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The Suburbs Aren’t Dying — They’re Growing Differently

By Tony Dutzik | Jan 26, 2015 | No Comments

Cross-posted from the Frontier Group. Sommer Mathis said much of what needed to be said about the recent round of “the suburbs are back, baby!” stories on housing trends, including this analysis from Jed Kolko, housing economist at Trulia.com, and the related commentary from Matt Yglesias at Vox. Mathis argues that the concept of a battle for supremacy between cities and […]

Four Nice Touches in U.S. DOT’s New “Mayors’ Challenge” for Bike Safety

By Michael Andersen | Jan 23, 2015 | No Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. There’s a difference between bike-safety warnings that focus on blaming victims and warnings that recommend actual systemic improvements. The launch of a Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets by U.S. Secretary […]

Anthony Foxx Challenges Mayors to Protect Pedestrians and Cyclists

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 23, 2015 | No Comments

With pedestrian and cyclist deaths accounting for a rising share of U.S. traffic fatalities and Congress not exactly raring to take action, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is issuing a direct challenge to America’s mayors to improve street safety. Yesterday Foxx unveiled the “Mayor’s Challenge for Safer People and Safer Streets” at the U.S. Conference of Mayors […]

Designs From Dutch Burbs Should Unite Vehicular Cyclists and Bike Lane Fans

By Marven Norman | Jan 21, 2015 | No Comments

This is the second in a two-post series about Dutch suburbs. It’s understandable why vehicular cycling techniques thrive in suburban America. In the absence of good bike infrastructure, taking the middle of the travel lane really is the safest way to ride — uncomfortable though that is for many of us. But if American suburbs […]

Dutch Suburbs Are Like America’s, and Protected Bike Lanes Work Fine There

By Kirk Boydston | Jan 15, 2015 | No Comments

This post is part of The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. This is the first in a two-post series on Dutch suburbs. People the in U.S. street design world — sometimes even people who write for this very website — regularly say […]

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