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Baltimore Bungles its Complete Streets Policy: The city of Baltimore has a golden opportunity to build more livable college campuses. Unfortunately it appears intent on wasting it. Students at the University of Baltimore and Maryland Institute College of Art are upset over the city's move not to include bike lanes on Mt. Royal Avenue. The road was to accommodate all modes as part of a special Midtown Complete Streets redevelopment plan.

But this week students learned that the presidents of both universities said there should be no bike lanes on the street, and the city has complied. "Since complete streets aren’t really complete without bicycling accommodation – we found this a bit strange," a blogger at Baltimore Velo responded. And students aren't taking it lying down. According to the blog: "MICA students who feel misrepresented by their leadership in this instance have begun to work on petitions and letters to send to the president's office."

Miami's Parking Corral Push: Advocates in Miami, Florida continue to push valiantly for a more people-friendly streets in this car-friendly state. Locals are hard at work right now trying introduce the city's first on-street bike parking, also known as a bike corral. Network blog Transit Miami reports that they have selected the city's Wynood Arts District for the site. The Miami-Dade Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocacy Committee has endorsed the proposal and will be taking it to the city's public works department. "The City of Miami District 5 has a tremendous opportunity to take the lead in building Miami’s first on-street bicycle parking corral to accommodate the burgeoning demand," said Transit Miami's Craig Chester. Check out the whole post for a great list of reasons bike corrals are good for business.

Virginia Lawmakers Throw Out Bill to Protect Pedestrians and Cyclists: A bill that could have helped ensure the safety of vulnerable road users died an untimely death in the Virginia House of Representatives yesterday. The "Due Care" requirement for motorists would have required drivers to "exercise caution" around children, incapacitated individuals and others who face heightened risk. The law also would have mandated motorists "exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or the operator of a human-powered vehicle and shall give an audible signal when necessary."

That innocuous language was rejected by four out of seven members of the committee, all Republicans, said Bruce Wright at Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling. Wright addressed committee chair Barbara Comstock (R-McLean) in a letter on behalf of the state's cyclists, calling it "hard to believe." "It doesn't seem to be too much to ask motorists to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian or a bicyclist."

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