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DUI Arrests Dropped in Philly After Ride-Share Companies Came to Town
There's a big political battle in Pittsburgh over the introduction of ride-sharing businesses like Uber and Lyft.
July 9, 2014
Comeback Time for DC’s Forgotten Bus Lane Network?
It's barely even remembered today, but in the 1970s Washington, DC, had a substantial network of dedicated bus lanes, with plans to expand. Dan Malouff at Beyond DC explains what was lost, and how priority for transit could come back to the city's streets:
July 8, 2014
Why Did Copenhagen’s Biking Rate Surge in One Year?
Copenhagen is famous for being a city where a lot of people bike.
July 7, 2014
Can Oklahoma City Become a Great Cycling City?
Portland. Minneapolis. Oklahoma City? Ok, so you probably won't find that last one on any lists of the most bike-friendly cities in the U.S. But with a little bit of effort, the city could change, says Eric Dryer at Bike OKC. In a lot of ways, Oklahoma City has all the right ingredients to be a great city for cycling, he says:
July 3, 2014
How a Lack of Respect Can Literally Erase Bike Lanes
We have bike lanes like this where I live, especially after winter: The ones so faded you can barely make them out.
July 2, 2014
Skateboard Bans: The “Get Off My Lawn” of Transportation Policies
The municipal skateboard ban is the "get off my lawn" of transportation policies.
July 1, 2014
Oregon Study Finds 94 Percent of Cyclists Stop at Red Lights
Contrary to lawless cyclist mythos, a study finds that nearly all cyclists in four Oregon cities stop for red lights.
June 30, 2014
Great City Parks Aren’t Surrounded By Suburban Roads
There's nothing quite like a great urban park. But what makes a park great?
June 27, 2014
The Last Thing Atlanta Needs Is a Billion Dollar Interchange Expansion
At $950 million, rebuilding and expanding the interchange of Georgia 400 and Interstate 285 in suburban Atlanta will be the costliest road project in the state's history.
June 26, 2014
NTSB Recommends Truck Side Guards to Protect Pedestrians and Cyclists
22-year-old Sylvia Bingham was riding her bike to work in September, 2009, when she was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer driver in Cleveland. The driver, who was later convicted of vehicular homicide, never stopped and claimed he didn't realize he'd hit the recent Yale graduate.
June 25, 2014