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AASHTO: New Rule Makes it Too Hard to Ignore Cyclists and Pedestrians
For years, state DOTs have exploited a loophole of federal government policy that allowed them to build massive, publicly funded projects without accommodating non-motorized users as long as they could...
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Under Pressure, AASHTO Withdraws Objection to Stronger Bike-Ped Rules
The Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is withdrawing its opposition to an important federal policy change that puts cyclists and pedestrians on a more equal footing with...
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Senate Finalizing Transpo Bill — It’s Up to Boxer to Preserve Bike/Ped Funding
According to Congressional insiders, members of the Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works are meeting today and tomorrow to hash out the details of their proposal for a multi-year...
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Dangerous By Design: How the U.S. Builds Roads That Kill Pedestrians
With sporadic sidewalks, seven lanes, and crosswalks spaced a half mile or more apart, this arterial road in Atlanta doesn't even allow residents of the apartment complex at right — perhaps including...
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T4America: Just Like Plane Crashes, Pedestrian Deaths Are a National Issue
Pedestrian fatalities from 2000 to 2009 near the high school I graduated from, in Philadelphia's inner suburbs. Map your own neighborhoods at Transportation for America's website. Over the last decade,...
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What Bipartisanship Hath Wrought: Zilch for Bike-Ped in Senate Bill Outline
Update 7/20: It has come to our attention that the complete draft of the Senate bill will include a hard commitment to bike-ped programs. Senate staff tells us that Sen. Barbara Boxer worked hard and...
View ArticleSenate Staff Says Bill Maintains Dedicated Funding For Bike/Ped
We reported yesterday that the outline of the Senate bill appeared not to preserve dedicated funding for bicycle and pedestrian programs. It has come to our attention that the complete draft of the...
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Boxer Confirms Bike-Ped Funding, Gang of Six Loves infrastructure Spending
At today’s hearing, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee celebrated the bipartisan consensus it has reached on a new transportation reauthorization – but details of that consensus are...
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How Dangerous is Sen. Coburn’s Amendment to Kill Bike/Ped Funding?
The 12 programs that make up Transportation Enhancements. Source: National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse For the last few days, we’ve been talking a lot about Sen. Tom Coburn’s crusade to...
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Coburn Blocks Quick Senate Vote on Transportation Extension
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has placed a “hold” on the transportation extension, along with a bill to continue sanctions against Burma and to provide disaster relief to areas affected by Hurricane Irene and...
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Last-Minute Deal Preserves Bike/Ped Funding. But For How Long?
UPDATED with comments from Sen. Tom Coburn’s staff. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has relented on his push to strip Transportation Enhancement funding from the six-month surface transportation extension,...
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The Last Mile: How Bike-Ped Improvements Can Connect People to Transit
Whether it’s just a short walk down the street or a five-mile bike ride, the journey between home and station is a major factor in people’s decision to take public transit. Bike-share can bridge the...
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Transforming Tysons Corner: A High-Stakes Suburban Retrofit
This is the old Tysons Corner. Photo: Restonian “That strip mall just got rezoned for high rise buildings.” “These auto dealerships are going to disappear.” Those aren’t words you hear very often in...
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Is Congress Trying to Put the Kibosh on TIGER Funding For Bike/Ped?
Philadelphia's bike/ped network was one of four recipients of exclusively bike/ped TIGER grants. (And no, four is not too many.) Photo: Phila. Ped and Bicycle Plan Did TIGER spend too much money on...
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New WHO Tool Calculates the Health Savings of Bike/Ped Infrastructure
Sidewalks, bike lanes, traffic calming projects — they save lives. Not just by protecting cyclists and pedestrians (not to mention motorists), but by encouraging physical activity that leads to a...
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FHWA: Small Investments in Bike/Ped Infrastructure Can Pay Off in a Big Way
Before and after: Sidewalk on Marshall Avenue, St. Paul. Source: Bike Walk Twin Cities If you ever doubted whether a small investment in biking and walking could have a large impact, here is your...
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Greater Atlanta Continues to Treat Walking Like a Crime
Despite the national outrage over the Raquel Nelson case, officials in metro Atlanta continue to treat pedestrians like criminals. Simply crossing the street can, and often does, land Atlanta area...
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DIY Urbanism: No Permits, No Red Tape, No Going Back
You have dreamed about striping your own bike lane on your most-traveled routes. You got your street closed off for a block party. Maybe you even spent the afternoon feeding the meter on Park(ing) Day....
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FHWA Helps Cities and Towns Land Bike/Ped Funding
American cities and towns should get a leg up on using federal funds to make streets safer for biking and walking, thanks to rules enacted yesterday by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects like...
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Walkonomics Sets Out to Create a New Way to Measure Walkability
Looks like Walk Score has some competition in the business of rating walkability. A new app from Walkonomics seeks to rate streets for walking according to their physical characteristics. Image:...
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