Posts tagged Bike Lanes
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Understanding car culture ‘denialism’ can help safety advocates respond
Opponents of change sow confusion with fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations (moving goalposts), conspiracy theories, and selectivity (cherry picking). We can fight back. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of February 5, 2024
This week, here’s how you can Do Something about bus and bike lanes on Columbia Road; park funding and trans health care in Maryland; and accessory apartments in Virginia. And a Ludacris-inspired highway bill (we’re not kidding!) Keep reading…
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Data suggests fears of bike lane-induced vehicle traffic nightmare on Old Georgetown Road are unfounded
Data shows new Maryland bike lanes make streets safer and do not negatively impact vehicle travel times, a boost to the vision laid out in Montgomery County’s Bicycle Master Plan. Keep reading…
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National links: Senior LA Metro official compares bus, bike lanes to the wrongs of highway construction
LA Metro’s Chief Innovation Officer questions approaches to community engagement for bike and bus lane projects. Mesa, AZ is the world’s first Autism Certified City. How Houston hopes to gain more control over its MPO. Keep reading…
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Montgomery County’s University Blvd to get a temporary bus/bike lane, awaiting BRT
Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation will build short-term shared lanes to speed riders along and provide the county data, as it prepares to re-engineer the corridor and add bus rapid transit in the coming years. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro 8000-series interior renderings and configurations released
More potential 8000-series train designs released. EPA settles lawsuit with several states and DC over Chesapeake Bay pollution. DDOT will revisit Connecticut Avenue bike lanes in response to opponents’ complaints. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA announces more summer construction on Orange, Silver, and Green Lines
Summer service changes announced for the Orange, Silver, and Green Lines. Report: Former MoCo Planning Board Chair did not create a hostile work environment. Prince George’s County enacts new rental assistance program. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Patterns emerge with DC housing voucher slumlords
DC’s housing voucher program is paying landlords who provide unsafe housing. 700 new e-bikes coming to Capital Bikeshare, 9th Street NW bike lane officially open. Mt. Rainier has a community food forest, and a plan for a native plant corridor. Keep reading…
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National links: The best new bike lanes in the US, ranked
Ranking the best new bike lanes in the US. Hedge funds are the big housing scapegoat. Pittsburgh pioneers a climate-focused budget process. Keep reading…
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National links: A call to action to shift mindsets around bike lanes
A bike lane mindset shift is needed. Low-traffic neighborhoods reduce cars. Is NextDoor a breeding ground for housing fights? Keep reading…