Reposted by Norman GarrickThe Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 18/05/2026The Car Trap and How I Escaped It. featuring @riocobre.bsky.social link.theoverheadwire.com/mjqv6link.theoverheadwire.comThe Car Trap and How I Escaped ItLiving automobile-free in America is not for the faint of heart. 093
Norman Garrick @riocobre.bsky.social · 17/05/202612 mile (20 km) long rail in the rural Swiss states of Thurgau and St. Gallen Connecting two small towns - Frauenfeld (22K) and Wil (25k) In service since 1887 Currently runs every 30 minutes but the plans are to upgrade the frequency to every 15 minutes 050
Reposted by Norman GarrickIsaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act. 289292268270
Norman Garrick @riocobre.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Excellent video advocating for better public transportation in Kingston, Jamaica Must see for all interested in sustainable transportation especially in the global south www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVUm...youtube.comMore Buses, More Life: People-First Transit in the Kingston Metropolitan Region.YouTube video by Island City Lab 030
Norman Garrick @riocobre.bsky.social · 22/01/2025I was struck by a comment made by Wernher Brucks of the City of Zürich's Safe Mobility Office. He says that the goal is to give the "pedestrians ownership of the streets". Crossing this intersection brings that idea to mind. A function of design also a function of legal rights and regulations. 160
Reposted by Norman GarrickNorman Garrick @riocobre.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Lessons in urban redevelopment Europaalle, A new(ish) downtown Zürich Neighborhood I am pleasantly surprised at how well this new urban neighborhood has matured and integrated into the fabric of the city of Zürich. 0192
Reposted by Norman GarrickNorman Garrick @riocobre.bsky.social · 24/11/2024A vote for environmental sanity in Switzerland A wake-up call for the Swiss Federal Parliament.swissinfo.chSwiss reject plans for bigger motorways and extra rights for landlordsSwiss voters had their say on Sunday on a set of ballots which went right down to the wire. 1245
Reposted by Norman GarrickNorman Garrick @riocobre.bsky.social · 27/11/2024The destruction of the LA's predominantly black Sugar Hill neighborhood by a freeway, poignantly told in the wonderful TV series "Lessons in Chemistry". Sugar Hill at the time of its demise was the most prestigious black neighborhood in LA. Labeled as blighted to push thru the freeway.youtube.comLessons in Chemistry Star Aja Naomi King on Telling the Story of L.A.’s Sugar Hill NeighborhoodYouTube video by WORLD11 NEWS 0143
Reposted by Norman GarrickDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Induced demand applies to parking, too: "An increase in parking provision from 0.1 to 0.5 parking space per person was associated with an increase in automobile mode share of roughly 30 percentage points." Paper by @riocobre.bsky.social, @chrismccahill.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.3141/2543... 414846
Norman Garrick @riocobre.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Walk Foot People Matter Accommodating pedestrians also with an important element during construction 171
Reposted by Norman GarrickScott Urban @urbanturbo.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Motornormativity means that loads of people who don't drive believe that drivers should be prioritised. #carbrain @ianwalker.bsky.social @holybollards.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...theguardian.com‘Motonormativity’: Britons more accepting of driving-related riskAllowance made for dangers that would not be accepted in other parts of life, finds study with potentially major policy implications 43913
Norman Garrick @riocobre.bsky.social · 27/11/2024The destruction of the LA's predominantly black Sugar Hill neighborhood by a freeway, poignantly told in the wonderful TV series "Lessons in Chemistry". Sugar Hill at the time of its demise was the most prestigious black neighborhood in LA. Labeled as blighted to push thru the freeway.youtube.comLessons in Chemistry Star Aja Naomi King on Telling the Story of L.A.’s Sugar Hill NeighborhoodYouTube video by WORLD11 NEWS 0143
Norman Garrick @riocobre.bsky.social · 24/11/2024A vote for environmental sanity in Switzerland A wake-up call for the Swiss Federal Parliament.swissinfo.chSwiss reject plans for bigger motorways and extra rights for landlordsSwiss voters had their say on Sunday on a set of ballots which went right down to the wire. 1245
Norman Garrick @riocobre.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Lessons in urban redevelopment Europaalle, A new(ish) downtown Zürich Neighborhood I am pleasantly surprised at how well this new urban neighborhood has matured and integrated into the fabric of the city of Zürich. 0192