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Review of the Austin shared-lane marking report
The City of Austin, Texas, working with researchers from the University of Texas, has prepared a report on shared-lane markings. This is available at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/publicworks/downloads/ctr_sharrows_report.pdf I understand that this report also has been published in the Journal of the Institute … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, SLM
Tagged Austin, bicycle, Institute of Traffic Engineers, ITE, lane, report, research, shared lane marking, sharrow, SLM, Texas, traffic, University of Texas, UT Austin
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On the Dangerous by Design report
I’m commenting briefly on a report about walking conditions in the USA at http://t4america.org/docs/dbd2011/Dangerous-by-Design-2011.pdf which has been cited in a New York Times article today. I regard this report as generally good in its description of walking conditions. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, Boston, crosswalk, Dangerous by Design, New York Times, Orlando, pedestrian, safety, sidewalk, traffic, traffic calming, walking
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Building bridges?
There’s lots of material about Boston in this League of American Bicyclists policy document about bridge access: http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/reports/pdfs/bridges.pdf I regard the document as good in its recommendations on advocacy strategies. It does overemphasize separate bikeways over shoulder and bike lane … Continue reading
Equal rights = equity?
Equity, or sometimes equality, is the 6th “E” most recently added to the original three in traffic safety programs which were used as far back as the 1930s: engineering, education and enforcement, and two other E’s which were applied to … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Laws
Tagged bicycle, civil rights, education, encouragement, enforcement, engineering, equality, equity, evaluation, integration, pedestrian, segregation
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Railroad crossout
Here are some photos of Massachusetts Route 117 at the diagonal crossing of the Fitchburg Line railroad tracks, in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA. The location, in Google Maps: View Larger Map Google Street View photo, looking west, from approximately 2008. Note … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged beacon, bicycle, crossing, gate, law, Lincoln, Massachusetts, median, MGL, railroad, railway, sidewalk, telephone pole, Thoreau, utility pole
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The Six-Way, Washington, DC, a Second Look
The video embedded below documents a bicycle ride by the author and two companions in Washington, DC where special bicycle signals and road markings have been installed to establish continuity of New Hampshire Avenue at its intersection with U Street … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike box, Bike lanes, contraflow, Traffic Signals
Tagged 16th Street, actuator, bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, Caffrey, contraflow, DC, encroachment, John Schubert, Keri, Keri Caffrey, New Hampshire Avenue, red light, Schubert, traffic signal, U Street, Washington
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Gimme a brake
June 1, 2011, started as a sunny day and I cycled to a meeting a few miles away from my home near Boston, Massachusetts, in clear weather. News of violent thunderstorms and tornadoes to the west came to the meeting … Continue reading
Review of Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities by Jeff Mapes
Review of Pedaling Revolution: How cyclists are Changing American Cities by Jeff Mapes I bought my copy of this book at the 2009 National Bicycle Summit, a conference and lobbying event organized by the League of American Bicyclists. Jeff Mapes … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Books, Reviews
Tagged advocacy, Bicycling, book, history, Jeff Mapes, Mapes
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