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Tag Archives: Bicycle Infrastructure
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
Posted in Cycling, Livable Cities, Other Modes Of Transportation
Tagged Bicycle Accommodations, Bicycle Friendly Cities, Bicycle Infrastructure, Bicycling Advocacy
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Boston Politicians And The Problem Of Congestion
According to an article I read recently, Boston has the fourth worst traffic in the U.S. Statisticians say that it takes 4.25 times as long to reach a destination, which would ordinarily take 20 minutes to drive. (source: GeicoNow Fall/Winter … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Livable Cities
Tagged Bicycle Infrastructure, Bicycling Advocacy, Boston Mayoral Candidates On Bicycle Infrastructure, Reducing Boston's Traffic Congestion, Sustainable Bicycle Transportation
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Will Carbon Bicycles Force The Use Of New Technology?
Much discussion has taken place recently, on this blog, over the signs and road markings involved in allowing a stopped bicycle to turn a light from red to green. Traffic engineers and other planners stopped by to weigh in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Infrastructure, Bicycles Stop On Line For Green Light Signs, Bicycling Advocacy, Inductive Loop Vehicle Detection
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Bicycle Signal Activation Signs Revisited
A couple of days ago, I wrote a post about the “bicycle wait on line for green signs” I have seen in the areas where I ride. For years, none of those signs have been usable because there is nothing … Continue reading
Signs And Lines
Increasingly, towns have been adding signs and lines designed to allow bicyclists to trigger traffic lights. Whether the signs are well placed and easy to view varies from one location to another. Even so, the sign’s images usually attract … Continue reading
Does Being A Majority In Something Change One’s Minority Status?
A first-of-its-kind report entitled “The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity” was recently released by The League of American Bicyclists and the Sierra Club. With a title like that, I had to download and read it. The subject, I soon … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Infrastructure, Bicycling Advocacy, Cycling Safety, Increase In Non-Whites Riding Bicycles, Sharing The Road, Sustainable Bicycle Transportation
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The Timing Of Favorable Bike Riding Reporting
National Bike Month is rolling along unimpeded. Thanks to the League of American Bicyclists, the month of May has been set aside as a time for celebrating all things bicycle. As if that weren’t enough, here in Massachusetts, we designated … Continue reading
Is Consuming Food And Beverages On A Bicycle Part Of Bicycle Infrastructure?
Cyclists must be harder to understand than I first thought. Even though the idea of accommodating a growing number of cyclists has come to the forefront in many countries, how to do that still remains a mystery. City planners and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Drive-In, Bicycle Infrastructure, Bike Culture, Cycling Life, Velokafi
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Building Bicycle Infrastructure Must Be Either Temporary Feel Good Politics Or Permanent Change
Riding a bicycle in the Boston area is precarious business. Boston’s horrendous traffic and legendary reckless drivers are only part of the problem. The other part is the roads themselves. After a long, snowy winter, many of the roads look … Continue reading
