Finally some good news today, in France!
The court ruled that the A69 highway was illegal: this absurd project would not bring any social benefit (it would be 10 minutes faster than existing roads) but would provide significant harm to the local environment and people while locking us even more in nonsensical car-first infrastructure!

After years of repression, false pretenses, and lies, this decision is a real relief!

It's beautiful on the 417 #ottawa #highway #417

Leaving the Sunny Side by Debra Martz
I thought we might curve in and through Eagle Nest, New Mexico, and miss the storm off to the right. But, no, we drove right into heavy rain which stayed with us even though we made another sharp turn in town and headed north.

https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/leaving-the-sunny-side-debra-martz.html

Whole entire #highway in #Bedford Eastern #England fully under water, could be blocked for weeks or even months #floods #weather #climate #Transport #RoadSafety

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2024-09-26/warning-key-dual-carriageway-could-be-underwater-for-days-yet

Heute vor 100 Jahren eröffnete mit dem Teilstück zwischen #Mailand und #Varese der späteren #Autostrada dei Laghi (A8) die erste fertiggestellte reine #Autostraße Europas. Aus diesem Anlass erinnern wir an unsere #WerkstattGeschichte 21/1998 "Netzwerk Autobahn" (Thementeil hg. v. Burghard Ciesla)
https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/netzwerk-autobahn/

@histodons @historikerinnen

The Sleeping Giant seen behind the highway.

See it bigger or get it here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/sleeping-giant-and-a-truck-jan-luit.html

TBT This is four years ago when I was returning from Arizona where I was taking photographs for a commission. This old cowboy and his dog were having a great conversation as they drove along. Occasionally the man would reach out and hug the dog, or the dog would lean over. Hugely sweet.

Popular #transgender #TikTok #influencer found #beatentodeath on #Nigerian #highway.

#AbujaAreaMama wrote on #Socialmedia that she was on her way to visit with her #boyfriend. Her #body was found hours later.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Nigeria #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Transphobia #SayHerName

https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-tiktok-abuja-area-mama-killed

For this #MountainMonday I've decided to post a daytime #photo from #newzealand. While waiting for the good light I just hopped into the car and started driving around looking for nice views. I felt so free.

5.'Route 66' by James McCormack
Watercolour

A watercolour of the route 66 highway, Seligman, showing a Texaco gas station and a red pickup truck.

[ Prints : https://james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/route-66-james-mccormack.html ]

One of my favorite road signs in all of Missouri, seen heading west on Interstate 70 in St. Charles County.

I very seldom drive there, but when I do, I love to startle the rest of my family by saying "Look everyone, we're coming up to Bryan ..." then screaming "ROAD!" at the top of my lungs.

I'm not sure why they decided to make "ROAD" uppercase, but I am forever grateful.

I don't even drive the #7 from Dartmouth, the traffic is less and the route is closer via the Airport, to get to the end of Rural #Halifax. But I am interested in the new #Highway Development down the road.

When I lived on the #EasternShore, it was a full 2 hour commute. The newer 100 series highway was 100 km speed, no towns or villages, and faster and shorter than the # 7 highway in the same area. We're about 90 minutes drive time since 1980.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10253435/burnside-connector-halifax-traffic/ #Traffic #NovaScotia

PLEASE DON'T FEED THE MOOSE!

Parks Canada is warning drivers not to stop while on highways to let moose lick their cars this winter, as more moose venture down to highways to fuel their salt intake.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dont-let-moose-lick-1.7074587?cmp=rss #Highway #Moose #ParksCanada #Warning

How #traffic #exhaust may be affecting your #bloodpressure
It's not sitting in stopped #highway traffic responsible for raising one’s blood pressure. It’s also highway traffic’s fumes. Exposure to #roadway #pollution — even brief exposure to fumes and smoke; 2hrs in #rushhour traffic — can cause significant increases in blood pressure readings. 5mm mercury, according enough to push someone with normal levels to elevated or from elevated levels to stage 1 #hypertension.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/traffic-exhaust-could-increase-blood-pressure-uw-study-finds/

"According to the #TxDOT draft document, a chunk of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act money will be transferred to a #highway program, and the agency says #HighwayExpansions could be eligible for the funds because they will reduce congestion, thereby reducing #emissions from idling cars.

To reduce emissions, “we want people on bikes, walking, and taking public transit instead of driving,” Humphreys said. “And nowhere does TxDOT say that’s the goal.”"

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/06/txdot-carbon-reduction-strategy-climate-transportation/