OPEN STREETS ARE IN THE AIR
The next CicLAvía is right around the corner - as is the National Open Streets Training in LA.
This upcoming CicLAvía will be the most walkable yet.
Bike riders in Dallas got a highway bridge all to themselves for a whole day.
Advocates in the San Gabriel Valley are vying for public funding for CicloSGVía, an offshoot CicLAvía.
INFRASTRUCTURE NEWS
Bike lanes will be striped in Alexandria, VA.
15 ways to protect bike lanes, IN ONE CHART.
Activists are working hard to close the biggest gap in the East Coat Greenway: the Susquehanna river crossing.
A Delaware MPO approved a plan that includes funding for a "bicycle highway" between downtown Wilmington and New Castle.
Those dollars aren't in Kansas any more: This Kansas city returned a federal grant that was supposed to be used to extend a local trail. And your little dog, too!
San Francisco has committed to improving Market Street for walking, biking, and transit.
PROGRAMMING
Check out the schedule for Pittsburgh's first Women and Biking Forum.
Wisconsin advocates held a Pi(e) Day ride.
THE BIG PICTURE
The movement for safer, better walking and biking has seen major growth since the late 90's.
Wowie zowie: Walking rates in California have doubled since 2000.
Washington Bikes has opened their retail store.
Welcome, Crenshaw WALKS!
ADVOCACY AVENUE
Georgia's 9th annual Ride to the Capitol drew hundreds of riders and several high-profile speakers, including Governor Deal.
Bike Delaware will fill this prescription at the upcoming May 1 Delaware Bike Summit.
Speeding is down more than 90% on streets where Chicago has installed speed cameras.
A new study from Victoria, BC shows that about half of people shopping downtown arrived on foot or by bike. People who biked or walked to shops spent about as much as people who drove or took transit - findings that are consistent with similar past studies.
LEGISLATION LANE
Virginia's new three foot passing bill is the state's first pro-bike legislation in recent history.
Oakland advocates have introduced a vulnerable road users ordinance.
IN THE NEWS
Car-free households fall into two economic categories: unusually rich and unusually poor. (New Republic)
The fact that young people are switching away from driving shows that transportation preferences are malleable. (Grist)
With fewer bike police in South Pittsburgh, it will be harder for the city to address quality of life issues. (South Pittsburgh Reporter)
This ball is still rolling: 1 mile of protected bike lane is 100x cheaper than 1 mile of roadway. (Treehugger)
TRAILER
Bicycle riders in Brooklyn circa 1896.
TA is calling them "proto hipsters" - they're all riding fixies and every day is a Tweed ride.
