By piling leaves up in a corner of your little green space, you'll create a place for hedgehogs and insects to hide and hibernate. More tips to help garden wildlife this autumn: bit.ly/2MmgdxJ π
#gardening#nature#biodiversity
π βIβm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobersβ π
As a measure of #LMMONTGOMERY βs popularity, count how many times you see her #October#quote this month!
The Dutch invest β¬595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in β¬19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. Thatβs how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.
Letβs be clear β it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife
READ: Barcelona has a plan to create a city-wide network of quieter streets that are easier and safer to travel on foot or by bike. Instead of bumper-to-bumper cars, streets will be lined with trees, play parks, bike-lanes, benches and green people places. politico.eu/article/barcelonβ¦
Something missingπ€?
There's literally tens of thousands of miles of UK roadside where treesπ³could be planted. Some locations easier than others. The scale of the urban forest that could be planted is immense
Let's create a National Street Forest π³
πtreesforstreets.org
Did you know Liverpool is the most filmed UK city outside of London? π½οΈ
The city region has provided a backdrop for huge Hollywood blockbusters, TV shows and music videos and you can visit them all on your next visit!
β‘οΈ visitliverpool.com/things-toβ¦
What if every city had βBike Busesβ for kids going to school & daycare? What if safe, protected bike infrastructure made them easy? From Nijmegen NL, a #BikeBus developed in partnership with an after-school childcare. HT to great folks at @Cycling_Embassy
Remember, Paris wasnβt βalways this way.β
It wasnβt even this way in late 2019 when I was last there.
Just a few years ago, #Paris was choking in car traffic much more.
This is new. This is leadership.
Cities are a result of choices.
HT @Khayat_Fouad