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Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right: Media Portrayals of the Car-Free
If there's one thing we can say about the way transit riders and cyclists are portrayed on television and in the movies, it's that there's definitely room for improvement. Car-free people somehow become either the 40-year-old virgin (Hollywood will never live down that one) or conspicuously absent -- erased from consciousness.
May 2, 2012
So You Have a Complete Streets Policy. Now What?
A growing number of communities across the country now have complete streets policies -- somewhere in the neighborhood of 280, if you want to get specific. But now comes the hard part: implementing those policies on real streets.
May 1, 2012
Detroit Gets Back to Its Pre-Motor City Roots With Bike Manufacturing
In all the havoc this latest recession has unleashed upon Detroit, a few refrains have been echoed repeatedly: recapture the city's entrepreneurial spirit, embrace the green economy, and reduce dependency on the auto industry.
April 30, 2012
San Diego Police: Unless the Cyclist Is Killed, Top Penalty Is a Ticket
It's been interesting to watch the scrutiny building around how police handle collisions between cyclists and drivers in New York City. It's become something of a scandal the way devastating or fatal crashes involving cyclists are rarely prosecuted or even investigated.
April 27, 2012
The Suburbanization of St. Louis Isn’t Helping St. Louis
In a way, this story is about one property in St. Louis. But in a deeper sense, this story is much bigger than one block, bigger even than the city of St. Louis.
April 26, 2012
Debunking NIMBY Math on California HSR
"California High Speed Rail will forever need an operating subsidy." That is the latest claim from an anti-HSR group called the Community Coalition on High Speed Rail.
April 25, 2012
New York City to Rein in Megabus, Other Inter-City Bus Services
The phenomenal success of private, inter-city bus service over the last five years seemed to take everyone by surprise.
April 24, 2012
Hit-and-Run Crashes the Norm in Chicago Pedestrian Deaths
Standout site Grid Chicago is doing the dirty work of a safe streets blog, keeping a "fatality tracker" to count how many lives are claimed between Windy City curbs. The tracker measures three things: pedestrians killed, cyclists killed, and transit riders killed.
April 23, 2012
Cities With the Most Highway Miles: a “Who’s Who” of Decay
This is fascinating. Using data from the FHWA, the esteemed Patrick Kennedy at Network blog Walkable Dallas Fort Worth has cobbled together a list of the American cities with the highest number of estimated highway lane miles per capita.
April 20, 2012
Citing Budget Constraints, Portland to Invest More in Biking, Not Driving
It's always interesting to peek in on what's happening in Portland, America's bike mode share leader.
April 19, 2012