Could Delhi Transform Its Polluted Canal System Into Verdant Bikeways?
Thanks this morning to City
Parks Blog for tipping us off to this CNN
report on what could be a revolutionary initiative in Delhi, India
(you’ll have to sit through a BASF ad to watch the video).
April 27, 2010
When Illness Changes Your Ability to Get Where You Need to Go
Life is better when you can get together with your friends. (Photo: Kim Scarborough via Flickr) Today on the Streetsblog Network, EcoVelo has an important reminder of how our essential human frailty can change our ability to move around our community: Dealing with illness while maintaining a car-free or car-light lifestyle can be a challenge. … Continued
April 26, 2010
Why We Focus on Unsafe Cycling and Not Unsafe Driving
Things would be different if bicycle safety training were elementary. (Photo: Bike Portland via Flickr) This morning on Sustainable Savannah, a post about double standards. John Bennett writes that at two recent meetings in Savannah about improved bicycle facilities, the discussion turned to unsafe cycling practices, such as wrong-way riding, riding without lights, and riding … Continued
April 23, 2010
In Portland, Construction Can’t Kill a Bike Lane
This temporary bike lane is actually wider than the permanent one that’s being blocked by construciton. (Photo: Portlandize) Here’s an indicator of how important bike lanes are in the city of Portland. From Streetsblog Network member Portlandize comes a report on a case in which a bike lane was recently closed because of streetcar construction. … Continued
April 22, 2010
Going the Last Mile by Bike
There’s a great discussion going on over at Jarrett Walker’s Human
Transit blog about how to integrate cycling with transit to solve
the persistent "last mile" problem. It’s one of the biggest barriers to
transit use — the final mile or so between the bus or train stop and
your destination. And it’s a perfect distance to cover on a bicycle.
April 15, 2010