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I’m fortunate enough to experience biking, walking and taking transit around Amsterdam for the last few days - the way 90% of people get around here. The city is QUIET and smells lovely… 
Plus it is light out until 10pm…
Playgrounds are in streets! #streetsforpeople
So does reopening the #GreatWalkway to 🚘 have a climate impact? We can calculate that using the @NCST_Research induced travel calculator travelcalculator.ncst.ucdavis.edu. 🧵
Adding 2 mi x 4 lanes = 8 lane-mi of class 3 roadway in SF (if fully reopened) would mean 21 million more vehicle miles traveled each year.
Estimating 0.4 kg CO2/mi (lifecycle) from @TheICCT theicct.org/news/global-LC… yields 8000 tons CO2. /2
Estimating 0.4 kg CO2/mi (lifecycle) from @TheICCT theicct.org/news/global-LC… yields 8000 tons CO2. /2
That would counter the @SFEnvironment climate plan of reducing SF's transportation emissions from 2.5 to 1.2 million tons, primarily by getting people out of cars. sfenvironment.org/sites/default/…
In fact we need MANY MORE #StreetsForPeople like #GreatWalkway to get this done. /3
In fact we need MANY MORE #StreetsForPeople like #GreatWalkway to get this done. /3
"People said #Copenhagen was too far north for sidewalk cafés. They said “we’re not the Italians.” Now there are 7,000+ outdoor seats downtown." — Jan Gehl, @citiesforpeople. #StickyStreets #StreetsForPeople
One of my most important conversations ever was an early 1 with my friend Jan Gehl, who noted how we can double the # of people in a place by doubling the # who come, OR by doubling how long they stay. The latter is MUCH easier. A formative observation for my #StickyStreets work.
One of the easiest ways to make more #StickyStreets for people is by transforming street parking spaces into small people places, like #parklets, “#streateries” etc. On this #ParkingDay, don’t just admire these — commit to do MORE of them in your city, FASTER. #ParkingDay2018
