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Did you know that 60% of adults are interested in biking more on quiet roads with low traffic and separated or protected bike lanes? In contrast, only 5-9% feel comfortable biking on roads with cars or in basic bike lanes. How about you? Today is the last day to share your thoughts on biking in the region and what we can do to grow a Bikeable Baltimore Region! https://lnkd.in/e245KA5j

Safe System Snippet In our live online Road Safety Audit course, participants are required to undertake short research assignment into a road safety topic. This helps them explore and understand their assigned topic, and they get to view all the other participants’ assignments across varied topics.    Over the past four years we’ve seen amazingly creative, engaging and technically sound assignments. We thought this one from Ana Lee makes a great Safe System Snippet. Ana has nicely covered the topic of landscaping and road safety – which can create several Road Safety Audit findings.    Further details of live online courses on:  – Road Safety Audit  – Safe System Assessment  – Cycling Infrastructure  can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gNJzhRjg    -------------- Follow Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd. for more Safe System Snippets    #SafeSystemSnippet #TrafficSafety #RoadSafety 

One of the emails we regularly receive concerns bootleg, wildcat, unsanctioned, or "illegal" trails. The question asked is, "Do you cover them?" Or, "Can I write about them?" This is a sensitive topic that elicits all kinds of responses and emotions. In our first two print issues, we've had articles that addressed these kinds of trails. Both articles highlighted the harm that unsanctioned trails ultimately bring to trail-building efforts. Regulations vary significantly from country to country. We've heard from many builders that the only way to build trails is to do so without formal permission. We can't talk about trail building without this conversation. For most of mountain biking, this is our origin story. So yes, let's have a conversation about this. If you have thoughts or opinions and want to write about this, we welcome you. You can even remain anonymous. #trailbuilding #trailbuilder #mountainbiking #mountainbiker

Ride into the Future! The Dallas Bike Plan Update isn't just about biking—it's about building a safer, more vibrant Dallas for everyone. Targeted planning and community input will pave the way to a world-class biking experience. Let's pedal towards progress together! Did you know? The Dallas Bike Plan, first developed in 1985 and last updated in 2011, is the City’s guide for implementing a system of on-street and off-street bike facilities, intended to enable and encourage biking as a safe, alternative mode of transportation. And there's more work to be done. In addition to being primarily located in Central, North Central, and Northeast Dallas, the existing bikeway system is disconnected, with limited options for continuous travel between facilities and to community destinations. Highways serve as barriers to active travel, making it difficult to bike between regional destinations. For example, Downtown and Central Dallas, despite containing most of the existing bikeway network, are surrounded by highways, effectively isolating these areas from other locations in the city. The Loop Dallas makes connections, bridges the gaps and creates a more connected biking network for our community. #DallasBikePlan #CityProgress #TheLoopDallas

Cyclists of the Tyne Valley - I attended a ‘presentation’ of proposals for the suggested works intended to encourage wider use by cyclists between Hexham and Corbridge at the Wentworth Leisure Centre at 10.00 Friday 12th July 2024. I asked whether this was a follow up to the earlier ‘consultations’ on the proposals which I also attended and contributed to, and was informed that the ‘consultation’ has now finished and these are now the detailed proposals. I’m afraid I was bitterly disappointed by this as it seems to me - as a local pedestrian, cyclist, public transport user and motorist - that the proposals represent a serious missed opportunity and consequently a potential waste of funding and hindrance to eventual real improvements. The staff at the presentation were geared up to explain the detailed design arrived at - and the ‘rationale’ of the funding (Levelling up?) but I could not do other than respond that it shows a serious lack of ambition. The cycle ways created from the mouth of the Tyne to Prudhoe Riverside Park and Ovingham are very good indeed and I believe the parties involved in this exercise should consider those routes as the model for improvements between Hexham and Corbridge. The tyne routes downstream from Prudhoe clearly encourage much wider use by cyclists of all abilities. Instead we in Hexham and Corbridge are ‘presented with’ - - road markings on the urban part of the route in Hexham (which in my view will not help nervous cyclists feel any better about the proximity of motor vehicles and seem to encourage new conflicts with pedestrians where foot and cycleways will ’share’) - traffic lights at the road bridge over the Devil’s Water on the A695 (which in my view will inconvenience all road users and cause cyclists to lose momentum in order to stop at the lights and also have to accelerate from stop alongside the moving traffic, when the lights go green. Motorists will of course be aggravated by the new delay) ...Then there will be the ongoing cost of the traffic lights in perpetuity. Continues ….

***The top 20 articles for 2023*** Taking out the 13th spot on the Hot 20 list is: STRATEGIC CYCLEWAY CORRIDORS EXPLAINED 👉 https://lnkd.in/gaBC6d5k The Strategic Cycleway Corridors are intended to be the blueprint for developing 1,000 kilometres of cycleways across NSW. This is a key action of the NSW Active Transport Strategy 👉 https://lnkd.in/gZjvNvDM The network for Eastern Harbour City was released in April 2022 and identified 30 strategic cycleway corridors and 250km of new and improved routes. The Central River City and the Western Parkland City plans add 55 corridors across Sydney. The program has now developed networks for the rest of the 6 Cities Region – Newcastle/Lower Hunter, Central Coast and Illawarra/Shoalhaven. But what will the network plans mean on the ground? And when will these safe, continuous ribbons of our dreams actually be built? We have been heartened by the consultation with bike groups so far. But will these network plans suffer the same fate as the Principal Bicycle Network? “Bicycle NSW will hold stakeholders to account in ensuring that these strategic corridors are both prioritised and preserved into the future,” says CEO Peter McLean. “It is critical that all governments respect and observe these strategic priorities to ensure effective planning outcomes.” Many of our longer policy articles have been rounded up on ‘Ray’s Corner’ 👉 https://lnkd.in/g9R2GKw2 This section of our website celebrates the contribution of Ray Rice OAM, former CEO of Bicycle NSW and expert engineering consultant. The resources will help everyone advocate for better bike riding infrastructure. Bicycle NSW Transport for NSW Rob Stokes Jo Haylen #advocacy #BikeIsBest #top20articles

What if sustainable transportation just isn’t fun enough? I know that sounds like an oversimplification, but most people seem to underestimate the power of fun with regard to changing commuter behaviour. Perhaps our biggest problem isn’t a lack of infrastructure, but a lack of interest. Take a look at this video about how Bentonville, Arkansas has made cycling much more attractive to commuters by making it fun! https://lnkd.in/e_QHE6WH

MAPPING ROUTES FOR GRAVEL RIDES A simple guide to mapping new routes. https://lnkd.in/eyvjgg4M

Overview of Chicago's Performance in Recent Bicycle Safety Ratings & key factors Chicago's bicycle safety rating ranks 161st out of 163 large U.S. cities, a stark reminder of the challenges cyclists face daily. Key factors contributing to this low score include unsafe speed limits, fragmented bike lane networks, and intersections lacking cyclist protections. This isn't just a number—it represents the safety of countless Cook County residents who rely on bicycles for transportation. Let's delve deeper into why this matters and how we can advocate for safer streets for all. https://bit.ly/3X7gQQb

Despite heavy opposition, Seattle completed a bike trail gap with an on-street bikeway. It doubled bike traffic at the expense of one second of motor vehicle travel time. As with all Seattle bike infrastructure, it has some wonky design that result from compromises in favor of motor vehicle traffic and being cheap, so I wonder what would happen if we started designing infrastructure first for pedestrians and cyclists, then transit… with all the compromises coming at the expense of the remaining modes. https://lnkd.in/gDS-VtCv