Wanted: Your Photos of Kids on Bikes
Hey,
we need your help again for our next slide show. This one is going to
make you feel good. We're looking for pictures of kids on bikes -- on
their own, with their parents, on trailers and seats and Xtracycles and
whatever other kind of rig there is. Show us what you've got.
November 20, 2009
To Thrive, Suburbs Might Become More Urban
A very interesting article in USA Today on the future viability of suburbs came up in our Twitter feed this morning, via Community Research Partners of Columbus, Ohio.
November 20, 2009
Blaming the Pedestrian, Again
Despite the growing national attention to the dangers posed by
distracted driving, full accountability for drivers who kill or maim
pedestrians while fiddling with electronic devices is likely a long way
off. As today's post from Streetsblog Network member Sustainable Savannah notes, law enforcement officials too often seem to see things from the perspective of the person behind the windshield:
November 19, 2009
U.S. DOT Secretary Gets a Message on Pedestrian Safety
We've got a fine sampling of content from the Streetsblog Network today.
November 18, 2009
How to Get More People Walking in Cincinnati?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, member blog UrbanCincy
notes with deserved pride that Cincinnati was ranked the seventh-safest
large city for pedestrians in the nation in Transportation for
America's "Dangerous by Design" study.
November 17, 2009
“Building Cities Shouldn’t Be a Partisan Issue”
Over the weekend, we came across an article from the Isthmus of Madison, Wisconsin, reporting on a conservative scaremongering campaign against a commuter rail proposal.
November 16, 2009
Transit in Trouble Where You Live
Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: We love transit. Love love love.
November 13, 2009
Message to Florida DOT: The Time for Real Change Is Now
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we've got a powerful demand for safer streets in Florida. Transit Miami
has posted an open letter to Florida Governor Charlie Crist and the
state's DOT, calling them to account for the lamentable showing the
Sunshine State makes in Transportation for America's recent report on
pedestrian fatalities, "Dangerous by Design." Here's a taste of what
they had to say:
November 13, 2009
Tilting at Windmills in Minnesota
The difficulty of changing our ingrained daily habits -- even for
our own good, not the health of the planet -- is the subject of today's
post from Streetsblog Network member Twin City Sidewalks.
November 12, 2009
Around the Country, Calls for Pedestrian Safety Grow Louder
The Dangerous by Design
report on pedestrian fatalities from Transportation for America and the
Surface Transportation Policy Partnership has been getting a lot of
attention from the Streetsblog Network
(and from the national press) this week. The data in the report gives
advocates a powerful tool when talking to local officials about the
need for safer streets.
November 11, 2009