{"id":684,"date":"2023-08-01T21:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/?p=684"},"modified":"2023-10-27T22:35:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T22:35:04","slug":"cities-need-to-make-space-for-transportation-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/cities-need-to-make-space-for-transportation-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities need to make space for transportation alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered how people work, move and interact with each other. Patterns of employment, shopping, food consumption and leisure have shifted markedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most visible changes, particularly in big cities, is the embrace of e-bikes and other micro-mobility devices (scooters, hoverboards, e-skateboards, e-trikes, Segways and more).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this transition phase, we are struggling to create a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/british-columbia\/article-micro-mobility-revolution-races-ahead-as-policymakers-and-police-try\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">culture of safety.<\/a>&nbsp;That will come if we formulate thoughtful regulations, and invest in a mix of public education and enforcement. Some big debates lie ahead, including over licensing, insurance and speed limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But first, we have to create the infrastructure so the converts can come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globe2go.pressreader.com\/article\/281754158828417\" target=\"_blank\">Cities need to make space for transportation alternatives<\/a> &#8211; Globe and Mail, August 1, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered how people work, move and interact with each other. Patterns of employment, shopping, food consumption and leisure have shifted markedly.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most visible changes, particularly in big cities, is the embrace of e-bikes and other micro-mobility devices (scooters, hoverboards, e-skateboards, e-trikes, Segways and more).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":686,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions\/686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avenueroadsafetycoalition.ca\/abcra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}