Can New Financing Mechanism Deliver Multi-Modal Safety in Low-Income Areas?
“The New Opportunities for Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act of 2014 creates a low-interest, long-term loan program that communities around the USA can tap for small-scale biking and...
View ArticleFriday Eye Candy: 'You Are Here' Maps the Little Things
Every day since the end of March, the You Are Here project has released a new, data-rich map of different cities around the country.Publication Date: Thu, 05/01/2014
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U.S. Street Safety Compares Poorly to Other Developed Countries
As Angie Schmitt of Streetsblog reports, "America’s street safety record puts it near the bottom of the ITF’s ranking of 35 countries, far behind most other developed nations." Compared to the United...
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Pedestrians vs. Bicyclists: How to Make Peace
It's illegal in many (if not most) places to bike on sidewalks, and it's dangerous, not only for pedestrians, but for cyclists themselves. Yet cyclists continue to do it for a very simple reason: it's...
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Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces Bike/Ped Safety Initiative
"The top priority, [Foxx] said, will be closing gaps in walking and biking networks where 'even if people are following the rules, the risk of a crash is too high,'" writes Snyder from the Pro-Walk...
View ArticleAmerica's Best Bike Lane May Finally Earn the Title
"Debate over the embattled pedestrian- and bike-safety project, which drew criticism from businesses and cyclists alike, had stretched over 2½ years,"writes Publication Date: Wed, 03/04/2015
View ArticleFlorida Transportation Official Has Work Cut Out for Him
Since 2011, Billy Hattaway has been on a mission to make Florida convenient and—especially—safe for cyclists and pedestrians. It's no easy task. The state's roads are among the deadliest in the nation...
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Pushing for Speed Camera Legislation
Unlike with red-light cameras, as controversial as they may be, "California doesn't have any laws to regulate the installation and enforcement of Publication Date: Tue, 05/26/2015
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New Auto Restrictions On San Francisco's Market Street Go Into Effect Today
"Come Tuesday, in the latest evolution of the thoroughfare, private vehicles will be barred from turning onto Market between Third and Eighth streets — an effort to reduce the number of collisions...
View ArticleSafety Improvements for Texters Around the World
In Germany, the cities of Cologne and Augsburg have installed new traffic lights in the ground next to some rail crossings, for those looking down at their phones. In Munich, some crossings communicate...
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Even Quaint Towns Can Be Cutting Edge
Exploring affordable, easy-to-implement concepts in Massachusetts that enhance bicycle and pedestrian safety in the public realm. Publication Date: Fri, 11/04/2016
View ArticleCan New Financing Mechanism Deliver Multi-Modal Safety in Low-Income Areas?
“The New Opportunities for Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act of 2014 creates a low-interest, long-term loan program that communities around the USA can tap for small-scale biking and...
View ArticleFriday Eye Candy: 'You Are Here' Maps the Little Things
Every day since the end of March, the You Are Here project has released a new, data-rich map of different cities around the country.Publication Date: Thu, 05/01/2014
View ArticleU.S. Street Safety Compares Poorly to Other Developed Countries
As Angie Schmitt of Streetsblog reports, "America’s street safety record puts it near the bottom of the ITF’s ranking of 35 countries, far behind most other developed nations." Compared to the United...
View ArticlePedestrians vs. Bicyclists: How to Make Peace
It's illegal in many (if not most) places to bike on sidewalks, and it's dangerous, not only for pedestrians, but for cyclists themselves. Yet cyclists continue to do it for a very simple reason: it's...
View ArticleTransportation Secretary Foxx Announces Bike/Ped Safety Initiative
"The top priority, [Foxx] said, will be closing gaps in walking and biking networks where 'even if people are following the rules, the risk of a crash is too high,'" writes Snyder from the Pro-Walk...
View ArticleAmerica's Best Bike Lane May Finally Earn the Title
"Debate over the embattled pedestrian- and bike-safety project, which drew criticism from businesses and cyclists alike, had stretched over 2½ years,"writes Publication Date: Wed, 03/04/2015
View ArticleFlorida Transportation Official Has Work Cut Out for Him
Since 2011, Billy Hattaway has been on a mission to make Florida convenient and—especially—safe for cyclists and pedestrians. It's no easy task. The state's roads are among the deadliest in the nation...
View ArticleSan Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Pushing for Speed Camera Legislation
Unlike with red-light cameras, as controversial as they may be, "California doesn't have any laws to regulate the installation and enforcement of Publication Date: Tue, 05/26/2015
View ArticleNew Auto Restrictions On San Francisco's Market Street Go Into Effect Today
"Come Tuesday, in the latest evolution of the thoroughfare, private vehicles will be barred from turning onto Market between Third and Eighth streets — an effort to reduce the number of collisions...
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