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In Cleveland, A Slow Evolution Toward Sustainable Transportation

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 20, 2011 | No Comments

Last night was a big moment for sustainable transportation in Cleveland. With a small group of helmet-toting onlookers in the wings, City Council finally gave their nod to a Complete Streets ordinance — the culmination of more than five years’ struggle. Finally, there was a sense that change was coming, that the value of traveling […]

Lessons from Amsterdam: How SF Can Bicycle Toward Greatness

By Leah Shahum | Sep 19, 2011 | 27 Comments

It’s not often that you get to take your idea of utopia out for a test ride. But that’s what I was lucky enough to do for seven months last year while on sabbatical in Amsterdam. After more than a decade of helping to build the vision of San Francisco becoming a world-class bicycling city, […]

The Stranger: If Safer Streets Mean War, We’re Ready for Combat

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 16, 2011 | No Comments

Under the headline, “Okay, Fine, It’s War,” Seattle’s The Stranger blog this week published a manifesto “of and by the nondrivers themselves.” They’re sick of being called “militants” for caring about pedestrian safety, and they’re tired of the specter of a “war on cars.” We heartily recommend that you read the whole thing, but here […]

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Ten Years After Redefining BRT, What’s Next for TransMilenio?

By Elizabeth Press | Sep 7, 2011 | No Comments

Three years ago Streetfilms brought you a comprehensive look at Bogotá, Colombia’s TransMilenio, the world’s most advanced Bus Rapid Transit system. TransMilenio changed the way Bogotá residents think about public transportation, becoming indispensable to the 1.7 million people who use the system daily. If anything, the bus network became a victim of its own success, […]

Interview With Donald Shoup: Los Angeles Making Strides With ExpressPark

By Damien Newton | Aug 24, 2011 | No Comments

Last week Streetsblog LA talked with UCLA Professor and parking guru Donald Shoup about ExpressPark, the new parking pricing system coming to downtown Los Angeles. Damien Newton: Los Angeles is changing the way it does parking in its downtown. They’re calling it the ExpressPark system. Let’s start with the basics — what is the program […]

From Minneapolis: Ten Street Design Solutions to Transform Your City

By Carolyn Szczepanski | Aug 22, 2011 | No Comments

Only 11 cities in the U.S. have earned the title of Gold-Level Bicycle Friendly Community from the League of American Bicyclists. In May, Minneapolis joined the select ranks and, last week, the city got a chance to show off its bike progress to a national audience of active transportation advocates and officials. When Mayor R.T. […]

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