Popular Mechanics
2/2/2015
[…] London mayor Boris Johnson just approved an 18-mile stretch of separated bike lanes in the city. The east-west passage will allow cyclists to cross the city without the worry of getting too close to cars, and marks the longest stretch of protected bike lanes in Europe. […]
Denver Business Journal
January 28, 2015
Setting up costly infrastructure to promote bicycling to work might be less important than things like multimodal transportation policies, bike-friendly workplaces and better integration of bicycling with transit.
That’s according to a new University of Colorado study, which also found that cities that host events such as Bike to Work Day, have an opportunity to find what keeps both avid and occasional cyclists from biking to work, and a chance to encourage the practice more. […]
USDOT Pedestrian Forum Winter 2015
[…] Injuries and fatalities of pedestrians and bicyclists have increased since 2009. New safety initiative will promote design improvements to ensure safe and efficient routes for pedestrians and bicyclists, promote behavioral safety, and provide educational information to help individuals make safer travel choices. The initiative will also encourage vehicle safety by drawing on current crash avoidance technologies to alert motorists to the presence of bicyclists and pedestrians. […]
Seattle Bike Blog
January 28, 2015
[…] It’s true, Senator Curtis King (R-Yakima) told King 5 that he wants to toll people biking across the still-underfunded 520 Bridge to “help us pay for it.” […] Banning people from biking or walking across the 520 Bridge for the past 52 years and counting. […]
Jackson Hole News & Guide
January 28, 2015
[…] Laws like these help on two fronts, said Denver attorney Jason Crawford, whose practice, Crawford Weiss LLC, specializes in cycling law.
“The first thing they help with is they engender knowledge among the driving public about what is safety around a cyclist,” Crawford said. […]
KGW NBC News
January 27, 2015
[…] Senate Bill 177 would require everyone over the age of 17 to take a safety test, register their bicycle and pay the annual fee. […] “They don’t even slow down for a red light, they just go like heck through it and if they get hit by a car, they’re going to blame the car,” [….]
The Oregonian
January 2, 2015
[…] A 51-year-old woman who was bicycling through Southeast Portland on a summer night has filed a $306,000 lawsuit against the city, claiming a depression in the road made her crash. […]
Adventure Cycling
[…] Please ask the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to allow bicycle access on I-40 between Needles and Barstow. Bicycle travelers currently do not have legal access to bicycle this 144-mile section of Adventure Cycling’s Bicycle Route 66. […]
Cycling Weekly UK
January 27, 2015
[…] After a lengthy consultation Mr Johnson signed off on the ‘Crossrail for bikes’ after 84 per cent of the 21,500 respondents were in favour of the plans. […] The Mayor has been under pressure to improve London’s cycling infrastructure in the wake of a spate of deaths on the capital’s roads. […]
NPR
January 22, 2015
[…] The victim stated he heard the second shot go over his head and the third shot striking 30 feet behind him, causing him to fear for his life, according to the SCSO report. […]
