Network Roundup
It's Been a Great Ride
Today's post is going to be a little different. That's because this will be my last blog entry here at Streetsblog.net.
June 25, 2010
A Boom in Bike Parking for Forth Worth
A tip of the hat goes to our member blog Fort Worthology for being part of the bike parking solution in Fort Worth, Texas.
June 22, 2010
"They Have to Do the Right Thing or Else They’re Going to Get Killed"
Last year, we posted a piece about a couple of shock jocks in Detroit who thought it was funny to talk about throwing things at bicyclists.
June 21, 2010
Squeaky Wheels Get the Bike Parking
This morning on the Streetsblog Network, a bike parking success story from Los Angeles.
June 8, 2010
Bike Infrastructure Where You Live
Get ready for another Streetsblog Network slide show.
May 12, 2010
In Portland, Construction Can't Kill a Bike Lane
Here's an indicator of how important bike lanes are in the city of Portland.
April 22, 2010
Parking Lots Shouldn't Take Up Prime Streetfront Real Estate
It might seem like a simple idea -- that having an enormous parking lot in front of a business makes it unattractive to pedestrians and disrupts the fabric of a neighborhood. Unfortunately, this is the way that huge swaths of American towns and cities are designed.
April 20, 2010
Rep. Steve LaTourette Backpedals on Dismissive Cycling Remarks
Big thanks to Streetsblog Network member Iowa Bike Blog for alerting us to a post on the website of Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH). You may remember that LaTourette caused a bit of a stir in the bicycling community last month with some remarks he made while questioning DOT officials last month about funding for bicycle infrastructure. According to reports, he said, among other things, ""What job is going to be created by having a bike lane?" and suggested in a jocular fashion that perhaps US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood was on drugs for thinking bike facilities should get substantial funding.
April 16, 2010
Chicago's New BRT Push Will Be Linked to "Livability"
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we hear about new plans for Bus Rapid Transit from the blog of the Metropolitan Planning Council (the MPC is "an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization…[that] serves communities and residents by developing, promoting and implementing solutions for sound regional growth").
April 6, 2010
Los Angeles as a Model Transit City?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, Jarrett Walker at Human Transit talks about how the push for better transit in Los Angeles provides an example for planners in other parts of the world, especially in newer cities that don't benefit from European-style density. Walker acknowledges that LA has a long, long way to go toward building a world-class transit system (read the post in full for all his caveats), but argues that the power of its image in popular culture gives it a unique influence as it moves forward:
March 31, 2010