#highways

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🧬 Biologist Fernanda Abra and Reconecta partnered with Waimiri Atroari Indigenous people and landowners in #AltaFloresta to install canopy #bridges over Brazilian #highways. The multilayered rope bridges have logged more than 15,000 #animal crossings with zero roadkill, used by #primates, #sloths, #opossums and other small #mammals. #Brazil´s #transport agency has now adopted the #design as a national standard for highways. 👉 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/zero-roadkill-as-amazon-canopy-bridges-secure-15000-crossings/ #wildlife #animals #amazon #monkeys #conservation #biology #waimiriatroari #science #engineering #nature #indigenouspeoples #safety

In the June edition of #Highways, I think about getting serious about #VisionZero, why the UK government's road safety strategy falls short and what if we included more than safety in the discussion. Digital issue available here: https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/latest-issues

Elephants are born weighing 250 Ibs. They are the biggest babies on earth except for Motorists when one bike lane is added in their city. #urbanism #bikes #bikecommuting #fuckcars #motonormativity #cars #transportation #trucks #highways #roads #bikelane #bikelanes

Who's responsible for Austin's highways? City, TxDOT to clarify in updated agreement Austin City Council is set to review a resolution authorizing a revamped municipal maintenance agreement (MMA) that more clearly spells out maintenance duties that have evolved as the city has grown. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/whos-responsible-for-austins-highways-city-txdot-to-clarify-in-updated-agreement/ #Austin #Local #News #TopStories #Cleanup #Damage #Highway #Highways #Kxan #Roads