impressive greenways/#cycling corridors of any city in North America. #cities #biketooter #transport #urbanism
My #mastodon is too quiet sometimes. I'm looking for more people to follow who like to talk about #urbanplanning, #bicycle #infrastructure, reducing #cardependency, and fighting against #carbrain. I'm on my local #planningcommission in the #suburbs of #annarbor. #sciotownship
I like this trend of painting "unauthorized" crosswalks.
Cities almost always rush to erase them. That shows local agencies *can* move quickly to change streetscapes -- they just choose not to when residents request safety improvements. People should know that!
@killyourfm I've been getting into #louisprima lately. What new to you music have you've recently started exploring?