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Streetfacts #4: Children Have Lost the Freedom to Roam

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 10, 2013 | No Comments

Think of this Streetfacts chapter as a PSA about how, in just a few generations, we have tightly restricted American kids’ freedom to roam, play, and become self-sufficient. The percentage of children walking and bicycling to school has plummeted from almost 50 percent in 1969 to about 13 percent today. Although distance from school is often cited […]

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Streetfacts: Roads Are a Money Losing Proposition

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 22, 2013 | No Comments

The majority of the roads and highways built in America are simply bad investments. Continuing this pattern will only ensure that wasteful projects consume larger chunks of our federal, state, and local budgets, without addressing the real need for transportation options. This Streetfacts chapter has a bit more math than usual, but we think we’ve made an […]

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Streetfacts: Americans Are Driving Less

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 2, 2013 | No Comments

We continue our Streetfacts series by looking at the data on driving in the U.S. Per-capita driving has declined every year since 2005. That’s not a blip, it’s now an 8-year trend. The reason? Neither the state of the economy nor changes in gas prices offer a satisfactory explanation. Social preferences and demographic shifts seem to […]

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Streetfacts: Bike Lanes Aren’t Just for Big Cities

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 29, 2013 | No Comments

Welcome to the first of five shorts we’re calling Streetfacts. With Streetfacts, we’ll be highlighting developing trends affecting transportation and planning policy, as well as addressing the cost of “bad practices” that prevent us from shifting to a more balanced transportation network that supports more livable places. As Streetfilms viewers know, many of the big […]

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Making the Case That Bikes Mean Business at the 2013 National Bike Summit

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 14, 2013 | No Comments

How would you make the case to Congress to fund bike infrastructure? That was the question Streetfilms posed to attendees at this year’s National Bike Summit. Here’s a look at what they told us. You’ll also hear from one of the conference headliners, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, who has overseen some dramatic changes in his […]

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