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Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Coming to the Heart of Downtown Chicago
Chicago has made some real strides toward becoming a world-class cycling city since Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor, promising 100 miles of protected bike lanes and bringing on Gabe Klein as transportation commissioner.
December 3, 2012
Seven Ways to Make Bike-share More Accessible
Bike-sharing has been one of the most rapidly spreading transportation innovations in American cities over the past few years; scarcely a month goes by without a new city announcing its intentions to develop a system. And with good reason: Bike-share doesn't cost much to install and operate, and it's healthy -- for cities and people.
November 30, 2012
Without Bypassing Chokepoints, BRT Risks Becoming “Symbolic Transit”
Bus rapid transit isn't much good if it isn't, well, rapid.
November 29, 2012
Wisconsin Highway Bonanza: Scott Walker Unfazed by Lack of Funds
Early last year we learned just how dire the financial situation was in Wisconsin. Scott Walker explained how his state couldn't afford to run more trains if the federal government paid for passenger rail upgrades. Wisconsin, he said, couldn't afford to collectively bargain with its employees.
November 28, 2012
Can Chicago Build a Bike-Share System That Works for Everyone?
It's an exciting time in Chicago, as the city gears up for a major bike-share launch this spring that will make 4,000 bikes at 400 stations available to the public.
November 27, 2012
St. Louis Boy Killed by Drunk Driver, Put in Harm’s Way by Design
Last month, two boys were trying to cross the street in a suburb of St. Louis to reach a gas station convenience store. At the same time, Ricky Weeden was driving drunk down St. Charles Rock Road in a pickup truck.
November 26, 2012
Bike-Powered Disaster Response Gets National Spotlight
One of the most memorable stories of last year's tsunami in Japan was the 83-year-old woman who escaped the waters by riding her bike.
November 21, 2012
Funding Uncertainty Plagues Highways, But They Still Get Built
It's funny how there always seems to be enough money for highways, but never enough for transit.
November 20, 2012
School District Threatens Rockville Mom for Putting Her Child on City Bus
Right now America is experiencing an obesity epidemic so severe that, for the first time in two centuries, the current generation of children will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. It's hardly surprising, considering the number of instances where parents are chastised or even prosecuted for allowing their kids to bike and walk to school.
November 19, 2012
One for the Dustbin: The 85th Percentile Rule in Traffic Engineering
Have you ever heard of the 85 percent rule in traffic engineering? I hadn't until I tried to get the speed limit lowered on my residential street, which is home to a K-8 elementary school in Cleveland's Detroit Shoreway neighborhood.
November 16, 2012