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Why Cities Should Strive for Streets That “Fail”

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
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? Influential engineering metrics only grade streets according to the last question. But Dave Cieslewicz at the Wisconsin Bike Federation writes that if you want walkable, safe urban streets, that’s a test […]

Will Florida DOT Pull Off a “Culture Change” and Make Streets Safer?

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
Holding the distinction of being the most dangerous state for biking and walking seems to have inspired a real reform effort in Florida. Billy Hattaway, Florida DOT District 1 secretary and bike and pedestrian coordinator, is responsible for reducing the state’s horrible pedestrian fatality rate. Photo: BikeWalkLee Darla Letourneau at BikeWalkLee recently attended a talk […]

When Highways Are Barriers to Opportunity

By Brad Aaron | | No Comments
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. Kennedy says this is what happens when road-building […]

How to Improve 3-Foot Passing Laws

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After a couple of vetoes by Governor Jerry Brown, California finally has a 3-foot passing law. As of June, 24 states plus the District of Columbia have such a law, which requires drivers to give cyclists a minimum buffer of 3 feet when passing from behind. With California’s law in effect as of today, Rick […]
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