President Biden introduces ambitious clean energy and climate-change focused infrastructure bill
April 5, 2021 Natasha John – Andrew Shaw – Clinton Vince On March 31, President Biden unveiled his US$2 trillion infrastructure proposal – the American Jobs Plan – in a speech in Pittsburgh. The American Jobs Plan includes funding for traditional infrastructure areas but also … Continue reading President Biden introduces ambitious clean energy and climate-change focused infrastructure bill
Scientists analyzed 1,700 cities and determined how to design safe streets
Science proves the obvious: When fewer people drive, fewer people are killed by cars. BY KRISTIN TOUSSAINT Every day, more than 3,700 people die on the world’s roads. Road traffic crashes result in more than a million deaths and tens of millions of injuries each year, and … Continue reading Scientists analyzed 1,700 cities and determined how to design safe streets
How Paris became a cycling success story and built a roadmap for other cities
The City of Light became the City of Bike, and U.S. cities should take notice By Patrick Sisson Jan 15, 2020, 9:30am EST For cyclists in Paris, the last few years have been nothing short of revelatory. New protected bike lanes have led to a doubling, and even … Continue reading How Paris became a cycling success story and built a roadmap for other cities
How Media Coverage of Car Crashes Downplays the Role of Drivers
RICHARD FLORIDA Safety advocates have long complained that media outlets tend to blame pedestrians and cyclists who are hit by cars. Research suggests they’re right. Since 2013, deaths among pedestrians and cyclists on U.S. roads have risen by nearly 30 percent and 14 percent respectively. Yet the … Continue reading How Media Coverage of Car Crashes Downplays the Role of Drivers
Want Better Streets? Just Add Paint.
ANDREW SMALL – OCT 29, 2019 Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative wants to bring a boost of color to the streets of America’s small and mid-size cities. If you’re frustrated with the slow speed of efforts to make streets safer, perhaps you should grab a paint … Continue reading Want Better Streets? Just Add Paint.
City of Ann Arbor celebrates opening of first two-way protected bike lane
William Street Bikeway first of network of protected bike lanes downtown The new two-way protected bike lane on William Street. (Credit: Meredith Bruckner) ANN ARBOR – William Street has a whole new look. On Sunday afternoon, members of Ann Arbor’s Downtown Development Authority, elected city … Continue reading City of Ann Arbor celebrates opening of first two-way protected bike lane
Cities are getting hotter, but we can redesign them to keep us cool
As days of extreme heat get more common, there are a few simple solutions that cities around the world are implementing to keep people a little more comfortable. 07.22.19 BY ADELE PETERS If you bike down a street on the edge of Los Angeles’s Echo Park … Continue reading Cities are getting hotter, but we can redesign them to keep us cool
In Madrid, a Car Ban Proves Stronger Than Partisan Politics
FEARGUS O’SULLIVAN – JUL 24, 2019 A new mayor vowed to bring vehicles back to the city center. The strong citizen backlash suggests that European cities’ car bans are not, in fact, in peril. Madrid’s new administration might already be regretting its promise to cancel … Continue reading In Madrid, a Car Ban Proves Stronger Than Partisan Politics
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