“Jeep and Land Rover SUVs have average hood heights over 100cm. T&E’s report accused such auto companies of “trading on the intimidation that comes with high-fronted vehicles [and] ignoring their related dangers.” The organization is calling on the EU to cap hood heights at 85cm by 2035.”
It's officially April, which means it's the month of universal daylighting's hearing in the City Council!
@cmjuliewon.bsky.social's Intro 1138 would daylight 1,000 intersections per year — replacing parking closest to the intersection with physical infrastructure to improve visibility.
Notre équipe a participé à une action de sensibilisation le week-end dernier, en nettoyant une zone locale dans le quartier Belgica. Nous travaillons toujours à une action politique pour apporter des améliorations systémiques à la propreté de la ville. #bruxelles
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Help us get an official debate on cleaning up Brussels in parliament. Sign here if you are a resident of Brussels (region) and 16+. We're 10% of the way there:
democratie.brussels/suggestions/...
#brussels #bruxelles #brussel #bruxellespasbelle
The city cannot prevent #transit traffic. Because people's mobility is the lifeblood of the city's arteries. But it can ensure that this traffic is again free of major nuisances, pollution and road casualties.
#citiesforpeople #safestreet
more on www.imagine.brussels
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It's high time we create larger, more peaceful neighborhoods throughout Brussels, not just in select streets on the outskirts of the Region. Every part of our city should be a great place to live !
#walkable #openstreets
7/8
Neighbourhoods closer to the centre of Brussels bear a lot of car traffic. The car is still king here.
Here too, calming neighbourhoods on a sufficiently large scale can encourage #modalshift and make alternatives the logical choice.
6/8
But in low-traffic neighbourhoods, transit passes through neighbouring streets. Reason why mobility has to be organised on a broader scale.
To encourage a modal shift towards walking, cycling and public transport.
#liveablecities
5/8
More recently, modal filters have been installed across Brussels to prevent through car traffic.
The map clearly shows how the filters make it possible to create entire neighbourhoods where car traffic is local.
(filter layer by @timgats.bsky.social)
bsky.app/profile/timg...
4/8
Since the middle of the 20th century, urban planners have been trying to design streets with mainly local car traffic.
So calming our streets... is far from being a fad of recent years.
#urbanism+
3/8
Many streets outside the #Brussels 2nd ring road are planned to be dead-end or horseshoe-shaped, so that only local motorists will use them.
2/8
Is the traffic-calmed neighborhood a new trend in #Brussels ?
Let's have a look at the map of the city together !
It shows the neighbourhoods where the car traffic is local.
1/8
#ltn #streetsforpeople
www.imagine.brussels
Demandez leur avis et les citadins réclameront moins de place pour la voiture et plus de végétation dans leur ville
Cette votation arrive à point nommé et devrait inspirer de nombreuses propositions pour les municipales 2026 partout en France
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
un vieux dicton dit: Quand il pleut à Paris, il bruine à Bruxelles.
Et bien... que la drache arrive !
#ruescolaire #BruxellesMaBelle
#villeconviviale #mobilitéactive
www.paris.fr/pages/nouvel...
Quand on adapte une ville aux enfants, on l'adapte pour tout le monde 💥 www.liberation.fr/societe/vill...
In a letter published in today's Financial Times, ten prominent European safety organisations warn of the catastrophic consequences of lowering standards with U.S. vehicle imports.
etsc.eu/top-european...
@transenv.bsky.social
@polisnetwork.eu
@ifpedestrians.bsky.social
Choices.
La place du Sablon à Bruxelles, dans... 10 ans ?
Admirez cette superbe illustration de la main des riverains autour de l'avenue Albert ! 🤩
Elle a reçu une belle place dans notre collection sur👉 imagine.brussels/map
Et n'oubliez pas de signer la pétition sur www.change.org/p/avenue-alb... ✏️
#villeconviviale #mobilitéactive #changeyourstreet
The answer (in part) = “Dutch drivers pay far more tax if they have a heavier car. The idea is to penalise those vehicles which most contribute to causing the potholes to help pay for the roads.”
1- La réouverture du square du Souvenir à la circulation 🚗 est en discussion à la Commune d'XL.
Elle inquiète pour des raisons de sécurité routière. 1 récolte de signatures pour une interpellation au prochain conseil communal a été lancée, avec ce texte.
"Efua Agyepong protesteert in de koude, op de plek waar haar kind verongelukte: “Ik blijf hier tot het veilig is”"
www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...
Photo of an intersection where cones are keeping car traffic to the right with tags that say "Strong Towns approved"
Photo of a reimagined intersection with a crosswalk and extended curb with tags that say "Strong Towns approved"
Photo of an intersection where paint and cones narrow the lanes to slow car traffic with tags that say "Strong Towns approved"
Photo of an intersection where cones and paint extend the curb with tags that say "Strong Towns approved"
Tactical urbanism is a method for quickly and affordably making small-scale changes to your city, and typically takes place in public spaces like streets, parks, and sidewalks.
On pourrait aussi élargir les rues en reculant les façades pour que les voitures ne se fassent plus arracher leurs rétroviseurs
Slide by @toderianUW.bsky.social saying “Adding car lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.“ – Lewis Mumford, 1955
It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can. #InducedDemand
Encore un bel exemple de #motonormativity:
Les voitures sont de + en + larges (+28% depuis années 60) & débordent des places de 🅿️
Suggestion de ce député?
Elargir les places de 🅿️, et cela au détriment des autres modes, principalement les piétons.
🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
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Modale filter op het IJzerplein in Brussel.
Modale filters of 'knippen' zijn the talk of the town sinds Brussel kennismaakt met het mobiliteitsplan Good Move. Met die betonblokken lijkt het alsof die filters iets nieuws zijn, maar niets is minder waar. Daarom: een encyclopedie van Brusselse modale filters!
Incredible how our children's right to roam has drastically diminished over the 20th century. 🚶♂️🚴♀️
Cars have taken away their freedom, reducing their contact with nature, increasing stress levels, ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
French village’s squiggle road design to slow speeding vehicles goes viral.
momentummag.com/french-villa...
Merci @heroesforzero.bsky.social 👇
#dropthemic
