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 […]
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Great American Infrastructure: Ocean Parkway Bike Path, Brooklyn, NY
Monday, August 27th, 2012Newport 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, 2012NATIONAL 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.
Georgia: Bike Networks
Friday, August 3rd, 2012A short video by Georgia Bikes describing the elements of quality bicycle networks. –babuice on YouTube.
View this complete post...Salt 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, 2012MINETA 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, 2012AMERICA 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
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