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Rep. James Oberstar on transportation policy, biking and walking

Matthew Lang — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:03:37 -0500

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

Bill Lindeke — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:25:17 -0500

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

Bill Lindeke — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:25:28 -0500

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

Tony H. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:10:17 -0500

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

Antonio Rosell — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:12:03 -0500

From UK's Velorution >

Safe Routes to School - Portland Oregon

Antonio Rosell — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:01:31 -0500

Cycling for Everyone: Lessons for Vancouver from the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany

Antonio Rosell — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:56:13 -0500

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

Antonio Rosell — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:49:59 -0600

A rethiking of the ways in which facility selection is tied to hierarchies of cyclist comfort. Read more >

Sidewalks? Too pedestrain for some

Isaac Bros — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:22:08 -0500

"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

Isaac Bros — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:17:08 -0500

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.