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somcak (alt account)
@somcak@kind.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
#introduction
New instance new intro!!
I'm a #librarian currently in #Ohio. I have 2 mini #dachshunds and 2 #cats. I enjoy all sorts of music.

I've been on Mastodon since October 2022, and this is my 6th server and is an alt account as Beige Party is down. Don’t know the last time I archived stuff, so If I didn’t send a friend request, my apologies.

I enjoy learning about #history and #archeology, particularly the #neolithic.
I'm also interested in #UrbanPlanning. I have an #ebike.

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somcak (alt account)
@somcak@kind.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
#introduction
New instance new intro!!
I'm a #librarian currently in #Ohio. I have 2 mini #dachshunds and 2 #cats. I enjoy all sorts of music.

I've been on Mastodon since October 2022, and this is my 6th server and is an alt account as Beige Party is down. Don’t know the last time I archived stuff, so If I didn’t send a friend request, my apologies.

I enjoy learning about #history and #archeology, particularly the #neolithic.
I'm also interested in #UrbanPlanning. I have an #ebike.

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Kévin
@knowmadd@mastodon.world  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

I will forever think of this as "Slaughter's razor"

@notjustbikes

#urbanism #urbanplanning

The universal law of cities: The more car-friendly a place is, the shittier it is to be there.
The universal law of cities: The more car-friendly a place is, the shittier it is to be there.
The universal law of cities: The more car-friendly a place is, the shittier it is to be there.
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Kévin
@knowmadd@mastodon.world  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

I will forever think of this as "Slaughter's razor"

@notjustbikes

#urbanism #urbanplanning

The universal law of cities: The more car-friendly a place is, the shittier it is to be there.
The universal law of cities: The more car-friendly a place is, the shittier it is to be there.
The universal law of cities: The more car-friendly a place is, the shittier it is to be there.
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Flipboard Science Desk
@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Walking can be good for your health, but how much you do of it isn't necessarily down to motivation. A new study of more than 5,400 people demonstrated that the design of the place you live affects the number of steps you take. Those who live in walkable places take on average 1,100 steps a day more than people in locations that are designed for getting around by car. Dr. Laura Rosella, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto, told @cbc@flipboard.com that several high-quality studies point to decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and pre-diabetes as well as mental health benefits from more walkable cities.

https://flip.it/T3wrjv

#Health#Science#Medicine#Walkability#UrbanPlanning#Design

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Flipboard Science Desk
@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Walking can be good for your health, but how much you do of it isn't necessarily down to motivation. A new study of more than 5,400 people demonstrated that the design of the place you live affects the number of steps you take. Those who live in walkable places take on average 1,100 steps a day more than people in locations that are designed for getting around by car. Dr. Laura Rosella, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto, told @cbc@flipboard.com that several high-quality studies point to decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and pre-diabetes as well as mental health benefits from more walkable cities.

https://flip.it/T3wrjv

#Health#Science#Medicine#Walkability#UrbanPlanning#Design

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AJ Sadauskas
@aj@gts.sadauskas.id.au  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@yianiris@ajsadauskas One more important point to share: Overall road deaths per 100,000 people.

The OECD average is 4.28 people killed driving each year per 100,000 people.

The Netherlands is slightly below this at 4.19.

And the USA? It's at 12.84.

Source: https://datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/progress-reporting/international-comparisons

So you are more than three times more likely to be killed on the roads in the USA than in the Netherlands.

And you are more than four times more likely to be killed cycling (per kilometre cycled) in the USA.

#cycling #cylce #bicycling #urbanism #UrbanPlanning #bicycles #bicycle #bikes #bike #Netherlands #TheNetherlands #Holland #Europe
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AJ Sadauskas
@ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Crowded cafés in a laneway in Utrecht's car-free CBD. Again showing people don't care about streetfront parking in nice pedestrianised streets.

#urbanism#UrbanPlanning#Utrecht #city #cities #walking #walk #pedestrian

Lots of patrons, lots of open air dining, and a bike (because of course there is, this is the Netherlands). And not a car in sight!
Lots of patrons, lots of open air dining, and a bike (because of course there is, this is the Netherlands). And not a car in sight!
Lots of patrons, lots of open air dining, and a bike (because of course there is, this is the Netherlands). And not a car in sight!
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AJ Sadauskas
@aj@gts.sadauskas.id.au  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@yianiris@ajsadauskas One more important point to share: Overall road deaths per 100,000 people.

The OECD average is 4.28 people killed driving each year per 100,000 people.

The Netherlands is slightly below this at 4.19.

And the USA? It's at 12.84.

Source: https://datahub.roadsafety.gov.au/progress-reporting/international-comparisons

So you are more than three times more likely to be killed on the roads in the USA than in the Netherlands.

And you are more than four times more likely to be killed cycling (per kilometre cycled) in the USA.

#cycling #cylce #bicycling #urbanism #UrbanPlanning #bicycles #bicycle #bikes #bike #Netherlands #TheNetherlands #Holland #Europe
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AJ Sadauskas
@aj@gts.sadauskas.id.au  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@yianiris@ajsadauskas Let's run through this:

"The more you (the state) separate vehicles the more likely is to have car drivers assume the "road" belongs to cars only and display no mercy from "invading" vehicles on their domain. They will not even LOOK for a bicycle at some stage, and motorcycles are also in danger for the same bias."

Typically, the dedicated bike lanes go on main roads.

Side streets still have mixed traffic, and are dropped to 30 kph or less.

Here's what the research shows:

"Pedestrian crash: There is a 10 per cent risk that a pedestrian will be killed if hit by a modern car at 30km/h.

"At a 50km/h impact speed, the risk increases to 80 per cent.

"Side impact crash with another vehicle: There is a 10 per cent risk that a person in a safe car will be killed if they crash at speed of up to 45-50km/h. At a 70km/h impact speed, the risk increases to 80 per cent.

"Side impact crash with a tree/pole: Because the energy is concentrated on a smaller area, side impact crashes with a narrow, fixed object, like a tree or pole, are less survivable than those with another vehicle, and the fatality risk at 45-50km/h is much higher.

"Head on/frontal impact with another vehicle: There is a 10 per cent risk of a driver/passenger being killed at collision speeds up to 70km/h. At 90km/h the risk is up to 80 per cent.

"With increased speed, the amount of energy released in a crash increases. It is inevitable that some of this energy will be absorbed by the human body. However, the human body can only withstand limited forces before injury or death occurs.

"Pedestrians and bicycle riders are particularly vulnerable as they are unprotected during a crash."

https://www.icare.nsw.gov.au/-/media/icare/unique-media/employers/employer-obligations/injury-prevention/road-safety/speed-fact-sheet.pdf

In short, speed is the key risk factor.

So the aim on side streets is to drop the speed limit to 30 kph or less, and add traffic calming, to drop the risk of a fatality to 10%.

On main roads where the speed limit is above 30 kph, you separate out cyclists into dedicated separated lanes, making collisions less frequent.

And the most car-centric drivers who think the road belongs to them tend to be in car-dependent suburban areas where driving is the only viable mode of transport.

"Tremendous expense and useless infrastructure, trillions of tons of more cement to sink into the ground, just so the state can pretend it did something for public safety."

It's a far more effective use of street space than an additional lane for car traffic, which is what the alternative would be.

Because the modal share for driving only decreases when there are viable, safe, and faster alternatives.

"In countries where there are virtually no bike lanes other vehicles have learned to watch and respect cyclists."

The modal share for cycling is far higher in the Netherlands than any major US city:

"Already world-leading in cycling for transport, new figures from the Netherlands show that modal share is now topping 50% of journeys in some regions.

"Utrecht leads the way, with 51% of journeys made by bike, according data from the Knowledge Institute for Mobility Policy. Amsterdam closely follows with 48% of trips cycled."

https://cyclingindustry.news/netherlands-further-builds-on-cyclings-modal-share-hitting-51-in-utrecht/

"US/UK/AUS/NL/FR have the most fatal cyclist accidents than everyone else."

The US has a significantly higher rate of fatal cycling accidents per billion kilometres cycled than the Netherlands.

And it's not even close.

It's 44 per bn km cycled in the US, vs 10.7 in the Netherlands:

"In countries like the Netherlands and Denmark where people cycle an average of 864 and 513 kilometers each year, the number of cyclists killed per billion kilometers of bicycle travel stands at 10.7 and 14.6 respectively.

"Compare that to the United States where the average cyclist travels 47 kilometers in a year. However, the death toll stands at 44 per billion kilometers, pointing towards the fact that the fewer cyclists there are, the more likely accidents and fatalities are to occur."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/02/24/the-more-cyclists-in-a-country-the-fewer-fatal-crashes-report-infographic/?sh=3d721b6d33b3

So you are four times more likely as a cyclist to be killed on roads in the US than the Netherlands.

The big difference is that the modal share for cycling in Utrecht is over 50%.

So yes, if more people in absolute terms are cycling every day, then in absolute terms more people will be in crashes than in cities where hardly anyone cycles.

But per km cycled, the Netherlands is 4x safer than the US.

#cycling #cylce #bicycling #urbanism #UrbanPlanning #bicycles #bicycle #bikes #bike #Netherlands #TheNetherlands #Holland #Europe
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AJ Sadauskas
@ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

US and Australian traffic engineers: How can we make crossings safer?


This. This is what a safe bike and pedestrian crossing at a major road looks like.

#Urbanism#UrbanPlanning #bike #bicycle #cycling#Utrecht#Netherlands

Dual bicycle lane and pedestrian crossing at a major main road intersection in The Netherlands. 

The red bike lanes continue through the intersection.
Dual bicycle lane and pedestrian crossing at a major main road intersection in The Netherlands. The red bike lanes continue through the intersection.
Dual bicycle lane and pedestrian crossing at a major main road intersection in The Netherlands. The red bike lanes continue through the intersection.
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Jon Sullivan
@joncounts@mastodon.nz  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

The mayor of Christchurch city, NZ, Phil Mauger, is in the news backing the government’s proposal to cap councils’ rates increases. The article on #RNZ says that Mauger “agreed with [finance minister Nicola] Willis that councils had engaged in wasteful spending”.

Ah, you must be thinking, surely Mauger must mean our $683 million new stadium. That’s a big reason why Christchurch rates have gone up by on average almost 25% during the 3 years of Mauger’s term, while inflation had only risen about 8%.

No, of course not. He’s pointing at our cycle ways. “We've wasted money on how we have designed and built cycleways”. The council has budgeted on average $21 million annually over the next 10 years for cycleway and footpath maintenance and construction.

😔

Remember that it’s election year this year.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/566309/christchurch-mayor-backs-proposal-for-government-capped-rates-rises

#nzpol #BikeTooter#CycleWays#UrbanPlanning#Christchurch #nz

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Jon Sullivan
@joncounts@mastodon.nz  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

The mayor of Christchurch city, NZ, Phil Mauger, is in the news backing the government’s proposal to cap councils’ rates increases. The article on #RNZ says that Mauger “agreed with [finance minister Nicola] Willis that councils had engaged in wasteful spending”.

Ah, you must be thinking, surely Mauger must mean our $683 million new stadium. That’s a big reason why Christchurch rates have gone up by on average almost 25% during the 3 years of Mauger’s term, while inflation had only risen about 8%.

No, of course not. He’s pointing at our cycle ways. “We've wasted money on how we have designed and built cycleways”. The council has budgeted on average $21 million annually over the next 10 years for cycleway and footpath maintenance and construction.

😔

Remember that it’s election year this year.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/566309/christchurch-mayor-backs-proposal-for-government-capped-rates-rises

#nzpol #BikeTooter#CycleWays#UrbanPlanning#Christchurch #nz

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