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@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it · 2 weeks ago

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/pollution-microplastic-waste-tires-b2794350.html

"In recent times, tire wear particles have been found to account for about 45% of all microplastics in both terrestrial and aquatic systems."

"Researchers in 2020 found that more than half of the coho salmon returning to streams in Washington state died before spawning, largely because of 6PPD-Q, a chemical stemming from 6PPD, which is added to tires to help keep them from degrading."

The most frustrating thing about all this? Cities don't clear sidewalks, so more cars

The Independent

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources revealed

Tire wear particles have been found to account for about 45 per cent of all microplastics in both terrestrial and aquatic systems

Andres

@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it · 2 weeks ago

That article in particular focuses on filtering out tire wear particles AFTER they've entered the environment. Which is very much a band-aid, and it filters them AFTER we've breathed in the airborne particles.

We can stop them from ever being released by designing cities not for cars, but we need actual political leadership for that. Limiting/removing cars also comes with a ridiculous number of other benefits, too. Truly too many to count!

#BanCars

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@enobacon@urbanists.social · last month

> Montreal... #bicycles account for a fifth of all journeys, only slightly less than cars. Across the city more than a third of the population cycles at least once a week.
> London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City, the financial district, by two to one.
> Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city
> Copenhagen... bikes account for almost half of commuter journeys

#legalizeBikes #banCars

https://www.economist.com/international/2025/10/09/forget-evs-cycling-is-revolutionising-transport

The Economist

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

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@enobacon@urbanists.social · last month

#legalizeBikes #banCars

https://www.economist.com/international/2025/10/09/forget-evs-cycling-is-revolutionising-transport

The Economist

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

Andres

@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it · 3 months ago

Today in #BanCars / #FuckCars news. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/10/driver-ripped-off-a-womans-leg-in-broad-daylight

Andres

@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it · 3 months ago

Is it, now? #BanCars

2 media

"With a ban on cars a non-starter, New York City has one obvious engineering solution: bollards. Simple steel bollards on the corner of Maujer Street and"

The "with a ban on cars a non-starter" is highlighted. — "With a ban on cars a non-starter, New York City has one obvious engineering solution: bollards. Simple steel bollards on the corner of Maujer Street and" The "with a ban on cars a non-starter" is highlighted.

Screenshot from a streetsblog "mamdani answers to streetsblog mayoral candidate survey" page.

"How would you make streets in your district safer for walking and biking? Do you support the city's construction of protected bike lanes? If so, why? If not, why not?"

"The policy and infrastructure solutions to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities have been well known for years. The major obstacles to success have been a lack of political will and an administration that leverages street usage and design to broker political deals rather than advancing the wellbeing of New Yorkers. I strongly support the construction of protected bike lanes, and I will use the mayor’s full powers to implement vision zero solutions. This includes implementing all the available tools in the city’s current toolkit: pedestrianizing vast swaths of the congestion relief zone, streets near existing public open space, open streets and schools; implementing protecting bike lanes; creating a plan and timeline for building a true bike network and hardened daylighting at every intersection in the city; and more. To make sure infrastructure solutions can be implemented quickly and effectively, I will greatly expand the resources available to DOT to conduct this work."

"pedestrianizing vast swaths of the congestion relief zone" is highlighted by me. — Screenshot from a streetsblog "mamdani answers to streetsblog mayoral candidate survey" page. "How would you make streets in your district safer for walking and biking? Do you support the city's construction of protected bike lanes? If so, why? If not, why not?" "The policy and infrastructure solutions to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities have been well known for years. The major obstacles to success have been a lack of political will and an administration that leverages street usage and design to broker political deals rather than advancing the wellbeing of New Yorkers. I strongly support the construction of protected bike lanes, and I will use the mayor’s full powers to implement vision zero solutions. This includes implementing all the available tools in the city’s current toolkit: pedestrianizing vast swaths of the congestion relief zone, streets near existing public open space, open streets and schools; implementing protecting bike lanes; creating a plan and timeline for building a true bike network and hardened daylighting at every intersection in the city; and more. To make sure infrastructure solutions can be implemented quickly and effectively, I will greatly expand the resources available to DOT to conduct this work." "pedestrianizing vast swaths of the congestion relief zone" is highlighted by me.

Andres

@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it · 3 months ago

Today in #BanCars / #FuckCars news. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/10/driver-ripped-off-a-womans-leg-in-broad-daylight

Andres

@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it · 3 months ago

RE: https://freeradical.zone/@sohan/115686702464804232

Appreciate the person in the (first) video who keeps saying "cars just suck". Yes, yes they do! #BanCars

Andres

@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it · 3 months ago

lmao

#BanCars #FuckTheNYPost #WarOnCars

A skeet (eg, bluesky toot) from The New York Post. Theheadline reads, "Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: 'war on drivers'", with the subhed "Car-hating TRansportation Alternatives boss Ben Furnas has been appointed to Mamdani's transition team for transportation, climate, and infrastructure.."

The first response to it is someone named "Lunchtown", saying "Are you guys [meaning the nypost] on bsky for like humiliation fetish reasons?" — A skeet (eg, bluesky toot) from The New York Post. Theheadline reads, "Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: 'war on drivers'", with the subhed "Car-hating TRansportation Alternatives boss Ben Furnas has been appointed to Mamdani's transition team for transportation, climate, and infrastructure.." The first response to it is someone named "Lunchtown", saying "Are you guys [meaning the nypost] on bsky for like humiliation fetish reasons?"

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@pezmico@mastodon.nz · 3 months ago

Have I ever mentioned how bad cars are?

Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres | RNZ News
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580091/marine-researchers-find-biggest-source-of-microplastics-in-our-ocean-is-vehicle-tyres

#oceans #ProtectTheOcean #NoCarNoProblem #BanCars

Andres

@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it · 3 months ago

I got to slap the spoiler of a car with a thin blue line flag sticker just now, when the douchebag driver blatantly ran a red light and nearly crashed into perpendicular traffic. Wish I had a brick!

Once again, there's no reason for private cars in #NYC. #BanCars

Andres

@Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it · 3 months ago

@kimu Yep, on the walk to dinner I pointed out that there hadn't been a single car driving down the street for the past few minutes. A minute or two later a single car drove by and ruined the moment, but it was generally pretty great.

I remain on Team #BanCars.