Also discussed here: Our Cities Ourselves: 10 Principles for Transport in Urban Life (Institute of Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), July 10, 2010)
The report being reviewed today provides a pathway toward sustainable transportation over the next two decades, using examples from various cities around the world to demonstrate in words and pictures what is needed- Copenhagen, Mexico City, Hangzhou(China), Brighton (UK), London (Southbank), Massena (Paris), Seoul, South Korea, Melbourne (Australia), Malmo (Sweden)
Key Quotes:
“If I bike to work instead of taking the car for the next 20 years, I will save $100,000 more for my retirement, live 7 years longer, and cut 94 tons of CO2”
“2-to-1 public opposition to congestion charges turned to 2-to-1 support after voters saw how a 20% drop in traffic led to a 30-50% reduction in traffic delays. Stockholm, Sweden”
“Freight contributes 40- 50% of air and noise pollution, while, on average, accounting only for 10-15% of all vehicle-miles traveled.. Regional movement of goods could be shifted from trucks to rail or water-based delivery systems, while city logistics might include cargo cycles”
“An average delivery van weighs more than one metric ton, and delivers less than 100 kg of goods within a total distance of only 15 km. Cargocycles weigh only 100 kg, have a load capacity of 180 kg, and an autonomy of 30 km, making them much more efficient”
“By encouraging infill development, the economic savings to society would equate to over $300 million per 1000 housing units or $110,000,000,000 over the next 50 years for a city with 4-5 million inhabitants”
“With renovation of old buildings, energy use from heating can be reduced by 77%. The energy used from renovating an old building is far less than from constructing a new building”
“Humans are linear, frontal, horizontal mammals that walk at a maximum of 3 mph and have an eye level of approximately 5 feet. Human mobility and human senses should be the biological basis for how streets are designed”
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