Girls Try Bikes, Discover New Freedom
The question of how to get more women on bikes has received quite a lot of attention recently, in part because of a recent article in Scientific American that suggested women are an "indicator species" for bike-friendly communities.
December 1, 2009
Lancet Study: We Must Reduce Auto Dependency
Lots of catching up to do after the holiday weekend. Here's a sampling of what's been coming in over the network:
November 30, 2009
Kids on Bikes Where You Live
Here's something to be thankful for over this holiday break: Kids on
bicycles. A beautiful thing. We got so many submissions for this one,
it was truly inspiring.
November 25, 2009
A Car-Free Experiment Rolls into Jackson, Mississippi
Today on the Streetsblog Network, news of a car-free week coming to Jackson, Mississippi. We heard about it from one of our newer network members, Jackson Bike Advocates:
November 24, 2009
Brasilia’s Pathways of Desire
Sometimes you just can't stop human beings from acting like animals. And I mean that in the best possible way.
November 23, 2009
To Thrive, Suburbs Might Become More Urban
A very interesting article in USA Today on the future viability of suburbs came up in our Twitter feed this morning, via Community Research Partners of Columbus, Ohio.
November 20, 2009
Wanted: Your Photos of Kids on Bikes
Hey, we need your help again for our next slide show. This one is going to make you feel good. We're looking for pictures of kids on bikes -- on their own, with their parents, on trailers and seats and Xtracycles and whatever other kind of rig there is. Show us what you've got.
November 19, 2009
Blaming the Pedestrian, Again
Despite the growing national attention to the dangers posed by distracted driving, full accountability for drivers who kill or maim pedestrians while fiddling with electronic devices is likely a long way off. As today's post from Streetsblog Network member Sustainable Savannah notes, law enforcement officials too often seem to see things from the perspective of the person behind the windshield:
November 19, 2009
U.S. DOT Secretary Gets a Message on Pedestrian Safety
We've got a fine sampling of content from the Streetsblog Network today.
November 18, 2009
How to Get More People Walking in Cincinnati?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, member blog UrbanCincy notes with deserved pride that Cincinnati was ranked the seventh-safest large city for pedestrians in the nation in Transportation for America's "Dangerous by Design" study.
November 17, 2009