“Delaware, over the last couple of years, has made a commitment and put significant resources toward creating new and improving current pathways and trails in our state. Gov. Jack Markell called this the First State in Pathways and Trails initiative. “The bold vision was to create an interconnected network of attractive and safe routes…
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He festooned New York City with hundreds of miles of bike lanes and dispatched chairs and picnic tables to Broadway, where cars once roamed. But for all of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s efforts to reimagine transportation in New York, critics and supporters seem to agree on the one that is most likely to define his…
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by David Hembrow Published at a A view from the cycle path May 3, 2013 I spent many years trying to promote cycling in the UK in many ways, including driving around the country with a huge bus full of bikes for people to try out. It was never even slightly difficult to convince…
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By Jay Walljasper Published in Bicycle Times People across the country were surprised … when Bicycling Magazine named Minneapolis America’s “#1 Bike City,” beating out Portland, Oregon, which had claimed the honor for many years. Shock that a place in the heartland could outperform cities on the coasts was matched by widespread disbelief that cycling…
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Cross-posted from Systemic Failure Each year there are tens of thousands of fatalities on the nation’s highways. A disproportionate [number] of those are non-motorized users — bicyclists and pedestrians. Given that the NTSB has made over 13,000 safety recommendations, you might think at least some of those would relate to the dismal state of…
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April 29, 2013 Statement by League of American Bicyclists: When U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced his departure, the bicycling community asked the White House to appoint a successor with a clear commitment to multi-modal solutions to local transportation challenges. Mayor Anthony Foxx clearly checks those boxes. Under his leadership, Charlotte has invested in light…
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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx was recently nominated to be the new United States Secretary of Transportation By JOHN SCHWARTZ New York Times May 13, 2013 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dan Mauney keeps misplacing his car. Mr. Mauney, 42, lives in an apartment tower in this city’s Uptown neighborhood, a pedestrian-friendly quarter with new office buildings, sparkling…
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Use Newark Main Street’s brand new sharrows to guide your way to work – and to Newark’s Bike to Work Day – TOMORROW (May 14, 7:30–10 a.m. on the Trabant University Center patio at the corner of Delaware and South College Avenues). Speakers will be University President Patrick Harker, Delaware Secretary of Transportation Shailen Bhatt, Sen.…
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Note: Professor Peter Furth spoke last week at the Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit in Dover. In a recent paper, he and his co-authors describe a plan to connect 21 Boston-area cities and towns by a “greenway” network designed for cycling. 72% of the regional population lives within 1 km (0.62 mi) of the proposed greenway…
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