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@fietsprofessor
Aug 29, 2020 • 7 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
[1] Iedere schooldag vinden er in NL gemiddeld 17 verkeersongevallen plaats rondom scholen waar politie aan te pas komt.

We kunnen dat verkeersgeweld aanpakken. Maar @VeiligVerkeer hangt liever elk jaar wat spandoekjes op: "De scholen zijn weer begonnen"
nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/08…
[2] We zijn gewend geraakt om systematisch verkeersgeweld te zien als onvermijdelijk gevolg van onze mobiliteit.

Dan is het logisch om mensen te leren er mee om te gaan, i.p.v. het op te lossen. Maar wat als we dat geweld op straat niet voor lief nemen?
decorrespondent.nl/11507/loopt-he… Image
[3] Sinds de opkomst van de auto is daar strijd over geleverd: is het nieuwe geweld moreel onacceptabel of een nare statistische bijkomstigheid.

Het morele standpunt werd echter 𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘵. En zo werd het debat gedepolitiseerd.

Lees: decorrespondent.nl/11543/we-leren…
[4] We roepen op om die discussie weer op de voorgrond te krijgen. Wat willen we van onze straten? En wat leren we onze kinderen?

Maken we hen verantwoordelijk voor hun eigen veiligheid? Of stellen we hen centraal als burgers om te beschermen?

Doe mee! decorrespondent.nl/11542/meld-je-…
[5] Wil jij ook als burger meedenken en beslissen over hoe JOUW straat wordt ingericht? Sluit je dan aan bij de meer dan 3.500 Nederlanders die om uiteenlopende redenen hun openbare ruimte terug eisen.

Meld je aan: geefdestraatterug.nl Image
[6] Lees meer hierover:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Een boek dat mijn perspectief op mobiliteit heeft aangepast. Wat houdt vrijheid in & hoe pas je die toe in jouw leven. Als deelnemer aan het verkeer of als bewoner of verblijver in een sociale woonomgeving.'
corr.es/snelste
[7] Met prachtige illustraties van Cyprian Koscielniak in @nrc: hoe de straat was, is en hoe die weer kan worden.

De fundamentele, maar vergeten keuze tussen Le Corbusier en Constant: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… ImageImageImage

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🚸 What if the street outside your child’s school was car-free, green & safe? 🌱 Paris is making it real with its “Rues aux écoles” program.

Here’s how the city is rethinking school streets—and why it matters. 🧵👇 Image
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🌳 Paris just transformed one of its most iconic squares: Place de l’Hôtel de Ville. Once a vast stone esplanade, it’s now an urban forest.

Inaugurated on June 21, 2025, this project is reshaping how the city tackles climate, space, and livability. 🌍
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Something TERRIBLE happened to the streets in #LegoCity and we need to talk about it!

🧐 Why did @LEGO_Group decide to WIDEN the streets?
🚙 What does it teach us about real #autobesity?
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