Elizabeth Press
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From Minnesota to Mississippi, Telling Congress to Save Bike-Ped Programs
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Ed. Note: As of 3:30pm EDT, the House has concluded debate on a 60-day extension of transportation programs, with a vote scheduled for later tonight. Stay tuned for further coverage. For more than 20 years, federal funding for bike and pedestrian safety has enabled American cities and towns to invest in transportation projects that state […]
The “Cities for Cycling” Roadshow Rocks Chicago
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“Cities for Cycling” is a project of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) to document, promote and implement the world’s best bicycle transportation practices in American cities. As part of the Cities for Cycling program, bikeway design experts take their show on the road, using the streets of different U.S. cities as their […]
Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day! Here’s a Little Inspiration.
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Friday is National Bike to Work Day, and if you’re looking for a little motivation to get on your bicycle, meet Lucette Gilbert. Lucette says she is in her “very late 70s” and biking since she was seven years old. So, by my calculations, she has been riding a bike for some 70 years! She […]
Moving Beyond the Automobile: Highway Removal
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In this week’s episode of “Moving Beyond the Automobile,” Streetfilms takes you on a guided tour of past, present and future highway removal projects with John Norquist of the Congress for the New Urbanism.Some of the most well-known highway removals in America — like New York City’s West Side Highway and San Francisco’s Embarcadero Freeway […]
Moving Beyond the Automobile: Bicycling
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In the second chapter of Streetfilms’ Moving Beyond the Automobile series, we’re taking a look at bicycling. The benefits of cycling are simple: It helps reduce congestion, meet sustainability goals, and improve public health. With Portland leading the way, many American cities have seen the share of people biking to work rise substantially in recent […]
Secure Bike Parking at Union Station
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Washington, D.C.’s Bikestation is one of the sleeker and more fully-featured bike parking facilities that Streetfilms has ever seen. Located at Union Station, the Bikestation provides secure parking for more than a hundred bicycles, offers repair, rentals, lockers, and a changing room. Members get 24/7 access. Have a look and see how D.C. has made their […]
A Look at D.C.’s Contraflow Cycle Track
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While we were down in Washington D.C. for the National Bike Summit, Streetfilms got the chance to check out some of the innovative bike infrastructure. Tops on our list: the city’s first protected, contraflow lane for bicyclists. The D.C. DOT has redesigned 15th Street NW between U Street and Massachusetts Avenue to accommodate two-way bike […]
Streetfilms: Voices From the National Bike Summit
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Last week, hundreds of bike advocates descended on Washington D.C. for the tenth annual National Bike Summit — the largest one yet. Hosted by the League of American Bicyclists, the summit is always a great opportunity for advocates to share ideas and make the case for cycling on Capitol Hill. This year attendees encouraged their […]
Streetfilms: Copenhagen’s Climate-Friendly, Bike-Friendly Streets
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Tens of thousands of people from nearly every nation on earth have descended on Copenhagen this month for the UN climate summit. As the delegates try to piece together a framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, they’re also absorbing lessons from one of the world’s leading cities in sustainable transportation. In Copenhagen, fully 37 percent […]
Streetfilms: Bill Lind, a Conservative Voice for Transit
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At last month’s Rail-Volution conference in Boston, Streetfilms was able to grab a few moments with William Lind, a politically conservative transit advocate. Lind aims to provide "liberal transit advocates" the language to build support for public transportation (okay, just rail) in terms that conservatives can relate to. Some of Lind’s arguments don’t reflect our […]