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

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2023-09-08/theres-a-car-sized-hole-in-e-bike-safety-concerns-essential-california