Posts Tagged ‘Bike Lanes’

Chicago, IL: 18th Street – Before & After the Bike Lane

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Check out the new cycle track on 18th Street in Chicago, starting in Pilsen on the west and leading to Chinatown/South Loop on the east. Get a view of the situation before the new bike lanes were installed. Uploaded by jamesbondsv on Youtube.

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New Bike Lanes in Southern California’s Most Bike-Friendly City

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Go take a ride down 3rd Street and Broadway to see the brand new bike lanes and bike signals!

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Long Beach, CA: Protected Bike Lane

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

This innovative, pilot project will create the first separated bikeway in Southern California, in Downtown Long Beach along Broadway and 3rd Streets — between Alamitos Avenue and Golden Avenue.

This will create an attractive transportation alternative for travel into downtown, including the 79 percent of downtown workers who drive alone to work each day. It also creates a more livable environment for the increasing number of residents who make downtown their home.

For more information, please visit http://www.bikelongbeach.org

-LongBeachCityCA on YouTube

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Streetfilms: Mapping Your NYC Bike Commute

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Regardless of age or ability, everyone deserves the right to a safe and convenient bike commute. In New York City, every day the DOT is making that more of a reality – thanks to an incredible diversity of bike facilities. The city has moved past simple, striped bike lanes and on to refreshing configurations like curbside, floating parking-protected, physically separated, two-way bike paths.

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NYC: Prospect Park West, Before & After Bike Lanes

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
-Weekday cycling has nearly TRIPLED
-Percentage of cyclists riding on the sidewalk fell to 3% from 46%
-BEFORE: 3 of every 4 vehicles broke speed limit; AFTER: Only 1 in 6 vehicles exceed speed limit

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PORTLAND, OR: BICYCLE COUNT REPORT 2010

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

PORTLAND BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION
Annual bicycle counts constitute one of the City’s three principal means of assessing progress in its efforts to
make the bicycle an integral part of daily life in Portland…The most significant finding of the 2010 count is the continuation of the two-decade upward trend of bicycle use in Portland.

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Video: 2010 Austin Transportation Bond

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

The City of Austin has scheduled a $90 million mobility bond election for Nov. 2, 2010 (Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 18.) The proposed projects are both short-term and long-term to address City mobility issues, including investments in streets, sidewalks, bike paths, trails and transit infrastructure in all parts of Austin.

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Climate Change and Bicycling: How bicycling advocates can help craft comprehensive Climate Action Plans

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS
Bicycling advocates can help shape Climate Action Plans to include pro‐bicycling policies. Using case studies and examples from existing plans, this report examines: 1. how pro‐bicycling policies have been written into the Climate Action Plans of states, cities, and universities, 2. examples of plans that include bicycling, 3. how bicycling advocates can best support these efforts, and 4. how to ensure that governments follow through on the promises made in their plans.

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NYC Bike Shots

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Collected by BikingRules.org

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