#Melbourne #BikePath #cycling hazards, Jan 2026 edition. Feral looking guy pushing a supermarket trolley full of crap down the middle of the path in Oakleigh, I slowed, rang my bell, called out "on your right". So he then spun the trolley 90 degrees to be sideways across as much of the path as possible and kept walking square down the centre line. I slowed even more, pulled as far over as possible and started to go past and he slammed the trolley sideways into my thigh and shoved me off the path, yelling "F'ing on my f'ing right f'ya". Managed to stay upright, rode off through the dirt and called him a few choice words
#downtown #bikepath #urbanspace #cycling
In downtown, you get to your destination much faster and more comfortably by a bicycle than riding a private car. Riding a bicycle outside is also a good exercise. Spring, summer and autumn this is usually the case.
#Urban #WildlifeCorridors Help Mitigate #Climate Effects
Kyle Chan February 26, 2025
Excerpt: "#GreenCorridors offer a promising start to mitigating these urban issues, allowing cities to naturally lower temperatures through evapotranspiration, a plant process that releases water vapor to cool the surrounding air. Increased vegetation will also allow more hazardous particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon dioxide (CO2) to be absorbed, reducing greenhouse gas concentration and improving air quality.
"#Columbia’s second-largest city, #Medellín, launched a green corridor initiative in 2016. Since then, environmental planners there added rows of vegetation along the most polluted avenues, maximizing the amount of CO2 intake from their $16.8 million investment. Maurício Correa, a researcher studying environmental engineering at a Colombian University, found that the 8,800 trees planted became effective 'green barriers' against particulate matter and reduced average city temperature by two degrees Celsius.
"Fighting #ClimateChange isn’t the only thing green corridors can do. Historically, #wildlife has rarely been welcomed into urban life, experiencing drastic changes in the #ecosystem. However, nature-based infrastructure can promote #biodiversity and provide animal species with a safe habitat. Green corridors are indeed multi-purpose and flexible. To maximize the limited space in busy cities, green corridors can function as recreational centers, city facilities and much more—all while mitigating climate change.
"Green corridors can be an effective solution for any city anywhere. In #NewYork, the #ManhattanWaterfrontGreenway consists of almost 32 miles of #BikePath lined with various plant species. Urban '#NatureWays' in #Singapore mimic the natural #rainforests by incorporating trees with #canopies stretching across the roads."
Read more:
https://emagazine.com/urban-wildlife-corridors-help-mitigate-climate-effects/
#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanRewilding #GardeningForPollinators #Nature #UrbanWildlife #GreenCities #GreenSpace #BikePaths
First real ride along part of the Djerring-Scotchmans Creek off-road #bikepath. Got on the path at corner of Oxford/Burlington in Oakleigh, ride 5m. Stop as drivers come straight out across the path from the gym, including some who turn left and drive down the bike path to use it as a shortcut to get to the roundabout, passing the bumper-to-bumper cars on the parallel road. Car on the path then stops, completely preventing any cyclists getting past! @augustusbrown
Wow. The ‘repairs’ on the #Esplanade #bikepath #Broughty Ferry have made it worse. The parts at the car park entrances are garbage - I’d sooner ride over a couple of cattle grids.
#FotoVorschlag
'Führende Linien' >> Leading lines
East Bay Bike Path
Bristol RI USA
#Photography #RhodeIsland #bikepath
https://www.railstotrails.org/trailblog/rhode-islands-east-bay-bike-path/
Rode to the Red Cross office 5 miles away and back on my hybrid bike. I donated 400 ml of blood. It was not extremely hot, but still uncomfortably muggy. I saw only a few runners and cyclists on the bike path. My left heel feels much better now. I'll return running tomorrow, #bikepath
👷♂️Update👷♂️
Work on the MBT continues in #SilverSpringMD.
✅Completed the painting of the pedestrian bridge over Georgia Ave
✅Work crews installed the curb and gutter in the B&O lot
✅Contractors paved the shared use path behind Progress Place & Lot #18 off Selim Road #montgomerycountymd #bikepath #pedestrianpath #walking #bikemoco #transit #transportation