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I don't like to say it but in Malaysia I felt like I was breathing again. I felt like things were made for Human life.
Here in the States it feels like our environment is never about making our lives easier (and certainly not better).
It's aggressive. It's hostile.
I didn't leave the States for 10 years and now I almost wish I hadn't because I had forgotten what it was like not just being able to walk everywhere in a city but actually enjoying walking in a city.
I don't regret moving to the States.
As a trans non-binary person this is still the best place to be even with all the hatred we face.
But it's also one of the most dehumanizing living environment I've ever seen.
#WalkableCities #environment #Urbanism #Green #city #lifestyle #cars #PublicTransport #USA
Australian Cars
https://www.sciencealert.com/cars-in-one-country-are-emitting-way-more-co2-than-elsewhere
#environment #CO2 #cars
Cars in One Country Are Emitting Way More CO2 Than Elsewhere : ScienceAlert
Australian passenger vehicles are emitting 50% more carbon dioxide (CO₂) than the average of the world's major markets.The Conversation (ScienceAlert)
This is exactly right:
"The focus on young e-bike riders’ safety can obscure the bigger crisis: People driving cars and trucks are killing more people on our roads."
"If the goal is to understand what makes streets dangerous, we have to look at cars."
#bikes #cars #california #ebikes
There’s a car-sized hole in recent e-bike safety concerns
A rise in crashes has put scrutiny on a promising new(ish) technology, but most of the collisions also involve an old technology — cars and trucks.Ryan Fonseca (Los Angeles Times)
Drivers hate them, and they're also dangerously distracting. Buttons and knobs are poised for a comeback.
My new article in Slate:
https://slate.com/business/2023/04/cars-buttons-touchscreens-vw-porsche-nissan-hyundai.html
#cars #safety #technology
The Glorious Return of an Old-School Car Feature
Automakers are starting to admit that a new car technology didn’t work out.David Zipper (Slate)
#cities #Hyperloop #ElonMusk #rail #cars
https://gizmodo.com/silicon-valleys-transportation-failures-tesla-waymo-bir-1849382788
Silicon Valley's Push Into Transportation Has Been a Miserable Failure
The titans of tech brought plenty of disruption to our broken transportation system but delivered little in the way of innovation.Rhett Jones (Gizmodo)
Car people.
I have a dream.
I want an electric, 1940s-era truck with hand-cranked windows. I don't want a tablet-dashboard. I want all of the indicators to be analogue, and be 100% electric. A/C optional.
Does this exist, or will I need to make it? Or do a conversion on an older vehicle?
#Cars #Trucks #EVs
The better cities that are the solution will need to be deliberately planned and built too.
#HealthyCities #urbanism #cities #design #cars #transportation #PublicHealth #obesity
The Case For Protected Bike Lanes. In @FastCompany
https://www.fastcompany.com/3031392/the-case-for-protected-bike-lanes
#BikeLanes #bikes #cities #urbanism #cars #transportation #bike #city #mobility #streets
The traffic got BETTER!
#cities #urbanism #traffic #cars #transit #congestion #transportation #city
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/05/law-enforcement-is-extracting-tons-of-data-from-vehicle-infotainment-systems/
#infotainment #databrokers #siriusxm #hacking #privacy #cars #1
Law Enforcement Is Extracting Tons Of Data From Vehicle Infotainment Systems
For years, cars have collected massive amounts of data. And for years, this data has been extraordinarily leaky. Manufacturers don’t like to discuss how much data gets phoned home from vehicl…Techdirt