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With new legislatures and a new Congress in session, it’s a fine season to review some of the myths and truths of transportation funding and bicycle advocacy.
Myth: Roads are paid for via user fees, so bicyclists are getting free rides on the streets paid for by motorists.
Fact: Not so much. Gas tax is paid on all [...]
I love DC Streetsblog, because they’re in the capitol and thus have all kinds of opportunity to access members of Congress, congressional hearings, you name it — and they provide awesome, targeted coverage.
Today, they published an interview with US Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA), a new member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, to learn about [...]
I’ve discussed the challenges of using single-site studies as universal truths before (and I’ve seen a few being abused thusly), but there’s a really interesting study out of Portland, Oregon that suggests bikeway investment is a money-saver.
Thomas Gotschi, from the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, published “Costs and [...]
This coming summer – and possibly in following years – the Midtown Greenway will have some reroutes and access point closures near Lake Calhoun. The reason? Minneapolis can either proactively replace a decaying sewer line, or face reroutes as a result of raw sewage getting free.
Obviously, fixing is a far superior choice to having raw sewage [...]
Many novice cyclists believe bicycle trails are safer than riding on the road. The core reason for this? Cars. Unfortunately, there are a lot of reasons this is potentially misguided – from the unpredictable behavior of trail users to the sorts of at-grade crossings used on many trails. Local trails, such as the Gateway Trail and [...]
Regular readers of this site will know that I can be a bit of a crank about certain types of bicycle facilities:
Signage alone doesn’t make a route ‘bicycle-friendly.’
Paint jobs sometimes just indicate what the knowledgeable already know.
Bike lanes as backfill can create their own hazards.
Generally speaking, every type of bicycle facility has its own drawbacks. Frequently, [...]
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