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Don’t Believe the Headlines: Bike Boom Has Been Fantastic for Bike Safety

By Michael Andersen and Tanya Snyder | | No Comments
The Governors Highway Safety Association released a report Monday that, the organization claimed, showed that the ongoing surge in American biking has increased bike fatalities. Transportation reporters around the country swung into action. “Fatal bicycle crashes on the rise, new study shows,” said the Des Moines Register headline. “Cycling is increasing and that may be […]

NACTO to Take Safer Street Designs to Developing World Cities

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
Last year, the National Association of City Transportation Officials brought us the Urban Street Design Guide, and now it’s going global. During the organization’s national conference in San Francisco last Thursday, NACTO chair and former New York City transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced that it will be developing a “Global Street Design Guide” to help developing […]

Across the U.S., Poor Job Access Compels Even People Without Cars to Drive

By Adie Tomer and Joseph Kane | | No Comments
Cross-posted from Brookings’ The Avenue blog. This article is the second in a short series examining new Census data on transportation trends. While more Americans are relying on alternative modes to get to work every day, cars still define most of our commutes. Over time, these high driving rates not only reflect a built environment that continues to promote […]

Talking Headways Podcast: Dear Bike People

By Tanya Snyder | | No Comments
Do people of color and low-income people ride bikes? Not as much as they could, given all the great benefits biking offers, particularly to people without a lot of disposable cash. But yes, non-white and non-rich people ride bikes — in high numbers compared to the general population, by some measures. Even though they’re biking […]
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