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Planning for People, Not for Cars – A video on Life-Saving Lessons From the Other Dutch Bike Mecca

The savings from reduced air pollution and healthcare costs are estimated to be worth about $300 million annually.

Ten common myths about bike lanes – and why they’re wrong

Here’s a sample of how opponents to bake lane projects get the realities of riding a bike wrong.

Norway Invites You to Explore Its Electric Vehicle Paradise

In the land of the Norwegians, battery-powered rides are so ubiquitous, it is as if you’ve traveled 10 or 20 years into our transportation future.

Waze Wants To Be a Carpooling Matchmaker

Bearing free lunches and promotional goodies, teams from the Google-owned company have been making the rounds at workplaces and campuses around the country to nudge young people into sharing rides on the way to work.

What’s Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse

The concept is called induced demand

California, Other States Take on E-Scooter Regulations

Pushback from a number of large cities in California is shaping a proposed state law meant to regulate bike-share and e-scooter operations.

The death of the sidewalk – A Lawyer Explains Why Electric Scooter Laws Don’t Work

While Barkalow didn’t trample anyone, his breach of sidewalk etiquette proved so intolerable that the officer finally shot him between the shoulder blades.

The Future of Transportation is All About the Curb – Washington, D.C., Pilot Project Addresses Crowded Curbs

Washington, D.C., wants less crowded curb areas. A technology company says it can help control and manage these increasingly busy pieces of streetscape.

The 20 Most Bike-Friendly Cities on the Planet, Ranked

Many cities are taking note, building infrastructure and expanding facilities to accommodate the bicycle as an everyday mode of transportation while improving urban livability.

Cities and Industry Launch New Foundation to Manage Transportation Mobility

The foundation will collaborate on new digital tools to manage mobility options and data, as well as help cities plan infrastructure, policy and other changes as needs arise.

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