by foot, bicycle, and public transit (car-free!)
Sacramento CA
Joined December 2013
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To date, we've funded over 23,000 projects, kick-starting repair of 4,600 bridges and improving almost 70,000 miles of roads.
Every week, shovels are hitting the ground around the country — and we're just getting started.
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Major props to the designer and contractor of this project. They went beyond the minimim and did a good job adding temporary walkways and protected bike lanes.
#Bicycle #bikelane #infrastructure #protectedcorner #MUTCD #Engineering #quickbuild
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Streets are better when they’re filled with people, rather than just parked cars.
ALT before picture of clematis street in west palm beach florida, filled with cars, and after picture of it being pedestrianized
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This award-winning “complete street” redesign in Hyattsville, Maryland is just a deadly, greenwashed stroad. It doesn’t protect anyone outside an automobile and drivers routinely speed due to the design.
In 2021, a woman walking across it was fatally struck by an automobile.
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966. That's the number of people killed while #biking in 2021, as reported by @NHTSAgov in its newly-released fatality data. It's the highest number in more than four decades. Benchmarking #bikedata like this is crucial for demanding #SafeStreetsForAll ➡️ bikeleague.org/new-fatality-…
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"Across the 12 states, we found that minimizing further highway expansion was the most important lever to avoid putting upward pressure on transportation emissions." Great analysis from @Climate_Center @RockyMtnInst georgetownclimate.org/blog/s…
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"We need you to wake up, Complete Streets advocates, and recognize that your work is being widely used for evil ends. It’s time to rediscover your core ideals and stand on principle against the industry insiders who are co-opting your message"
strongtowns.org/journal/2023…
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Look at this street design. How, in any way, is this safe for people walking or biking outside of motor vehicles? It's filled with slip lanes, unprotected bike lanes, and long crosswalks.
The term "complete street" has clearly been co-opted by transportation engineers.
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Cyclist Steven Hardy-Braz was a disability advocate long before he was struck by a driver. In his wheelchair, though, he's found that the simple act of occupying an inaccessible public space can be a form of protest — and recently, it landed him in jail.
usa.streetsblog.org/2023/04/…
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Do you want safer streets in Midtown for biking and walking? Come to our NA event on April 26th! newtonbooth.org/event/making…
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Green, wide and handsome. 😍
As we explained in our recent working paper "Designing for Small Things with Wheels," wider lanes allow users on a variety of devices—including e-bikes and cargo bikes— to ride and pass safely!
nacto.org/publication/design…
Say hello to NYC’s first wider #BikeNYC lane! To support increased cycling & e-micromobility, we doubled the width of bike lanes on four blocks of 9th Ave in Manhattan as part of a resurfacing project. We’ll monitor use & plan to roll out additional wider lanes this year.
ALT Photo of two people wearing bright colored clothing holding painting tools and painting a lane on the street green. The street is blocked off with barrels and caution tape.
ALT A freshly painted green bike lane on a city street blocked off by barrels and caution tape.
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The Netherlands is now a cycling paradise, but that was far from inevitable. After being nearly pushed off the road in favor of cars in the 1970s, bikes fought their way back in one of the great comebacks in history.
99percentinvisible.org/episo…
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Lyft’s budgeting calculations have previously left bikers around the country stranded. What happens now? trib.al/YIuUOa5
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This street won multiple Complete Streets awards. It's a horrible & deadly stroad that separates a residential neighborhood from a DC Metro transit stop. Check out these before and after photos (I double checked -- we don't have this backward).
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#StreetDesign tip:
Midblock crosswalks are often overlooked or difficult to access, creating unpredictable situations for pedestrians and drivers.
By adding curb extensions, medians and vertical elements like signage, cities can make these crossings safer for everyone.
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Have you heard? It's #NationalWalkingDay!
We 🫶 walking because it:
- is good for your mind
- improves sleep
- can lower blood pressure
- reduces greenhouse gas emissions
- improves housing values
- improves localized air quality
Learn more: buff.ly/3UjnpgM
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Pedestrian scrambles happen when motor vehicles in each direction have a red light so people can walk, roll, or bike through intersections in every direction. They're safer for everyone and easier for drivers, who don’t have to worry about people walking as they make their turns.
ALT photo of pedestrian scramble from LA Magazine
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Caltrans Releases 5-Year Progress Report on State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan cal.streetsblog.org/2023/04/… via @streetsblogcal
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Community leaders and the courts are putting too much faith into dubious traffic studies that always seem to predict more driving, a new study argues—but that could change with a few small tweaks to the legal language that guides our development decisions. usa.streetsblog.org/2023/04/…
