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Of the 1,000 pedestrian injuries seeking treatment in the state involving bikes, half were in the city. In the city, only 0.6% of the commuters bike to work. Increasing that number by a factor of 10 reaches 6%, should increase the number of pedestrian injuries by 10, Increasing the original 500 injuries to 5,000 pedestrian injuries. Likewise, increasing that number by a factor of 100 reaches 60%, should also increase the number of pedestrian injuries by 100 to 50,000 pedestrian injuries. Of course that's assuming direct ratios, which probably isn't going to be 100% accurate. Is it relevant to compare the total number of pedestrian injuries caused by cars and bikes when their share of commuters are so different? I don't think so. |
Curbing bicycle thefts in San Francisco
Joshua Sabatini Examiner Staff Writer 09/21/11 http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011...#ixzz1YcOpIfMR ....As soon as January, San Francisco’s downtown business owners could be required to allow employees to bring their bicycles into offices, or provide secure storage onsite or within 750 feet of a building. “This is actually really important in a number of ways,” said Supervisor John Avalos, who introduced legislation Tuesday that would enact the requirement in January. “Often, cyclists will go downtown with their bikes and will not have a space to secure them, will lock them up on the streets, clogging up some of our sidewalk space and making them less accessible.” The law also is meant to reduce bike thefts. “We also have a bike theft problem — it happens every day,” Avalos said. “I’ve had one bike stolen here in San Francisco. This is something that is a critical problem for a lot of cyclists.” Ken Cleaveland, director of public affairs for the Building Owners and Managers Association of San Francisco, which represents the interests of downtown building owners, said the group is open to the proposal. “We’re working with the supervisor,” Cleaveland said. He agreed bike theft is a problem in The City. “If I had a $5,000 bicycle, I would want it right next to my desk every day,” he said. Under the proposal, employers would decide if workers could bring bikes inside businesses, such as by work stations. |
chicago has finally decided to "go big" with its bicycle sharing program. 3,000 bikes and 300 stations is a HUGE step up from the current system of 70 bikes at 7 stations. the article mentions a planned build-out of 5,000 bikes and 500 stations within 3 years. it's not quite as big as NYC's newly announced system, but a very big step forward for urban utility cycling in the windy city none-the-less.
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Developers Cater to Two-Wheeled Traffic in Portland, Ore.
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How Would you Radically Rethink Cycling in London?
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Dutch Cycling Embassy Releases Inspirational Video, Launches Website
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Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes bicycle safety bill, saying it is unsafe (LA Times)
I support Jerry Brown and I have no doubt that he's committed to sustainable transportation but this is unfortunate. Hopefully he can sign an improved bill protecting cyclists.
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes bicycle safety bill, saying it is unsafe LA Times By Patrick McGreevy October 7, 2011 "Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday vetoed legislation that would have required motorists to give bicyclists at least three feet of room while passing, or slow down — citing concern that it could cause more car accidents. Brown worried about requiring motorists to slow to 15 mph when passing bicyclists if there is not three feet between them, which proponents argued is necessary to reduce the number of cyclists injured and killed in California. The governor said the California Highway Patrol and Caltrans raised "legitimate concerns" about the requirement to slow down..." http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cali...is-unsafe.html |
South Pasadena to create 24 miles of bikeways
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In Pleasanton, Calif., radar-like sensors can more easily detect bicycle traffic, providing safer crossings for cyclists and motorists
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Moscow builds its very first bicycle lane – or is it an obstacle course?
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Thunder Bay is more like Moscow than Amsterdam. Our bike lane project hasn't worked out very well. At one intersection, on a four lane road converted to a two lane road with a turning lane median, the centre lane of traffic merges with the outer lane, which also has sharrows, meaning you've got two lanes of traffic trying to merge while sharing that same lane with cyclists. Vehicular traffic is regularly swerving left and right to get aligned at intersections, while cyclists are swerving left and right to accommodate that and on-street parking while also having to deal with the bike lanes randomly alternating between designated bike lanes and sharrows in mixed traffic.
It's fucking absurd. At first I thought it was just hyperbole from the roads-are-only-for-cars crowd but after seeing it in person, I agree, it isn't safe for either type of vehicle. Naturally, no one uses the bike lanes on that road. I saw a lot of cyclists, but they were all on sidewalks. http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7160/sam0732h.jpg The left lane merges with the lane with the sharrow about 100 yards up, and then the dedicated bike lane starts. Then the traffic lanes shift left a bit to accommodate on-street parking, which lasts a couple blocks then disappears as everything shifts back for the next intersection. |
A Summer of Bicycle-Focused Transportation Policy for Chicagoans
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Here is BrighamYens (SSP poster) take on Yesterdays CicLAvia. It was the most successful yet, with over 130,000 participants. Now all parts of the City want in for the next one and i can confidently say that this one event is leading to many positive biking changes in the LA area. Definitely one of the best events in LA.
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Making Room for Delhi’s Bicycle Culture
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The Methodology of Bike-Share Station Placement in New York City
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A bike-share station — for the uninitiated — is the docking fixture where system users pick up and drop off their bicycles. The first wave of 600 stations will be concentrated in Manhattan south of 79th Street and in select Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Williamsburg, Fort Greene, and Park Slope: http://cdn.theatlanticcities.com/img...-map_thumb.jpg |
New Cycling Initiatives in Ukraine
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New roads post-storm make New Orleans cycling city
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