So while I am suspicious that these stories about the increased damage to roads by electric vehicles may be part of a campaign strategy to detract from electric vehicles - some interesting questions are raised. Currently in Australia a tax on fuel contributes towards the cost of road repairs. There is obviously a need to develop policies to ensure that electric vehicle users also contribute to road repair. https://www.energylivenews.com/2023/06/27/evs-cause-twice-the-road-damage-of-petrol-vehicles-study-reveals/
Given we charge electric vehicles from the power grid perhaps the power companies should make contributions to road repair.
#sustainability #electricvehicles
#roadrepair #infrastucture #policy
#sustainability #electricvehicles #roadrepair #infrastucture #policy
Our national #USpol press doesn’t report much on policy successes, and rarely does so with presidential administrations (problems/ failings get most attention, a conceit of #news and #journalism).
Much of what I’m reading on Biden policy achievements (#infrastucture bill, e.g.) is from independent but progressive-minded #journalists and #historians. It’s well documented, but raises need and opportunity for broader examination now at 2 years in to inform evaluation of what comes next.
#uspol #news #journalism #infrastucture #journalists #historians
MidCoast Council receives over a million dollars to repair potholes. Trucks will bring a lot of bitumen (#petroleum) at high speed and it will be smeared on the #soil. All vehicles will be able to speed again on the #roads and make nice big potholes. #Bellingen motorists are united in calling: #FixtheRoads. They are not calling for 30km/h, #footpaths and #bikepaths
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2022/12/07/midcoast-council-recieves-over-a-million-dollars-to-repair-potholes/ #fossilfuel Car #dependency #infrastucture #pedestrians #climate #pollution
#petroleum #soil #roads #bellingen #fixtheroads #footpaths #bikepaths #fossilfuel #dependency #infrastucture #pedestrians #climate #pollution
Love to see new cycling/pedestrian infrastructure moving forward in #Burnaby. It's a desert of good cycling infrastructure at the moment and this is positive.
https://burnaby.civilspace.io/en/projects/pedestrian-overpass-over-highway-1
#burnaby #cities #infrastucture
The #infrastucture folks gonna love how #terraforming gets dropped describing an ancient pyramid.
Article with photos showing the kind of infrastructure on the US East Coast that will be lost due to rising sea levels.
#GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #Infrastucture #USA #Images
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/what-the-seas-will-swallow/
#globalwarming #infrastucture #usa #images #climatechange
City infrastructure can determine the behaviour of its inhabitants. Here's an article about Jakarta's unfriendly pedestrian pavements, which makes many people opt to use vehicles instead, increasing road congestion.
#Jakarta #Indonesia #Infrastucture #Culture #Society #Pedestrians #Vehicles #Cities
#jakarta #indonesia #infrastucture #culture #society #pedestrians #vehicles #cities