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It’s Hard to Overstate the Health Benefits of Biking to Work

By Stephen Miller | Apr 24, 2017 | No Comments

A massive new study of commuters in the United Kingdom reveals that people who bike to work tend to live longer and are at lower risk of heart disease and cancer. While the study establishes correlation but doesn't prove causation, the size of the sample and the magnitude of the effects strongly suggest that biking to work can yield major health benefits.

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For People of Color, Barriers to Biking Go Far Beyond Infrastructure, Study Shows

By Michael Andersen | Apr 18, 2017 | No Comments

New research from New Jersey shows huge gaps in conventional wisdom.

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The Transit Riding Habit Can Last a Lifetime, But First You Need to Get People in the Habit

By Alon Levy | Apr 14, 2017 | No Comments

While the habit formation effect is real, it is not, unfortunately, very large.

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Get Ready for More PSAs Blaming Traffic Violence Victims for “Drunk Walking”

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 13, 2017 | No Comments

This week, the Governors Highway Safety Administration issued a press release telling state DOTs that instead of telling people not to drink and drive, they should tell everyone, including pedestrians and cyclists, not to drink and go anywhere.

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The Traffic Safety Establishment Needs to Take More Responsibility for Soaring Pedestrian Deaths

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 6, 2017 | No Comments

America's traffic safety establishment has long been focused on "behavioral" explanations for traffic deaths -- things like seatbelt usage and drunk driving. By ignoring the role of the high-speed, car-centric transportation systems they've created, they don't have to face their own culpability.

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The GOP Case for Cutting Federal Transit Funding Isn’t Principled — It’s Tribalism

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 3, 2017 | No Comments

The insistence that transit is a local priority while highways are a national concern has become an article of faith in the world of right-wing think tanks. But today highway spending mostly serves the same type of trips that Republicans purportedly believe are inappropriate for federal funding.

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The 100 Austin Intersections Most in Need of Pedestrian Improvements

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Mar 31, 2017 | 2 Comments

Austin, through its Vision Zero Program, is setting an example for the rest of Texas to follow in data-based interventions to end traffic deaths. But it also helps to put traffic safety data directly in the hands of the public, so people can see for themselves where action is needed.

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Trump Moves to Immediately Gut Transit Expansion and TIGER Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 30, 2017 | No Comments

Waiting for fiscal year 2018 isn't fast enough for the Trump administration to cut transit funding. The White House wants to slash transit expansion and TIGER grants immediately.

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What Explains the Decline in Driving Among Young People?

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 29, 2017 | No Comments

New research from UCLA concludes that while attitudes toward driving may be shifting, economic factors explain most of the recent decline in driving among younger Americans.

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Seattle Campaign to #GivePedsTheGreen Would Do Away With “Beg Buttons”

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 26, 2017 | No Comments

A petition in Seattle is calling on the city to do away with "beg buttons" and automatically give pedestrians a walk signal at every traffic light in its "urban villages" -- areas that are walkable and transit-oriented. While pressing a button may seem like a small imposition, it's not that simple.

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Are Women Really More Risk-Averse on Bikes, or Just More Honest?

By Michael Andersen | Mar 22, 2017 | No Comments

A researcher raises some interesting skepticism.

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Transit Advocates Launch Call to Action Against Disastrous Trump Budget

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 22, 2017 | No Comments

Dozens of transit projects across the nation -- as well as walking and biking projects that count on funds from the TIGER program -- are under threat unless Congress scraps the hardline budget outline proposed by the White House. Transportation for America is urging people to contact their representatives and oppose the cuts.

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