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michaelalso: good call re <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pedestrianisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pedestrianisation</a>. If <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ikea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ikea</a> ever wanted to do a flagship store in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oxford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oxford</a>, there is the Debenhams building still vacant ...

MediaFaro News DigestParisians back 'garden roads' project in record low turnout.Residents of Paris have backed a project to pedestrianise and create green spaces on hundreds of roads in the French capital in a consultative vote.Some two-thirds of those who voted in the poll backed the plan, dubbed the "garden roads" project, but only 4% of the Paris electorate turned out to cast their ballots.<a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250324-parisians-back-garden-roads-project-in-record-low-turnout?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mediafaro.org/article/20250324-parisians-back-garden-roads-project-in-record-low-turnout?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</a><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paris</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Referendum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Referendum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Pedestrianisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pedestrianisation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Pedestrianization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pedestrianization</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#France</a>

A.Stringer"Tory activists may hate <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LTNs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LTNs</a>, and their friends may hate LTNs – but political parties always get in trouble when they go by what their activists, rather than the public, think. Perhaps, in the years of recovery ahead, the Conservatives will learn this lesson."Labour is right about LTNs – the Tories need to learn the same lesson | Andrew Gilligan | The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/article/2024/aug/23/labour-is-right-about-ltns-the-tories-need-to-learn-the-same-lesson" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/article/2024/aug/23/labour-is-right-about-ltns-the-tories-need-to-learn-the-same-lesson</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LowTrafficNeighbourhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowTrafficNeighbourhood</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/15minuteCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#15minuteCities</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pedestrianisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pedestrianisation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lowemissionzones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lowemissionzones</a>

Pádraig RiceAnyone opposed to further pedestrianisation of Cork should look at Ljubljana 🇸🇮So far 10 hectares of the city centre is car free with local approval ratings ranging from 88% - 95%.The air is cleaner, the streets are greener and business is booming. It is also a joy to visit!<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pedestrianisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pedestrianisation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#walking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/publictransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publictransport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ljubljana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ljubljana</a>

The European NetworkFrom Oslo to Helsinki, the list of cities across Europe introducing car-free initiatives is lengthening.Removing cars from city centres - or at least restricting their access - has been shown to transform urban areas into safe places for walking and cycling while significantly reducing air and noise pollution.Does this have an economic cost or is it a win-win situation?<a href="https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/09/21/what-are-the-economic-benefits-of-car-free-cities" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/09/21/what-are-the-economic-benefits-of-car-free-cities</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cities</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CarFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarFree</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pedestrianization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pedestrianization</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pedestrianisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pedestrianisation</a>

Carlos Cámara-MenoyoIn relation to the mantra of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/pedestrianisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pedestrianisation</a> against <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commerce</a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retail</a> someone sent me this article on "Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning" that proves otherwise.Using a unique transaction dataset containing the estimates of sales volumes for stores across Spain and combine it with data from <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenStreetMap</a> they found that "pedestrianization increases retail stores' sales volumes."<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S026427512100367X" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S026427512100367X</a><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cities</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/activetravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activetravel</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mobility</a>

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