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ACTIVE LIVING RESEARCH Introduction Bicycling is healthy: it increases physical activity, improves cardiovascular health, and reduces obesity and disease. Bicycling also can be an excellent mode of transportation for people of all ages. In fact, bicycling to school has been shown to improve cardiovascular fitness and overall health among children and adolescents. As with virtually […]
View this complete post...New Glendale Road Bridge over Western Kentucky Parkway Demolition. Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Bridge was damaged by a semi hauling a large dump truck on November 19, 2012.- Code3ImagesLLC on Youtube
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On a recent weekend, I took a Citi Bike preview ride with a small group of cyclists who had volunteered for a photo shoot. The New York City Department of Transportation announced last week that the city’s newest public transit option, comprising 6,000 bikes that can be unlocked from 330 docking stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, will officially launch on May 27 for members and June 2 for general use.
No matter whom you ask—state or local elected leader, economic developer, community member–someone has an opinion on the California high speed rail project. Approved by voters in November of 2008, it has now become one of the most talked about infrastructure projects in the state. In July, Governor Jerry Brown signed a construction financing bill […]
View this complete post...Learn about these remnants of history in the commonwealth. – vdotweb on YouTube
View this complete post...This documentary is about ghost bikes that are placed on the side of the road where a cyclist life was lost. This bikes are placed in memory of those lives, and also as a reminder to drivers to be careful and watchful with cyclists. Filmed in Austin, TX –Jeannette rodriguez on YouTube.
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View original infographic (GOOD.is): Who’s Using Alternative Modes of Transportation? -Column Five on GOOD.is
View this complete post...Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 24, No. 8 On Wednesday, May 22, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Mayor Anthony Foxx, President Obama’s designated choice for the next United States Secretary of Transportation. Confronting Sec. Foxx during his tenure will be the challenge of steering the federal transportation program through another reauthorization, while facing […]
View this complete post...Home Movies of San Francisco by Cable Car – Early 1970s from Fading Dyes on Vimeo.
View this complete post...Also known as the Gateway Freeway, SR 24 is designed to span one mile between Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) and Ellsworth Road. When construction is finished in fall 2013, this new east valley freeway will feature a freeway to freeway interchange, complete with elevated ramps connecting to and from Loop 202 near Hawes Road. –ArizonaDOT […]
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