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Study: Analysis of Biking Trends & Policies in Large American Cities

There’s a new report out this week that shows Minneapolis in a shining light as a national example. Published by the University Transportation Research Center and authored by researchers at Virginia Tech and Rutgers Universities, the Analysis of Biking Trends and Policies in Large American Cities: Lesson for New York studies both aggregate national data and [...]

April 7th, 2011 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle facilities, bicycle recreation, bicycle safety, bicyclists, evaluation, federal funds, minneapolis, minnesota, oregon, roadway design, roadway use, science, share the road, st. paul, statistics, transportation options, urban planning, washington | Comments are closed

Minnesota Bridges: Above Average (But Still In Disrepair)

Wondering about the current state of Minnesota’s bridges? Transportation for America has you covered. They’ve been releasing state-by-state reports on the state of bridge infrastructure in each state. Minnesota was one of their early releases, as Minnesota also offers one of the horror stories about the worst-case scenario for a bad bridge with the I35W bridge.

The [...]

March 29th, 2011 | Category: duluth, engineering, evaluation, federal funds, I35W, legislation, minneapolis, minnesota, politics, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, science, st. paul, statistics, taxes, traffic accidents, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

FHWA Approves Contraflow Bike Lanes; Physics Remains Horrified

Via TheCityFix comes news that the Federal Highway Administration has officially blessed the concept of contraflow bike lanes as part of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

Summed up, a contraflow bike lane is a bike lane that puts cyclists riding on street against the flow of traffic.

Arguments in favor of such lanes typically relate [...]

March 23rd, 2011 | Category: bicycle facilities, bicycle safety, bike lanes, common sense, encouragement, engineering, evaluation, minneapolis, minnesota, roadway design, roadway use, science, share the road, traffic accidents, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Stuff I Dug This Week

A few articles of interest from around Ze Interwebz this week for your weekend enjoyment:

EXTRA! EXTRA! MONEY WASTED ON EXTRAVAGANT HIGHWAY PROJECT! — Getting Around Minneapolis takes a look at the new Rice Street interchange at MN36 in Roseville and finds the project dumb.

Another Reason to Complete Our Streets — The Minnesota 2020 blog looks at [...]

March 12th, 2011 | Category: bike lanes, common sense, complete streets, engineering, environmentalism, federal funds, minnesota, pedestrian access, public meetings, road construction, roadway design, roadway use, science, share the road, st. paul, suburbs, taxes, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning, women | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Peeve: Misapplication of Data

With the Minnesota Bicycle Summit last week and the National Bike Summit this week, I have been noting a pernicious habit among cycling advocates and friends that I wish I could punch out of everyone: Quoting studies selectively or in ways that simply do not apply.

As cyclists and advocates argue for ongoing funding for alternative transit [...]

March 9th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle alliance of minnesota, bicycle facilities, bicyclists, bike events, bike lanes, common sense, damn lies, education, encouragement, engineering, environmentalism, evaluation, federal funds, health, league of american bicyclists, legislation, minnesota, politics, roadway design, roadway use, science, st. paul, statistics, suburbs, survey, transportation options, twitter, urban planning, washington, wisconsin | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Traffic Crashes & Cyclist Fatalities: 2009 Data

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administraton has published its annual recap of cyclist fatalities for 2009. Some key stats:

630 bicyclists were killed in motor vehicle crashes — about 2% of all motor vehicle traffic fatalities
51,000 bicyclists were injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes — about 2% of all people injuried in traffic crashes during 2009
The majority [...]

March 2nd, 2011 | Category: bicycle safety, bicyclists, science, statistics, traffic accidents | Comments are closed
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