Bicycle Driving on N. 4th St. Overpass: Columbus OH from Gordon Renkes on Vimeo. North 4th Street (and the companion Summit/3rd St. going the other direction) are useful north/south surface streets in Columbus. North of downtown are overpasses over RR tracks and freeway ramps. 2 lanes on the right side of N. 4th diverge toward […]
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Columbus, OH: Bicycle Driving on N. 4th St. Overpass
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012Bicycling Means Business: The Economic Benefits of Bicycle Infrastructure
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS
Each year several new studies come out that help make the case that investments in safe and attractive bicycling pay economic dividends. We’ve added dozens of sources (and about 10 pages) to this report since it was originally released in 2009.
WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show Talks Infrastructure —————- 11 AM EST Thursday, September 27th
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
This Thursday, September 27th, InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson and Gregory DiLoreto, P.E., F.ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), will join The Brian Lehrer Show as part of “30 Issues in 30 Days,” the Brian Lehrer Show’s election-year series. The segment begins at 11 AM Eastern Time on NPR’s WNYC station. The show begins at […]
View this complete post...Bike Sharing in the United States: State of the Practice and Guide to Implementation
Thursday, September 13th, 2012
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE INFORMATION CENTER
With the introduction of new and more advanced bike sharing programs, and the continued interest and political support for them throughout many U.S. cities, it is important to provide an objective analysis of bike share programs, and to document early lessons learned. This guide is intended to serve as a resource for transportation planning professionals, as well as public officials considering implementation of a bike sharing program.
Waco, TX: The Waco Suspension Bridge
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012Waco’s Historic Suspension Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge west of the Mississippi when it was completed in 1870. The bridge was built with cable supplied by the John Roebling Co., who built the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Crucial to traders and travelers for well over a century, the bridge stands as […]
View this complete post...Rails to Trails: Forging Linear Parks for All
Thursday, August 30th, 2012Today’s cities increasingly need to look at alternative solutions to find more green space. So organizations such as the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the PATH Foundation and the City Parks Alliance are looking at unused infrastructures as opportunities to build new parks. So-called linear parks are much longer than wide and are formed as part of a […]
View this complete post...Energy Democracy – Community Innovation in Boston
Monday, August 27th, 2012
CENTER FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION
Communities of color have been environmental activists for decades. These are communities most often victimized by poor environmental planning, regulations, and decision‐making. In the last twenty years, communities of color in the Boston area have united and won a Boston‐wide plan to run buses on cleaner burning fuel, stopped a diesel fueled power plant from being located across from the only elementary school in the diverse Chelsea neighborhood, and ended illegal dumping of trash and toxic materials in abandoned lots throughout the communities of Roxbury and Dorchester.
Great American Infrastructure: Ocean Parkway Bike Path, Brooklyn, NY
Monday, August 27th, 2012
This is the twenty-second in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The Ocean Parkway Bike Path is the first bike path ever in the United States. When: The Ocean Parkway Bike Path was completed in 1894 with an official opening celebration in 1896. Length: 5.9 miles (one way) Estimated travel […]
View this complete post...Newport Beach, CA: Orange County Bike Paths – Back Bay Drive
Monday, August 20th, 2012This video is part of a series recording the many off-street bike paths in Orange County, California. The goal of the video is to bring public awareness of these very open and safe paths while also giving some way-finding direction in spite of the lack of connecting signage. This particular video is of Back Bay […]
View this complete post...Local Policies and Practices That Support Safe Pedestrian Environments
Thursday, August 9th, 2012
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM
Many communities are encouraging pedestrian transportation to improve public health and safety, reduce the public costs of private automobile travel, improve personal mobility, and create other economic benefits. Communities that have been most successful at providing pedestrian transportation options recognize that a safe and usable pedestrian environment requires more than meeting minimum standards.
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