Bicycle

The Active Transportation Equity: A Scan of Existing Master Plans

August 18, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

The Active Transportation Equity: A Scan of Existing Master Plans report examines explicit mentions of equity within existing 38 current bicycle and pedestrian master plans. The 38 bicycle, pedestrian and joint pedestrian/ bicycle master plans were selected based on recommendations from the...

CicLAvia - Culver City Meets Venice: August 9

July 23, 2015


Sunday, August 9
9am-4pm

Save the date! On August 9, CicLAvia- Culver City Meets Venice presented by Metro will return to the Westside.

This year, the route will be a six-mile variation of the previous CicLAvia Westside 2013 route. It will allow...

Road Diet Case Studies

August 6, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

A Road diet is generally described removing vehicle lanes from a road to allocate extra space for other uses such as parking, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and turn lanes. The main purpose of a road diet is to improve pedestrian and traffic safety, and they can be relatively low cost if planned correctly....

Resource: The Active Cities Report

July 21, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

The Active Cities Report is a document that includes sample metrics and inspirational examples to encourage cities to become more active. According to the report, “Levels of physical activity are associated with positive outcomes. When people...

Evaluating Complete Streets Projects: A Guide for Practitioners

April 15, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

New strategies for transportation require new measurements of success. Over the last decade, the National Complete Streets Coalition has promoted the use of performance measures that better reflect multimodal needs and that are relevant to individuals using the system....

U.S. Bicycling Participation Benchmarking Study Report

May 7, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

The US. Bicycling Participation Benchmarking Study Report, commissioned by PeopleforBikes and conducted by the Breakaway Research Group is a bike participation research unlike others--it standardizes how participation is bicycling of any kind, by any type of rider. Previous...

Grand Boulevard Initiative: Revitalizing the El Camino Real Corridor

May 5, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN
Grand Boulevard Initiative is a collaboration of 19 cities, counties, local and regional agencies dedicated to the revitalization of the El Camino Real Corridor. The Task Force facilitates planning for revitalizing 43 miles of El Camino Real and its surrounding communities. This effort to improve the El Camino Real Corridor includes leading businesses, non-profit agencies, neighborhoods and community advocates.

The Innovative DOT: A Handbook of Policy and Practice

April 3, 2015
SUBMITTED BY CATSIP

State transportation officials across the country are facing similar challenges: Revenues are falling and budgets are shrinking, but transportation demands are continuing to grow. Innovative approaches can help transportation officials succeed in the face of these challenges, and an updated resource from ...

Complete Streets: Safer Streets, Stronger Economies

April 8, 2015
SUBMITTED BY CATSIP

How well do Complete Streets projects achieve transportation goals, such as safety? What have communities received in return for their Complete Streets investments? "Safer Streets, Stronger Economies," a new study by...

Transportation Research Record: Bicycles and Motorcycles 2014

March 30, 2015
SUBMITTED BY CATSIP

In the Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2468 are 16 articles that address a range of bicycle and motorcycle topics, including: summarizing computer vision techniques to collect helmet-wearing data on cyclists; an evaluation of...