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""Now this is mobility," declares the motorist, who's shooting a video off his phone."I'm in an air-conditioned steed, driving forty miles per hours, and so are thousands of other hard-working Americans." He pans his phone to the shoulder. "Six lanes each side, and we have plenty of sagebrush over here. We could make it twelve on each side. More lanes, better." Don't get worked up, urbanists: The video is satirical, as are dozens of other videos posted on YouTube under the handle "War on Cars." Half are like this one, praising the genius of super-sized, car-centric transportation planning. The other half are faux-outraged "exposés" of bike lanes and sidewalks, complete with a horror film's screeching violin soundtrack."

"Citroën executives explained at the time that the brand's strategy for tackling the electric vehicle market was not to start with expensive cars and work their way down in price, as Tesla has done, but to do the opposite: starting with cheap electric cars and moving up from there. Along with PSA's other brands, Citroën plans to make future car models available in electric, plug-in hybrid and pure internal combustion versions. "

"Hire more cleaners to sanitize vehicles and stations frequently. Alex Garcia, an American urbanist researcher living in Taipei, told us that in the event of an outbreak, that city plans to disinfect all of its stations daily, the equipment that passengers touch every four hours, and trains every two hours if there is even a suspected case traveling by train. Seoul also uses drones to sprinkle disinfectant on hard-to-reach elevated places. Use noninvasive handheld or infrared thermometers to scan all passengers' temperature - a technique that is very common outside stores and offices in Asian cities and is now being employed to screen transit users in Taipei. Provide front-line workers with masks, gloves, and other protective equipment, especially those tasked with cleaning the system. New York City Transit cleaners have had to work without any PPE, which may have contributed to the elevated death rates among them. Require all passengers to cover their faces, and clearly communicate what is and is not allowed. Reusable cloth masks should be acceptable. Engage in small-scale capital projects to reduce infection spread, such as coating metal poles on trains with copper, which renders viruses inactive. (One Taipei-based food chain has so coated its doorknobs.) For the fast-growing number of operators who have been exposed to the virus already, ensure that they have the job protections and medical care that they require."

"La période qui s'ouvre sera «le moment d'illustrer que le vélo est un mode de transport à part entière et pas seulement un loisir», a déclaré jeudi la ministre de la Transition écologique et solidaire, Elisabeth Borne. Joignant le geste à la parole, l'exécutif a annoncé un plan de 20 millions d'euros destiné à inciter les Français à choisir la petite reine pour les déplacements du quotidien. L'enjeu principal, c'est le parcours domicile-travail, alors que 60 % des trajets effectués en France en temps normal font moins de 5 km. Les collectivités locales, elles, se disent partantes."

"On a 32-acre (13 ha) site in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a radically new type of metropolis is taking shape. Mcity, as it is called, is a place where transportation consists solely of robotic vehicles that steer themselves without a human at the wheel. The driverless cars must navigate several miles of an urban street grid-complete with traffic lights, intersections, bike lanes, pedestrian crosswalks, and tunnels-and rely upon software, wireless communications, and sensor technology to get to and from their destinations while avoiding collisions with pedestrians and other robotic vehicles. Granted, Mcity is just a simulation; the buildings are just facades, and the inhabitants who unexpectedly step off curbs are just mechanized mannequins. "It's pretty minimalistic," admits Jonathan Levine, a University of Michigan professor of architecture and urban planning. "You wouldn't mistake it for a movie set, let alone a real city." But even so, researchers at the university's Mobility Transformation Center have designed the facility to offer a realistic test of how driverless cars might function amid the daunting complexity of a dense urban environment. It is preparation for a future that is fast approaching."

""If today's travel choices are influenced by our prior experiences, this would suggest a long-term rationale for encouraging public transportation use," the authors wrote in the study published this month in the Journal of Planning Education and Research."

"Les pieds dans le plat. Tous d'accord ? Pas vraiment. Audrey Pulvar, présidente de la Fondation Nicolas-Hulot, présente dans la salle, a mis les pieds dans le plat, en évoquant le plan vélo de Paris, qui a précisément pour objet d'inciter les Parisiens et habitants des communes proches à monter en selle ou à covoiturer, alors que le taux de remplissage des voitures individuelles ne dépasse pas 1,2 personne dans la capitale et 1,07 sur les autoroutes franciliennes. « J'entends dire sur scène à quel point les citoyens sont ouverts à de nouvelles mobilités, plus respectueuses de l'environnement. Beaucoup de grandes villes nous donnent l'exemple. Pourquoi c'est si compliqué à Paris ? Pourquoi le moindre couloir de vélo déclenche des hurlements ? », a lancé la journaliste (la vidéo ici, environ après 1h34mn). Un résumé de la difficulté à faire changer les comportements. En bref, l'enjeu même de ces Assises."

"Deux associations de cyclistes, Paris en selle et Mieux se déplacer à bicyclette Île-de-France, ont présenté ce 18 novembre leurs propositions pour améliorer et développer la pratique du vélo à Paris à l'approche des municipales. A quatre mois des élections municipales, les cyclistes ont bien l'intention de peser sur le scrutin. Ce 18 novembre, les associations Paris en selle et Mieux se déplacer à bicyclette Île-de-France ont présenté leurs quatre propositions pour « transformer Paris par le vélo. » Parmi elles, la création d'un « réseau vélopolitain » (carte ci-dessus) constitué de 16 voies cyclables, soit 170 km d'itinéraires continus et bien identifiés pour un coût estimé de 250 millions d'euros. Ce réseau serait intégré au Réseau express régional vélo dont la présentation est attendue pour janvier prochain. Les deux associations demandent également davantage d'équipements de stationnement pour les vélos, l'amélioration de Vélib' ainsi qu'une révision du plan de circulation pour limiter le trafic automobile dans certaines rues."

"Traffic circles are ubiquitous in France, accepted as safer than traditional intersections. But they have also become an emblem of the country's ailments, from urban sprawl to inequality. France loves its roundabouts. They are ubiquitous throughout the country, including in Abbeville, a city of about 25,000. Credit...Aurelien Breeden/The New York Times By Aurelien Breeden Dec. 25, 2019 ABBEVILLE, France - Every day, about 65,000 vehicles cruise through the center of Abbeville, passing by its Gothic church, City Hall and rows of red brick houses, with many drivers on their way to the English Channel about a dozen miles away. But they never stop for a red light. None exist in this town of about 25,000 people. Instead, drivers bank, swerve and loop their way through traffic circle after traffic circle. Their ubiquity in Abbeville is an extreme example of France's unabashed embrace of the roundabout, found in abundance throughout the country and widely credited for making roads safer and less clogged. Even in Abbeville, on a recent morning, workers in fluorescent orange vests and hard hats were breaking ground on yet another traffic circle, as cars were backed up by the construction. Roundabouts played a central role in the Yellow Vests protests, when demonstrators occupied hundreds of the nation's roundabouts, blocking traffic as a way to demonstrate against a despised fuel tax increase in particular and a growing sense of inequality in general. But France's relationship with them has in some ways soured, their very pervasiveness making them a convenient scapegoat for many of France's ills, real or perceived. Pierre Vermeren, a French historian writing in Le Figaro last year, said roundabouts were a "symbol of ugly France" and the "emblem of French malaise." There are no official statistics, but estimates of the total number of traffic circles in France range from 20,000 to 50,000. In the United States - about 18 times bigger and five

via Pomélo : Sur le plan professionnel comme personnel, je suis un grand consommateur de Deliveroo et Uber Eats avec 33 commandes passées depuis le début de l'année. Mais j'entends les critiques croissantes à l'encontre de ces géants de la livraison de repas (pourcentage important prélevé aux restaurateurs, course aux promotions qui incite fortement ces derniers à proposer des réductions et tire les prix vers le bas, précarité des livreurs, offre à la qualité très inégale...) et l'arrivée d'une nouvelle plateforme très engagée est une excellente nouvelle qui permettra peut-être d'assainir le marché. Bienvenue donc à Resto.Paris (lancement officiel le 15 septembre, dans la capitale uniquement), que j'appelle le "Robin des Bois du delivery", et à ses promesses alléchantes : 15% de commission (14% pour l'entreprise de livraison, 1% pour la plateforme) au lieu des 25 à 30% pratiqués habituellement et 1% seulement pour le click & collect, livreurs salariés, boîtes réutilisables ou consignables, produits issus de filières durables, cuisine de saison, options végétariennes, plat à moins de 10 euros... On doit l'initiative au rapprochement de trois structures : le logiciel libre CoopCycle, la coopérative de coursiers de vélos cargos Olvo et le label de restauration durable Écotable. Où est le piège vont s'interroger les méfiants... Disons qu'en contrepartie, l'usage est plus contraignant et oblige à s'organiser (disponibilité du lundi au samedi uniquement, 35 euros d'achat minimum avec des frais de livraison de 5 euros - aucun au-delà de 80 euros - nécessité de commander au moins deux heures avant, jusqu'à trois kilomètres de distance pour respecter les zones d'influence des restaurants... ) mais c'est sans doute le prix à payer pour des transactions plus vertueuses. Parmi les tables partenaires (petite sélection pour le moment) : Naturaliste, Original Green, Ressources, Grand Beau, Chez Foucher Mère et Fille ou encore L

New York City Department of Transportation August 2010

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""Highway planners misjudged the future because the Great Recession reduced both commercial and passenger travel, and because of an unexpected drop in driving by young adults," writes Paul Nussbaum. The article includes a lengthy list of highway projects that moved forward based on projections that now look anything but clairvoyant."

"With 1.1m cars a day, the 35 kilometres of the Boulevard Périphérique are the busiest in Europe. Paris's inner ring road runs around the French capital, following the city's administrative boundaries almost perfectly and connecting the city proper and its banlieues, or suburbs. Since its inauguration in 1973, the périphérique - measuring 40 to 60 metres wide and composed of up to six lanes - has been a concrete belt around Paris, making all too real what should have remained an invisible administrative boundary. This has reinforced the insurmountable contrast between Paris and the city's adjacent municipalities, adding a physical dimension to political borders and separating the Parisiens from the rest of France."

"Ian Law of Place Alliance spoke to the 2014 ASLA Annual Meeting in Denver at the end of November about what it takes to accomplish a vision for a more dense, walkable suburban downtown."

"Défenseurs des libertés civiles, libertaires, retraités et activistes s'unissent contre les contrôles des agents de l'immigration pratiqués à distance de la frontière."

"La multiplication des modes de déplacement amène à repenser l'espace public. Or favoriser une compatibilité entre les différentes composantes de cette multimodalité conduit les villes à envisager un ralentissement de la vitesse et à redonner toute leur place aux piétons."

"Comme l'a écrit John Keats dans The Insolent Chariots : «L'automobile a changé nos vêtements, nos mœurs, nos coutumes sociales, nos habitudes de vacances, la forme de nos villes, nos habitudes d'achat et nos relations sexuelles." Certains d'entre nous ont même été conçus dans une voiture garée. ."

More than 100 trees will adorn the gridded facade of IKEA's city-centre Vienna Westbahnhof store, which will have no car parking spaces. Currently under construction in the Austrian capital, the car-free IKEA store is designed by local studio Querkraft Architekten to address "radically changed customer and mobility behaviours". IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof, which will have a grid-like form enveloped by greenery, will provide on-the-day delivery services and be easily accessible by foot or public transport.