How Far Behind is the U.S. in Street Safety? We Can Show You in Three Charts
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We knew it was bad, but not THIS bad.
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How Bike-Friendly Streets Help Denmark Combat Inequality
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. We don’t have to dream of a country where protected bike lanes and other quality bike infrastructure have dramatically improved life for poor people. We can visit it. It’s called Denmark, and […]
Is This the Best Transit Ad Ever?
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The idea of investing in transit is popular with Americans, even among those who don’t depend on it. But trains and buses, buses in particular, have always had an image problem. U.S. transit providers could take a cue from this Danish ad, which makes light of the mundane nature of bus travel (free handles!) in […]
PlaNYC Report Takes a Restrained Approach to Promoting Electric Cars
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An electric car in London. Image: exfordy via Flickr. Last week, the Mayor’s Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability released its newest report, "Exploring Electric Vehicle Adoption in New York City" [PDF]. In a breezy 22 pages, it lays out some strategies to maximize electric vehicle purchases by so-called early adopters in the next five […]
Video: Copenhagen’s All-Weather Bike Infrastructure
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In case you missed it in Friday’s headlines, here’s a video from Copenhagenize with some inspiration for this cold spell we’ve been having. The video shows Copenhageners — lots of ’em — making their way through the January snow. It’s an instant retort to the old claim that "no one uses bike lanes in the […]
Ikea Tests Bike-Share in Denmark. Why Not NYC?
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Responding to yesterday’s post on Ikea shuttle buses causing a stir in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, Streetsblog commenter Lee Watkins reminds us of the company’s Danish bike-share program. As previously noted here, Copenhagenize has the scoop: IKEA of Denmark is now starting a new concept at their Danish stores. They did a bit of […]