Active Travel Please!
@activetraveltt.bsky.social
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As with most places, we've allowed cars to crush our tiny islands of Trinidad & Tobago. We don't expect everyone to ride a bicycle for transport, but we would like the population to have viable alternatives when it comes to travelling around a tiny place.
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activetraveltt.bsky.social
.....we need to reprioritize street space with bus-only lanes to allow public transit to bypass congestion and protected, connected active transport lanes for cycling, mobility aids and scooters.
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move
Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again
www.theglobeandmail.com
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dave.bzky.team
You probably cannot afford a car, and you almost certainly can't afford not to have one. This is the definition of a policy failure.
nondriver.bsky.social
AAA estimates the average cost of owning a car is $12,297 a year, and recommends drivers spend no more than 10 percent of their income on car costs. This means you should make 120K to afford the average cost. Median *household* income in the US is $77K. The math just doesn't work.
activetraveltt.bsky.social
$1 less for gas will cost us $Billions in health care costs! #LeadershipMatters #PoliticalWill #EndCarDependency #CriticalThinking #TTMoves #MobilityIsEquity 👀👇💰☠️
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Furthermore, car dependency fosters a spectrum of health and social issues, including congestion, road injuries and fatalities, psychological distress, and sedentary lifestyles that increase susceptibility to obesity and chronic diseases.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The co-benefits of active travel interventions beyond physical activity: a systematic review
Active travel is a widely recognised strategy for promoting active living but its co-benefits beyond increasing physical activity, such as broader hea…
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activetraveltt.bsky.social
Furthermore, car dependency fosters a spectrum of health and social issues, including congestion, road injuries and fatalities, psychological distress, and sedentary lifestyles that increase susceptibility to obesity and chronic diseases.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The co-benefits of active travel interventions beyond physical activity: a systematic review
Active travel is a widely recognised strategy for promoting active living but its co-benefits beyond increasing physical activity, such as broader hea…
www.sciencedirect.com
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holz-bau.bsky.social
'Lower speed limits on ring road, 1,500 km of cycle paths, >155,000 new trees, phasing out fossil fuels, and reducing the use of cars—in ten years, our actions have reduced pollution by 40%!'

this is what climate leadership actually looks like!

meanwhile in seattle: VMTs 📈
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holz-bau.bsky.social
'As of 2022, vehicle emissions have only decreased 14.4% and building emissions 6.1% since the 2008 baseline. Citywide emissions have only decreased 12% over the same timeframe... Seattle is not on track to reach its target of a 58% reduction by 2030.'

www.seattle.gov/documents/De...
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transalt.org
It's great news that four more bus routes will become more reliable in the coming months. Riders of every bus route deserve the same — let's speed up the implementation of speedy buses!
activetraveltt.bsky.social
“With an average 72 percent drop in speeding and about 20,000 fewer speeding cars every day, it’s clear these cameras are making San Francisco safer.”
*Make Trinidad & Tobago safer!*
#PoliticalWill
www.sfexaminer.com/news/transit...
SFMTA data: Drivers a lot slower around cameras
Pedestrian-safety advocates say “encouraging” findings should prompt more action.
www.sfexaminer.com
activetraveltt.bsky.social
We're wilfully blind to #ActiveTravel in Trinidad & Tobago!
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill #TTMoves #ActiveLifestyles #EndCarDependency
www.local.gov.uk/increasing-a...
Increasing active travel eg via bicycle or walking
www.local.gov.uk
activetraveltt.bsky.social
“How are you designing a city for me as a teenager - without the need for a man to protect me, a rape whistle or having to plan it like a survival mission?”
#MobilityIsEquity #PoliticalWill
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/how-our-to...
How Our Toddlers and Teenagers Must Be Seen as Planners not Passengers
An Intergenerational Call for Active Transport Justice
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com
activetraveltt.bsky.social
The country’s high obesity rates (30% according to the World Health Organization) is another social problem that more active transport could help tackle.

*T&T's progress is even slower than molasses!*
#PoliticalWill
www.uci.org/article/miss...
Mission: safer roads for cyclists in Trinidad and Tobago
www.uci.org
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samcaseyr.bsky.social
‘it’s easy to be distracted by futuristic innovations like electric cars, drone delivery networks and hyperloops. “The real solutions are a lot less sexy and a lot more common sense” ’

This is absolutely 💯 the case. & is this the reason why male dominated leaders get it so wrong so often?
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Alongside that, he argues we need to reprioritize street space with bus-only lanes to allow public transit to bypass congestion and protected, connected active transport lanes for cycling, mobility aids and scooters.
#MobilityIsEquity
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move
Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again
www.theglobeandmail.com
activetraveltt.bsky.social
Alongside that, he argues we need to reprioritize street space with bus-only lanes to allow public transit to bypass congestion and protected, connected active transport lanes for cycling, mobility aids and scooters.
#MobilityIsEquity
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move
Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again
www.theglobeandmail.com
activetraveltt.bsky.social
The Caribbean is too hot to ride bicycles for transport! 🙄🌞🚲🌴
#MobilityIsEquity #ActiveTravel #PoliticalWill
youtube.com/watch?v=BXDP...
The Laziest Excuse for Bad Cities
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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activetraveltt.bsky.social
The day will come when the National Budget of Trinidad & Tobago has an allocation for #ActiveTravel!
When we do, we'll be financially, physically and mentally responsible in the development of our nation!
#PoliticalWill #MobilityIsEquity
www.guardian.co.tt/article/tanc...
Tancoo’s tightrope
To­mor­row is bud­get day—the first op­por­tu­ni­ty for Fi­nance Min­is­ter Dav­en­dranath Tan­coo to give the coun­try a clear state­ment on the path this ad­min­is­tra­tion will fol­low to ad­dress ...
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