socio-ecological economics and policy @wu_vienna | passionate about sustainable urban mobility | active at @gehtdoch_at | planting seeds and riding bikes |
Apr 19, 2022 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
A continuously updated THREAD 🧵 on necessary improvements to Vienna's cycling infrastructure that could be implemented in less than a day. It would only take a bit of paint, a few signs and (most importantly) not too much commitment by @Stadt_Wien & @fahrradwien. Let's roll:
1) 1090-Alsergrund: Opening of the Alser Straße in direction of Gürtel for cyclists between Alser Spitz and the intersection of Alserstraße/Hebragasse. Currently this segment is reserved only for trams towards Gürtel. Wouldn't hurt to put up a sign allowing cyclists in.
Jun 13, 2021 • 17 tweets • 11 min read
I've travelled a lot through Europe by rail in the last years, mainly with @Interrail tickets. My latest journey from Sweden to Spain and back has been an utter disaster, mainly due to how the #Interrail system is organised as a whole. Let me tell you why: (1/15)
Let's start where my journey started last week, in rural southern Sweden. A regional train that should have brought me to Copenhagen with a nice transit time of 20 minutes was cancelled out of the blue, which is why I missed ALL my following reservations that day and beyond (2)