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Connecting Detroit Neighborhoods With Better Streets and Public Spaces
Can safer streets and livelier public spaces help knit Detroit back together?
July 16, 2014
Fixing One of Florida’s Deadly Roads With a Protected Bikeway
Our friends at Transit Miami have been writing for years about the horrible conditions on the Rickenbacker Causeway, a key transportation link for the city. In 2010, they wrote that, without any intervention, the car-centric design would continue to cause loss of life and limb: "As long as we have a roadway designed to induce speed, the speeding will continue and bicyclists and pedestrians will continue to get hurt."
July 15, 2014
Misplaced Priorities: Spending $20 Million for 1,200 Drivers
Even a lot of routine road projects don't make much sense when you apply a little critical analysis.
July 14, 2014
Denver’s Big Opportunity for World-Class Streets
Just a few months ago, Denver opened its first protected bike lane on 15th Street. But was that a one-off project or will the Mile High City change the way it designs streets citywide?
July 11, 2014
In Portland, Merchants Lead the Charge for New Protected Bike Lanes
Here's a group of business owners who understand the power of safe, multi-modal city streets.
July 10, 2014
DUI Arrests Dropped in Philly After Ride-Share Companies Came to Town
There's a big political battle in Pittsburgh over the introduction of ride-sharing businesses like Uber and Lyft.
July 9, 2014
Comeback Time for DC’s Forgotten Bus Lane Network?
It's barely even remembered today, but in the 1970s Washington, DC, had a substantial network of dedicated bus lanes, with plans to expand. Dan Malouff at Beyond DC explains what was lost, and how priority for transit could come back to the city's streets:
July 8, 2014
Why Did Copenhagen’s Biking Rate Surge in One Year?
Copenhagen is famous for being a city where a lot of people bike.
July 7, 2014
Can Oklahoma City Become a Great Cycling City?
Portland. Minneapolis. Oklahoma City? Ok, so you probably won't find that last one on any lists of the most bike-friendly cities in the U.S. But with a little bit of effort, the city could change, says Eric Dryer at Bike OKC. In a lot of ways, Oklahoma City has all the right ingredients to be a great city for cycling, he says:
July 3, 2014
How a Lack of Respect Can Literally Erase Bike Lanes
We have bike lanes like this where I live, especially after winter: The ones so faded you can barely make them out.
July 2, 2014