@BillyISTEP

Likes talking about bikes, cities, water. Professor of Political Science Texas State University. Views my own. Author: Adaptation Urbanism, Transport Beyond Oil

 Austin, TX
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If you’re looking for more discussion of bikes, green infra., & more resilient places, I’ve migrated over to BlueSky: @billyistep.bsky.social
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School street projects in Paris are my favorite recent trend. Over 200 projects completed around the city impacting over half of elementary/nursery schools. Simple, direct, effective
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Paris school streets traffic-calm/pedestrianize streets & add green space. It's a pretty simple & effective way to make cities safer & greener at the same time
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Interested in studying sustainable transport in Amsterdam and London? Join us next summer for up to 6 hours of college credit. Program open to undergrads and grad students. For more info: txstate-sa.terradotta.com/_p…
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Small details, beautiful results: simple city greening and seat combo. Avignon
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Oxford visual case study: Simple changes=more access, more business, more city life
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Comparison of traffic fatalities Greater London (pop: 9.6 million) with Travis County (1.3 million centered in Austin, TX). 30% decrease in London & 235% increase in fatalities (2014 to 2023) in Travis County. One approach working & one approach not.
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Background on London's successful Vision Zero approach: traffictechnologytoday.com/n…

London sees significant reduction in fatal casualties on roads, TfL data reveals

New Transport for London (TfL) data has revealed that the drop in the number of people killed on roads in London over the past decade is four times greater than the rest of the country, but urgent act

traffictechnologytoday.com
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Pure joy riding with the Bici Bus in Barcelona this morning. A girl on a balance bike with her mom running along with encouragement. A boy running along with a huge smile. Joy, pure joy. Oh, and hard work by parents to make all that joy happen. Thanks to Genis & @jordihoney
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Here’s an image of the police escort. Parents go ahead and stop in intersections to shepherd the kids through & then the police follow along at the rear of the parade.
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Thanks @bicibuseixample
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Such a great example of the long push against car dependency and what you get on the other side. Plantage Middenlaan is one of my favorite examples
Melissa & Chris Bruntlett@modacitylife3 Sep 2024
In cities such as Amsterdam, car dominance is treated not as a problem to be solved but as a potential to be realized. And when the decision is reached to reverse that supremacy and fulfill that promise, the results are absolutely magnificent. Platange Middenlaan. 1987 vs 2024.
A before and after image of an Amsterdam street. The before is asphalt- and car-dominated. The after filled with cyclists, trams, and greenery.

ALT A before and after image of an Amsterdam street. The before is asphalt- and car-dominated. The after filled with cyclists, trams, and greenery.

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Push against cars is a long struggle, but when it succeeds it’s like magic
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Green street in Barcelona was lovely this morning. Consell de Cent may be challenging politically, but it’s a real statement of what’s possible when you push
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Pedestrian streets are an underrated feature of great cities: Grafton St Dublin
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Broad St in Oxford is like a mini-superblock (superilla). Simple, effective, lovely
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For context, this is what it looked like before
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Ignore the headline and you'll find a nuanced, beautiful piece on the promise and challenges of implementing Barcelona's superblock (superilla) concept washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Opinion | How to transform city streets — without losing your parking spot

“Superblocks,” a street design idea that is gaining popularity in Europe, could bring green relief to American cities.

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NYT article on complications of implementing ped streets in Canada got me thinking. So much opportunity to bring this idea to North America. Copenhagen pioneered network of pedestrian streets 60 years ago & they show what is possible. nytimes.com/2024/08/10/world…
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Mixed-use, New Orleans style
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