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These are not the clumsy Star Wars droids:
RE: https://newsie.social/@TheConversationClimate/116446040953431858
"Greening is popular. A study of Warsaw residents found more than 90% viewed their city’s green tracks positively, rating them around five times more favourably than conventional paved track.
A Swedish study found a similar pattern. Residents described the grassed tram track as beautiful, calming and a clear improvement over a hard, traffic-dominated corridor."
Helsinki already had a fantastic bike infrastructure when I visited in 2023, and it is still getting better.
The opening of the longest tram/bike/pedestrian only (no cars) bridge in the world:
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/tCtsm-zO7vk
https://tandrasz.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-trip-to-spend-bit-of-time-with-mama_4.html?m=1
Travelling back in time to 1999 Ireland:
https://tandrasz.blogspot.com/2026/04/dublin-and-bray-ireland-1999.html?m=1
Just received my contributor copy of a Lonely Planet book which was published in September: Epic Train Trips of the World (LP tends to be slow at supplying author copies, for some reason).
I wrote the sections about the Eastern & Oriental Express (Singapore-Malaysia) and the Northern Explorer (New Zealand). Must say it's a beautifully produced coffee table book and weighs a ton (well, 1.5kg or so). Lovely glossy thick pages, a pleasure to turn.
Here's the link if you're interested in getting a copy: https://shop.lonelyplanet.com/products/epic-train-trips-of-the-world
RE: https://mastodon.social/@tom_andraszek/116351870232633940
Tomorrow 10am is the deadline for public submissions. The online form is here:
By Aslak Fyhri, Torkel Bjørnskau & 1 more. Using emergency ward data and national travel survey exposure, this study finds e-bikes have _lower_ distance-adjusted accident risk than conventional bicycles, with higher summer risk for recreational cycling.
Skoda developed (with the University of Salford) an all-mechanical bicycle bell that bypasses active noise cancellation (ANC) in headphones.
https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/skoda-world/skoda-duobell-a-bicycle-bell-that-outsmarts-even-smart-headphones/
It's tuned to 750hz, which is a "blind spot" in most ANC headphone processing.
There is also a resonator for a higher frequency, and the hammer produces irregular strikes, confusing the ANC further, and making pedestrians look behind them faster.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDaVPfpQvPI
Research:
https://cdn.skoda-storyboard.com/2026/04/Skoda-DuoBell-Research-final_cf127752.pdf
Pedestrians wearing headphones are exposed to an increased risk of accidents. In an effort to reduce collisions with cyclists, Škoda Auto, in collaboration with scientists, introduces an innovative bicycle bell whose sound can penetrate even active noise cancellation systems. In doing so, it helps prevent injuries to both pedestrians and cyclists.
Fun pedestrian lights with Māori designs here in central Wellington:
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