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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
Next-Gen BRT
Mid-size U.S. cities tweak bus rapid transit systems to find the right fit. By Jake Blumgart Last June, Richmond, Virginia, made a transportation move few other U.S. cities dare to attempt: It converted two all-traffic lanes along three miles of its two busiest streets into … Continue reading Next-Gen BRT
Bike lanes need physical protection from car traffic, study shows
Drivers left bikes less room in the presence of parked cars and painted bike lanes. JONATHAN M. GITLIN – 5/4/2019 There are plenty of good reasons that people should cycle more. People who exercise more are healthier and can score higher on cognitive tests, for one thing. And … Continue reading Bike lanes need physical protection from car traffic, study shows
Scooters Wouldn’t Be So Dangerous If You Just Wore a Helmet
SARAH HOLDER – MAY 3, 2019 A much-anticipated CDC report on the safety of dockless electric scooters in Austin, Texas, finds an alarming percentage of head injuries after crashes. At the annual Epidemic Intelligence Service conference in Atlanta this week, the Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading Scooters Wouldn’t Be So Dangerous If You Just Wore a Helmet
Barcelona wants to build 500 superblocks. Here’s what it learned from the first ones.
By David Roberts Apr 9, 2019 https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/4/9/18300797/barcelona-spain-superblocks-urban-plan This is part two in a five-part series about the comprehensive urban plan being implemented in Barcelona, Spain, which would reclaim more than half the streets now devoted to cars for mixed-use public spaces, or “superblocks.” This reporting project was supported by … Continue reading Barcelona wants to build 500 superblocks. Here’s what it learned from the first ones.
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