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Grist: How a 1.3-mile stretch of street became a much-needed park space in Queens, New York

https://grist.org/looking-forward/how-a-1-3-mile-stretch-of-street-became-a-much-needed-park-space-in-queens-new-york/

This is why it is so difficult for pedestrians, much less people with mobility issues, to navigate the pavements in #Glasgow.
#Scotland #Pedestrians #Mobility

White SUV over parking on a pedestrian pavement.

On #Marseille 's Corniche, #cyclists (including many #children ) and #pedestrians are happy today: the four-lane #road plus the #cycle path are all reserved for them in front of the spectacular scene of the #Mediterranean #Sea. #Cars and #motorcycles are banned. If only this could happen every day!

#la_voie_est_libre #BikeTooter #vélo #fahrrad #criticalmass #velorution #radfahren #cycling #vélotaf #carfree

With all due respect, any driver who is upset by this has anger issues to the extent that they're a danger to others and should not be driving...

Lollipop man banned from giving children 'high fives' because it 'upsets drivers':
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/lollipop-man-banned-giving-children-31895827

#News #Newstodon #NewsTooter #FuckCars #Pedestrians #Yorkshire #EastYorkshire #Hull #HighFive

#pedestrians in the ( #red ) #mist at #DarkMofo #onThisDay #fourYearsAgo #throwbackThursday #Hobart #Tasmania #Australia #photoOfTheDay #iPhoneOnly

If we talk about the need to calm #traffic in front of schools, here is a good example from the city of #Gdańsk: what used to be a traditional street for cars is now accessible only to #pedestrians and #cyclists.🚲👍#trafficcalming #children #schools #poland

A large section of London's Oxford Street is to be pedestrianised as part of a rejuvenation plan. That's good news for shoppers who don't like the constant background smell of diesel.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/17/oxford-street-pedestrianised-soon-as-possible-mayor-sadiq-khan

#UK #OxfordStreet #Pedestrians

@ClaireM_Banking

Here's how cartoonist Karl Jilg sees it:

#Pedestrians #CityTraffic #KarlJilg #Cartoon

A cartoon by Swedish artist Karl Jilg, showing pedestrians navigating a city block in which the streets have been replaced by deep canyons, limiting the people on foot to the narrow ledges that are their sidewalks, and to precariously balanced planks that serve as pedestrian crossings. The image in done in light blues, grays, and browns, with some orange or yellow shades on the clothes that people are wearing. Source unknown.

It is a genuine worry if the self driving car manufacturers are framing the difficulty in dealing with pedestrians as "too many jaywalkers" rather than their cars not yet able to cope with the rules of the road. Of course the UK, like most of the world, does not have any jaywalkers.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/12/driverless-cars-pedestrians-second-class-citizens

#AutonomosCars #Pedestrians #RoadSafety

Autonomous vehicles - forcing the public to change at the risk of death or injury

A decent perspective on the mind set of many of the makers of ‘autonomous’ vehicles and their political friends. And as the writer points out, there are no jaywalkers in the UK. Just pedestrians.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/12/driverless-cars-pedestrians-second-class-citizens

#Pedestrians #Walkers #Cyclists #Riders #Cars #Threats #Roads #UK

DBKL Implements Partial Closure Of Jalan Raja Starting Today #automotive #citycentre #dbkl #jalanraja #localeconomy #news #pedestrians

https://www.lowyat.net/2025/355245/dbkl-implements-partial-closure-jalan-raja-starting-today/

#cycling #walking
“#London’s #HammersmithBridge has reopened but is now just for #cyclists and #pedestrians making the 138-year-old landmark one of the most breathtaking slices of #carfree #infrastructure anywhere”
"the bridge remains a beloved symbol of west #London, straddling the past and present in both form and function”
https://momentummag.com/hammersmith-bridge-car-free/

Self-Driving Tesla Fails School Bus Test, Hitting Child-Size Dummies… Meanwhile, Robo-Taxis Hit the Road in 2 Weeks.

Self-Driving Tesla Fails School Bus Test, Hitting Child-Size... #tesla #fsd #safety #pedestrians #autopilot #autonomy

https://fuelarc.com/tech/test-shows-self-driving-tesla-blowing-school-bus-stop-signs-to-run-over-child-sized-dummies-raising-concerns-about-planned-robo-taxi-rollout-in-2-weeks/

Car hits #Pedestrians at #LiverpoolFC parade?
Terrible

It would be really nice to know what SUV model, to determine if the design of the SUV played a role in the accident. #yyccc #pedestrians

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/woman-dies-after-being-run-over-at-drive-thru-in-northwest-calgary-1.7541882?

311 complaint of the day: Boston intersections aren't Frogger games, but what if they were?
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/311-complaint-day-boston-intersections-arent-frogger-games-what-if
#Boston #DotAve #drivers #pedestrians

From complaint: Annotated map of South Boston intersection, including: Hit Person, 10 Points

"Bigger cars
mean bigger costs for everyone else. Larger vehicles – no matter how they are powered – generally impose bigger costs on society than smaller cars."

"Now, SUVs and light commercial vehicles comprise almost 80% of the market. Four in five new vehicles sold in Australia today are an SUV, ute, van or light truck. Drivers of SUVs and pick-ups should pay more to be on our roads. Here’s how to make the system fairer."
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https://theconversation.com/drivers-of-suvs-and-pick-ups-should-pay-more-to-be-on-our-roads-heres-how-to-make-the-system-fairer-252381
#cars #SUVs #roads #RoadDamage #harm #TrafficJams #congestion #Bellingen #SpacialJustice #pedestrians

https://kion546.com/news/2025/05/13/new-concerns-comes-as-bike-safety-becomes-an-issue-in-salinas/ Reminder to people who bike on sidewalks in the Monterey County seat and its largest city, Salinas. Sidewalk riding is generally allowed in Salinas, except where signs give notice it is prohibited. But it must be done with due caution and reasonable speed, and the person biking must yield to pedestrians and give an audible signal before overtaking and passing. Learn more in our 90-second audio and related post, "BIKING ON SIDEWALKS, plus examples of ordinances from Monterey County, California” https://bikemonterey.org/biking-on-sidewalks-plus-examples-of-ordinances-from-monterey-county-california.html — also available in Spanish, "ANDAR EN BICICLETA EN LAS ACERAS además de ejemplos de ordenanzas del Condado de Monterey, California”: https://bikemonterey.org/andar-en-bicicleta-en-las-aceras-ademas-de-ejemplos-de-ordenanzas-del-condado-de-monterey-california.html.

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #walking #bicycling #PeopleWhoWalk #pedestrians #PeopleWhoBike #cyclists