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Interesting how a winter city like Oslo, Norway, has moved to virtually eliminate downtown parking to increase active transportation as it looks to meet the various emissions goals of the Paris climate agreement and in the process "discovering that restoring historic spaces to their pre-automobile states is as good for tourism, local business, and overall civic contentedness as it is for air quality and a shrinking carbon footprint."
Bold move given that Oslo is similar to Edmonton in that it only has 10,000 residents living in its downtown versus 90,000 that work (at least pre-COVID). That means many people have to travel downtown in some way to shop/eat and by eliminating most parking, its not going to be driving. I'm not advocating this for Edmonton, although the following would be nice.
This past winter, they introduced a subsidy program to reimburse cyclists for half the cost of equipping their bikes with studded tires. The subsidy applied not only to the tires themselves, but also to bike shops for fitting and installing the tires. More than 4,000 people applied for the funds within the first five days, prompting city officials to expand the program to accommodate more riders.
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Bold move given that Oslo is similar to Edmonton in that it only has 10,000 residents living in its downtown versus 90,000 that work (at least pre-COVID). That means many people have to travel downtown in some way to shop/eat and by eliminating most parking, its not going to be driving. I'm not advocating this for Edmonton, although the following would be nice.
This past winter, they introduced a subsidy program to reimburse cyclists for half the cost of equipping their bikes with studded tires. The subsidy applied not only to the tires themselves, but also to bike shops for fitting and installing the tires. More than 4,000 people applied for the funds within the first five days, prompting city officials to expand the program to accommodate more riders.
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Studded tire subsidy is a hit with Oslo’s winter bicyclists | Sons of Norway
Norway is well known for its ambitious—and successful—efforts to encourage greener, healthier lifestyles among its residents. But the latest of these efforts may come as a surprise even among those who are accustomed to Norway’s overachieving outdoorsiness...
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