In Paris, Plans for a Seine Reinvention

In Paris, Plans for a Seine Reinvention

City Lab
May 7, 2015

[…] Following a set of promises to slash diesel usage, extend lower speed limits and bar polluting cars from the city core, Mayor Anne Hidalgo this week announced a plan to thoroughly reclaim the quayside on the right bank of the River Seine for pedestrians. With cars already banished from a long strip of the Left Bank, the Seine in central Paris will as of summer 2016 be entirely encased within two lush, motor-free parkland buffers. […]

In Paris, Plans for a Seine Reinvention

In Paris, Plans for a Seine Reinvention

City Lab
May 7, 2015

[…] Following a set of promises to slash diesel usage, extend lower speed limits and bar polluting cars from the city core, Mayor Anne Hidalgo this week announced a plan to thoroughly reclaim the quayside on the right bank of the River Seine for pedestrians. With cars already banished from a long strip of the Left Bank, the Seine in central Paris will as of summer 2016 be entirely encased within two lush, motor-free parkland buffers. […]

Chief’s Corner: A Police Chief Reflects on a Tragedy

Chief’s Corner: A Police Chief Reflects on a Tragedy

Hinesburg Record
May 21, 2015

[…] Regardless of sympathies, we cannot lose sight that Richard Tom was killed while riding his bicycle down the shoulder of the road on one of the first decent days after a long winter, minding his own business. Although bicyclists are always aware of the inherent danger from speeding or distracted drivers, this event crossed an unimaginable line. […]

Vancouver drivers at fault in 93% of collisions with bicycles: city report

Vancouver drivers at fault in 93% of collisions with bicycles: city report

Metro News
May 12, 2015

[…] The cycling safety report presented to city council Tuesday found that cyclists had the right-of-way in 93 per cent of vehicle-bicycle collisions where it could be determined.

Even though the right-of-way could only be determined in 54 per cent of cases – the data is based on 3,000 ICBC collisions in between 2007 and 2012 – the statistic presents a twist in the city’s endless car versus bike debate, where the common narrative involves reckless cyclists frustrating drivers to the point of road rage. […]

Ride Of Silence

Ride Of Silence

This is a global ride – find out when your community is doing the ride, or organize your own ride.
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Bike San Diego, and their Ride of Silence Route, May 20, 2015 meet at 7pm

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Orange County Wheelmen road May 16, 2015

[…] On May 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will begin in North America and roll across the globe. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. […]

Bicyclists to ride through Boston to honor those killed or injured

Bicyclists to ride through Boston to honor those killed or injured

Bost Globe
May 19, 2015

More than 150 cyclists are expected to join an eerily silent expedition through Boston this week in memory of those who have been injured or killed by cars while riding their bikes.

The “Ride of Silence,” part of an international movement that began more than a decade ago in Texas, will lead bikers on a 5.2-mile journey through the city. […]

Students voice concern over cyclist safety

Students voice concern over cyclist safety

The Poly Post
May 19, 2015

[…] The protest began at University Plaza and went past memorial sites of pedestrian Matthew Myers and biker Ivan Aguilar — killed by motorists in 2005 and 2013, respectively — to Parking and Transportation Services. The deaths inspired the rally and reminded concerned students and faculty that current transportation infrastructure at CPP needs improvement. […]

Don't believe what you hear: people biking, walking and riding transit pay fair share

Don’t believe what you hear: people biking, walking and riding transit pay fair share

Active Transportation Alliance
May 14, 2015

[…] Gas taxes and other fees cover less than half of road maintenance and construction costs. The rest is covered by general taxpayers at all levels of government, so people walking, biking and and riding transit are paying more than their fair share. […]

Making LA walkable? Hyperion bridge remake brings only one sidewalk

Making LA walkable? Hyperion bridge remake brings only one sidewalk

89.3 KPCC
May 20, 2015

[…]

Murphy, founder and executive director of L.A. Walks and chair of the city’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee, said residents are losing 10 feet of sidewalk on two sides of the bridge and getting only 6 feet on the east side.

Under the new plan, she said a pedestrian can’t safely or legally cross to the other side of the street to use the single sidewalk without a lengthy detour. […]

The feds jump on board: Protected bike lanes are now official federal policy

The feds jump on board: Protected bike lanes are now official federal policy

People For Bikes
May 19, 2015

Protected bike lane in NYC
Looking at the new, eight years ago, New York City protected bike lanes, now more common coast to coast in the USA

[…] Protected bike lanes are now officially star-spangled.

Eight years after New York City created a Netherlands-inspired bikeway on 9th Avenue by putting it on the curb side of a car parking lane, the physically separated designs once perceived as outlandish haven’t just become increasingly common from coast to coast — they’ve been detailed in a new design guide by the Federal Highway Adminstration. […]