"Even a freeway is redeemable." Arguable, but this is an improvement! A wildlife crossing across LA's 101 freeway will connect two parts of the Santa Monica mountains for animals image
Another vehicle-ramming attack. Eleven dead, two dozen injured. Ranging in age from a 5-year-old girl to a 65-year-old man. This one in #Vancouver, the city where I grew up. There have already been a dozen mass vehicular homicides around the world so far in 2025... 🧡 image
Active Transportation, defined: "Walking, biking, scooting, and other low-carbon ways to arrive at a meeting to discuss why it’s too hard to walk or bike anywhere." Need a laugh? Here's a glossary for disillusioned urban planners who have sat thru one too many NIMBY-dominated public meetings. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-disillusioned-urban-planning-glossary
When the #Montreal Canadiens are in the playoffs, buses here flash a sign that says "GO HABS GO." It's a nice tradition. But the STM, bowing to dictates of the Office de la langue franΓ§aise, has changed it to "ALLEZ! CANADIENS ALLEZ!" Something no one ever saysβ€” 'cos it doesn't work as a chant. image
The cost of keeping a new car on the road in US is $12,297/year. That's $1,024 a month. The Trump tariffs are about to make car ownership even more expensive, driving up sticker price, insurance, auto parts... πŸš—πŸ§΅ image
When I lived in car-clogged #Paris in the 90s, air pollution was a life-shortening fact of life. Thanks to the massive increase in bicycle use, nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate counts are now down by 55%. image
THIS JUST IN: Yesterday, the people of #Paris voted "Oui" or "Non" to pedestrianizing and greening a further 500 streets in the city, and eliminating 10,000 parking spots. The result: 66 percent, or two-thirds, voted "Oui"! 🧡 image
Spotted in the wild: The TGV M, aka the Avelia Horizon, at the Gare de l'Est in #Paris. This is the newest generation bullet train. Capable of 350 km/h, but uses 20 percent less electricity. Bi-level, so it can carry 740 passengers... πŸš…πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ§΅