Ciclovia: Bogotá, Colombiavimeo.com http://www.streetfilms.org/ciclovia/
Bike Lanes Please
As with most places, we've allowed cars to crush our tiny islands of Trinidad & Tobago. We don't expect everyone to ride a bicycle for transport, but we would like the population to have real choice when it comes to travelling around a tiny place.
Committing to the European Declaration on Cycling: mobility expert perspectives on putting change into actionurban-mobility-observatory.transport.ec.europa.eu The EU Urban Mobility Observatory Team have reached out to key stakeholders in the industry to hear their views on the Cycling Declaration and the impacts the newly adopted principles will have on cyc...
Lower air pollution may help preserve older people’s independence – studywww.theguardian.com Researchers estimate 730,000 people a year in the US lose their ability to live independently due to traffic pollution
How to be a Norwegian parent: let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and failwww.theguardian.com In Norway, children walk to school aged six, or even travel across the country – and no one bats an eyelid. Why do these kids have so much independence, while other countries are so risk-averse?
Bicycles, Gender, and Risk: Driver Behaviors When Passing Cyclistsgenderpolicyreport.umn.edu New research on drivers' behavior when passing cyclists shows that women have real reason to be concerned about their safety on the road.
Waterford, Ireland: A Plan to Double Public Transport Service — Human Transithumantransit.org One of the highlights of my career, and of our firm‘s recent history, has been a series of contracts for the National Transport Authority in the Irish Republic to redesign the bus networks of Ireland’...
An adventure in sustainabilitywww.dannithompsonphotography.com Back in August, whilst enjoying a free glass of wine or two in Belfast I found myself committing to cycling across France to Geneva. This leg-powered journey of many hundreds of kilometres is enough o...
Inside America’s billion-dollar quest to squeeze more trees into citieswapo.st We follow an arborist around D.C. to find out why it’s so hard to plant urban trees.
Finland commended for its work on child road safety educationwww.childinthecity.org School education on road safety in Finland has proven a major factor in the country winning a major European transport accolade. The 2024 European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) prize has been awarde...