Jorge Martínez López

@jorgeml
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There is one little trick to avoid being fined by Transport for London...

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/tfl-london-transport-motoring-compliance-b1183387.html

TfL’s income from fining drivers on major roads jumps 57% in five years

The AA has accused the transport authority of ensuring London’s streets are ‘paved with fines’.

Evening Standard

You've got to be kidding me 🤦🤦🤦

JUST BUILD TRAINS FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE. HYPERLOOP IS IMPOSSIBLE.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/railways/news/hyperloop-from-sci-fi-to-priority-for-next-eu-transport-commissioner/

Hyperloop: from sci-fi to priority for next EU transport commissioner

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has tasked her incoming transport commissioner with develop

EURACTIV
representation is important. thank you unicode team.

I don't think people from other places understand the hassle of living in the UK when you're filling a form out online!

Like, is it UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, you're scrolling up and down trying to find what it might be!

"Your adversary does not wait for you to finish patching." - The Art of Cyber War

Labour isn't declaring a 20mph war on motorists - but perhaps it should. My latest for the Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/04/20mph-speed-limits-motorists-labour

Labour’s not declaring a 20mph war on motorists. Maybe it should

It may outrage the right, but reducing speed limits in populated areas makes roads safer for everybody and journeys smoother, says author Jonn Elledge

The Guardian

The Rue de Rivoli in Paris had almost 2.5 million cycling trips this year as of this morning. It took political courage and a bit of paint. Build it and they'll come.

#paris #velo @cs3cs6count

What are your favourite urban planning / transport terms?

Murder Strip: paint-only “bicycle infrastructure”.

Car Ticklers: pointless plastic wands that cars park over to block bike lanes killing cyclists to “grab a coffee”.

Beg Button: traffic light switch that leave pedestrians stood there for 2 minutes.

Ablism Hooks: Shit train bike closet that don’t fit any bikes.

Refuge Island: hide behind a bollard because a road is too wide to cross.

I'll bookmark this as an example of what could be done in rural roads in the UK.
A big miss is that it could have been made a shared path with cyclists.