Day: June 5, 2009
Streetsblog LA
In New York, More Proof of Safety in Numbers for Cyclists
The
city's expanding bike network is paying dividends -- boosting the level
of cycling and making streets safer in the process. Snagged from the
latest issue of TA's StreetBeat, this graph is a great illustration of the "safety in numbers" effect identified by researcher Peter Jacobsen in a landmark 2003 paper
published in Injury Prevention. The stats in New York reinforce
Jacobsen's body of evidence that the more bicyclists and pedestrians
are out on the street, the safer biking and walking becomes.
June 5, 2009
Welcome to the Blogroll: Kirsten Gronfield and Transform
Trying to live a car-free, or at the very least a car-reduced, lifestyle can be challenging. While I personally have yet to achieve a car-free lifestyle, I do drive somewhere around 50 miles a month, far less than I bike and about how much I take transit.
June 5, 2009
2010: A Sharrows Odyssey
Yesterday's e-blast from the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition contained the sad news that the city's ongoing study to think about installing Sharrows is going to be delayed yet again. The LACBC tried to put a happy face on the announcement by focusing on their progress; but with cyclists already riled up by the Bike Master Plan maps it's hard to imagine that the LADOT's excuse for delay is going to go over well
June 5, 2009
To Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities, Focus Enforcement on Cars
Today the issue of pedestrian safety has popped up a couple of times on the Streetsblog Network. First, the folks at WalkBike Jersey
report that a bill giving pedestrians more protection in the crosswalk
has passed the State Assembly and is moving to committee in the Senate:
June 5, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Higher Resolution BMP Maps Available (LA Bike Plan) Locals Still Angry About Santa Monica’s Award from League of American Cyclists (Metblogs) Cyclists Need to Go DIY If they Want Better Infrastructure (SoapBoxLA) Privatizing Roads and Infrastructure — Was It Just a Fad? (NYT) Chicago Could Have Gotten Bigger Payout on Its Parking Meter Deal With … Continued
June 5, 2009