Bicycle related articles from the past month
“Germany opens first stretch of bicycle ‘autobahn’,” by Alex Bowden in Road.cc. (29 Dec 2015) “AFP reports that Germany has just opened the first 5km stretch of a traffic-free bicycle highway that is set to span over 100km. Running largely along disused railroad tracks, the network will connect 10 western cities in the Ruhr region.”
“America’s Cities Are Still Too Afraid to Make Driving Unappealing,” by Emily Badger. New Republic. (December 23, 2015) Offering incentives is only going to go so far in getting people to get out of their cars and using other forms of transportation. At some point you have to disincentivize the behavior you’re trying to reduce.
“Letter: Ditch the car, vacation with your bike,” by Chase Pomering – an opinion piece in the Coloradoan (22 Dec 2015). Chase wrote a great letter about the benefits of vacationing by bike.
“Infrastructure & Environment: A State-by-State Look at Traffic Deaths,” by Mike Maciag in Governing.com. “The number of fatal car crashes fell overall last year. But in some states, they were on the rise.”