Biking: Treatments and technologies
Here is a list of treatments and technologies which can be applied to improve conditions for bicycling
Bicycle Loop Detector and Pavement Marking
This bicycle sensitive loop detector (underneath the pavement cut out) will detect cyclists and trip the signal to change when a cyclist is present. The pavement marking directs the cyclist to the proper place to position the bicycle in order to trip the detector. Such relatively inexpensive investments can go a long way to encourage bicycle use for utilitarian purposes.
B2 Power Means Bicycle Boulevards (Bike Walk Streets)
PORTLAND, OR - Bicycle Boulevards can make your neighborhood street loveable! Watch to find out how you can tap into B2 Power and why you should. Timo Forsberg hosts this Bicycle Transportation Alliance infomercial about the city of Portland's is utilization of Bicycle Boulevards as a neighborhood safety enhancement. This ten-minute video explains what a bicycle boulevard is and how they can be used to increase safety for cyclists and livability for neighbors. B2 Power co-stars Bruce Buffington and special appearance by Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams. Mark Allen Eaton and Kelly Jo Horton of the Bicyclist also play a dramatic role in this bicycle propaganda film. Order your free DVD copy (with $2.50 shipping and handling) - Order at http://www.crankmychain.com PS - Please share this video with your friends and family.
KARE11: Bicyclists and pedestrians get equal footing on new 'Bike Walk' streets
KARE11 story on a new two mile "Bike Walk Boulevard" in Richfield. Includes link to online story and video. Read more >
Traffic calming: how a chicane works
Produced NYC Street Renaissance and Streetsblog
Integral 6ft bike lane / curb and gutter
Integral bike lane-gutter pan curbs provide an extra-wide gutter pan that also serves as a bike lane and avoids the gutter pan-pavement seam that often decreases the available lane width available for cycling. Read more >
Dan Burden's 22 Benefits of Urban Street Trees
Dan Burden, Senior Urban Designer of Glatting Jackson and Walkable Communities provides a comprehensive summary of how trees play a vital role in great streets. Read more >
Cycling-friendly cities
Showing examples from the Netherlands, Denmark and Colombia, the movie was produced by the Netherlands-based Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE), an international NGO for low cost mobility and integrated cycling planning.
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