How to Increase Bicycling for Daily Travel summarizes the available evidence about effectiveness of multi-strategy approaches for increasing bicycling levels, including on-street bike lanes, off-street bike paths, and other bicycling infrastructure, educational programs, and policies. Use this brief to advocate for increasing bicycling as a way to improve people’s health and reduce air pollution, carbon …
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News Brief: How to Increase Bicycling for Daily Travel
May 23rd, 2013 | Posted by in Access | Bikability | Complete Streets | Health & Built Environment | Pedestrian Safety | Physical Activity | Public Health | Public Safety | Safe Routes to Age in Place | Safe Routes to School | Trails | Transportation | Urban Planning | Urbanism | Walkability | Wayfinding - (0 Comments)News from National Complete Streets Coalition
May 16th, 2013 | Posted by in Access | Bikability | Complete Streets | Safe Routes to Age in Place | Safety | UHP | Urban Planning | Walkability - (0 Comments)A recent newsletter from the National Complete Streets Coalition highlighted important issues around the country dealing with the need for Complete Streets and safe streets: Walking and Aging — A recent Atlantic Cities article discusses the conflict between recommendations for older adults to walk regularly for mental and physical health and the fact that our …
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Can We Conquer Congestion? Attend the Good Government Initiative Community Conversation June 12, 2013!
May 15th, 2013 | Posted by in Events | Public Health | Transportation | UHP | UHS | Urban Planning - (0 Comments)The Good Government Initiative at the University of Miami Invites you to a Community Conversation & Luncheon Can We Conquer Congestion? Mobility for the 21st Century Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Northern Trust 700 Brickell Ave Miami, FL 33131 11:30 a.m. registration, 12 p.m. lunch 12:30 p.m. Conversation Join Javier Rodriguez, P.E., Executive Director, Miami-Dade Expressway Authority; Anamarie Garces, Executive …
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All Aboard Florida – Add a Trail to that Railway!
May 15th, 2013 | Posted by in Bikability | Rails to Trails Conservancy | Trails | Transit Miami | Transportation | Urban Planning | Wayfinding - (0 Comments)TransitMiami.com shared the following exciting news yesterday about the first private railway liking Miami and Orando as well as a possible recreation trail along the same path: To view the full article and learn more, click here: http://www.transitmiami.com/fec/all-aboard-florida-please-add-a-trail-to-that-railway
Rent.com: Walkable Neighborhoods: How and Why You Should Keep on Walkin’
May 14th, 2013 | Posted by in Access | Bikability | Pedestrian Safety | Physical Activity | Planning | Urban Planning | Walkability - (0 Comments)A recent article on Rent.com highlights how sustainability and urban planning initiatives have forcefully recognized a need for walkability in our neighborhoods, and Americans largely support the change of direction. From Millennials’ massive migrations to urban cores to baby boomers’ downsizing and moving to more walkable neighborhoods, recent relocation patterns have largely favored transit-friendly, pedestrian-oriented …
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Register today for the May 17th Seven50 workshop. Time is running out!
May 14th, 2013 | Posted by in Events | Planning | South Florida | Urban Planning - (0 Comments)Your participation and input are necessary to create the vision for a more prosperous, fair and just future for our region. Please see the invitation to participate in the complementary workshop for the Seven 50 Southeast Florida Prosperity Plan on May 17th. To view the agenda and RSVP, click on the invitation. If it doesn’t …
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FHWA and PBIC Announce Free Webinar on Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool
May 14th, 2013 | Posted by in Bikability | Events | Healthy Places | Planning | Public Safety | Safety | Transportation | Urban Planning | Walkability - (0 Comments)CHAPEL HILL, NC — The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) announce a free webinar about a tool for selecting safety projects and potential applications for pedestrian safety: Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool Tuesday, May 28, 2013 1:00 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time To register, visit https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/962394562. The purpose …
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Join us for May is for M-Path Happy Hour on May 23!
April 24th, 2013 | Posted by in Bikability | Events | Friends of the M-Path | M-Path | Rails to Trails Conservancy | Trails | Transportation | UHP | Urban Planning | Walkability - (Comments Off)Join us for the May is for M-Path Happy Hour! Date: May 23, 2013 Time: 5-7pm Location: Titanic Restaurant and Brewery, 5813 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Ride your bike or walk to Titanic Brewery and get drink specials and free appetizers! Bike valet will be provided by Green Mobility Network. See …
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NPR: Walking While Old: Seniors Face Greatest Death Risk
April 19th, 2013 | Posted by in Age-Friendly | CDC | Complete Streets | Healthy Places | Pedestrian Safety | Physical Activity | Public Health | Public Safety | Safe Routes to Age in Place | Transportation | Urban Planning | Walkability | Wayfinding - (Comments Off)An NPR article recently highlighted new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which indicates that seniors face the highest risk of being killed by a car while walking. The CDC looked at pedestrian deaths from 2001 to 2010, to get a grasp of differences in sex, age and ethnicity. The death rates …
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Context Sensitive Solutions Webinar: Rightsizing Streets – April 30th
April 9th, 2013 | Posted by in Complete Streets | Events | Healthy Places | Transportation | Urban Planning - (Comments Off)Webinar Series Presents >> Rightsizing Streets Tuesday, April 30, 2013 @ 2:30PM – 4:00PM EDT ContextSensitiveSolutions.org is pleased to present a webinar on “Rightsizing Streets,” strategies for reallocating a street’s space to better serve its full range of users. The webinar series is brought to you by FHWA, in partnership with the Project for Public …
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