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Portland Tries Out “Advisory Bike Lanes”
Portland is importing a new kind of bike lane design from the Netherlands. "Advisory bike lanes" allow drivers to use the bike lane space if they have to -- and if it's safe. Jonathan Maus at Bike Portland reports that advisory bike lanes are intended for streets with high bike traffic but not a high volume of car traffic, where there otherwise wouldn't be room for bike lanes:
September 25, 2014
Over Time, Will More Streetcars Get Their Own Lanes?
CityLab ran an article yesterday describing how Seattle's new streetcar addition breaks the mold of its peers in one key way: It runs on dedicated lanes, rather than in mixed traffic.
September 24, 2014
Why Cities Should Strive for Streets That “Fail”
What makes a good street? Wide, tree-lined sidewalks? A concentration of businesses and activity? Or an unobstructed path to speed through in a car?
September 23, 2014
Will Florida DOT Pull Off a “Culture Change” and Make Streets Safer?
Holding the distinction of being the most dangerous state for biking and walking seems to have inspired a real reform effort in Florida.
September 22, 2014
Norwegian Town Pays Cyclists and Pedestrians “Reverse Toll” Money
How’s this for bike- and pedestrian-friendly? A town in Norway is paying people to bike and walk.
September 19, 2014
DC and New Orleans Closing the Bike Commute Gap With Portland
New Census numbers are out, providing fresh data on how Americans are getting to work, and Michael Andersen at BikePortland has noticed a couple of trends.
September 18, 2014
When Highways Are Barriers to Opportunity
Looking at a map of commute times, Patrick Kennedy at Walkable Dallas-Fort Worth finds that people who live in census tracts with some of that region's lowest household incomes spend the most time traveling to and from work. Many commutes are more than an hour each way.
September 17, 2014
How to Improve 3-Foot Passing Laws
After a couple of vetoes by Governor Jerry Brown, California finally has a 3-foot passing law.
September 16, 2014
With Permit Parking, John Cranley Could Help Cincinnati Despite Himself
Chalk this one up as a worthwhile proposal offered in bad faith.
September 15, 2014
The Link Between Northeast Ohio’s Flooding and Its Sprawl
After a string of major flooding events, residents of Northeast Ohio are looking for someone to blame, reports Tim Kovach. Are local governments at fault for the property damage from these floods? Or should residents, as a great poet once said, blame it on the rain?
September 12, 2014