People riding bikes would always prefer a dedicated separated cycleway. Cyclists want to be on the footpath less than people walking want them there - they would only use it because it's safer than the road.

What usually happens here (and I assume is common in the US!) is the state transport department veto's taking away space from cars to build a proper bike lane, forcing people and bikes to fight over the scraps of street space left behind.

A particularly egregious example of exactly this scenario playing out: https://jakecoppinger.com/2024/09/another-broken-westconnex-...

If someone is arguing against shared paths - you should make sure they are arguing for bike lanes too. Otherwise they are not trying to be constructive.

Did you notice this article doesn't have a single mention of safe bike lanes? In Australia we spend ~0.2% of our transport budget on cycling and walking infrastructure - and see very low rates of cycling (and terrible safety outcomes) as a result. See stats on the Australian situation at https://australiancyclewaystats.jakecoppinger.com/

The BBC would have done well to read up on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestrian_Council_of_Australi... before seeking quotes.

Yes - apologies. I didn't want to change the title from the original.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46139603

Points: 4

# Comments: 3

I've also done some basic analysis and embedded Observable charts. All documents and code is open source! Curious to hear what you think.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45352849

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

I don't think I was a particularly early user of Weathergraph - but when I finally had to retire my Pebble Time I only considered platforms that had your watchface.

Thanks very much for the attention to detail!

It's a record of how hard it is to get safe cycling intersections built in Sydney, even when the improvements are required approval conditions of a $4.3 billion portion of a motorway project (yes – Sydney is still building urban motorways this century).

That a “major design feature” or “key consideration of the proposal” could be deleted in secret, 2 years after going through community consultation, 3 years after the Review of Environmental Factors, 7 years after the initial M8 (WestConnex) approval condition B51 concept design, and announced by omission floored everyone in the room.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41494099

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

I'm also not clear on whether Google likes displaying OSM data on their map; it's a strange combination. I can't ever remember seeing "Copyright Google, Copyright OpenStreetMap contributors" in the footer of a page.

> It could be beneficial to have the ability filter out rural councils, and focus on denser urban areas.

I agree - I think comparisons by area and by density would be really interesting.

> For more retail appeal, you could consider some quick headline numbers at the top as bullet points. For example, the most cycle-friendly council, the worst (excluding rural), the most improved.

I hadn't thought of that but I think that's a great idea, thanks!

It uses OpenStreetMap data and a lot of Overpass Turbo requests, statically compiled for a simple Typescript React app.

Happy to answer any questions or criticisms!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39034717

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

Unbelievable it can all be controlled offline using Siri on an iPhone, or other voice assistants.

It can even display your electricity consumption by counting the LED pulses on your smart electricity meter that fires every 1000th of a kw/h, only takes a cheap ESP32 and a photodiode: https://github.com/klaasnicolaas/home-assistant-glow

Such a wonderful project.

> While the lower right corner is traditional, any corner of the map is acceptable. Alternatively, the attribution may be placed adjacent to the map or on a splash screen or pop-up shown when a user starts the app, device, website, etc.

Please add attribution “© OpenStreetMap contributors” or “© OpenStreetMap” in the bottom right corner. There is a large community of volunteers around the world who contribute to this map.

There's a list of illegal usage at https://github.com/matkoniecz/illegal-use-of-OpenStreetMap#w...

https://github.com/matkoniecz/illegal-use-of-OpenStreetMap

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37637886

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Isn't that the opposite of Mastodon? The _default_ Mastodon home feed is only people you explicitly follow and posts they re-share (and it's easy to hide re-posts if desired). There is no suggested content.

It's basically as close as social media can get to an RSS feed.