There’s good news out of New York and Delaware this month, as the governors of those states signed legislation creating “Vulnerable User” laws to protect pedestrians, cyclists, wheelchairs and other users of our road system that don’t have a metal cage surrounding them as they travel at high speeds. New York Gov. David Paterson on [...]
Archive for August, 2010
• New York and Delaware approve “Vulnerable User” laws during August
Posted in bicycling, safety, walkability, tagged bicycling, D.C., Delaware, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, Dr. Chris Cavacuiti, Fairbanks, Florida, Greater Greater Washington, healthy neighborhoods, New York, New York Gov. David Paterson, Oregon's Vulnerable User Law, Publicola, safety, school, sidewalks, SWFBUD blog, Tampa, Texas, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, traffic fatalities, Vulnerable User Law, walking, Washington on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
• A sad story about a road construction project gone wrong for Fairbanks cyclists and pedestrians
Posted in bicycling, community design, safety, walkability, tagged Alaska, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Railroad, bicycling, Chena River, Dermot Cole, Fairbanks, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, healthy neighborhoods, Johansen Expressway, Phillips Field Road, Ray LaHood, safety, shoulders, sidewalks, Spenard Builders Supply, State of Alaska, U.S. Department of Transportation, walkability, walking, widen the road on August 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner columnist Dermot Cole wrote an interesting story for the Thursday, Aug. 26, edition of the newspaper, telling the story of a road construction project gone wrong for Fairbanks cyclists and pedestrians. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities recently rebuilt the east end of Phillips Field Road, which runs through an [...]
• Preston Tyree to speak on Complete Streets on Tuesday, Aug. 31, in Anchorage
Posted in bicycling, safety, walkability, tagged Alaska, Alaska Center for the Environment, Alaska Transportation Priorities Project, Anchorage, Anchorage Citizens Coalition, Bicycle Commuters of Anchorage, Bicycle Friendly Community, bicycling, Complete Streets, healthy neighborhoods, League of American Bicyclists, Municipality of Anchorage, National Complete Streets Coalition, Preston Tyree, safety, school, sidewalks, Sitka, Spenard Complete Streets Coalition, transportation choices on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Come hear DC-based transportation expert Preston Tyree speak on ‘Complete Streets’ and how they increase transportation choices at The Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center (625 C St.) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, in the museum auditorium. This event is co-sponsored by Alaska Transportation Priorities Project, Bicycle Commuters of Anchorage, Anchorage Citizens Coalition, Alaska [...]
• An update, of sorts, on the Title 9 rewrite of Anchorage traffic code
Posted in bicycling, safety, walkability, tagged Alaska Spokes forum, Anchorage, Anchorage Assembly, Anchorage Bicycle Plan, Anchorage Press, Bicycle Commuters of Anchorage, California, Cyclelicio.us blog, Denmark, Flashlight column, healthy neighborhoods, Municipality of Anchorage, Oregon, Oregon's Vulnerable User Law, Paul Honeman, Ray Thomas, safety, Scott Christianson, Sitka, The Netherlands, Title 9 of the Anchorage Municipal Code, Title 9 rewrite, Virginia, Vulnerable User Law, Washington on August 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Living in Sitka, I’ve sort of been out of the loop on what’s happening with the Title 9 rewrite of the Anchorage traffic code (see previous post). There have been a few minor updates, but a meeting hosted on Aug. 5 by the Municipal Traffic Department was postponed when major stakeholders had conflicts. I have [...]
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