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This question goes out to everyone as we prepare for Public Transit Action Week (led by @envirodefence): What should MTSO do/advocate for between Oct 15-20? (e.g. new bus connections) Join our Discord in order to discuss more there. And leave your comments below ⬇️

The OECD Environment is doing interesting work to shift cities and regions away from car-dependent transport systems and towards decarbonization. In this video, they illustrate the system dynamics underlying car dependency: https://lnkd.in/eDfQc58u You can find the full playlist of videos they produce around this work here which is very interesting: tinyurl.com/28zwcauq

Explore Proposition 479 in depth by visiting https://lnkd.in/gjNykmFK. Understand its potential impact on our public transit system. #Prop479

Zero deaths on the roads -- an ambitious but ultimately realistic vision. This article is nearly a history of road safety. Especially interesting in the context of the German debate on speed limits on federal highways is the following statement of Swedish road safety specialist Claes Tingwall: "No one would dream of letting the Parliament set the speed limits for trains, or maximum load weights for bridges since they are technical limits. Regardless of how hard it may sound, democracy does not stand above physical laws." #roads #roadsafety https://lnkd.in/dchUtPra

A thought-provoking piece on yesterday's R4 PM on floating bus stops, featuring an interview with Prof. Anna Lawson from the University of Leeds, who is visually impaired and spoke about the potential impact of floating bus stops if they were to be extended.  Two things stood out to me: i) a report on the radio brought home how not all users of the footway can rely on their vision to detect bikes heading towards them (nor should they); and ii) with buses being the only mode of travel accessible to some blind and partially sighted people, the interviewee described how the quality of bus routes and its infrastructure is a key factor influencing where to live in the first place. This makes it vital that, if changes are made that negatively affect people's lives, proper consultation is undertaken, and if problems do continue to persist, then it might require further action. Starts at 16:34 & worth a listen https://lnkd.in/euj6wC3u

We held a webinar series and discussed the need for congressional action and solutions on issues surrounding U.S. labor shortages, a permanent solution for Dreamers, the border, and illicit fentanyl smuggling. Watch the webinars: https://lnkd.in/eJdpePK4

Public transports ensured by public authorities See also: https://lnkd.in/eZxSXwbe and, for those reading French: https://lnkd.in/euHyR4q7

“My government recognises the urgency of the global climate challenge and the new job opportunities that can come from leading the development of the technologies of the future. “A bill will be introduced to support sustainable aviation fuel production.” That's the only reference to air travel in the King's speech, which you can watch in full here: https://lnkd.in/d4HbzT7S Labour promised in its manifesto to "secure the UK aviation industry's long-term future, including through promoting sustainable aviation fuels, and encouraging airspace modernisation." It feels as though they've fallen into the same trap as the Conservatives – relying solely on technology to reduce emissions, rather than addressing our polluting behaviour. They're listening to the aviation lobby, and saying what they think the public wants to hear, which is that we don't have to change how we live our lives. But we can't innovate our way out of the climate crisis. The reality is that we will have to change everything about the way we do things in order to bring emissions down at the rate and pace necessary. So-called 'sustainable' aviation fuels are certainly not the answer – see this brief explainer on our website: https://lnkd.in/dtwE47ym We need to significantly reduce the amount we fly, and government measures such as taxing aviation fuel and frequent flyers, removing certain domestic flight routes, and adding carbon labelling to airline tickets would go some way to achieving that. At least there is a positive when it comes to rail travel: the King spoke about re-nationalising the railways, which should help to make trains more affordable and help people to choose trains over planes. The government needs to be bolder and more realistic about what it will take to solve the climate crisis. We will do what we can to put pressure on the government – and you can do something too, which is to sign up to the Flight Free Challenge. If the government won't take steps to reduce demand, we can! Sign up here: flightfree.co.uk

Watch out for some science fiction questions about Chinese High Speed Rail with David Feng!

Our partnership with The Global Network Network for Popular Transportation is a testimony of our commitment to work with like-minded orgs in "popular transportation" which they define as "privately provided, publicly serving local transportation services & systems." #NMAMatatuSummit2024