su-sten-able

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su-sten-ableFeb 5, 2024
David ZipperFeb 4, 2024

Wow. Paris just voted to triple the parking costs for SUVs.

A huge victory in the fight against car bloat.

https://www.bfmtv.com/paris/direct-votation-sur-le-stationnement-des-suv-a-paris-les-bureaux-de-vote-ont-ouvert_LN-202402040118.html

#paris #cars #safety #climate

DIRECT. Votation sur le stationnement des SUV à Paris: une centaine de votants dans le 8e arrondissement

Les Parisiens sont appelés à se prononcer dimanche à l'occasion d'une votation proposant le triplement des tarifs de stationnement pour les voitures hautes et lourdes dites SUV, sans convaincre opposants et automobilistes qui crient à la "manipulation".

BFMTV
su-sten-ableFeb 2, 2024
Brent ToderianFeb 1, 2024

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and better public transit, not only did it transform the city’s public life & economic success, but the traffic got better.

The traffic got BETTER.

su-sten-ableJan 31, 2024
Harvey J. MillerJan 31, 2024

9-foot travel lanes are often safer than 10- and 12-foot lanes, but state DOTs, local regulations and the FHWA “Green Book” design guidelines get in the way of making our streets safer

https://ssti.us/2024/01/29/narrow-lanes-are-safer-but-they-can-be-extremely-difficult-to-build/

Show threadsu-sten-ableJan 30, 2024
@owen No, that's not a lot. The only way I can think of is if they use net revenue and that can be positive is the cost of obtaining the fares is higher than the gross revenue of the fares. I haven't found evidence for that in the document though.
Show threadsu-sten-ableJan 30, 2024
@owen Is that what you're looking for? (I know it's not the cost, but the missing revenue matches your $1.7m.)
su-sten-ableJan 28, 2024
Matt CaffreyJan 27, 2024

The future of electric buses—in Dayton, Ohio?

https://urbanists.video/videos/watch/20c1b07a-7213-4b4d-a1cf-2df9a0c179e3

The future of electric buses—in Dayton, Ohio?

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su-sten-ableJan 25, 2024
Harvey J. MillerJan 24, 2024
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su-sten-ableJan 24, 2024
@strongtowns Yes to every way we get safer streets. It needs something more substantial than the plastic things in the photo. Cars and trucks just drive over them and sight lines are as blocked as before. I think changing the curb or placing something heavy like cement flower pots is a much better solution. (Yes, it costs more, but at least there's an actual improvement and you don't replace plastic bollards on repeat.)
Show threadsu-sten-ableJan 21, 2024
@owen I think of "make transit free" as one stepping stone to "make it frequent" because the more people use it, the less the argument "nobody is using it anyway" can be used. I know there are multiple ways to approach an increase in frequency, but if making it free even saves money, it might be the easiest one.
Show threadsu-sten-ableJan 21, 2024
@benlk @mobileharv while the hyper loop might be theoretically better than self driving cars (none of which exists), it's a problem if the idea of building a hyper loop prevents the construction of proven useful and working public transit. And with the state the boring company seems in, I see it more and more as a distraction than being anything helpful.