Infrastructure

The future is worth a thousand visions

The future is worth a thousand visions–or so believes the Spokane Regional Transportation Council.  SRTC […]

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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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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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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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China’s Epic Traffic Jam: Welcome to the First World!

Did you hear the news about the epic traffic jam on China’s Beijing-Tibet Expressway? It […]

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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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How a Spokane Valley cyclist used social media to save a road safety project

Marc Mims of Spokane Valley had never been involved in local politics and admitted he […]

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Right turn on red: a bad idea whose time has come and gone?

“California’s greatest contribution to Western culture,” Woody Allen is said to have observed, “is the […]

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Rumbling about rumble strips pays off

As a bicycle advocate, I’ll take every victory I can get and one just crossed […]

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