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It takes many contributions to deliver this combined functionality— ever more complex interactions - many were also currently innovating. #SystemsEngineering practices enable effective integrated design. We explore their state of adoption in #Automotive
Anne O’Neil (@systemscatalyst), editor of SAE EDGE Research Report “The State of Systems Engineering Adoption in the Automotive Industry” talks vehicle functionality & why it matters to the industry. sae.to/3HNFs96
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We have big plans for October to do another bioregional activation tour... this one will be in Cascadia.
Have a look at our ambitious effort:
regeneratecascadia.org/
I am being invited to give free talks and workshops in about 20 communities from Vancouver to Eugene. Our vision is to work with local organizers to grow their capacities for funding, governance, and visionary actions that serve the region as a whole.
This includes a 5-week "bioregional activation tour" followed by a summit in early November. Those of us who have been planning this for months believe it to truly historic and that there is potential for impacts to ripple across the planet.
Cascadia is one of the oldest, largest, and most sophisticated bioregional movements on Earth. I lived within its boundaries for a third of my life (nine years in Seattle; five years in Eugene) and I have deep love for her incredible landscapes.
Please help us spread the word to your friends that this is happening in October. Go to the website above to get involved.
Onward, fellow humans.
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“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” scoop.me/housing-first-finla…
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Another day, another record for the North Atlantic. Everything is happening so fast, it's hard to get a sense of the enormity of these anomalies, let alone their consequences.
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margaretthatcher.org/documen…
I suggest anyone interested in how our utilities.. Energy, water, transport, waste and digital.. Got to where they are now reads this as a starting point for understanding how the dogma behind events has dominated. – at South East, England
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"In none of these cases was the assignment intended to blame the driver for causing the crash."
By misleadingly claiming that humans alone cause crashes, you are doing a disservice to roadway safety -- and also contradicting @NTSB and @NHTSAgov.
xitter.cf/DavidZipper/status/148… – at Washington, DC
BREAKING:
Today @NHTSAgov revised its website, removing the misleading claim that human error causes 94% of crashes.
Car companies and state DOTs might still repeat that mistruth, but they can no longer cite NHTSA's own language.
nhtsa.gov/technology-innovat…
Before / after
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Your friendly reminder that tipping points in the Earth System are coupled with each other and can start a "tipping cascade" to drive each other into new planetary dynamics.
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Congratulazioni @MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan Presidente @C40Cities continuiamo insieme a
migliorare qualità dell’aria e salute per i nostri cittadini
Cleaner air is coming to outer London.
Today I’m announcing that we’re expanding the #ULEZ London-wide in a move that will bring cleaner air to *5 million* more Londoners. Here’s why ⬇️
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Bottom line: Be skeptical – very skeptical – when a business owner claims the sky will fall if a bike lane is built. Suggest that they survey their customers about mode choice, instead of focusing on parking complaints.
And then build the bike lane.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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We can either design cities & communities for people where normal physical activity is an almost invisible part of daily life, or we can design places for cars where physical activity requires extraordinary effort. My comments on Australia’s @BreakfastNews
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I'm revisiting the monograph "Systems Change & Deep Equity" this week and this quote is reverberating my heart.
Maybe you want to re-engage with this incredible resource with me?
changeelemental.org/resource…
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"Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the city would undertake a major expansion in the city’s network of separated bike lanes, with a goal to put 50 percent of the city’s population within a 3-minute walk of a protected bike lane within 3 years."
mass.streetsblog.org/2022/09…
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Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 & replaced it with a restored stream & 1000 acre park in the city’s centre, not only did it transform the city’s public life & economic success, but the traffic got better.
The traffic got BETTER.
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Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures & everyday life in every society.
Realizing the vision of a world free of racism & racial discrimination demands action every day, at every level, in every society.
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Equitable access to transit is a civil right. On this #TransitEquityDay, I'm speaking with @FTA_DOT's Administrator @NuriaFernandez8 about how we're working to provide the best public transportation options for every community.
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A bike-lane moved 2.5X as many people as a regular traffic lane in a @TFL study, & given that they are half the width, the study concluded that bike-lanes are 5X as efficient as vehicle traffic lanes. HT @urbanthoughts11
Mobility in cities is about space.
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Berlin is planning a car-free area larger than Manhattan. The citizen-driven plan would create the largest car-free area in a city anywhere in the world.
Leadership can come from many places when it comes to transforming cities. Via @FastCompany fastcompany.com/90711961/ber…
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The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife
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“While Mayor, I was often asked ‘how have you been able to afford this in #Copenhagen?’ I’d reply, ‘how have you been able to NOT afford it? 25 years ago we were a few days away from going bankrupt. So the city invested in the cheapest infrastructure… bicycling.” — @mortenkabell
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England’s farmers could be paid to 'rewild' land, under plans for large-scale nature recovery projects.
We found previously that 82% of Britons want to see extinct species returned to the UK. Here are the species they'd most like to see👇
yougov.co.uk/topics/science/…
