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Cycle track mania on the slippery slope in Somerville, Massachusetts
My attention recently was drawn to a proposed project for Beacon Street in Somerville Massachusetts, a couple of towns away from where I live.. A presentation from a public meeting is online here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1Y_jIpLYtpycEZNOUVTNUYxQVU/edit (I was unfortunately not able to … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged beacon, Beacon Street, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, Boston, collision, crash, crosswalk, cycle tracks, Massachusetts, pedestrian, safety, sidepath, sidewalk, Somervill, vehicle, vehicular
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Danish story, video and comments on the Albertslund-Copenhagen “bicycle superhighway”
A reader pointed me to a news story on the politiken.dk blog about the Copenhagen/Albertslund “bicycle superhighway” which is getting attention and publicity. The reader’s comments on my previous post read: Yeah, its kind of joke, but to be fair … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths, Traffic Signals
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bikeway, Copenhagen, cycle track, cycle tracks, Europe, safety, traffic signal
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Fatality on Montreal cycle track
As reported in a Montreal Gazette article, a Montreal cyclist was killed on July 24, 2012 when traveling in a two-way cycle track at the location shown in the Google Street View image below. The cyclist entered the intersection from … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, collision, crash, crosswalk, cycle track, cycle tracks, fatal, fatality, Montreal, safety, traffic, truck
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Link to my letter to Senator Scott Brown
My letter to a staffer of Senator Scott Brown about the mandatory sidepath provision in the Federal Tranportation Bill is online. Feel free to re-use it, or parts of it.
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Laws, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, law, sidepath
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Mandatory sidepath laws, state by state
I don’t like mandatory sidepath laws for bicyclists, but I like the one in the Transportation Bill, applying to roads on Federal lands, even less. (d) BICYCLE SAFETY.—The Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency shall prohibit the use … Continue reading
Examples of Sidepaths in National Parks
A commenter on the Washcycle blog where I first read of the mandatory sidepath provision in the Transportation Bill had the following to say: In most parts of the country NPS, BLM and other stewards of Federal land are the … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Laws, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bikeway, law, safety, Senate, sidepath, Transportation Bill, U.S. Senate
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Transportation Bill Includes Draconian Mandatory Sidepath Provision
Concerning the transportation bill currently making its way through the U. S. Senate committee process, please see this analysis on the Washcycle blog. The bill has adverse effects on funding, and also it contains the most draconian mandatory sidepath provision … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Laws, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bikeway, law, safety, Senate, Transportation Bill, U.S. Senate
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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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Electric bicycle legal hodgepdge
A task force under the auspices of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD) is currently reviewing parts of the Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC), the national model traffic law in the USA. The NCUTCD has taken on this … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Equipment
Tagged battery, bicycle, bike lane, bike path, Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, electric, electrically-assisted, helmet, law, laws, Massachusetts, MGL, moped, motorized scooter, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, NCUTCD, NCUTLO, Segway, speed limit, Uniform Vehicle Code, UVC
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