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Gabe Klein to Resign From Chicago DOT at End of Month
With two and a half years of service under his belt as Chicago's transportation commissioner -- not to mention 300 bike-share stations -- Gabe Klein announced that he will be resigning at the end of November.
November 1, 2013
Georgia Removes Tolls, Invites 11,000 More Drivers to Clog GA 400 Each Day
Why raise desperately needed transportation funds for a broke region when you could let people drive for free? In Georgia, the state has made up its mind: The DOT will pay $4.5 million to tear down tolls on GA 400 -- and forfeit the $21 million a year the tolls brought in.
October 29, 2013
LeBron and Friends Reclaim Miami’s Streets in New Ad
Looks like the new LeBron James Nike ad that debuted during "Sunday Night Football" last night was at least in part the star's idea.
October 28, 2013
Bicycle Anecdotes From Amsterdam
Here we present our final -- and most informative -- Streetfilm from Amsterdam. It provides a nice cross-section of commentary on life in the City of Bikes. If you'd like to skip directly to a certain section, use this table of contents:
October 24, 2013
More From The Netherlands: Bike From Assen to Groningen
If you haven't seen the latest Streetfilm, Groningen: The World's Cycling City, you should check it out. Like, now! It has broken every single Streetfilms viewing record -- nearly 40,000 plays in just the first week.
October 21, 2013
Victims Share Tales of SFPD Anti-Bike Bias and Hostility at City Hall
When Sarah Harling was hospitalized by a minivan driver who made a left turn into her at a stop sign intersection, she says the SFPD officer who filed the police report included a fabricated statement from her claiming that she "approached the stop sign without stopping."
October 8, 2013
A Look at Pittsburgh’s Bike Parking and Presumptive New Mayor
The future looks bright for Pittsburgh for 2014. As they prepare to host the Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place conference next September, last week Project for Public Spaces held a one-day summit in advance of next year's big event.
September 23, 2013
The Heart of London Adopts 20 MPH Speed Limit
The City of London, the square mile in the heart of Greater London that is home to the city's finance sector, is resetting the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on all streets.
September 13, 2013
A Montreal Intersection Morphs Into a Wonderful Neighborhood Space
On a Bixi bike excursion to get some ice cream in Montreal, my wife and I stumbled upon the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Rue Clark, recently upgraded with colorful new street furniture, traffic calming treatments, and a two-way protected bike lane. The space is teeming with street life. When you arrive at this lovely place your first instinct is to stop, sit down, and enjoy.
August 28, 2013
Montreal’s Car-free Rue St. Catherine and Bustling Bike Rush Hour
While spending a week in Montreal, my wife and I stayed right along the Rue Sainte Catherine, which we discovered is closed to motor vehicles from May 15 through September 6 in two main sections. The first, a mile-long stretch that's been car-free in the summer since 2008, has a lot of restaurants and is filled with pedestrians all night long. The second, a more recent addition, is a smaller section to the west which features plenty of programming and music near the Place des Arts.
August 26, 2013