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New Bike Safety Ranking Packs Some Surprises

By Kea Wilson | May 6, 2021 | No Comments

A new ranking of the most dangerous states for cyclists in the U.S. based on new metrics has bumped "bike-friendly" Delaware to the dubious “top” spot and demoted perennially perilous Florida to third place. Huh?

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Talking Headways Podcast: Rethinking City and Commuter Transportation

By Jeff Wood | May 6, 2021 | No Comments

Look, it's just always good to talk to transit professionals. And these two guys from Philly have a lot to say about the vision of the future — and how the sausage gets made.

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How (And Why!) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws

By Kea Wilson | May 5, 2021 | No Comments

A movement is growing to strike down racially biased and ineffective “jaywalking” laws across America — and the advocates behind these efforts say the path to doing it everywhere may be smoother than it has been in the past.

Baltimore City Fire Department made a video intending to show that narrow streets cause problems for their trucks and ladders. But it ended up demonstrating the opposite. Image via YouTube

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An Ode to the Miniature Fire Truck

By Kea Wilson | May 4, 2021 | No Comments

Stories about miniature emergency service vehicles are spreading like wildfire on Twitter — so let's rethink our obsession with monster trucks.

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Why Mobility as a Service Needs a Proper Platform

By S. Travis Waller and Kasun Wijayaratna | May 4, 2021 | No Comments

The public clearly has an appetite for mobility as a service (MaaS). People want to plan, book and pay for various forms of transport via a digital platform.

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As California Recovers from COVID-19, Bike Month Rolls Back This May

By Damien Newton | May 4, 2021 | No Comments

Last year’s Bike Month was subdued for the obvious reasons. And while this year’s Bike Month is not a return to the normal calendar of bicycling related festivities, there are certainly more events, and better programming than what we saw last year when groups were just trying to figure out how to do bicycling events safely.

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