Angie Schmitt
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Arkansas Passes the Pro-Cyclist ‘Idaho Stop’
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Arkansas becomes the second state to fully adopt Idaho's famous 1982 cycling safety law.
Parking Madness 2019, Round 1: Albuquerque vs. Tampa
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It's a matchup for the ages (well, not really): A small building in Albuquerque vs. a major redevelopment of a big part of Tampa.
The Green New Deal Must Prioritize Transit, Group Says
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Some early policy recommendations have started to take shape and they are pretty exciting.
Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: Providence vs. Austin
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The Rhode Island Statehouse grounds face off against the site of a former Hooters restaurant for "most improved" parking crater.
Aggressive Drivers See Cyclists as ‘Less than Human’
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Almost half of non-cyclists in a study rated cyclists as less than fully human, using standard psychological surveys.
Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: Portland vs. Pittsburgh
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Two parking-craters-turned-beloved-public-squares face off today in Parking Madness. Vote for the best.
Seattle Mayor’s Bike Lane Retreat Angers Activists
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It looks like Seattle's new Mayor, Jenny Durkan, isn't going to show the kind of transportation leadership we've come to expect from Seattle.
Study: Bike and Ped Infrastructure Make People Healthier
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High-quality biking and walking facilities actually create healthier people, a new study based in Vancouver finds.
Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: Oakland vs. Atlanta
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We’re on to our second round one match in this year’s Parking Madness competition — comparing different cities that have repaired their parking craters with useful infill development: more city! This competition highlights a really hopeful trend underway in cities; Parking craters all over the country are disappearing. In our first matchup, Minneapolis knocked off a […]
Amsterdam’s 9-Year-Old ‘Bike Mayor’ Schools Adults
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Lotta Crok, represents the city's 125,000 children under 14. She wants the city to be bolder about protecting child cyclists.
Parking Madness 2019: Kansas City vs. Minneapolis
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It's the first matchup in our Parking Madness tournament: Downtown East Minneapolis vs. Kansas City's Power and Light District.
Phoenix Rail Plan in Danger As Council Swipes Cash
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Voters in Phoenix voted overwhelmingly approved a $31-billion light rail system. Now it's in danger of being pillaged for road projects.