Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

Stim Bill About to Enter Final Negotiations

By Ben Fried | Feb 11, 2009 | 3 Comments

Negotiators from the House and Senate are set to begin talks finalizing the stimulus bill at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, Reuters reports. While a topline figure of $789 billion has apparently been agreed to in principle, the devil is in the details, and there’s still time to speak up for investment in green transportation and […]

Senate Approves Stimulus Bill — On to Conference Committee

By Ben Fried | Feb 10, 2009 | No Comments

Transportation Enhancements funding helped to expand Roberto Clemente Plaza at the Bronx Hub. The League of American Bicyclists has issued an action alert to keep that program in the stimulus bill. The Senate approved its version of the stimulus bill this afternoon by a 61-37 vote. Attention now turns to conference committee negotiations, where differences […]

Senator Jim DeMint Wants to Eliminate Bike Stim Funds: Take Action!

By Bryan Goebel | Feb 6, 2009 | 9 Comments

Senator Jim DeMint, the South Carolina Republican who said that directing stim funds toward bicycle and hiking infrastructure will not help the economy or create jobs, has gone too far. He and Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma have just proposed an amendment that would kill all stimulus funds for bike and hiking trails. In […]

$2 Billion for Bicycling in Stimulus Package?

By Ben Fried | Jan 13, 2009 | 11 Comments

Earl Blumenauer. Photo: New York Times The most tantalizing tidbit in today’s Times profile of Earl Blumenauer comes from fellow cycling Congressman James Oberstar: With an eye on the potential stimulus package, cycling advocates "have compiled a list of $2 billion of projects that can be under construction in 90 days," Mr. Oberstar said, adding […]

Dispute Over Kent Avenue Bike Lanes Keeps Rolling

By Sarah Goodyear | Jan 5, 2009 | 23 Comments

The reinstalled detour sign on Kent Avenue. Photo via Gothamist. The controversy over the new bike lanes on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg (which recently resulted in the ouster of livable streets activist Teresa Toro as chair of the CB1 transportation committee) was chronicled in the New York Times over the weekend: New York City has […]

The Case for Active Transportation, by the Numbers

By Sarah Goodyear | Oct 24, 2008 | 3 Comments

Thanks to commenter Stephen for prodding us to post on the new report from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, "Active Transportation for America" (download the PDF here). What makes the report notable are the numbers it contains. It’s jam-packed with quantifiable benefits that would result from increased investment in infrastructure that encourages and supports pedestrians and cyclists. […]

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