Bologna, Italy, lowered its speed limit to 30 km per hour (around 20 mph) about 1 year ago, and the benefits are incredible. Nearly 50% reduction in traffic deaths; more biking; no pedestrian fatalities; and more. www.comune.bologna.it/notizie/citt... - ThreadSky

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alerigolon.bsky.social • 41 days ago

Bologna, Italy, lowered its speed limit to 30 km per hour (around 20 mph) about 1 year ago, and the benefits are incredible. Nearly 50% reduction in traffic deaths; more biking; no pedestrian fatalities; and more. https://www.comune.bologna.it/notizie/citta30-dati-primo-anno?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1JMBVfoROjWzX9oo159GZQnpYhopDicBnrN1REjGeXjZfBssVl2L-mfRk_aem_H_E8r1dtiDW3o8XL9yFTcw

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npostorino.bsky.social•40 days ago

Bergamo next, please

jlms-qkw.bsky.social•41 days ago

Even my GPS is in on using 700e way too fast.

azzurra.ondata.stream•40 days ago

Che musica per le nostre orecchie. Sappiamo che funziona, ma la gente d'America del Nord non lo crede / non vuole credirlo.

alerigolon.bsky.social•40 days ago

Important to note that Bologna didn’t just reduce speed limits. They also invested 27m Euros in traffic calming and beefed up enforcement

jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social•40 days ago

not incidentally, a healthy numbers of pedestrians is itself the most efficient traffic-calming device, and should be nourished when- and wherever possible