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Category Archives: Other Modes Of Transportation
Motorcycle And Bicycle Interactions
Most discussions about bicycles on the roads revolve around their interactions with cars. Cars are the dominant and most abundant vehicles on the roads, and bicycles are the most vulnerable and least prevalent vehicles on the roads. So, naturally, given … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Other Modes Of Transportation
Tagged Bicycles Sharing The Road With Motorcycles, Bicycling Advocacy, Motorcycle Versus Bicycle Collisions, Sharing The Road, Traffic Laws
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Building Sidewalks For Children
What have our societies become when local authorities are forced to apply for grants to build sidewalks for children? While this is a good thing, as it allows the children to engage in healthier options for traveling to school, it … Continue reading
Posted in Livable Cities, Other Modes Of Transportation
Tagged Activities To Curb Childhood Obesity, Bicycle Infrastructure, Bicycling Advocacy, Encouraging Kids To Bike And Walk To School, Grant Money For Building Sidewalks, Livable Cities
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Active Versus Inactive Transportation
Until I started a bicycling blog, I had never really heard of the term “active transportation.” The first time I heard this term, I thought it was rather odd. I didn’t know whether it referred to the fact that one … Continue reading
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Tagged Active Transportation Research, Multimodal Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure Terminology, Transportation Planning
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The Rise Of Bicycling In Suburban America
In America, cars have always been associated with affluence. Early in the days of the automobile, only the wealthy could own cars, since they were prohibitively expensive. It wasn’t until mass production began, which lowered prices significantly, that cars were … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Modes Of Transportation, Exercise In Suburbia, Suburban Bicyclists, Suburban Living
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The Relationship Between Bike Friendly Cities And Startup Friendly Reputations
A recent search I performed about making American cities more bicycle friendly turned up a fair amount of information about mayors and their quest to increase transportation options in their cities. Recently, I wrote about the Boston mayoral candidates, all … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Accommodations, Bicycle Friendly Cities, Bicycle Infrastructure, Bicycling Advocacy
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Triumph, Agony and Sorrow
Before bicycles the main form of human powered transportation was feet. No vehicles existed. They had not yet been conceived of. So humans relied on their feet for travel and safety. Many millennia ago, when humans roamed the plains, they … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Marathon Bombing, Human Powered Transportation, Road Races, Running
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