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M II A II R II K

Jul 24, 2012 9:36 PM

A Big Week for Bicycling in Fort Worth

July 24, 2012

By Angie Schmitt

Read More: http://streetsblog.net/2012/07/24/a-...in-fort-worth/

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This Texas city is leaving its big brother Dallas in the dust when it comes to bike-friendliness. Just this week, the feds awarded Fort Worth with $1 million for a 30-station bike-share system, which is slated to be up and running next April.

- The green lane opened today at Commerce & 12th. This is green as in, literally, green-colored: the green fill is a safety improvement, and is used on a segment of the lane with potential bike/motorist conflicts due to a turn lane. This is the first such colored lane in the region, and the City of Fort Worth is making plans to use the color fill in other such conflict points, where previously only plain striped white lane markings have been used, to increase visibility and safety.

- The $941,728 from the DOT joins $100,000 in local match funds from The T and $260,000 in sponsorships to fund an initial bike share network comprised of 300 bikes and 30 stations in a variety of central-city locations including Downtown, the Near Southside, and 7th Street. This is a huge step forward for human-powered transportation in Fort Worth, as well as the livability of the central city. I can’t wait to see the system being installed and look forward to the opening.

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Cirrus

Aug 1, 2012 7:42 PM

DC planning 2 'Dutch Junctions'

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Originally Posted by Greater Greater Washington

New Jersey Avenue will become 2-way with bike lanes

Much of New Jersey Avenue NW through the Mount Vernon Triangle area has essentially been a one-way off-ramp for I-395 for years. DDOT wants to turn this broad avenue back into a 2-way neighborhood street, add bicycle lanes, and have the bike lanes cross the intersection in a way that would be new to DC but is common in the Netherlands.

Intersection redesign for New York Avenue and New Jersey Avenue (NJ Ave and K Street will be similar):

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Video explaining how it will work:

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mhays

Aug 1, 2012 7:45 PM

As a pedestrian I'd be in the green bike lanes if I wasn't specifically conscious about helping bikes. Always walk the shortest route, and of course always walk around those potentially-slippery yellow bumpy things.

mhays

Aug 1, 2012 7:50 PM

One of the best bike stories for Seattle is that the Highway 520 bridge over Lake Washington is in full construction. (Not checking to see other posts.) Floating pontoons are being completed out of town and being floated toward Seattle.

This is a replacement of a deteriorating floating freeway bridge. The new one will keep the 2+2 general traffic lanes, and add HOV lanes and a bike lane. For the eastern suburbs, this will be a nearly direct route to the University of Washington for the first time ever. Lake Washington is 18 miles long and has only one other bridge, which is popular with bicyclists. Phase II, not funded yet, would rebuild the section from the lake to I-5, including a couple park lids.

Plus I'll use it as a recreational cyclist. It'll be a shorter option for "half lake" routes, which generally mean going around the north end of the lake. And of course the "two bridge" routes will be new.

Swede

Aug 2, 2012 7:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mhays (Post 5784934)

I do the same thing - unless there's cyclists there. So as I see it people won't get into that habit if there are people on bikes using the bike lanes.

M II A II R II K

Aug 2, 2012 5:53 PM

Navy Pier Flyover followup: New renderings and ideas

August 2, 2012

By Steven Vance

Read More: http://gridchicago.com/2012/navy-pie...rid+Chicago%29

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The proposal doesn’t necessarily have to compete with all three segments of the Navy Pier Flyover. The proposal is an immediate solution to the issues. This is apparent because there was an immediate and effective solution in 2009 when the Lake Shore Drive Bridge sidewalk that *all* Lakefront Trail users pass over was inaccessible. The converted travel lane over Lake Shore Drive Bridge, through Illinois Street and up to Grand Avenue, could be built in 48 hours with a little asphalt (south of the bridge) metal plates, guardrails, and Jersey barriers.

- The creation of safe, north-south bikeways (protected bike lanes or cycle tracks) near the Lakefront Trail would reduce the demand of the Lakefront Trail, making fantastical designs less necessary. At least one commenter in this discussion has proposed converting non-bike lanes on Columbus Drive to protected bike lanes). I like this idea. I think it’s complementary to my proposal. People who ride north and south on the Lakefront Trail may find safe streets more convenient than riding on the path as it is closer to most destinations.

- Funding agreement documents between the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois show that the city has or plans to spend $4.4 million on design and engineering work; the City estimates the entire project to cost $44.5 million. I predict that the alternative proposal could be designed and completed for half that amount. Chicago City Council approved four ordinances to allocate funding to the Navy Pier Flyover’s design process (the first in January 2002, the last one in November 2010). The funding for design and engineering work comes from Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality ($3,168,000), State of Illinois match ($792,000), and Chicago ”general obligation bonds” ($450,000).

- There will be a Jersey-style concrete barrier a little over 2 feet tall separating Lake Shore Drive traffic from the Navy Pier Flyover viaduct. On top of this concrete barrier is “parapet railing” also a little over 2 feet tall (the two combined are 4.5 feet tall from the floor of the viaduct). The blueprints I received were of very low quality, omitted a design date, and had difficult to read text. They did not show the design of the fence separating the Navy Pier Flyover from Lake Point Tower. A later rendering shows a fence with a curved or angled top, often seen surrounding prisons and airports.

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M II A II R II K

Aug 3, 2012 6:11 PM

Minnesota Courts Cyclists With A New Mobile Platform

July 31st, 2012

By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Read More: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670392/...e_newsletter#1

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Cyclists in New York (and pretty much every other state) are used to struggling for the attention of lawmakers. Not so in Minnesota, a state that’s actively courting cyclists--most recently, through Pedal Minnesota, a new campaign aimed at making it easier for locals and tourists to get around by bike.

- The state generates over $1 billion in bike-related revenue, more than hunting and snowmobiling combined, says Eric Husband, creative director at Colle+McVoy, the Minneapolis ad agency behind Pedal Minnesota. A coalition of eight public partners (including the Minnesota DOT, DOH, and several tourism boards) approached the agency about designing an identity and web platform for the alliance last year. Husband describes the design process as miraculously smooth. “You’d think with so many partners, it would be hard to reach consensus,” he says over email. “But a shared passion for biking led the way.”

- One of the coolest things about the project is the “tune-up shelters” now popping up around the state. By retrofitting existing bus stops with multi-tools, maps, and pumps, the team found a way to offer universal access to necessities at a fairly low cost. Plus, the tools are all bought from local bike shops. “Of course, the tune-up shelters were a hit,” says Husband. “We’ve also have had a ton of inquiries on wearables--people are asking our partners where they can get T-shirts. Bicyclists love their schwag.” With over $1 billion in annual revenue in Minnesota and swarms of merch-hungry cyclists, bike culture is becoming an economic force to be reckoned with.

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Cirrus

Aug 3, 2012 6:41 PM

DC has a bike rack sponsorship program, where the city will install and maintain bike racks that are branded for business or community groups, as long as the group pays for the design & fabrication. It's a neat program that has resulted in a lot of neat racks around town.

Today they installed this one, at the Human Rights Campaign. HRC is a gay civil rights advocacy group.

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source: goDCgo on twitter

If you don't quite get it, here is HRC's logo:
http://dinahlakeshore.com/HRC_HRGB_L.gif

202_Cyclist

Aug 3, 2012 7:10 PM

A couple of these would look good on the sidewalks next to Chick-fil-A.

M II A II R II K

Aug 8, 2012 6:49 PM

More bike lanes planned for city

August 5, 2012

Read More: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1...-for-city.html

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Chicago’s newest protected bike lane will run along Dearborn Street in the Loop and will include red lights for bikes. It’s part of a planned bike lane network that Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sunday said will help Chicago to attract and keep high tech companies and their workers who favor bicycles. “By next year I believe the city of Chicago will lead the country in protected bike lanes and dedicated bike lanes and it will be the bike friendliest city in the country,” Emanuel said Sunday at Malcolm X College. “It will help us recruit the type of people that have been leaving for the coast. They will now come to the city of Chicago. The type of companies that have been leaving for the coast will stay in the city of Chicago.”

Emanuel cited a recent meeting with executives from the hot Internet startup company GrubHub who told him that when they recruit engineers they show the new protected bike lanes which Chicago has been installing since last summer. Emanuel and city officials spoke at Malcolm X College on the Near West Side, where a newly-erected protected bike lane runs past the north side of the building on Jackson Boulevard between Western Avenue and Halsted Street. That lane will soon be extended into the Loop, city Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein said. By the end of the year, Chicago will have 22 miles of protected bike lanes, bringing the total to 33 miles. The cost, according to Klein is about $140,000 a mile.

In protected bike lanes, bicycle traffic mostly runs along the curb, protected by skinny plastic pylons. Where automobile parking is allowed, cars park next to the pylons, several feet away from the curb, providing additional protection to cyclists. Chicago is also using buffered bike lanes, which use pavement markings to provide a wider distance between bikes and cars. The new protected lane on Dearborn will have bicycle signals. Bikes also will have to halt when motorized traffic when gets a right turn arrow, which prevents turning cars from hitting cyclists. Protected lanes on Dearborn will run in both directions from Polk Street to Kinzie Street. The popular Kinzie protected lanes will be extended east to connect with Dearborn.

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M II A II R II K

Aug 10, 2012 9:12 PM

City’s bike sharing program delayed until next year

August 8, 2012

By FRAN SPIELMAN

Read More: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1...next-year.html

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The delay comes as Inspector General Joe Ferguson continues to investigate a rival bidder’s claim that the bid process was greased for Alta Bicycle Share, an Oregon company that once hired Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein as a consultant. Problems with Alta’s newly-developed software have also stalled the company’s 10,000-bike rental program in New York City.

Neither complication played any role in the Chicago slowdown, said Transportation Department spokesman Peter Scales. “Rather than rush to get the bikes on the street … we are looking to launch in the spring so we can ensure that we do this right, and have the infrastructure and planning fully in place so the program is a success from Day One,” Scales said in an e-mail to the Chicago Sun-Times. “This is a complicated infrastructure project that involves a great deal of planning, engineering and public outreach. We decided it was better to take the extra time to get it right. ... Another benefit is that we will have constructed many more miles of dedicated bike lanes by next spring, which will help to increase participation.”

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M II A II R II K

Aug 10, 2012 9:17 PM

The mother of all rides: Biking across America on the old Route 66

3 Aug 2012

By Sarah Laskow

Read More: http://grist.org/living/the-mother-o...-old-route-66/

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U.S. Bike Route 66 doesn’t exist quite yet. Like the old Route 66, Bike Route 66 is more an idea right now than a reality. But while the old road, which was decommissioned in 1985, has disappeared under Interstate 40 in some parts and beneath overgrown fields in others, the new bike route is being mapped now, on top of the old route and the newer interstate.

- Bike Route 66, which will stretch from Chicago to Los Angeles, is part of the first big push to establish official national bike routes, the cycling equivalent of interstate highways. The project has been in the works for two years already, and it will be at least two years more before their work is done — the product of touring societies, volunteer cyclists, state transportation coordinators, local city officials, cartographers, and the nonprofit Adventure Cycling Association, which creates some of the best maps for long-distance cycling in the country.

- The vision of a Route 66 resurrected as the Great American Bike Trip is so compelling that bike clubs and transportation departments from Illinois to California had dreamed it up independently. “Historically and culturally, Route 66 is very important for southern California,” says Alan Thompson, who’s working on the route for the Southern California Association of Governments. “You had whole groups of people coming during the Dust Bowl, looking for a better life here. My grandfather came on that route from his farm in Texas.”

- In New Mexico, for instance, riding Route 66 could mean hugging the shoulder of I-40 all the way through the state. But the New Mexico Touring Society, which has been working on the project, has chosen to snake the route up through Santa Fe, then down to Albuquerque and through the pueblos in the western half of the state. There’s some historic justification for this route: The original 66 went north to Santa Fe before heading south again. Only in 1937 did the route straighten into the smoother line that I-40 draws today. “In New Mexico, it’s easy to stay on the freeway and miss all the interesting things,” says Christopher Marsh, a member of the touring society. “We knew all the side roads and the more interesting things that people would want to see if they were coming here.”

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M II A II R II K

Aug 12, 2012 4:20 PM

New bike counter tallies 7,432 Hawthorne Bridge bike trips on first day of operation

August 9th, 2012

Read More: http://bikeportland.org/2012/08/09/n...=Google+Reader

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Portland's new bike counter had its first full day of operation yesterday and it logged 7,432 bike trips across the Hawthorne Bridge. That number is relatively close to 8,044, which is the average daily number of trips PBOT tallied in their official 2011 counts.

- What's important to remember is that, even with the slight timing/reset glitch and this antennae issue, the actual counting of bicycle trips has remained rock solid. In other words, these issues are with the display only, not the underlying data collection.

- Speaking of the data collection, I've learned a bit more about that as well. Turns out there are two counting mechanisms. Yesterday I explained how the air hoses create a pulse when depressed by a bike tire and then send that pulse via radio frequency to the counter. Today I learned the data from each bike trip is also sent via modem to a server in France, where it's then beamed onto that website I linked to above.

- Another thing to keep in mind is that the Eco-Counter website only offers basic information to the public; but according sources at PBOT, they get to see a much more detailed view. They can analyze and download the data based on direction of bike travel, traffic volume by hourly increments, and more.

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M II A II R II K

Aug 12, 2012 4:32 PM

Latin America Gears Up as Bike Hub

August 9, 2012

By SHANE ROMIG

Read More: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...647237798.html

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Across Latin America, a region known for its aggressive drivers, growing numbers of commuters are doing the unthinkable: Ditching their cars for bicycles. Argentina's capital city, a place where Mad Max would feel at home behind the wheel, is building a network of dedicated cycling lanes, joining a growing list of cities in Latin America that are pushing bike use to ease traffic congestion and improve quality of life.

- Under its "Mejor en Bici," or "Better on Bike" program, Buenos Aires has built 48 miles of bike lanes, from virtually zero in 2009, when the program began. The city plans to have 81 miles of lanes by the end of 2013. Already, 2% of daily commuters are getting to their jobs on bikes, an estimated 36,000 people, say city officials. "They thought we were crazy, but people are starting to see the change," said Guillermo Dietrich, the city's transportation undersecretary.

- When introduced, most of the region's bicycle programs were roundly lampooned by skeptics, who chortled over the idea that the practice in cities such as Paris and Copenhagen could be replicated on the cracked concrete of Latin America's anarchic urban streets. Indeed, brave cyclists face a host of hurdles in addition to hot-shot drivers. Most people in the impoverished region still view bicycles as a mode of transport for the poor. Thieves make quick work of parked bikes. And bicycles in Argentina, which has import controls, can cost triple the price of the U.S.

- A Mexico City radio commentator took to the airwaves recently to denounce bicycle riders, urging motorists to run them over. "These people think they are French or European. Well, let me tell you: You're not French, you're Mexicans," said Ángel Verdugo, an economist who writes a weekly column in a Mexican newspaper. "That's why I ask you drivers when you see one of these pests, run them over, don't give them a chance, squash them. Maybe that way they will understand."Mr. Verdugo was temporarily suspended by the radio station after the comments caused an uproar. He later said he was only joking. Unlike bike lanes in European cities like London, which are merely painted on the road, the lanes in places like Buenos Aires and Mexico City employ concrete barriers along many stretches to protect cyclists.

- Colombia and Chile are the Latin American bike lane leaders. In Bogota, 214 miles are used by 285,000 cyclists each day, according to the city government. In Santiago de Chile, the government is well on its way to building 429 miles of bike paths by the end of 2012. The Buenos Aires initiative got a helping hand when a recent report in Argentine newspaper La Nación highlighted that a trip across town on a bike takes about half the time as by car. To help cut down on bicycle theft, the Buenos Aires legislature forced downtown parking garages to accept bikes at cut rates. Many still balk when one cycles up and asks where to leave a bike, but the majority of garages have obliged and its relatively easy to find a safe spot downtown now.

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M II A II R II K

Aug 13, 2012 7:13 PM

Florida still deadliest state for cyclists

Read More: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/...nes-death-toll

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By total numbers or as a percentage of the population, Florida has been the nation's deadliest state for bicycle riders for many years. But federal officials and biking advocates say that comparisons between states are difficult, because weather makes a difference. Pedaling a bike, they say, is doable year-round in Florida.

A fairer comparison would consider annual deaths relative to miles traveled, which is done with automobiles but not bicycles, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Agency officials point out that inviting weather in states such as Florida and California also contributes significantly to high rates of pedestrian deaths.

Even so, Florida has recorded nearly as many or more annual deaths of bicyclists as California, according to the most recent five years of administration data — even though Florida's population is half that of California's.

In 2009, for example, Florida reported 107 deaths of cyclists, compared with California's 99. In 2008, Florida had 125 deaths to California's 109. Tim Bustos, executive director of the Florida Bicycle Association, said the state's death toll, though trending slightly downward, is of great concern to his group, local biking advocates and the Florida Department of Transportation But there is no single, straightforward solution, he said, such as building more bike lanes.

Among the challenges Florida faces in making bicycling safer, Bustos said: A significant portion of drivers in the state are elderly residents or visiting from out of state; a high percentage of the state's roads were built with little thought for walkers or cyclists; and motorists don't share the road here as well as drivers in other states.

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Bike-share in Seattle: Start-up calls for 500 bicycles, a few million dollars

Read More: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...eshare12m.html

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Momentum is growing to build a bicycle-sharing network in Seattle by mid-2013, if a nonprofit coalition can gather a few million dollars. Puget Sound Bike Share hopes to follow the lead of Capital Bikeshare in Washington, D.C., and other operations around the world.

The proposed initial phase would put 500 bicycles in downtown, South Lake Union, Eastlake, Capitol Hill, the University District and Sand Point. Future phases might include Ballard-Fremont, Overlake, downtown Bellevue and Rainier Valley. Participants might pay $5 a day, $30 a month, or $75 a year to hop a bicycle at one of 50 street-side stations, in a situation somewhat similar to using a Zipcar.

Bicycles here would have seven gears to help with hill climbing, instead of the usual three. They would be equipped with lights, and helmets — required in Seattle and King County — would be dispensed from a machine, then returned along with the bike. The bike-sharing organization is recruiting an executive director this month to raise money and hire an operating company.

Organizers don't expect to seek local taxpayer dollars, said Ref Lindmark, a King County Metro Transit planner and president of the bike-sharing committee. Instead, the group intends to fund the $3.7 million estimated startup, and $1.4 million yearly operating cost through grants from corporations, foundations or the federal government.

Microsoft and Seattle Children's have pledged property for bicycle parking, and to subsidize employee subscriptions. Other partners are Seattle, Redmond, Kirkland, the University of Washington, Sound Transit, Cascade Bicycle Club, the Puget Sound Regional Council and the Bicycle Alliance of Washington.

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For NYC Bike Advocates, Delayed Gratification

Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/ny...tion.html?_r=1

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IT was supposed to be the summer of bike share. And for Transportation Alternatives, the bicycle and pedestrian advocacy group, it was supposed to be a time to celebrate. A fund-raising party in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn — complete with a choreographed “Bike Ballet” — was set for Aug. 23, a date chosen early this summer and meant to occur long after the bikes had rolled out.

The party will go on. But, with Labor Day looming, the city’s bike-share program, to be the largest in the country and once promised for July, has not yet hit the streets. On Friday morning, thousands of bikes for the program, sponsored by Citigroup and known as Citi Bike, sat in boxes in Building 293 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. “We’re still taking deliveries,” said a worker, who declined to be identified, rolling through the cavernous space on one of the few royal blue Citi Bikes so far assembled. Gray pieces for some of the hundreds of expected docking stations were stacked nearby. No activity could be seen at a few bike mechanic stands in one corner of the warehouse.

There is no official date for the rollout, and supporters fear the warm-weather window to begin the program this year is shrinking. “We’re preparing for that eventuality,” Paul Steely White, the executive director of Transportation Alternatives, said in a phone interview last week, referring to a significant delay in the program. “That would be unfortunate but not disastrous. New York is ready for bike share.” Delays would push the kickoff further into a mayoral race in which transportation is likely to be a major issue — in part because of policies that Transportation Alternatives has pushed. Any stumbles could call into question the wisdom not only of bike share itself, but of its underlying premise: that bicycles are a key part of the city’s transit system, an argument the group has made since the 1970s.

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M II A II R II K

Aug 17, 2012 2:31 PM

San Jose opens bike lanes, offers plans for bicycle, pedestrian safe downtown

Read More: http://www.mercurynews.com/san-jose-...-plans-bicycle

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About 12 cyclists officially inaugurated a portion of San Jose's new downtown bike lanes on Aug. 9. The 7.6 miles of newly designed lanes will allow cyclists a segregated and safer ride through downtown streets. These lanes are the first part of a project that will decrease car lanes, reduce auto speeds and give cyclists a street buffer. The new larger bike lanes offer different bold colors and in some cases flexible pylons that can be removed or placed by a machine.

The city has plans and funds to construct such lanes in East and North San Jose, and a grant will soon extend the lanes from downtown to Park Avenue in the Rose Garden. Officials also plan to expand bike lanes on creek trails around Willow Glen. Plans to reduce vehicle lanes and decrease parking to make way for bike lanes on The Alameda have drawn criticism from residents and businesses in the area. "Downtown streets were planned and built during the 1960s before there was light rail and freeways to make it easier to get around," Hans Larsen, director of the San Jose Department of Transportation, said at a press conference showing off the new lanes. "Many of our streets were overbuilt, and the new bike lanes allow cars to move quickly and still provide safe lanes for bicycles," he added.

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Hey, Philly: Make the Streets Safe for Cyclists

Read More: http://americancity.org/daily/entry/...e-for-cyclists

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It’s no secret that Philadelphia has seen a dramatic uptick in cycling in recent years. The two-wheeled revolution is not a passing fad, and city planners have been pushing programs to boost the city’s bike-ability in the long term. But like anywhere else, innovation faces stubborn competition with an ingrained car culture, often pitting bikers against drivers in a lopsided battle in the political and physical realms.

The city is experimenting with fresh ideas to make streets accessible for all users, especially following Mayor Michael Nutter’s 2009 complete streets executive order, which mandated that planners consider the safety and convenience of all people using the roads, regardless of their means of transit. For cyclists, this means that trial bike lanes have been painted bright green and delineated further into intersections to improve visibility. Cops have been sporadically assigned to educate denizens of their rights and responsibilities with targeted pamphlets for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. Nutter hopes these innovations will help boost Philly up from "bronze" to “platinum” level bike friendliness by 2013.

But paving picturesque bike trails along the Schuylkill River is one thing; adding bike lanes that cut into motorists’ already cramped colonial streets is quite another; and cyclists snaking through lanes of traffic is a whole other beast.

There’s a David-and-Goliath conflict between Philly’s 11,000 daily bike commuters and 300,000 drivers. Some motorists ignore cyclists, while others are simply unaware of their responsibilities to share the road. Others still see cyclists as a nuisance. One impassioned driver referred to the biking community as an “environmentally superior, ostentatiously insouciant, self-centeredly oblivious two-wheeled scourge” in a letter to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

There has been recent pushback from the Philadelphia Planning Commission to increase bureaucratic hurdles to implementing new bike lanes. With a measure led by Councilman William Greenlee, Philadelphia became the only city in the country that requires council approval for new bike lanes. An Inquirer editorial said the bill “sends the message that the car remains king in Philadelphia.”

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What’s It Like to Bike to Work on Separated Lanes? “Awesome.”

Read More: http://streetsblog.net/2012/08/16/wh...lanes-awesome/

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By year’s end, Chicago will have added 22 miles of protected bike lanes in 2012, bringing the city’s overall total to 33, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. That would put Emanuel slightly ahead of schedule in his goal to add 100 miles of separated cycling infrastructure in his first term.

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M II A II R II K

Aug 18, 2012 4:12 PM

Women allowed on bicycles as N. Korea turns wheels of change

August 17th, 2012

Read More: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2...of-change?lite

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In perhaps another sign that North Korean society is changing, Chinese media reported Friday that women are being allowed to ride bicycles for the first time for years.

Cycling for women was banned in 1996 because the activity wasn't regarded as sufficiently feminine by the male-dominated North Korean regime. The apparent relaxation came as Kim Jung Un's powerful uncle, Chang Song-Taek, was in Beijing signing new deals to open up special enterprise zones on the Chinese border with North Korea. Such zones already exist but haven't been developed to any great scale. The Chinese have long been trying to convince the North Koreans to reform their stagnant state controlled economy in the same way China did 20 years ago.

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M II A II R II K

Aug 19, 2012 1:13 PM

Bike Share Delayed Until Spring, Mayor Says

August 17, 2012

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER

Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/18/ny...imes&seid=auto

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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Friday that the city’s much-heralded bike-share program would not begin until next year, ending weeks of speculation about the program’s fate and dashing cyclists’ hopes of seeing the city’s newest public travel alternative this year.

- “The software doesn’t work,” the mayor said. “Duh.” “You’re not going to put it out until it does work,” he added. By the spring, he added, “hopefully the software will work.” The program was scheduled to begin last month. Shortly after the mayor’s comments, the city released a more detailed timeline. In March 2013, the Transportation Department said, the program will begin with 7,000 bikes at 420 stations.

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eleven=11

Aug 19, 2012 2:36 PM

thats pretty funny about new york & mayor bloomberg.
to bad for the bikers , but still funny.
I like mayor bloomberg
did you know he is only 4.5 feet tall.

jtk1519

Aug 20, 2012 3:44 PM

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At long last, a concrete plan for hike-and-bike trails and connections inside Trinity River basin
By Rudolph Bush
rbush@dallasnews.com
8:58 am on August 15, 2012

The hope that the Trinity River and the city of Dallas will someday connect harmoniously may be a little closer to reality.

Council member Angela Hunt told us yesterday that big, good news was coming on the Trinity River project, and this morning, joined by Mayor Mike Rawlings and council colleagues, she told us what it is.

Hunt, Rawlings and council member Scott Griggs have cobbled together some (possible) bond funding to construct a 16-foot wide, hard-surface maintenance road on the Oak Cliff side of the Trinity basin. The 4.5 mile road will wind from Sylvan Avenue to the north to the Cedar Crest Bridge in the south.

Along the way, it will connect with the Katy Trail and the Santa Fe Trestle Trail and help form a loop through the central city.

But spotting a maintenance truck inside the levees is as rare as an endangered species sighting, Hunt said. So the vast majority of the time, the road will serve as a hike-and-bike trail through the Trinity, something backers of the river vision have dreamed of for many, many years.

The plan unveiled this morning would also see connections constructed over the levees into the river basin at the Continental Bridge, Coombs Creek at the Houston Street Viaduct and at Eloise Lundy Park South of R.L. Thornton.

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