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Fixing One of Florida’s Deadly Roads With a Protected Bikeway
Our friends at Transit Miami have been writing for years about the horrible conditions on the Rickenbacker Causeway, a key transportation link for the city. In 2010, they wrote that, without any intervention, the car-centric design would continue to cause loss of life and limb: "As long as we have a roadway designed to induce speed, the speeding will continue and bicyclists and pedestrians will continue to get hurt."
July 15, 2014
3 Ways LeBron Can Help Get Cleveland Biking
Well, the Decision Part II is official, and northeast Ohio's prodigal son LeBron James is heading back to Cleveland. The most immediate result is that the Cavaliers are going to get much, much better.
July 14, 2014
In Portland, Merchants Lead the Charge for New Protected Bike Lanes
Here's a group of business owners who understand the power of safe, multi-modal city streets.
July 10, 2014
Why Did Copenhagen’s Biking Rate Surge in One Year?
Copenhagen is famous for being a city where a lot of people bike.
July 7, 2014
Can Oklahoma City Become a Great Cycling City?
Portland. Minneapolis. Oklahoma City? Ok, so you probably won't find that last one on any lists of the most bike-friendly cities in the U.S. But with a little bit of effort, the city could change, says Eric Dryer at Bike OKC. In a lot of ways, Oklahoma City has all the right ingredients to be a great city for cycling, he says:
July 3, 2014
Oregon Study Finds 94 Percent of Cyclists Stop at Red Lights
Contrary to lawless cyclist mythos, a study finds that nearly all cyclists in four Oregon cities stop for red lights.
June 30, 2014
How Cars Constrain Freedom
When cars were first introduced, writes Jason Segedy at Notes from the Underground, they appeared to signify a tremendous advance for personal mobility and freedom. But Segedy -- who heads Akron's metropolitan planning agency, AMATS -- notes that over time, what has become a near-total reliance on cars for transportation has infringed on our freedom in important and sometimes difficult-to-recognize ways:
June 24, 2014
Pittsburgh and Bill Peduto Get Cracking on Downtown Bike Lanes
Big things are happening in Pittsburgh.
June 23, 2014
San Diego Added 39 Miles of Buffered Bike Lanes in the Last Year
San Diego has a deserved reputation for being not the friendliest place to ride a bike in the state of California.
June 20, 2014
The Case for Taxing Oil Before It Reaches the Pump
In the weeks leading up to the impending insolvency of America's transportation funding source, members of Congress have come up with some truly outlandish ideas just to avoid raising the gas tax.
June 18, 2014