Transport for #London seizes 1,400 cars whose drivers ignored Ultra Low Emission Zone fines. (And then they sold them, raising £710,000 for transit.)

the Guardian

TfL seizes 1,400 vehicles from drivers who ignore London Ulez fines

Bailiffs working on behalf of TfL recoup £25m in 12 months from people who refuse to pay penalty charge notices

You can see the exact moment when #Switzerland decided ramming highways into its cities was a stupid idea. This is the Autobahnstummel, the "highway stub," for a huge expressway, one of 3 that was supposed to enter heart of #Zürich. Killed by popular referendum in 1973. Direct democracy has its moments!

"Most mini trucks have the same roughly 6-foot bed size as the F-150." Something Ford *definitely* doesn't want you to know. I make the case for tiny trucks...

ABC 12 WJRT-TV

The new hot truck comes from Japan and looks like a toy

Measuring about half the length of a Ford F-150, Kei trucks look almost like toys in comparison to your standard pickup truck. But for a car so tin...

NEWS TO KNOW from #FRANCE: Outrage in #Paris this week over the murder of Paul Varry. The 27-year-old was killed by 52-year-old driver of an SUV, who had driven in the bike lane for 200 metres, and then deliberately ran over Paul. #JeSuisPaulVarry

Look, stop lying to everyone: One. More. Lane. Will. Not. Fix. It. "Government highway agencies have been enabling the blatant falsification of traffic model results, allowing them to add unneeded capacity to bridges and freeways."

Dissent Magazine

Highway Robbery - Dissent Magazine

Government highway agencies have enabled the blatant falsification of traffic model results. Consequently, the United States wastes billions on roa...

The latest on North America's passenger rail revival! #Mexico's new prez Claudia Sheinbaum is planning these new routes out of #CDMX, and there's talk of connecting #Austin to #Monterrey MX with @Amtrak 's Texas Eagle. https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/austin/article/austin-mexico-passenger-rail-texas-19795235.php

I lived in #Paris in the 90s. A city totally dominated by cars. Hard to walk in, a nightmare to ride a bike in. Look at it now: a city where cars, rather than people, have trouble moving. Which, in the overheated, hurricane-plagued 2020s, is how a city *should* look.

It's official. The Revolution happened, and the bicycles won. Cyclists in #Paris now outnumber drivers.

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La mobilité des Franciliens étudiée par leurs traces GPS

Une grande enquête régionale afin de mieux connaître la mobilité des Franciliens, d’améliorer les transports et de réduire leurs impacts su...

In #Barcelona, the braking power of trains is being used to transform metro stations into power plants. Regenerative braking is being used to fuel lights, escalators, and electric #carshare stations attached to stations.

Grist

Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations

Barcelona is using the regenerative braking of its subways to power trains, stations, and neighborhood EV chargers. Could New York do it too?

30,000 solar panels on one of the world’s largest food markets, the Central de Abasto, are being used to power #Mexico City’s electric buses. #CDMX https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-03/mexico-city-public-buses-will-be-powered-by-food-market-solar-panels?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=citylab