Atlantic Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, before-and-after the street’s “widening and modernization” immediately following WWII. In the years before the widening, the neighborhoods of eastern Brooklyn began to overtake Harlem as the largest Black community in New York City.
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7 car parking spaces equals 72 bicycle parking spaces
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Avant / Après la Rue Amelot dans le 11ème arrondissement de Paris
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This episode is a must listen, an approachable breakdown and discussion of this fantastic new study on "motornormativity", incl why we shouldn't give drivers and driving a free pass. Also, going to go put "got shout-out from on " on my biz cards now ☺️😎🙏
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not — a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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I file this in the same category as people who claim open streets impede fire trucks and ambulances but are curiously silent about what New York City's infamous gridlock does to emergency vehicle response time.
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We should be sensitive to hardship cases, but it's worth asking why congestion pricing opponents aren't using this same argument to abolish tolls on the Verrazzano, Gil Hodges or any other bridge people need to cross to access hospitals like NYU Langone.
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A friend’s son (FDNY) is in @nyulangone for serious surgery ( unrelated to his job). My friend is older & can’t take public transit 1.5 hrs from Queens, nor can she afford $44 for garage. Congestion pricing on top of this? You’ve got to be kidding @GovKathyHochul @AFineBlogger
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How much of New York City's on-street parking does outdoor dining use anyway? To make things concrete, I put together a little visual🎨
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Hey, Patreon supporters! Check your inbox. We're looking for some help with an upcoming episode and just sent you all something. Thanks in advance!
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Cities aren’t loud. Cars are loud.
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Not only does an #openstreet change how a street works and its safety & beauty but also how it dramatically alters THE NOISE LEVELS OF CARS on a street, well you are in luck today: check out this remarkable 90 seconds!
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This is hands down the funniest Santos lie yet. I mean, you could probably ask Bono if he recalls writing the music for Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark and he'd say, "I'm sorry, I think you have me confused with someone else."
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The funny thing is that the *actual* producers of Spider-Man the Musical probably lie about ever having been involved with it.
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SCOOP: George Santos told some potential donors he was a producer on the Broadway Spider-Man Musical. Turns out, that wasn't the case.
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This is possible in your city too!
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Thank you! I think I've been participating in this war for a while. For example:
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This is absolutely brilliant, including the whole bit where puts on his ordinary person hat and questions why those who *have* to drive don't run the smallest and cheapest car they can. Worth your attention this one.
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not — a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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Every episode of this podcast is GREAT but if you want to dive in fresh this latest one is SO FUCKING GOOD and kind of a useful thesis statement of the whole War On Cars thing and I really really recommend it!
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not — a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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A lot of people in my replies seem to be suffering from this condition. Listen to this episode of .
Also, you’d be happier biking.
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not — a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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i really can’t recommend this ep enough—it asks some tough questions about car dependency and what it does to us
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not — a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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Four very pleasant streets with space for cars, including deliveries and fire trucks, but without on-street parking.
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Bike parking at a Dutch secondary school: staples for bicycles with crates outside and six rows with two-tier racks for regular bikes inside.
Kids don't need to be taken to school in cars. Just provide them with the facilities to go by bike, and they will!
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This was an absolutely fantastic episode! One of my all-time faves. Go give it a listen.
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not — a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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Another excellent episode from . If you are new to advocacy for alternative transportation options, this is a great place to start digging into "motonormativity" and how it stretches into all aspects of our lives.
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not — a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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Another great podcast by !
Learned lots including another fallacy… the Is-Ought fallacy. 🧐
Explains lots about why change is hard.
Thank you
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Hey Everyone, Please take the time to listen to this very informative and important discussion.
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not — a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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once again we’ve been blessed with an absolute banger by these warlords 😮💨😮💨😮💨
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not — a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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We want to install 20 miles of bus lanes, but there isn't enough paint and materials available. Yeah, that could be an issue!
We want to install 20 miles of bus lanes, but some drivers complained. Who cares?
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Gotta love that City Hall and DOT are lumping "political opposition" in with other factors that are delaying bus/bike lane installation, such as supply chain and contractor shortages. Political opposition is the one thing the mayor can choose to ignore!
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Streetsblog faced major push back from the City Hall and DOT press offices when we reported that DOT was struggling to build new bus and bike lanes because of staff/resource shortages and political opposition. Now, the Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report says, well:
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Instantly one of my favorite discussions. I've thought about it a lot since we recorded it and I'm so happy it's out there for people to hear. "Motonormativity" is a hall-of-fame-level addition to the livable streets lexicon.
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EPISODE 99: "Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker." @ianwalker joins us for a fascinating discussion about a new study into the unconscious biases we all share in favor of cars, whether we drive or not — a phenomenon he and his co-authors call "motonormativity." thewaroncars.org/2023/01/31/car
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Jordan Peterson: "Civilization requires tough, courageous men willing to tap into their primal instincts. History proves that weakness has led to many a society's downfall."
Also Jordan Peterson: "Are you mad? People aren't aren't going ride a bike when it gets a little cold!"
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The woke war on cars in wintry Toronto continues... twitter.com/brianlilley/st…
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I think that as I've gotten older, and thus seen a bit more of the world, noticing all the various ways a life can go wrong—a person can fall on hard times, the unexpected disaster that lays you low, etc—the more my politics have just become about alleviating the suffering we can
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Another crash on 9th Street. TLC vehicle v. bus. Street is shut down.
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This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
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To adapt an old saying…
Don’t tell me what you value. Show me where you let drivers park and I’ll tell you what you value.
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Can anyone tell me why the 88th precinct has overtaken this playground as their personal parking lot? It’s a mild winter day there should be children playing here @NYCParks @StreetsblogNYC @NYTimesCramer @crystalrhudson @MarkLevineNYC
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When you call for more police traffic enforcement, you are calling for more unarmed people killed by police, even if that’s not what you want, because these things are inseparable. There is no nonviolent policing. You can’t have one without the other.
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One of the most thought-provoking episodes of was 's interview with historian about her book, "Policing the Open Road." Worth a listen today. Among other reforms, we need to get cops out of traffic enforcement. thewaroncars.org/2020/08/17/pol
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Police don't do traffic enforcement, they do warrant-free investigation under the guise of traffic enforcement which is why no place with low traffic violence relies on roaming manned police patrols.
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You could try policing this more, but you might not like the results
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Today Central Station opened a new bike parking facility, which was not built on or underground, but underwater.
As city's largest such facility, the Stationsplein bike garage was built under the Open Havenfront and can store 7,000 bicycles.
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