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Illinois Adopts “Complete Streets” Into Law

By Jason Varone | | 8 Comments
The National Complete Streets Coalition reports on an important victory for the livable streets movement in Illinois.  A new law mandates that the principles of complete streets must be incorporated into all new projects and construction, effective immediately. In near-unanimous votes, the Illinois House and Senate have overridden a gubernatorial veto to adopt a statewide […]

Idle Hands

By Aaron Naparstek | | 27 Comments
  Class-cutting school kids in Bushwick and the South Bronx, fear not. The clipboard-wielding women standing outside your school aren’t looking to bust you, they’re trying to help you breathe. As reported in last week’s New Yorker Talk of the Town: The women belong to a nonprofit group called the Asthma Free School Zone, which, […]

Indianapolis Paves the Way for Bikes and Pedestrians

By Ethan Kent | | 27 Comments
Construction is underway on what may be the nation’s most advanced urban greenway system. Indianapolis, Indiana is making what could be the boldest step of any North American city towards supporting bicyclists and pedestrians. Known as an extremely auto-oriented city, most closely associated with the Indianapolis 500, this is one of the last cities we […]

National Media Noticing the Urban Bicycling Trend

By Jason Varone | | 2 Comments
Apparently unaware of New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s assertion that "human-powered vehicles are never going to be the answer," USA Today reports that several large U.S. cities are accelerating their efforts to encourage commuting on two wheels. The article cites New York for the new separated bike lane, and for putting bike racks […]

Renewed Calls for Ped Safety Summit as Death Toll Mounts

By Brad Aaron | | 6 Comments
After a weekend that saw three pedestrian fatalities and just as many serious injuries — with no known criminal charges filed against any of the motorists involved as of this writing — a Manhattan-based advocacy group has renewed calls for action on pedestrian safety. Spurred by the death of third-grader Prince Harris, Jr. (pictured), the […]

The World’s Greenest, Most Livable Cities

By Jason Varone | | 9 Comments
Writing in this month’s Reader’s Digest, Matthew Kahn, an environmental economist at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment, analyzed data from 141 nations and ranked the planet’s greenest, most livable places. While Northern European nations like Finland, Norway and Sweden fared well, the United States performed poorly in several categories, ranking #107 in Greenhouse gases, #106 […]
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