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  • The Netherlands Pays People To Bike To Work

    February 25, 2019 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    To encourage commuters to shift from driving to biking, cities across Europe have tried out a mileage fee earned for commuting via bicycle, often tax-free. Leaders are learning this needs to be coupled with other incentives, such as consistent bike lanes. Additionally, urban planners are hoping to minimize disincentives to biking, like free car parking.

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  • Interested In Biking More, But Scared By Busy Streets? There's A New Kind Of Map For You

    February 22, 2019 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    With community support from a network of neighborhood volunteers and financial support from a local business, the Bike Streets Project makes biking more accessible for those “interested, but concerned” about road safety. The Bike Streets Project maps bicycle routes in Denver with less congestion, specifically avoiding areas of high congestion or dangerous roads marked by “sharrows.”

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  • An Italian City Will Pay Residents to Bike to Work

    January 28, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Italy, Bari

    A city in Southern Italy is starting a program that pays commuters to cycle to work on the heels of similar successful programs in France and the Netherlands. While more cycling can mean improved public health and lower traffic congestion, cities have to be ready with adequate cycling lanes.

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  • Revitalizing and Reconnecting Western New York's Regional Biking Network

    January 24, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    In western New York, local bike advocacy groups have found power in numbers, banding together to gradually convince their governments to expand cycling access and communities to change their attitudes toward cyclists. By organizing mass cycling rides, which were at times disruptive by design, and other advocacy efforts, GOBike Buffalo and connected groups have convinced government and foundations alike to launch a major bike network.

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  • Do You Do the 'Dutch Reach' When Exiting a Car? It's Coming to America.

    January 09, 2019 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    Illinois and Massachusetts have adopted a new traffic safety measure in its road safety manuals. Coined the “Dutch reach,” the international maneuver consists of a person opening their car door with their far hand. Doing so makes people look over their shoulder, increasing the visibility of cyclists on the road. While it is a seemingly small response, it’s part of a larger, cultural shift towards bike safety and inclusivity.

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  • Over 20,000 bicyclists died in road crashes; one tiny fix could have saved them

    December 22, 2018 |

    The Times of India |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Nearly 25,000 bicyclists died in crashes in a five year span in India, but reflective tape has the potential to help. Reflective tape, which withstands conditions a typical reflector does not, helps improve the visibility of the bicyclist which in turn increases their safety while biking on busy streets.

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  • A Leimert Park bike shop encourages dialogue on transportation inequality

    November 29, 2018 |

    Intersections South LA |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A resident of South Los Angeles addressed a gap in mobility justice by creating a pop-up bike shop and repair service in his community. The shop, operated as a co-op, helps cyclists navigate the often unfriendly L.A. transportation system.

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  • How to Turn a Car Town into a Cycling City

    October 15, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Eindhoven

    The Dutch city of Eindhoven was built around the car, even into the 1970s, but as part of remaking itself after its main industries declined or moved away, it has made a dramatic shift to emphasizing cycling. City officials took steps to improve infrastructure as a way to elevate the city’s image internationally and also meet the needs of locals through high-profile projects that proved so popular the city was emboldened to revamp a major motorway into a public greenspace.

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  • As Milwaukee embraces bikes and pedestrians with 'Complete Streets,' commercial development gets boost

    October 12, 2018 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Milwaukee is poised to pass a complete streets policy that would advance current efforts to make the city more bike- and pedestrian-friendly. But even without this policy in place, projects to widen sidewalk and improve bike infrastructure are paying off with more business openings and plans by developers who chose the city because of those efforts. The city council is supporting complete streets but it will need cooperation from state highway officials for some of those thoroughfares.

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  • The Dutch Reach: A No-Tech Way to Save Bicyclists' Lives

    October 05, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    A retired doctor in Massachusetts created a project to push for more places to adopt the robust culture of cycling and motorist safety from the Netherlands by training everyone in the “Dutch Reach.” Two states have it in their driver's manuals and the move greatly reduces the chance of cyclist injury by car doors because the driver uses his/her far hand to reach across the body to open the door. It forces drivers to look in the side view mirror and over their shoulders to check for cyclists.

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