A short video by Georgia Bikes describing the elements of quality bicycle networks. –babuice on YouTube.
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Georgia: Bike Networks
Friday, August 3rd, 2012Salt Lake County, UT: Mountain View Corridor Summer 2012 Progress Update
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012The Mountain View Corridor (MVC) opened a two-mile section early this summer from 12600 South to 14400 South. Construction is on schedule, including paving, cross-street reconstruction, bridge construction and installation of traffic signals, sidewalks and trails. – UtahDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Low-Stress Bicycling and Network Connectivity
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
In one sense, a city’s or region’s bicycling network is all of its roads and paths on which bicycling is permitted. However, some streets provide such a poor level of safety and comfort for bicycling that the majority of the population considers them unsuitable for bicycling.
Olympic National Park, WA: Blast at Glines Canyon Dam-Elwha River Restoration
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012A section of Glines Canyon Dam above the water line was shot with explosives May 17 to remove the remaining concrete. –AmericanRivers on YouTube.
View this complete post...Springfield, OR: Oregon DOT finishes plowing Old McKenzie Pass Highway
Friday, May 25th, 2012About a month-plus ahead of last year, ODOT clears the Pass. – OregonDOT on YouTube
View this complete post...Americans Support Funding for Sidewalks and Bikeways
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
AMERICA BIKES Executive Summary As bicycling grows in popularity, gas prices soar, and Congress contemplates new transportation laws, a new survey finds that the overwhelming majority of Americans want to maintain or increase federal funding for biking and walking. Princeton Survey Research Associates International asked a nationally representative sample of 1,003 adults in the United […]
View this complete post...Cincinnati, OH: Smale Riverfront Park
Friday, May 4th, 2012Take a look at Cincinnati’s brand new Smale Riverfront Park! Project Manager Dave Prather shows you how this new destination park is getting the finishing touches in time for the May 18, 2012 Phase I Grand Opening! – CincinnatiParks on YouTube
View this complete post...North Carolina: Careless Driving, Model Bridge Building Contest, Opening of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012This week’s episode of “NCDOT Now,” the department’s video news update, reminds motorists about the dangers of careless driving in work zones, highlights the winners of the NCDOT Model Bridge Building Contest and celebrates the opening of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway. NCDOT Now North Carolina Department of Transportation Work zone safety – NCDOTcommunications on […]
View this complete post...It’s A Safe Decision: Complete Streets in California
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
NATIONAL COMPLETE STREETS COALITION
For decades, California and most of the nation have been building streets that are incomplete because they fail to provide safe access for everyone who uses them, whether they are in cars, on foot or bicycle, in wheelchairs, or using public transportation. As a result, people who walk – whether low-income residents catching a bus, seniors out for a stroll, or kids on their way to school – face dangerous, and often deadly, conditions.
New Contest for Students – Infrastructure in Your Community
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Here at infrastructureusa.org, national figures have participated in exclusive online conversations on The Infra Blog. Infra Views showcases content from leading think tanks and policy organizations. Users have documented their local infrastructure at Show Us Your Infra! and participated in Infra Polls. Now, we are initiating a new feature that is designed to encourage students […]
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