When it comes to making a city bike friendly, the simple bike lane is not enough. Check out this video featuring Transportation Alternatives, The Project for Public Spaces, and The Open Planning Project, which calls for a system that segregates bikers from traffic. This is BRT for bikers!Special thanks to Erica Stephan for the hot tip.
Los segundos pisos atienden la demanda de una ciudad que vive bajo un concepto de individualidad que ya no responde a las necesidades de las megalópolis del Siglo XXI. Es preciso desarrollar un diseño inteligente de sistemas de transporte público que permitan la reducción de emisiones contaminantes. Las soluciones parciales, focalizadas, no sistémicas, envían el falaz mensaje de “resolver el problema de movilidad”, empero…
Last Friday, sustainable transport advocates came a step closer to gaining widespread support for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in India when Bangalore officials announced that the government will move ahead with the implementation of the …
The D.C. area is home to two of the winners from the League of American Bicyclists’ latest round of Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) awards. Congrats to our hometown awardees: Revolution Cycles in Arlington and the …
[...] Invest in Cycling Facilities: Increasingly, cycling is becoming popular among commuters making short trips around cities. But the spike in the number of city cyclists has yet to be followed by a supply of cycling facilities like bike lanes and bike parking. In many cities, cyclists have to compete with cars for road space, a dangerous proposition that drives potential cyclists off their bikes and back into cars. By building special cycle lanes that are physically separated from traffic, cities can make cycling a viable, low-cost form of transit. Cycling can also be instrumental in countering chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity, which are now afflicting large swaths of the sedentary American population. Paris, among other cities, has taken cycling a step above the rest, creating a bike-sharing program with 15,000 bicycles available at a moments notice for anyone with a credit card. Cyclists and politicians in American cities should take note. [...]
[...] To see a video promoting well designed bike lanes, click here. Filed under: Sustainable Transport — Chris Ward @ 9:05 am « A Project in Social Forecasting [...]