The Stockholm congestion charge experiment was a success, but that doesn’t guarantee it will be upheld. I wonder if we’d even get that far in Brussels…
A UK study shows drivers pass closer when overtaking cyclists with helmets than those without. Update: more details here.
Stockholm voters OK congestion charging for vehicles entering the city.
Copenhagen has implemented a green wave for cyclists where traffic lights are synchronised to prioritise the flow of bikes. The wave pattern is observable via small lights at the side of the cycle path (video here) on a similar setup in Odense.
Support for Stockholm’s congestion charge is greater than ever.
Five innovations in urban transportation that you won’t find in America, yet (or Belgium, for the most part).
Traffic lights in China with a countdown time display for green and red.
Kensington high-street in London was stripped of guard rails, white lines and signposts, and the number of accidents dropped by 44% as people became more aware of each other’s presence.
Another town opts for the Hans Monderman school of traffic management, this time it’s the German town of Bohmte.
After clocks are turned back to end daylight saving time, pedestrians walking during the evening rush hour are nearly three times more likely to be struck and killed by cars than before the time change.
A new BBC series overlays multiple types of data over satellite imagery to show things like traffic patterns and phone chatter spread.
A new BBC series overlays multiple types of data over satellite imagery to show things like traffic patterns and phone chatter spread.
