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Cities are closing streets to cars, opening them to walking + cycling to enable #SocialDistancingNow in our urban spaces. With thanks to @Lelievre_Adrien here is a massive list of them. Shamefully NONE in the UK @Heidi_LDN @willnorman @AndyBurnhamGM @GreenJennyJones 1/12
2/12 Bogota, Colombia has added 22km of pop up bike lanes to deal with #SocialDistancingNow #COVIDー19 https://twitter.com/nico_estupinan/status/1239526925174964224
3/12 Mexico City has added a 2km pop-up bike lanes to deal with #Social_Distancing #COVIDー19 https://twitter.com/AlcaldiaMHmx/status/1242945591748882433
4/12 Berlin is adding pop up bike lanes all over the place to deal with #Social_Distancing #COVIDー19 https://twitter.com/BurkhardStork/status/1242856265619058688
5/12 The City of Calgary, Canada, is taking lanes away from cars and giving them back to people to deal with #Social_Distancing #COVIDー19 https://twitter.com/itsakev/status/1244403115295535104
6/12 Did I say Berlin already? Yes, more pop-up bike lanes there to help people deal with #Social_Distancing #COVIDー19 https://twitter.com/cumurux/status/1244929040097689600?s=20
7/12 Denver - opening car lanes by turning them into pop-up bike and walk lanes as well, to help people deal with #Social_Distancing #COVIDー19 https://twitter.com/jlocantore/status/1246551618830688259?s=20
8/12 St Paul, Minnesota is also shutting lanes to car traffic, opening them to people on foot and on bikes https://twitter.com/cityofsaintpaul/status/1246232912971915265
9/12 Boston: "re-purpose potions of the public way for the increased demand by pedestrians & cyclists who must socially distance when out" #Social_Distancing #COVIDー19 https://twitter.com/BlineTransport/status/1245800084278829060
10/12 Stuttgart, closing roads to cars to enable safe outdoor walking, cycling too #SocialDistancingNow #COVIDー19 https://twitter.com/citycyclists/status/1248136470675828736
11/12 Winnipeg, Canada has also created four pop-up bike routes to enable safe biking and walking #Social_Distancing https://twitter.com/Lelievre_Adrien/status/1246077947062235137
12/End It is an absolute scandal that not a single UK town or city is on this list. We are forced to walk on tiny pavements with zero possibility of #Social_Distancing to go shopping or crammed into 'overcrowded' parks @Heidi_LDN @willnorman @AndyBurnhamGM @Lelievre_Adrien
13/ Oh, and Budapest: "temporary bicycle lanes provide residents with an alternative and safer way to travel during the coronavirus pandemic." https://koronavirus.budapest.hu/en/2020/04/06/temporary-bike-lanes-will-help-traffic-during-the-pandemic/
