Bicycles and Pedestrians
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933
Bike Share Extends Reach of Public Transportation in 65 US Cities
BTS Releases Report on Bike-Share Stations in the U.S.
Forty-six bike share systems in the U.S. offer a total of 2,655 bike share stations in 65 US cities, with most in close proximity to transit stops, according to a new report Bike-Share Stations in the U.S. issued...
FHWA’s New Safety Performance Measures Including Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published new safety performance measures as part of its national safety program, calling for State and regional targets to help reduce highway deaths and injuries,...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces Seven Finalist Cities for Smart City Challenge
AUSTIN, TX – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, joined by Barbara Bennett, President and COO of Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. and Rick Clemmer CEO of NXP Semiconductors, today announced seven finalists for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart City Challenge. The...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant for Montana
Kalispell, MT – U.S. Transportation Under Secretary Peter Rogoff announced today that the Department of Transportation has awarded the City of Kalispell a $10 million TIGER grant to initiate the revitalization of downtown Kalispell. The project is one of 39 federally-funded transportation...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $15 Million TIGER Grant to Improve Connectivity in South Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department of Transportation will provide $15 million for the Rail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor Connector Project in South Los Angeles. The project is one of 39 federally-funded transportation projects in...
Summary Report: DOT Pedestrian and Bicyclist Road Safety Assessments
In Fall 2014, DOT launched its Safer People, Safer Streets initiative with the goal of improving pedestrian and bicycle safety across the country. The first element of the initiative was a call for the Department to convene a walk/bike safety assessment in every State. This report is an overview...
Kyle Wagenschutz
Memphis now has more than 200 miles of dedicated bicycle lanes, trails, and neighborhood routes which have visible successes in communities across the city. Trends on daily bicycle use continue to increase, while the rate at which crashes are occurring are on the decline. More than 140 miles of...
Peter Lagerwey
I have had the unique privilege of working with the wonderful people in Seattle since August 1, 1984, when I moved to Seattle after graduate school to take a job with the Seattle Engineering Department. I moved to Seattle, in part, because I wanted to live in a community that placed a high...
Olatunji Oboi Reed
The journey for me started about ten years ago, born out of a personal crisis.
I started riding a bicycle consistently as an adult around 2005. I was 30 years old and struggling with severe clinical depression. During this time, I was experiencing a level of emotional pain so intense, an...