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America’s roadway fatality rates have resulted in millions to support safety projects throughout the country

Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

by Mary Scott Nabers Here’s something that may surprise you! Statistics tell us that American roads are more dangerous than those of other developed countries. The U.S. roadway fatality rate has hovered around 12 deaths per 100,000 motorists for the past 15 years, while other developed countries have traffic fatality rates of under 5 per 100,000. […]

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Funding to ‘connect communities’ results in hundreds of new projects

Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

by Mary Scott Nabers A federal program that allocates funding for initiatives that ‘connect communities’ is responsible for hundreds of new projects in America. Because of its unique success, the program is also credited as the impetus for hundreds of similar projects that now receive funding from other sources. The U.S. Department of Transportation oversees the […]

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Go Fourth and Ride: Families Celebrate Brooklyn’s 4th Ave Protected Bike Lane

Friday, June 28th, 2019

It’s hard not to get emotional seeing how if we build proper infrastructure and a bike network and people will come out. Brooklyn Spoke’s Doug Gordon and friends organized a short ride to PS 118 and I was surprised to see so many happy faces.

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Shared Micromobility in the U.S.: 2018

Thursday, April 25th, 2019

More than double the number of trips were taken in 2018 than the year prior on shared micromobility, a fast-growing and rapidly-evolving form of transportation in the United States. NACTO’s report details average trip duration, distances, and prices per ride, and includes comprehensive charts and graphs showing the growth of shared micromobility across the U.S., as well as the changing landscape of this form of transportation.

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Bike lanes are not good enough

Friday, March 29th, 2019

If we want more people to bike, we have to build better bike infrastructure, and the good news is that this is starting to happen here in the US, believe it or not. But we need to make this happen faster.

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What’s the Best Thing about Cycling?

Friday, March 22nd, 2019

Once again, another round of answers to a simple question posed to attendees of the National Bike Summit in Arlington: What’s the best thing about cycling? We got a nice cross section of answers.

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Congestion Relief in Portland, OR: Parts 1-6

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019

Portland’s freeways have been getting more and more crowded. Just how bad is detailed in two new reports. Solutions are out there, but aren’t easy or cheap.

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Youth Bike Summit 2019 (Queens, NY)

Friday, February 22nd, 2019

This weekend hundreds of young leaders were in NYC for the 9th Annual Youth Bike Summit. I only got to stop in for about an hour, but from this short video you can sense the energy and momentum of the future of bicycling for our youngest riders.

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Shared Ebike Potential: London and New York

Monday, November 26th, 2018

Shared ebikes, implemented at scale, offer the potential to switch a significant number of trips from vehicles and also to provide easier access to public transport for the first/last mile access/egress portion of these trips. This would grow the modest number of trips currently served by publicly-managed bike share systems (29,000 per day in London and 47,000 per day in New York) and increase the overall share of trips by bicycle. This report, undertaken by Steer on behalf of Uber presents, for the first time, an analysis of the potential for shared ebikes to revolutionize travel in two case study cities: London and New York.

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Consumer Trends Report: Transportation

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

As long as humans are alive, they will always need to be able to get from one place to another. That’s why transportation is so critical. Without it, how can people go to work, run errands, travel to fun destinations, or return home? No matter what the situation is, consumers share their commutes on social media: it runs the gamut from delayed subways to what kind of car to buy to which ridesharing app to use to where they are biking to.

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