Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bike/Ped

Our Waistlines Are Expanding In Sync With Our Car-Dependence

By Adam Voiland | Aug 9, 2010 | 40 Comments

States with the highest adult obesity rates also tend to be where the fewest people bike or walk to work. Image: CDC Two reports released last week underscored the increasing severity of America’s obesity epidemic. And the eye-opening findings add to the mounting evidence that stopping the spread of obesity and its attendant health risks […]

See a Pattern of Deadly Dump Trucks? Don’t Bother Federal Safety Officials

By Charles Komanoff | Jul 13, 2010 | No Comments

Last Wednesday in Brooklyn, the driver of a private garbage truck ignored a bicyclist riding alongside and crushed him as the truck rounded a corner, according to a preliminary NYPD investigation. Police identified the victim as Eling Rivera, 51, of East New York. Photo: So Cal Metro/Flickr No definitive count is available, but Rivera’s death […]

Federal Bike-Ped Funding Sets New High, With Much More Room to Grow

By Ben Fried | Jun 17, 2010 | No Comments

Graph: FHWA [PDF] Federal funding for pedestrian and bicycle projects reached a new high last year, according to a report released yesterday by the Federal Highway Administration. In terms of dollars, federal investment in walking and biking more than doubled compared to the previous high, set in 2007, thanks largely to an infusion of $400 […]

Cyclists Laud LaHood’s Bike-Ped Advocacy

By Elana Schor | May 28, 2010 | 2 Comments

Several dozen cyclists rode to U.S. DOT headquarters today to present Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood with a letter signed by hundreds of local bike-ped groups, hailing the former GOP congressman’s support for their cause during his first 16 months on the job. LaHood, at far right, during a tabletop speech at March’s National Bike Summit. […]

Bipartisan Ped Safety Amendment Hitches a Ride on House Auto Bill

By Elana Schor | May 27, 2010 | 5 Comments

The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday advanced an auto safety bill aimed at strengthening U.S. DOT regulators’ hands in the aftermath of Toyota’s recall debacle. Despite Republican complaints that the legislation would impose too many new costs on the car industry, bipartisan support emerged readily for an amendment focused on pedestrian safety. Rep. Cliff […]

On Bike to Work Day, U.S. DOT and Cycling Advocates Eye New Moves

By Elana Schor | May 21, 2010 | 5 Comments

In addition to the announcement of a new local bike-share system, today’s D.C. Bike to Work Day found both the U.S. DOT and the nation’s leading bike advocacy groups positioning themselves to claim new victories for cyclists in the coming days. FTA chief Peter Rogoff addressing cyclists at this morning’s Bike to Work Day events. […]

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