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Long Beach, CA: Protected Bike Lane

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

This innovative, pilot project will create the first separated bikeway in Southern California, in Downtown Long Beach along Broadway and 3rd Streets — between Alamitos Avenue and Golden Avenue.

This will create an attractive transportation alternative for travel into downtown, including the 79 percent of downtown workers who drive alone to work each day. It also creates a more livable environment for the increasing number of residents who make downtown their home.

For more information, please visit http://www.bikelongbeach.org

-LongBeachCityCA on YouTube

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ESTIMATING THE EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS OF PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

Monday, January 17th, 2011
EMPLOYMENT PER $1 MILLION EXPENDITURES

POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
We are particularly interested in examining the differences in employment resulting from different project types: those that focus on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and those that do not. Using an input-output model, we evaluate project-specific data provided by the City of Baltimore. We find that pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure projects create 11-14 jobs per $1 million of spending while road infrastructure projects create approximately 7 jobs per $1 million of expenditures.

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Streetfilms: Journey to Pittsburgh to Walk & Bike

Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Streetfilms - Pittsburgh

“During a recent 48 hour Streetfilms swing thru Steel City, we learned that like many other metro areas across the country, Pittsburgh has a growing movement for better bicycling and more livable streets. Among the coolest things you’ll see in this seven minute Streetfilm travelogue…” -Clarence Eckerson, Streetfilms More at Streetfilms.org

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Streetfilms: Mapping Your NYC Bike Commute

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Regardless of age or ability, everyone deserves the right to a safe and convenient bike commute. In New York City, every day the DOT is making that more of a reality – thanks to an incredible diversity of bike facilities. The city has moved past simple, striped bike lanes and on to refreshing configurations like curbside, floating parking-protected, physically separated, two-way bike paths.

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Bridging the Gaps in Bicycling Networks: An advocate’s guide to getting bikes on bridges

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Where are the bike lanes?

LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS
Bridges are important. Whether over rivers, lakes, or built obstacles such as freeways, bridges are critical to bicyclists. Inaccessible bridges can force substantial detours or sever routes entirely, effectively discouraging or eliminating bike travel. As veteran Seattle bike and pedestrian planner Peter Lagerwey says: “If you can’t get across the bridges, nothing else matters.” In addition to their practical worth, bridges are also often high‐profile, large‐scale projects; the inclusion of bicycle facilities is an important symbolic recognition of the role of bicycling and walking in transportation networks.

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NYC: Prospect Park West, Before & After Bike Lanes

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
-Weekday cycling has nearly TRIPLED
-Percentage of cyclists riding on the sidewalk fell to 3% from 46%
-BEFORE: 3 of every 4 vehicles broke speed limit; AFTER: Only 1 in 6 vehicles exceed speed limit

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AMERICA WALKS Strategic Campaign Plan 2011 – 2013

Monday, November 29th, 2010

AMERICA WALKS
Walking is the first and most fundamental form of transportation, the most basic form of physical activity and the most popular form of outdoor recreation. Walking as transportation leads to healthier people, vibrant economies, and environmental sustainability. Over the past fifty years, however, our nation has systematically engineered walking out of daily life.

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PORTLAND, OR: BICYCLE COUNT REPORT 2010

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Average Daily Bicycle Traffic

PORTLAND BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION
Annual bicycle counts constitute one of the City’s three principal means of assessing progress in its efforts to
make the bicycle an integral part of daily life in Portland…The most significant finding of the 2010 count is the continuation of the two-decade upward trend of bicycle use in Portland.

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2010 Voters Support Transportation Funding

Thursday, November 18th, 2010
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The Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE) released a chart showing that 44 of the 57 transportation measures on the ballot in 2010 have passed, for an overall success rate of 77%. “Yesterday’s results at the ballot box reaffirm a decade worth of data demonstrating voters’ overwhelming support for investment in public transportation,” said CFTE Executive […]

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Video – Moving Forward: Real Choices for East Baton Rouge

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
Moving Forward: Real Choices for East Baton Rouge

This video explores population growth issues in Baton Rouge. By illustrating potential scenarios in which the region can support policies that attract and retain young people, increase connectivity and transportation choices, and create a more livable region.
-FutureBR.com

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