Current Mood: Surprised, yet not surprised
Current Location: Stuck at the kerb

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The Map is not the Territory, Especially in Walkable Cities

Fascinating twitter thread from Katie Pennick, who is campaigns manager at UK accessibility charity Transport for All:

TLDR: Getting about in Amsterdam as a wheelchair user is significantly worse than in London. And despite all the claims of the cycling lobby that it's the model for the city of the future, it's actually made worse by the cyclists, not better.

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