Sentences with phrase «bicycle mode share»

«Our audacious goal is to capture an 11 percent bicycle mode share in the next 10 years, and we're at two percent now,» says Karina Ricks, associate director in the Washington, D.C., department of transportation.

One of these cities, Portland, despite an incredibly long rainy season and a miserably grey winter, has an admirable bicycle mode share of approximately 8 percent.

In the case of Portland, with its long - term goal of getting bicycle mode share to a whopping 25 %, there is no easy solution to this conundrum.

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In part because planners think mode share — the percentage of commuters who use bicycles — could be much, much higher.

DOT needs to maintain a collaborative effort across modal administrations, with other vested Federal agencies, State and local governments, and non-governmental organizations to promote safe, accessible, comfortable, and connected multimodal networks in communities throughout the U.S. NHTSA and the other modes within DOT that share a common objective to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety must continue collaborative efforts under the DOT Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinating Committee.

The CDM Board at its 99th meeting here in Bonn approved a new methodology for calculating the volume of emission reductions achieved through projects that establish bicycle lanes, bicycle parking, and bicycle - sharing programmes, encouraging a shift in passenger transport modes from their usual fossil - fuel - burning traffic in favor of clean and green pedal power such as bicycles, three - wheelers or e-bikes.

The Hubway bicycle share system has taken off in Boston in its first two seasons.By Bret SilverbergBoston's popular three - season bicycle share system has done more than provide residents with a quick, cheap mode of transportation, it's taken a few cars off the road in the process.Nicole Freedman, director of bicycle programs for the city of -LSB-...]

Kathy was the primary mover for the City of Palo Alto's 2011 application which earned them a Gold Bicycle Friendly Community award based on their numerous efforts to improve bicycling, including many innovative facilities, and their remarkable - for a US City - mode share of 8.75 %.