Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bike/Ped

New Partnership Brings Together “Strange Bedfellows” For Active Transpo

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 11, 2014 | No Comments

The gospel of active transportation has spread. Thanks to a number of concurrent crises, from obesity to climate change to the “silver tsunami,” it’s become clear to more and more people that the simple act of walking and biking can have a major impact on averting some of the biggest problems America faces. So over […]

Before We Build, We Should Review How a Project Will Affect Safety

By Jim Aloisi and Tanzeel Merchant | Feb 11, 2014 | 10 Comments

Jim Aloisi is a Boston-based lawyer, historian and transportation policymaker. He is a former Massachusetts state secretary of transportation. His most recent book is The Vidal Lecture. Tanzeel Merchant is a Toronto-based urban designer, architect, planner and writer. He writes for Forbes India. As cities across North American densify, innovate and refocus their priorities, there is a shared […]

New Bill Would Make Bike/Ped Projects Eligible for TIFIA Loans

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 30, 2014 | 6 Comments

The day after President Obama’s State of the Union plea to improve economic opportunity for struggling Americans, New Jersey Democrat Albio Sires introduced a bill that he says will help meet that goal. His bill [PDF] would build on the TIFIA loan program, which is so beloved by Congress its funding was expanded by a […]

Secretary Foxx Pledges to Make Bike/Ped Safety a Priority

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 15, 2014 | 23 Comments

Pedestrian crash statistics aren’t just numbers to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. He himself was the victim of one of those crashes once, while out jogging. “I got lucky,” he told a packed room at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board today. “But there are lots of people out there that aren’t so lucky.” […]

Report: More Kids Are Walking to School

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 3, 2013 | 4 Comments

The long–term decline of walking and biking to school has been linked to the childhood obesity epidemic, a big share of morning rush hour traffic, and even kids’ lack of attention in class. In 1969, 41 percent of children in grades K–8 lived within one mile of school, and of those kids, 89 percent usually walked or biked. By 2009, […]

Australian Government Estimates Every 20-Minute Bike Commute Saves $21

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 13, 2013 | No Comments

Every bike ride to work, and every walking commute, is as good as money in the bank for the Australian economy, according to a new government report. A policy statement released by Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last week stated that the overall economy benefited by $21, round trip, for each 20-minute bike commute. The […]

Show More Stories