Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Cyclists
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Black cyclists are more than four times more likely to die while riding a bike than White ones on a per mile basis, a new study finds.
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Distracted driver killed Peter Paquette, 75, hours after nearby safe streets rally
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A mile south of the starting point for that the Walk + Roll for Safe Streets demonstration, the site where Rafi Cardenas, 3, was killed earlier this month, yet another person was lost to traffic violence.
At huge rally, demands for safe streets: “Let two beautiful souls, Rafi and Lily, guide us.”
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"This is our home... where we should be able to raise our families, where anyone can take a stroll, a bike ride, or ride their scooter without fearing the worst," said Rafi Cardenas' father at the demonstration. "It is evident that our streets are not safe."
Why Nearly A Fifth of Pedestrians Deaths Happen on Freeways — And How to Stop It
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A surprising 17 percent of U.S. pedestrian deaths last year happened on roads where people theoretically should never be walking.
The 3 Secret Ingredients To Building Bike Networks Fast
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A handful of cities across America are building out bike lane networks faster than ever — and the secret ingredient isn’t concrete and paint, but strong partnerships and even stronger public messaging, a new analysis argues.
Study: Cycling is 10x More Important Than Electric Cars For Reaching Net Zero
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Electric cars aren’t truly zero-carbon – mining the raw materials for their batteries, manufacturing them and generating the electricity they run on produces emissions.