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Rep. James Oberstar on transportation policy, biking and walking
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy "Active Transportation for America" report was presented to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar at the National Press Club. The report quantifies the national benefits of bicycling and walking and public demand for an investment in varied transportation choices. It reports that more funding for bicycling and walking can save Americans billions of dollars not only in traditional transportation and health benefits, but in the economic, energy and climate benefits of Active Transportation. This is an excerpt of transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar's speech.
The full press conference can be viewed at the CSPAN website here >.
University of Minnesota closes pedestrian walkway
More bridge problems plague Minneapolis, as the University of Minnesota announced this weekend that the Washington Avenue bridge may be unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclists. Bike and ped paths along the outside of the bridge have been closed until further notice, posing big problems for biking and walking students as they return to class this week.
[Email from University VP Kathleen OBrien follows...] Read more >
Smart Trips sends out free walking kits in Saint Paul
A friend of mine just received a free "smart trips" walking kit from the bike / walk advocacy group Saint Paul Smart Trips. The bag includes a pedometer, some beautiful maps of the Summit - University neighborhood, a coupon book, a reusable bag, and some other things I wasn't able to examine more closely.
It's a great idea, and the kind of thing that may help get more people out and enjoying the fine sidewalks of Saint Paul this summer.
[Smart Trips press release, and photo of the kit, after the jump] Read more >
FHWA RELEASES NEW WALKABLE COMMUNITIES GUIDE
According to a June 25th news release, "The Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety has released a new guide, 'A Resident's Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities,' to help residents, parents, community groups, and others make their communities better environments for walking. Read more >
Safe Routes to School - version Netherlands
From UK's Velorution >
Cycling for Everyone: Lessons for Vancouver from the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany
John Pucher, professor of planning and public policy, Rutgers University
May 15, 2008, Vancouver
Video is here: http://www.sfu.ca/city/city_pgm_video020.htm
Portland: Four Types of Cyclists
A rethiking of the ways in which facility selection is tied to hierarchies of cyclist comfort. Read more >
Sidewalks? Too pedestrain for some
"In Edina, Director of Public Works Wayne Houle said new sidewalks are at the top of his 'hard-to-do' list. Read more >
Metro existing and planned bikeways
Here is a link to maps showing existing bikeways and planned bikeways in the Twin Cities metropolitan region. These are meant to be tools for planning connections across municipalities.
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