Island Press Staff Picks - Completing Our Streets
By Meghan Bartels / On September 22nd, 2014
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Smartphone Apps for Bike Advocacy
By Alliance for Biking & Walking / On September 17th, 2014
Adapted from the Alliance for Biking & Walking’s blog.
With mapping technology and internet connectivity at our fingertips, it's never been more possible to collect reams of information about how individuals travel and engage with active transportation. 58% of American adults own smartphones, according to Pew Research, and this number is increasing.
People are Healthier in States Where More People Bike and Walk to Work
By Alliance for Biking & Walking / On August 14th, 2014
Why Biking and Walking Advocates Love and Hate the Census
By Alliance for Biking & Walking / On July 29th, 2014
Reposted from the Alliance for Biking & Walking's blog with permission.
The American Community Survey (ACS), which is performed every year on a small percentage of the U.S. population, has one question that makes it especially important to biking and walking advocates:
#ForewordFriday: The Joy of Cycling Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On May 16th, 2014
#ForewordFriday: Bike Lane Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On March 28th, 2014
How do we create safe spaces for bikers and encourage cycling as an alternative to driving? That's the question the National Association of City Transportation Officials tackled with the Urban Bikeway Design Guide. Originally released as a binder, the guide has now been redesigned as a hardcover book for greater accessibility without sacrificing the detailed four-color graphics.
Complete Streets: Changing Design AND Decisions around the Nation
By Barbara McCann / On October 28th, 2013
The stories of success keep rolling in. Portland Maine turned summer maintenance projects into Complete Streets improvement opportunities. Detroit’s Woodward Avenue will be redesigned as a major transit corridor, while Lansing has received the state’s first counterflow bicycle lane, courtesy of MIDOT. And Helena, Montana is requiring sidewalks in new subdivisions.
DC's Green Lane Project
By Admin / On October 26th, 2012
Courtney Lix, Assistant Editor, on DC's latest effort to improve cycling infrastructure for commuters like her.