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We're ready to "Get Britain Cycling!" Is the Government?
All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group
The Get Britain Cycling Inquiry final report will be published on Wednesday, containing a raft of recommendations to Parliament on how to bring about more and safer cycling in the UK.[read more]
New Bike Racks from David Byrne
Who knew? David Byrne, famous for ”burning down the house” as lead singer of iconic NYC band The Talking Heads, is an avid bicyclist and now policy wonk on transportation policy, giving power point presentations in D.C. Just a few years ago he wrote a book on his tours of global cities by bike: The Bicycle Diaries, a book...[read more]
National Center for Bicycling & Walking Now a Program of PPS
The National Center for Bicycling & Walking (NCBW) and Project for Public Spaces are pleased to announce a working alliance in pursuit of the idea of building place through transportation. This alliance positions both organizations to take on new opportunities, while strengthening and adding depth to the existing programs of each...[read more]
Has the automobile era jumped the shark?
Has the automobile era jumped the shark? The Walkable and Livable Communities Institute thinks the answer just might be ‘yes.’ In an unsigned Facebook post (authored perhaps by walkability guru Dan Burden?), the Institute says: “I am ready to declare that America has hit peak VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled). We leveled...[read more]
Blumenauer on a bike, talking bikes and cities
Many thanks to the always fun and informative Streetfilms for capturing US Representative Earl Blumenauer's (D-OR) visit last fall with New York City's Transportation Alternatives. For much of the conversation, he's on a bike. Enjoy: Clarence Erikson writes on the Streetflms site, "It's not everyday that you get to...[read more]
A Good Month For Biking
As if the freedom of the open road and saving money on a gym membership weren't enough reasons to hop on a bike this Spring, we have 3 new reasons in Pittsburgh: 1) Bike Parking. In a 9-0 vote, council approved a measure that the planning commission approved last September. It would require developers to provide one bicycle parking...[read more]
Sustainable Cities Collective
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“I agree I think that the nature of human interaction and involvement depends on the nature of the actual facility itself. Getting people in and around fossil fuel burning power plants is seen as a security risk, but that still leaves many components of our infrastructure that could benefit from being noticed (and that citizens could benefit from noticing). I think of examples like John ...”
“I thinks it's provocative. In Florida, we were given tours of muncipal water treatment facilities as children, less so access to energy facilities. There is a cogeneration facility at MIT that sits comfortably in the urban context, as thousands pass by daily. But I'm always concerned that critical systems and humans should not mix for the most part. Educational programs may make the same point ...”