Notices by Ben Fulton (benfulton@urbanists.social)

Is Vision Zero achievable? Of course it is.

"Vision Zero has already been achieved in many European cities and even a few smaller American cities, including Hoboken New Jersey, which hasn't had a traffic death in seven years. Continuing to frame stories as if these facts are somehow an open question is a form of disinformation. And for the record, pedestrians in successful Vision Zero cities text, drink, and sometimes don't pay attention."

https://sf.streetsblog.org/2024/12/05/media-critique-vision-zero-was-achieved-years-ago-just-not-here

#VisionZero #UrbanPlanning

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo backs call to ban ‘killer’ SUVs following death of cyclist

"The mayor of Paris has backed calls to ban SUVs from the city as she warned the heavy vehicles could become “weapons” against other citizens.

The city council adopted a motion on Friday that calls on the government to bar sports utility vehicles (SUVs) from within Paris’s perimeter, along with any marketing that promotes their use."

#cycling #CarsRuinEverything #Paris

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/paris-mayor-anne-hidalgo-backs-call-to-ban-killer-suvs-following-death-of-cyclist/ar-AA1uGsOK

Pedalling for change — How cycling became a tool of liberation for Karachi’s women

"A local vendor reached out to me - “If you get girls onboard, I’ll take care of the cycles”. The proposition seemed like a dream come true. Excited, I floated the message in our WhatsApp group and got my first signup forming That Crazy Cyclist, our beloved girl’s cycling group. What started with two cycles quickly grew into 12 cycles within a month."

#cycling #WomensRights #Pakistan

https://images.dawn.com/news/1192483

Why American cities are squalid

"What I see is that, in the US, larger cities are basically two-tiered. A wealthy downtown professional class relies on inexpensive labourers who can’t afford to live near their workplace or drive a car; who are forced into long commutes on public transport systems in terminal decline."

"Having garbage-strewn subways that effectively serve as mobile homeless shelters is no way to run a public transit system. "

#UrbanPlanning

https://unherd.com/2024/01/why-american-cities-are-squalid/

Arizona GOP lawmakers move to derail chance for Tucson-to-Phoenix commuter train

“People love their personal automobiles. They love the freedom that it entails them, they love the ability to go when they want, where they want, how they want.” - Arizona State Senator Jake Hoffman, who wants to spend a gazillion jillion taxpayer dollars on highways instead.

#Arizona #trains

https://tucson.com/news/local/government-politics/tucson-phoenix-commuter-train-jake-hoffman/article_32e22568-c9f3-11ee-a111-071dc300ee63.html

@bikejourno @vesperto @tk I don't know if it's the same in the UK, but helmet laws are also a good excuse to harass minorities in this country.