Joy1

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I have biked to work three times this week, which is an absolute record for me. My car is fine and waiting in the garage.

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"Singh sets the package down outside the door, takes a photo and hops on his bike to his next stop. In the nearly 20 minutes it took me to go by car two miles across Manhattan, Singh biked the distance and made nine deliveries in the rain."

How e-bikes are helping ease package delivery clogs - Marketplacewww.marketplace.org An Amazon cargo bike delivery program is a pilot in New York City. In a place as dense as Manhattan, trucks aren’t efficient.

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Nearly half of American drivers cite the sky-high expenses associated with car ownership as the reason they can't save money — and as car dependency and auto costs continue to rise, that financial strain and its attendant societal inequalities will likely get worse.

Study: How Car Ownership is Keeping Americans From Financial Stability — Streetsblog USAusa.streetsblog.org As car costs continue to surge, American drivers are taking drastic measures to stay on the road — with troubling societal implications.

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"The most effective way to deal with opposition from local businesses is to just get the bike lanes built.”

I read all the studies on the economic impact of bike lanes. Here's what I learned.www.businessinsider.com Research proves that bike lanes are good for business. So why do so many stores and restaurants still oppose them?

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"The city encourages cycling by clearing the paths every day during the winter, using a fleet of heavy-duty snow plows. One of the most impactful changes is also one of the simplest: clear the roads of snow only when the cycle paths are done." www.bbc.com/future/artic...

How Oulu became the winter cycling capital of the worldwww.bbc.com Through a series of simple changes, the city of Oulu encourages its residents to cycle through the snowy winter. What can other cities learn from the pioneer of winter cycling?

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I reckon giving away e-bikes would have even bigger impact for low-income households www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...

France halts €100-a-month electric car leasing scheme after huge demandwww.theguardian.com Minister says scheme to help low-income households and cut emissions is ‘victim of its own success’

It was a beautiful day for cycling, especially on my new bike.

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Thanks to socialist mayor: "A startling statistic emerged in Paris last month: during the morning/evening rush hours, on representative main thoroughfares crisscrossing the French capital, there are now more bicycles than cars – almost half as many again, in fact" www.theguardian.com/cities/2023/...

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A simple guide to 15-Minute Cities * By Dezeen ❇️ [To be read] www.dezeen.com/2023/10/16/1...

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"It shouldn’t be so hard for a world-class city to get streets that work and that people like. Covering the distance from good idea to a few finished blocks can take years of advocacy, design, tweaking, hearings, compromise, rejection, and stalling."

Making Headway on the Perfect New York Streetwww.curbed.com Two years after our last close look, real signs of progress.

Hello, Bluesky 😀

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