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   Joanna Czechowska (joczechowska@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 16:35:20 JST Joanna Czechowska

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   • Brent Toderian

   @BrentToderian I want to see all cities car free. Our walking group were in Vienna’s Prater Park and were shouted at by two men sitting alone in their huge metal boxes, telling us we should be pushed in single file on a narrow path because he wants the road to himself.

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     Brent Toderian (brenttoderian@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 04-Mar-2023 16:35:21 JST Brent Toderian

     “once cities make the decision to reduce or remove cars, they rarely go back. No one I spoke to for this piece could name a recent sizable pedestrianization or traffic-reduction scheme that had been reversed once it had been given time to have an effect.”

     Via WIRED. #cities #cars #urbanism #streets #CarFree #traffic #bikes

     https://www.wired.co.uk/article/car-free-cities-opposition

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     John French (johnsqfrench@mstdn.ca)'s status on Thursday, 09-Mar-2023 18:55:41 JST John French

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     • Brent Toderian

     @BrentToderian For those who want to spend more time on their bikes and increasing their daily steps, they want to feel safe doing so. As soon as bike riders and pedestrians mix with moving vehicles the risk of injury goes up. In my community it is difficult to walk and cycle distant from vehicles because this place was designed for cars. Cyclists and pedestrians are mostly an after-thought. Creating bike lanes and safer pedestrian lanes is expensive & difficult in this setting. Love your work!

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     John French (johnsqfrench@mstdn.ca)'s status on Thursday, 09-Mar-2023 18:55:49 JST John French

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     • Brent Toderian

     @fu @BrentToderian There’s much for us westerners to learn from countries less dependent on motor vehicles.