Attitudes

Cars and the Holidays: Bah, Humbug!

The Holiday season is upon us, and with it one of my least favorite December […]

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You’ve come a long way, baby!

Eric Berg of JRA Bike Shop recently got his hands on a copy of Seattle’s […]

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Stop signs: the kudzu of American bike paths

Everyone who’s been to the American South is familiar with kudzu—a creeping plant that appears […]

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Ray LaHood on Livable Communities

Grist Magazine has an interesting interview with Transportation Secretary LaHood’s take on livable communities. Highlights […]

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Ferry-bike system works: tell the experts they are wrong!

Photo by Carla Gramlich. Earlier this fall, Governor Chris Gregoire released a report she requested […]

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New York City turns toward moving people instead of cars

Close Broadway to cars through Times Square in New York City? “Never happen”, said political […]

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Northwest Bicycle Commuting: Washington gets the booby prize–but why?

Want to increase the rate of bike commuting everywhere? It’s all about the infrastructure The […]

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Education: A Bicycling Cornerstone

Riding up 12th Avenue in Seattle one day, I came up behind a bicyclist who […]

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Want more people to bike? Feminize cycling!

I’m a woman and I make all sorts of trips by bike, including my work […]

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“IT’S ALL ABOUT ME!”

Urban mobility is not a zero-sum game.  When you design streets for bicycles and pedestrians, […]

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