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Mike Lydon

The Bicycle Network

7 July 2008 - 10:18am

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A Bicycle Strategy for Canada?

9 June 2008 - 11:00am
Globe & Mail
Toronto environmental lawyer Albert Koehl believes that Canada's Conservative government should embark on a national bicycle strategy.
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Mike Lydon

On Bicyclists

8 June 2008 - 1:34pm

There are three types of bicyclists: Advanced Bicyclists, Intermediate Bicyclists and Beginner Bicyclists. We need to plan and build facilities to accommodate all of them. Those cities that do are experiencing ridership numbers far above the national average.

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Columbus Announces $170 Million Bikeways Plan

30 May 2008 - 10:00am
The Columbus Dispatch
City commits to adding over 450 miles of new bikeways/lanes linking neighborhoods, parks, downtown, and employment centers over the next 20 years and making an initial investment of $20 million.
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Budapest To Encourage Cycling

28 May 2008 - 11:00am
AFP
Thick congestion has politicians in Budapest looking at ways to improve mobility -- mainly by encouraging bicycle use.
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Creating A Less Treacherous Bike Ride

28 May 2008 - 5:00am
The Washington Post
New York City is trying to make life for bike commuters a little less treacherous by building dedicated bike lanes throughout the city.
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Back in the (Bike) Saddle Again?

20 May 2008 - 8:00am
Reuters
While Americans have not turned to the bicycle as a mode of transportation in the same numbers seen elsewhere in the world, some predict that soaring gas prices and increased infrastructure investments could change that.
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Bike Production Dwarfs Car Production

17 May 2008 - 5:00am
Earth Policy Institute
Production of bicycles is more than double the production of cars worldwide -- and the gap between the two vehicles is widening. Many see this as an indicator of the global shift towards encouraging bicycle use as a viable transportation option.
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Where Cyclists And Motorists Are Friends

15 May 2008 - 12:00pm
Ottawa Citizen
To make North American cities more bicycle friendly, planners should look to Stockholm, Sweden and Freiburg, Germany -- two European cities were bikes and cars happily co-exist on the street.
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Omaha to Create Bike Lanes

14 May 2008 - 6:00am
KETV
The city of Omaha, Nebraska, has announced plans to build a network of bike lanes throughout the city, boosted by private contributions of more than $600,000.
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Rise in Bikers Pushes New York Towards Cycle-Friendliness

9 May 2008 - 7:00am
Los Angeles Times
Biking gets serious in New York, where the city is investing millions in a system of dedicated bike lanes.
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Portland Bicycling Goes Platinum

8 May 2008 - 10:00am
The Oregonian
The City of Portland joins Davis, California, as the only other city to earn the League of American Bicyclists' Platinum rating.
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Nate Berg

Best Ideas of the Week

18 April 2008 - 5:08pm

From public transit to public parks to public space, this past week brought a lot of interesting and innovative ideas in the world of urban planning.

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The Most Bicycle Friendly City In America

16 April 2008 - 6:00am
Democracy Now
Two local transportation advocates shed light on the plans and policies that have made Portland, Oregon the bicycle capital of the U.S.
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Will Boston's Bike Czar Be Able To Improve Conditions For Cyclists?

7 April 2008 - 12:00pm
Boston Globe
The city's new director of bicycle programs has the tough task of making Boston more bike-friendly.
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New Bike Lanes Proposed in San Francisco

27 March 2008 - 11:00am
San Francisco Chronicle
Officials in San Francisco are floating a plan that would add 34 more miles of bike lanes to the city, nearly doubling its current stock. The addition would require the removal of street parking and could take over some traffic lanes.
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Why Culture Matters: Do as Others Do, Whether In Eating or Cycling

22 March 2008 - 5:00am
Streetsblog
Why Americans don't cycle in the cold and rain, and why they do in Amsterdam.
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Nate Berg

Best Ideas of the Week

21 March 2008 - 5:08pm
We all know there's a lot of planning going on around the world. Much of it is poor, short-sighted and generally just no good. But there are also some really great ideas being developed and adopted, and they should be considered by cities and communities all over the world as instructive examples of good planning. Here are what I think are some of the best ideas in urban planning from the last week.
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Making Cities More Livable with Bikes

9 March 2008 - 5:00am
Globe and Mail
This piece from the Globe and Mail argues that a bikeable city is a livable city.
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John Renne

Murder or Traffic Fatalities: Which is Worse?

27 February 2007 - 1:03pm

New Orleans is experiencing a crime wave. High murder rates in the first two months of 2007 have made national attention. Anderson Cooper of CNN has been following this story. So far this year he has devoted two hour-long shows to this topic. I live in central New Orleans and my biggest complaint about the city is the high crime rate. I don’t think our city will recover if we fail to address this most serious issue. Crime makes you ask yourself – should I move to the suburbs where it’s safer and commute? But being a transportation planner, I can’t help but follow-up that question with – If I spend a lot more time driving will my exposure to dieing in a car accident increase? So which is worse - murder or traffic fatalities?

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