Why is Portland one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the United States? Read the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s web site: “No person should have to be “brave” to ride a bicycle; unfortunately, this is a sentiment commonly expressed to those who regularly ride bicycles by those who do not. There are many…
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Published at beltline.org September 2, 2013 ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta will receive an $18 million TIGER V grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the development of a 2.5-mile portion of the Atlanta BeltLine in the southwest corridor, announced Atlanta Mayor Reed on Monday. The TIGER V grant from the federal government…
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by Chris Asay I was in the Big Apple last week, and walked the High Line, which was formerly an elevated rail line that runs through Manhattan’s Lower West Side. It has been “recycled” in to an elevated garden and walkway. It is beautiful! And heavily used. There were lots of people just strolling along,…
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For quite a few people in America, talking about what Americans can learn from the cheese-eating surrender monkeys of the Old World is about as popular as replacing the Super Bowl by the World Cup would be. If you are one of those people, STOP READING RIGHT NOW. Still there? OK, here are the…
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RELATED: • To See The Future of Cycling in the U.S., I Slipped Over the Border
“Early in my time as mayor of Milwaukee, my Public Works director and his staff of traffic engineers came to me with a $58 million proposal for adding right turn lanes to “congested” intersections. The plan involved significant property demolition. My response was to ask if they planned on drawing their pensions after retirement.…
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For the last two years that federal statistics are available (2012 and 2013), Delaware had the highest per capita pedestrian fatality rate in America. As the Delaware Department of Transportation and the Council on Transportation revise the Department’s process about deciding which transportation projects should get built, it is a good time for a reminder about…
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UPDATE (August 29, 2015): Researchers confirm that “Share The Road” Doesn’t Work: http://www.bikede.org/2015/08/29/share-the-road-is-a-problem/ UPDATE (January 19, 2014): Bike Delaware is one of 10 finalists for the Bicycling Magazine People’s Choice Award: http://www.bicycling.com/news/advocacy/vote-bicycling-people-s-choice-advocacy-award?page=0,4 UPDATE (November 4, 2013): DelDOT announced it will discontinue all use of “Share The Road” plaque: http://www.bikede.org/2013/11/04/goodbye-share-the-road/ Bike Delaware has asked the Delaware…
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