You Won’t Soon Forget These Photos of Ghost Bikes. That’s Exactly the Point.
You’ve seen them, locked to signposts on the side of the road. Maybe you’ve helped install one. Maybe you’ve cried at the sight of them.
September 11, 2015
What, You Thought Congress Would Actually Pass a Transportation Bill?
The enthusiasm among some lawmakers to finish a multi-year federal transportation bill seems to have fizzled over the long August recess. House Transportation Committee Chair Bill Shuster is already talking about another extension.
September 10, 2015
Today’s Headlines
T&I Chair Shuster Predicts Another Transpo Bill Extension (Examiner) Bus Service Returns to Two Pittsburgh-Area Transit Deserts (City Paper) Scott Walker’s Terrible Decision Costs More Than High-Speed Rail Would Have (Madison.com) BikePortland Explores Bike-Share Announcement in Four-Part Series Baltimore Working on Starting a Bike-Share System Too (Next City) Can a Bike-Share Company Make Money? (Island Packet) Twin … Continued
September 10, 2015
Surgeon General’s Warning: Unwalkable Places Are Hazardous to Your Health
Physical activity is essential to people's health, but dangerous streets and spread-out, sprawling communities prevent Americans from getting enough of it, says the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy.
September 9, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Congress Returns From Summer Recess to a Long To-Do List, Including Transpo (ABC) U.S. DOT Offers Congress a Way to Kick the Can on Transpo Funding (The Hill) “Move Seattle” Is Great, But There’s Another Transit Funding Tool Seattle Is Ignoring (Stranger) Lee City Council Votes to Become First Massachusetts City With Its Own Local Gas … Continued
September 9, 2015
Shoes Off, Laptops Out, All Aboard!
Rail travel has many advantages over flying, like the view out the window, or arriving at a downtown location. Perhaps most importantly: You don’t have to get to the train station an hour early to go through security checkpoints like you do in airports. But last month’s attack on a Paris-bound train has amplified calls to beef up rail security.
September 4, 2015
Binge Watch This Video Series Profiling Unsung Bike Heroes
From the creative minds of bike activist and filmmaker Joe Biel and feminist bike ‘zine writer Elly Blue comes a new project that I bet you're going to love.
September 3, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Barbara Boxer Confident Congress Will Pass a Three-Year Transpo Bill (Transport Topics) Supreme Court Ruling on Fair Housing Act Has Implications for Transit Too (Next City) Amtrak Wants to Expand Rail Service in Ohio, But Does Gov. Kasich? (Dayton Daily News, Planetizen) If Congestion Is Getting Worse, Why Are We Spending Less Time Traveling? (Planetizen) Sam … Continued
September 3, 2015
“Share the Road” Signs Don’t Work
Delaware got rid of its “Share the Road” signs about two years ago. Though the signs were designed to affirm cyclists' rights to the road, they were widely misinterpreted -- by both motorists and cyclists -- as an exhortation to cyclists to stop "hogging" the road, or as a recommendation that drivers and cyclists share a lane (leading to tight squeezes and close passes).
September 2, 2015
Today’s Headlines
Poll: 71 Percent of Americans Favor 10-Cent Gas Tax Hike (The Hill) DC Is the First School System to Teach Every Kid to Ride a Bike (CityLab) Why Any Effort to Get People to Try Biking Is a Winner (Bike Portland) Don’t Forget the Next Step After Placemaking: Placekeeping (RPUS) Beyond “Accident” vs. “Crash”: Media … Continued
September 2, 2015