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Urban Design Thinking Needs a Broader Perspective

If we think about it correctly, dense, mixed use urban spaces are the ultimate design solution to our transportation problems.

Revealed: A Plan to Build a Continuous Bike Trail Across the United States

There’s no single unified route made for cycles that spans the continent. That may soon change.

Parking Requirements Could Come to an End in Edmonton, Alberta

Developers would still be allowed to provide parking — and many condo developers couldn’t successfully market units without — but they would decide for themselves how much to build based on the location and the client type they are serving.

Bike Lanes Continue Through Intersections, According to New Oregon Law

Oregon lawmakers confirmed Monday that a bike lane still exists when interrupted by an intersection, despite the absence of paint on the roadway.

China’s Electric Vehicle Market: A Storm of Competition Is Coming

“China has been willing to pull all of the policy levers available to them to jumpstart the electric vehicle market,”

Coast-to-coast bike trail could be boon for places like Three Forks, Montana

The Great American Rail Trail, a rails-to-trails project that replaces old, out-of-use railroads into biking and walking trails, will be the first multi-use trail that runs from coast to coast. Enthusiasm for the project is palpable in Three Forks.

Traffic safety leaders meet in Helena to discuss “Vision Zero”

The meeting was part of the “Vision Zero” initiative, a steady effort to one day get the number of deadly traffic crashes in the state to zero.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan: Let’s try scooters, but let’s do it right

Seattle was the first city in the country to pilot free-floating bike share – and it’s taken off. Now, we have a permanent program for companies to operate bike share in Seattle.

The Evidence Is Strong: Air Pollution Seems to Cause Dementia

Scientists link air pollution—from power plants, motor vehicles, forest fires, you name it—to one of the least understood and most frightening of illnesses: dementia.

Amsterdam Announces Plan to Ban All Polluting Cars by 2030

Amsterdam residents lose an average of one year off their life expectancy due to air pollution.

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