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Novità per gli utenti italiani / News for Italian viewers!

🇮🇹 Ora disponibile anche in italiano (reale, non AI!).
Ferrara, la storica Città delle Biciclette, sta attraversando un momento difficile. Un tempo simbolo della mobilità dolce in Italia, oggi è sempre più dominata dalle auto 🚗
Nel video essay esploriamo come Ferrara sia passata da capitale della bici a città in crisi, e cosa possiamo imparare per riportare le persone, non le macchine, al centro delle strade.

🇬🇧 Ferrara, once known as Italy’s “City of Bicycles,” is struggling.
Once a symbol of cycling and sustainable mobility, it’s now facing a car invasion that threatens its urban balance. In this video essay, we explore how Ferrara lost its bicycle-first identity — and what it would take to reclaim its streets for people, not cars. 🚲

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Novità per gli utenti italiani / News for the Italian viewers!

🇮🇹 Cosa possiamo imparare da Bressanone in Alto Adige?
Negli anni ’80, il quartiere Rosslauf ha scelto di diventare senza auto — un’idea rivoluzionaria per l’epoca. Oggi, a distanza di oltre 40 anni, è ancora un modello di urbanistica sostenibile: spazi verdi, vita di comunità, e il 70% dei residenti che si muove in bici ogni giorno 🚲
Ora il video è disponibile anche in italiano, con doppiaggio reale (non AI!), per raccontare meglio questa storia e riflettere su cosa le nostre città possono imparare da Rosslauf.

🇬🇧 What can we learn from Brixen in South Tyrol?
Back in the 1980s, the Rosslauf neighborhood decided to go car-free — a radical move for its time. Over 40 years later, it remains a living example of sustainable urban design: green spaces, community life, and 70% of residents cycling daily 🚲

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I just uploaded a new video on Lienz Station in East Tyrol — a small-town station in Austria that’s been completely transformed into a modern hub with trains, buses, bikes, and even a hidden underground passage. Something you usually only see in big cities, and that makes it even more special!

What do you think, should more small towns invest in stations like this?

6 months ago | [YT] | 3

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Ferrara, Italy: the “City of Bicycles” or a carbrain disaster? My new video exposes how this UNESCO gem, once Europe’s first modern city, has traded its cycling legacy for car-first vibes.
I biked and walked it myself. Spoiler: it’s a mess.
Check it out and tell me: what’s the most car-obsessed thing your city’s doing?

8 months ago | [YT] | 1

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Over the past decade, Italy has faced a harrowing road safety crisis, with 30,000 fatalities and 2 million injuries reported.

The situation is worsening, as ISTAT data reveals that urban road deaths increased by nearly 8% in the first half of 2024, an alarming trend that contrasts sharply with Europe’s overall decline in traffic fatalities



TODAY the Italian Senate approved a reform of the Highway Code. Critics argue it risks putting the country even further behind in sustainable mobility.

🚲 Impact on Bike Infrastructure
🚧 Stalled Development: The reform has effectively frozen the creation of new bike lanes and cycling infrastructure until future regulations are issued by the Ministry. This includes bike-only lanes, two-way cycling paths, and advanced stop lines for cyclists at intersections​
🙅‍♂️ Reduced Local Power: Municipalities can no longer independently plan or implement bike lanes. Instead, they need ministerial approval, adding bureaucratic hurdles that delay or prevent new projects​
⚠️ Safety Gaps: Drivers are no longer required to give cyclists priority in certain situations, further reducing safety for vulnerable road users​

🚦 Impact on Speed Enforcement
❌ Limited Speed Cameras: Speed cameras (autovelox) can no longer be installed on roads with speed limits below 50 km/h and below 90km/h outside urban areas. This excludes enforcement in critical areas like "Zone 30km/h" neighborhoods, which aim to protect pedestrians and cyclists​
⏱️ One Fine per Hour: Drivers can now receive only one fine for multiple speed violations within an hour on the same stretch of road. Critics argue this reduces the deterrent effect and undermines efforts to curb reckless driving​
🚗 Priority for Cars: The law weakens enforcement measures in urban areas, favoring motorized traffic over the safety of vulnerable users like cyclists and pedestrians​

🏙️ Centralization and Local Limitations
🔒 Municipalities Tied Up: Local governments have less autonomy to create bike lanes, pedestrian zones, or "Zone 30" areas. The Ministry now decides where and how these projects can be implemented
🛑 ZTL and Pedestrian Zones: Restricted Traffic Zones (ZTL) and pedestrian areas are now subject to more stringent rules, requiring high levels of smog as justification. This limits their effectiveness in reducing urban congestion and improving safety​

What do you think?
None of these measures address the reality: approximately 73% of road accidents in Italy occur on urban roads, with the leading causes being excessive speed (23%), driver distraction (20%), and failure to yield at pedestrian crossings (17%).

I believe these choices are driven by ideology, not evidence or studies. Instead of holding car drivers accountable, the reforms seem to shield them from fines, reduce enforcement, and even encourage speeding. This is the last thing Italy needs, especially as we lag behind in mobility innovation and road safety prevention.

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

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The city of Reggio Emilia in Italy has launched the first Cycling Highway of the city.
Check out my review!

1 year ago | [YT] | 0

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What's the modal split of a city?

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Did you know the Italian Parliament is currently debating a new Road Law Reform that will ban electronic speed controls below 50 km/h. According to the political party this will ensure more road safety (I'm sorry, what?)

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Have you ever cycled on the bike route from Bolzano to Trento in Italy?
I just published the full 3 hour video of the ride!🚲😁
Check it out https://youtu.be/aD_Oi7N4zK8

2 years ago | [YT] | 0

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Would you like to live in a car-free city?

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