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Police Profiling Is a Safe Streets Issue
Cross-posted from the Safe Routes to School National Partnership
March 16, 2015
The First National Survey of People ‘Interested But Concerned’ About Biking
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.
March 13, 2015
Parking Madness 2015: Los Angeles vs. Newport News
Another day, another pair of absolutely terrible urban landscapes. Here's the second match-up in the Parking Madness 2015 tournament, following yesterday's drubbing of Mobile by Camden.
March 13, 2015
Putting the Recent Uptick in Driving in Perspective
With gas prices plummeting and employment figures rising, America's per capita driving rate increased in 2014 for the first time in nearly a decade. But experts warn driving is far from back to its previous historical pattern.
March 12, 2015
Parking Madness 2015! First Match: Camden vs. Mobile
Happy Selection Thursday, Streetsblog readers -- our annual Parking Madness tournament kicks off today. Over the next few weeks, these 16 cities and towns will vie for the coveted Golden Crater, awarded to the most horrendous pit of parking to blight an American downtown.
March 12, 2015
Engineering Establishment Sets Out to Purge Deviant Bikeway Designs
The National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices might be the most influential group of American bike policy makers you've never heard of.
March 12, 2015
12 Illuminating Facts About Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Bicycling
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.
March 10, 2015
U.S. Transit Ridership Continued Upward Climb in 2014, Thanks to NYC
Transit ridership continued to climb in American cities last year, even as gas prices sank. The American Public Transit Association is out with new data on the number of transit trips in the United States -- 10.8 billion in 2014, the highest in 58 years.
March 9, 2015
“Race, Ethnicity & Protected Bike Lanes” Report Explores Equitable Streets
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.
March 6, 2015
Talking Headways Podcast: The Peking Order
This week on the podcast I’m joined by Dr. Mariela Alfonzo to discuss her recent paper, "Walkability, Obesity and Urban Design in Chinese Neighborhoods," in the journal Preventive Medicine. The findings on both cycling and obesity might surprise you.
March 5, 2015