Barcelona on alper.nl

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 10:11:51 +0000

A comparison of the sustainability of different kinds of bikes and how progress in cycling has often come at the price of sustainability. Still however you spin it, electric cycling is much more efficient and sustainable than driving.

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/02/can-we-make-bicycles-sustainable-again

Mon, 27 May 2019 22:07:41 +0000

Cities like Barcelona are starting to fight back against AirBnB and tourism.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/29/the-airbnb-invasion-of-barcelona

I recently refused to help some local tourists to call the bike share hotline in German. We were legitimately in a hurry but my flat out refusal was not appreciated. Next time I’ll tell them I won’t be helping them because I do not support tourism.

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:50:39 +0000

Barcelona is implementing a traffic transition we here in Berlin can only dream of.

https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/4/11/18273896/barcelona-spain-politics-superblocks

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:42:29 +0000

Confiscatory fines for people who abuse the housing market like here in Barcelona are the way to go.

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/03/barcelona-affordable-housing-spain-apartment-rental-fines/584902/