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Jeff Speck: Urban planner revisits ‘Walkable City,’ 10 years later
In an excerpt from the book’s new 10th anniversary edition, author and urban planner Jeff Speck looks at how the streets of US cities have changed.
San Francisco debates a car ban in Golden Gate Park
Lawmakers are debating whether to keep vehicles off a major road in Golden Gate Park. But opponents of the car ban worry about disability access and other issues.
At this intersection, drivers have to ask the bikes to stop
In more bike-centric countries, like the Netherlands, it’s the bikes and pedestrians whose travel gets prioritized.
www.bloomberg.com
Angie Schmitt: It's time to rewrite the road builders' rule book
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which lays down the law on U.S. street markings and design, is up for revision. Bike and pedestrian safety advocates want big changes.
www.cbc.ca
How Vancouver plans to cool down the hottest parts of the city amid global climate change
A horde of cyclists and electric vehicle drivers will soon take to the streets of Vancouver to map out the hottest and coolest parts of the city - a move that will help inform future plans to mitigate rising temperatures.
www.newyorker.com
The bicycle as a vehicle of protest
Bicycles are powerful things—inexpensive, versatile tools that can be used by dissenters to sneak up and speed off, to organize and mobilize and elude.
www.outsideonline.com
Scared of the road, cyclists are migrating to dirt
With deaths spiking on pavement, riders are choosing to go where cars can't.
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