“Just my luck”: Houston begins clean up after Beryl rips through Gulf…www.texastribune.org Across the Gulf Coast, fences toppled, awnings ripped, business signs soared away and traffic lights twisted askew.
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Children protest for outdoor spaces - Amsterdam - Urban Cycling Instituteurbancyclinginstitute.org Children in Amsterdam are protesting against the shrinking size and numbers of playgrounds and outdoor spaces that have been substituted by parking spots
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Cyclists can’t decide whether to fear or love self-driving carswww.washingtonpost.com Cyclists have a contentious and sometimes deadly relationship with human drivers. Now they are split about whether self-driving cars can make the roads safer.
Atlanta e-bike rebate lottery awards first round of grantswww.axios.com 8,888 residents applied for the $500,000 in funding — three-fourths of which is reserved for people living on low to middle incomes
Deadliest roads in state are in Southern California. Do you drive these freeways?www.latimes.com The state's most deadly freeways are in San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration analyzed by ConsumerAffairs.
Opinion: America’s Traffic Death Epidemic is a Public Health Emergency. The Surgeon General Should Treat It Like One. — Streetsblog USAusa.streetsblog.org Traffic violence claims almost as many lives as gun violence. So why hasn't the surgeon general declared it a public health emergency?
The Roads That Tear Communities Apartwww.governing.com Urban interstate highways displaced hundreds of thousands of households, destroyed neighborhoods and enforced racial segregation, and they continue to harm low-income communities. We need to ameliorat...
He’s 11 and makes $100,000 a year riding his bike in the suburbs. Haverford police are not pleased.www.inquirer.com Oneway Lilman’s Internet-fueled fame has added a modern twist to a classic suburban struggle.
Electric car battery charges in under five minutes in track testwww.bbc.com The charging time is much quicker than even the fastest-charging batteries currently on the market.
How immersive learning creates mental shifts for policymakers from rural France - Urban Cycling Instituteurbancyclinginstitute.org Written by Louise Raclet In most contemporary cities, solo car trips remain the dominant form of urban travel. More than ever before, cities are pressured to transition to more sustainable transport s...
Unpacking Cycling Subjective Experience - Urban Cycling Instituteurbancyclinginstitute.org A critical review paper examining knowledge about cycling, developing a conceptual framework & applicable methods to study the aspects of cycling experience
Rancho Palos Verdes bans bikes, motorcycles from road as landslide causes it to shift and crackwww.latimes.com Two-wheeled vehicles, including bikes and motorcycles, are temporarily banned from a two-mile stretch in Rancho Palos Verdes. Some cyclists aren't happy.
Hawaii agrees to settle youth climate change lawsuitwww.reuters.com Hawaii on Thursday agreed to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their rights under its constitution by operating a transportation system that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
‘A Petition, a Website, and a T-shirt’: Ann Arbor Advocates Share Tips for Fighting Highway Expansions — Streetsblog USAusa.streetsblog.org Ann Arbor advocates helped get a destructive and wasteful highway expansion thrown out — and they have some ideas on how you can, too.
The Cycling Professor on Instagram: "Yesterday was preparation day for the Planning the Cycling City Alumni Global Learning Forum, which runs today and tomorrow. See our team in action in this video!"www.instagram.com 1 likes, 0 comments - fietsprofessor on June 13, 2024: "Yesterday was preparation day for the Planning the Cycling City Alumni Global Learning Forum, which runs today and tomorrow. See our team...".
What Is the Impact of a Dockless Bike-Sharing System on Urban Public Transit Ridership: A View from Travel Distanceswww.mdpi.com Recently, the rapid development of the bike-sharing system (BSS) has dramatically influenced passengers’ travel modes. However, whether the relationship between the BSS and public transit is competiti...
Socialite gets 15 years to life for L.A. hit-and-run that killed 2 boyswww.washingtonpost.com Grossman Burn Foundation co-founder Rebecca Grossman struck Jacob Iskander, 8, and his brother Mark, 11, with her car in a Los Angeles crosswalk.
A holistic understanding of city-to-city learning and cycling’s role in the mobility revolutionwww.intertraffic.com Prof Meredith Glaser is one of Europe’s leading cycling and active travel academics. Transitioning to a sustainable mobility future is no simple task and, as she explains, evidence-based policies on c...
Kathy Hochul’s Last-Minute Congestion Pricing Flip-flopnymag.com She was a longtime supporter of the program until she abruptly pulled the plug.
Among the cars were a BMW 3-Series, three Challengers and (unsurprisingly) a pair of Mustangswww.carscoops.com 8 Sports Cars Allegedly Racing Each Other Pile Up In Georgia Highway Crash
CRBAM - Cycling Research Board Annual Meetingcyclingresearchboard.com Let's use creative and interactive sessions to shape the agenda of the cycling research board together
Memphis Is Nation's Deadliest City for Pedestrianswww.governing.com A new report tracked pedestrian fatality rates in the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. Almost all of them are becoming more dangerous.
Tesla settles another defect case, avoiding jury for second time this yearwww.washingtonpost.com Tesla has settled another case alleging a defect in its technology and design before heading to a jury trial, the second time in two months.
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When driving on the wrong side of the road is the right way to speed up trafficwww.npr.org An unconventional design known as the diverging diamond interchange can be both safer and more efficient than conventional left turn lanes. Road planners across the country are switching sides.