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Creating Convenient Cycling in Chicago

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

CYCLINGMOBILITY
To the uninitiated, Chicago seems like an unlikely place for cyclists, and with good reason. It’s big: with almost 3 million residents, it’s the third largest city in the United States. It’s intimidating: Chicago’s nearly 596 square kilometers of land area are latticed with congested streets and highways. And its weather is far from cyclist-friendly: the city’s bipolar climate fluctuates between teeth-chattering, snow-spattering winters and sweat-drizzling, sidewalk-sizzling summers. But even so, this metropolis reached a bicycle commuter mode share of 1.15% in 2009 – an increase of 129% since 2000.

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Tags: Chicago, Cycling, cyclingmobility, IL, Illinois, Ivy Gracie
Posted in Biking, Congestion, Infra Views, Local, Public Parks & Recreation

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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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Tags: Bike Lanes, bikes, CA, California, Cycling, Long Beach, LongBeachCityCA, YouTube
Posted in Biking, Local, Roads, Show Us Your Infra, Smart Growth, Urban Planning

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ESTIMATING THE EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS OF PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

Monday, January 17th, 2011

POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
We are particularly interested in examining the differences in employment resulting from different project types: those that focus on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and those that do not. Using an input-output model, we evaluate project-specific data provided by the City of Baltimore. We find that pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure projects create 11-14 jobs per $1 million of spending while road infrastructure projects create approximately 7 jobs per $1 million of expenditures.

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Tags: Baltimore, Bike Paths, Cycling, Maryland, MD, Pedestrian, PERI, Political Economy Research Institute
Posted in Biking, Employment, Infra Views, Jobs, Land Use, Local, Public Parks & Recreation, Roads, Smart Growth, Urban Planning

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Streetfilms: Journey to Pittsburgh to Walk & Bike

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

“During a recent 48 hour Streetfilms swing thru Steel City, we learned that like many other metro areas across the country, Pittsburgh has a growing movement for better bicycling and more livable streets. Among the coolest things you’ll see in this seven minute Streetfilm travelogue…” -Clarence Eckerson, Streetfilms More at Streetfilms.org

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Tags: Clarence Eckerson, Cycling, PA, Pedestrian, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Streetfilms
Posted in Biking, Bridges, Local, Show Us Your Infra, Transit, Urban Planning

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Bridging the Gaps in Bicycling Networks: An advocate’s guide to getting bikes on bridges

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS
Bridges are important. Whether over rivers, lakes, or built obstacles such as freeways, bridges are critical to bicyclists. Inaccessible bridges can force substantial detours or sever routes entirely, effectively discouraging or eliminating bike travel. As veteran Seattle bike and pedestrian planner Peter Lagerwey says: “If you can’t get across the bridges, nothing else matters.” In addition to their practical worth, bridges are also often high‐profile, large‐scale projects; the inclusion of bicycle facilities is an important symbolic recognition of the role of bicycling and walking in transportation networks.

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Tags: Bicycling, Cycling, League of American Bicyclists, Seattle, WA, Washington
Posted in Biking, Bridges, Equity, Infra Views, National, Policy, Transit

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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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Tags: Bicycling, Bike Lanes, Brooklyn, Cycling, New York, New York City Department of Transportation, NY, NYCDOT, Prospect Park
Posted in Biking, Global, Infra Views, Local, Public Parks & Recreation, Roads

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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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Tags: Bike Lanes, Cycling, OR, Oregon, Portland
Posted in Biking, Bridges, Congestion, Green, Infra Views, Local, Transit, Urban Planning

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Streetfilms: Voices from the Rail~Volution (2010)

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Streetfilms was out in Portland at this year’s Rail~Volution 2010 trying to get a pulse on the transportation world by talking to a healthy dose of this year’s attendees which includes advocates, bloggers, transportation planners, industry spokespeople and members transportation agencies across the country.

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Tags: Bagdad Theater, Clarence Eckerson, Cycling, Oregon, Pedestrian, Portland, Rail~Volution, Streetfilms, Streetsblog, Voices from the Rail
Posted in Biking, Buses, Congestion, Land Use, Local, National, Public Transportation, Rail, Roads, Show Us Your Infra, Transit, Urban Planning

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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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Tags: Add new tag, Bicycling, Bike Lanes, Chicago, Climate Action Plan, CO2, Cycling, D.C., GHG Emissions, IL, Illinois, League of American Bicyclists, Washington
Posted in Biking, Clean Air, Climate Change, Environment, Green, Infra Views, National, Policy, Public Opinion, Public Transportation, Roads, Sustainability, Urban Planning

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Three Modes in Three Days

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

From AUTOPIA, a WIRED Blog
Written by Jason Kambitsis
Case study of a commute: how cycling, riding a bus, and driving to work stack up in Pittsburgh, PA

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Tags: Autopia, Bicycling, Cycling, Jason Kambitsis, PA, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Wired
Posted in Biking, Buses, Local, Sustainability, The Infra Blog, Transit, Urban Planning

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