Pedestrian & Bicycle

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According to League of American Bicyclists, between 2005 and 2017, 84 percent of the 70 largest cities in the U.S. experienced a positive trend of bicycle commuting. In recent years there was also a modest increase in the percent of commuters who walk, averaged across all states and the largest cities. City planners and policymakers have begun to consider ways to safely accommodate increasing numbers of vulnerable active transportation road users. Some places have established goals for reaching a designated number of miles of protected bike lane networks, or else implement reduced speed limits within specific areas with the goal of improving safety.

Road to Recovery Webinar: DIY City: How Small Actions Can Solve Big Problems

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Road to Recovery Webinar: Behavioral Science 101: How Human Decision-Making Will Affect the Post-COVID World

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Op-Ed: Transportation and the Police Part 2: The Enforcement Problem in Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety

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Guest Op-Ed: Post-COVID Transportation Planning Demands the Right Data, Not Guesswork

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Webinar: Dynamic Streets, Curbs, and Sidewalks in COVID-19

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Guest Op-Ed: Atlanta Adopts Vision Zero. Now Comes the Hard Part: Implementation

This week the City of Atlanta joined the increasingly long list of American cities adopting Vision Zero policies. Atlanta faces an...

Takeaways from the Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting

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Guest Op-Ed: Less Spectrum Means Less Safety

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Webinar: Implementing MaaS in Your Region: What We Know So Far

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