Good morning to everyone participating in the #WeekWithoutDriving (September 30-October 6) -- specifically including everyone who does this every week.
I’ve posted my hourlong presentation from NFPA’s single-stair symposium. The speaker notes contain my almost verbatim narration. Feel free to grab from it for any noncommercial purpose, and email me (stephen@centerforbuilding.org) if you have any questions. docs.google.com/presentation...
NFPA single-exit symposium Stephen Smith stephen@centerforbuilding.org September 12, 2024 Quincy, MA Hello everybody. My name is Stephen Smith, I am the executive director of the Center for Building i...
Electromobility will do little to change the level of particulate pollution. Pollutants are produced by abrasion of brakes, tyres and roads and the swirling up of dust. The OECD assumes that non-exhaust emissions will account for the majority of road traffic particulate matter in the coming years.
Interesting, clear distillation by Lebanese researcher Elia Ayoub, who acknowledges his own biases at the outset.
Plus an extra one and a list of resources. The text is free.
How to make using transit difficult, or needlessly complicated. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"...some Swiss glaciers are shrinking so fast that it is unlikely they can be saved, even if global temperatures are kept within the Paris climate agreement's 1.5C target rise." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Glacier ridgelines marking the border near the Matterhorn mountain are shifting as ice continues to melt.
Indeed. Private operator also caters to cruise industry, so you can guess how buses are allocated, especially when two or more ships are in port. 💰
"Approach Housing, Transit, and Services as an Ecosystem ... At a fundamental level, fifteen-minute cities are a reminder that it is possible and beneficial to build cities so that car travel isn’t necessary to meet our daily needs."
@carterlavin.bsky.social Operator is running a business, not a service, a difference not understood by local and provincial governments.
Sri Lanka, a former UK colony until 1972, has a proportional representation electoral system. After two rounds of voting, the new president won with more than 50% vote share. #fairelections#PRwww.cbc.ca/news/world/s...