Category Archives: Transport proposals

都市綠流計畫 The Urban Flow Plan 中英

造成汙染的汽車。Polluting vehicles. 造成汙染的汽車(替代道路配置)。Polluting vehicles (alternative layout). 造成汙染的汽車可是有更多LPT(輕便交通工具）例如自行車、電動踏板車、等等。Polluting vehicles but with more LPT (lightweight portable transport) such as bikes, escooters & so on. 電動車還有更多的LPT(輕便交通工具)。Electric vehicles & more LPT (lightweight portable transport). 都市綠流計畫 , 第一步驟城市中選出一兩條道路成為「綠色通道」，僅開放給無污染的輕便交通工具通行。除了緊急車輛和必要的大型送貨車輛外，不允許大型污染車輛進入。STEP 1 (OF URBAN FLOW PLAN) One or two roads in a city chosen to become ‘Greenways’. Only open to non-polluting LPT. NoContinue reading “都市綠流計畫 The Urban Flow Plan 中英”

The Urban Flow Plan

Polluting vehicles. Polluting vehicles. Polluting vehicles but with more LPT (lightweight portable transport) such as bikes, escooters & so on. Electric vehicles & more LPT (lightweight portable transport). STEP 1 (OF URBAN FLOW PLAN) One or two roads in a city chosen to become ‘Greenways’. Only open to non-polluting LPT. No large polluting vehicles otherContinue reading “The Urban Flow Plan”

The value of bikes & bike lanes over cars & roads  

Objective statistics   over subjective opinions Showing the value of active travel using data. Statistics refer to the UK unless mentioned otherwise. Money & the economy Public sector spending on roads in the United Kingdom has been over 12 billion British pounds each year since 2021.sources: Statista and Office for National Statistics In 2019 it wasContinue reading “The value of bikes & bike lanes over cars & roads  “

A Proposal to Build a Cycle Superhighway along Monmouth Drive in Sutton Coldfield, UK (English only)

From Luc – founder of greentransportideas.org Reading time about 4 or 5 minutes In Birmingham rising use of the car has led to a traffic crisis and a continuing pollution problem which greatly impacts life expectancy and wellbeing in the city. Reducing pollution is vital for health and transport solutions include electric and hybrid vehicles,Continue reading “A Proposal to Build a Cycle Superhighway along Monmouth Drive in Sutton Coldfield, UK (English only)”

Urban Greenways, Greenlanes & Cycle-Scooter Highways for Birmingham (English only)

This is a brief summary of the proposal – reading time 5 to 7 minutes. Further information is available via the hyperlinks in the text.  The current situation In Birmingham, UK, car traffic has steadily increased in recent years leading to deteriorating air quality and various safety issues. Given that during the current covid-19 crisisContinue reading “Urban Greenways, Greenlanes & Cycle-Scooter Highways for Birmingham (English only)”

We need greenways & electric scooters NOW (English only)

An open letter from the Peacemaker Foundation (Reading Time 2 to 3 minutes) Update May 2020: Since the time of first sharing these ideas in early March 2020, more and more places have already started following some of these suggestions. We need to make sure we keep up the momentum and see these beneficial changesContinue reading “We need greenways & electric scooters NOW (English only)”

Elevated Pod Cars for Birmingham

Introduction In Birmingham, UK, car traffic has increased in recent years leading to increased pollution and congestion which pose a threat to health and well-being.[1] This is a proposal to use small lightweight vehicles known as pods or pod cars on elevated tracks to help resolve the city’s transport problems. Pod cars Pod cars areContinue reading “Elevated Pod Cars for Birmingham”

Greenways

LPT* (Lightweight Portable Transport) is on the rise and so is the Earth’s temperature. The idea: Just take a few long roads or routes in a city and make them car-free. At first on weekends, using road blocks, and later perhaps keep them permanently car-free. Simple, cheap, effective, and completely reversible. The pictures below areContinue reading “Greenways”