Sentences with phrase «including bike lanes»

Cities providing transportation options including bike lanes, buildings designed with energy saving features such as green roofs, and houses elevated to allow storm surges to pass underneath are among the many response options being pursued around the country.

These local areas are where decisions like including bike lanes or funding public transport, or supporting tax incentives solar and other forms of renewable energy, are made, and why we need people engaged in our community.

Her initiatives, including bike lanes, Summer Streets, pedestrian plazas, and Select Bus Service have all been positive steps towards a better transportation paradigm.

Construction of the Connective Corridor, which is a partnership between Syracuse University, the city and Onondaga County, included bike lanes and the development of a bus line connecting downtown with the University Hill area.

A transportation planner is an individual who is responsible with planning of transportation amenities which include bike lanes, public transportation lines, sidewalks and bike lines.

Not exact matches

Since 2006, Detroit has added 150 miles of new bike lanes, including some transformed from old railroads like the Dequindre Cut, says Todd Scott, head of the Detroit Greenways Coalition (and local bike historian).

The transit way previously was mentioned as an area that could include bus - only lanes and paths for bikes and pedestrians.

The project also would feature Americans With Disabilities Act - related improvements including an elevator at Lakeview Center, as well as safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists by way of sidewalks and bike lanes, officials said.

He's committed to making Central Park, once and for all, completely car - free, to advocating for protected bike lanes on Manhattan's Riverside Drive, and to leading an effort to improve conditions on the city's greenways, including the Cherry Walk section of the Hudson River Greenway, which is badly in need of safety improvements.

Zove is committed to making Long Island's towns and villages safer for pedestrians and cyclists, including widening sidewalks, implementing more crosswalks and expanding the bike - lane network.

Interactive Bike Guide and Map — Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council offers this interactive bike map and guide which includes NYS Bicycle Routes, Multi-Use Trails, Marked Bicycle Lanes, Park & Ride Lots, Bike Racks, Bike Shops as well as information on bike safety and links to Bike Clubs across the region and state.

However, Markowitz has also infuriated his share of constituents, including bike activists over his opposition of a bike lane at Prospect Park West.

MANHATTAN — Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is calling for greater enforcement of bike lane rules, after a study by his office found an abundance of law - breaking behavior — including by the city's own law enforcement officers.

He called for better regulation and enforcement of violations in bike lanes, as well as improved signage and a public education campaign, including signs in taxis warning of the dangers of swinging doors open without looking first.

The «widespread abuses» included unmarked police cars cutting through protected bike lanes, wrong - way bicycle traffic, and pedestrians and parked cars blocking cycling lanes.

Initiatives such as bike lanes and pedestrian plazas can be very beneficial to the city but it is important that they occur after thorough planning and include conversation among all those involved.

He's a strong supporter of extending the bike - lane network, including dedicating a lane for cyclists on the Pulaski Bridge.

Some, including Woody Allen, complain that Mayor Bill de Blasio, like Mike Bloomberg before him, is doing too much to encourage cycling by building new bike lanes.

De Blasio also promised to tackle the borough's transportation and traffic issues, pointing towards several studies being done to improve it — including Oddo's plan to install a bike lane on Richmond Terrace — but he didn't announce any set plans.

Highlighted proposals included: a new, soccer and hockey stadium at Willets Point; mandating public review through ULURP for hotel permits in NYC to help ensure community input and better monitoring of growth; a borough - wide plan for bike lanes; the re-opening of the displaced Queens Field Office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); building space in public parks specifically designed for seniors to stay active.

In addition to strong support from LGBT groups and individual donors, Menchaca also drew endorsements from other progressive quarters, including StreetsPAC, a group working to improve the safety and calm of the city's thoroughfares through improvements like slow zones, pedestrian plazas, and bike lanes.

As much as they tried to stand out, however, the candidates found themselves on the same page on issue after issue, including affordable housing, Hurricane Sandy recovery, bike lanes, education and development.

In addition to the road improvements, the Project also includes: two tolled direct connect flyovers that will link eastbound SH 71 to northbound US 183 and southbound US 183 to westbound SH 71; a new 5 - foot bike lane on each side of the project, a 10 - foot shared use path, and a 6 - foot to 10 - foot sidewalk.

The Project will also include the design, construction and / or relocation of certain interchanges, bridges and utilities (including full connectivity at the Capital Beltway intersection), improvements to auxiliary and bike lanes, and the design, installation and operation of a dynamic, electronic toll collection system.

Spain isn't associated with cycling, but the strides Seville has made — including 120 kilometers of designated lanes — brought bike usage up a thousand percent within a decade.

It is sized appropriately for its use in bike lanes, can carry a single person and 25 kg of cargo, or one person and a child, and it even includes a rear tow hitch for hauling a trailer.

Such strategies include cycling networks (segregated or non-segregated bike lanes; bike paths), and other means to permit safe access for all road users, including vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians.

Plans for the trail include transforming whole lanes of existing traffic in some places into wide, open spaces for bikes and people.

Funded in park by Clif Bar and People for Bikes, the experiment will include, in its last three days, an extension of the 15 - foot path for a few blocks further northward and creation of a bi-directional bike lane to test it as a possible fill - in to a noteworthy gap in Portland's bike network.

Co-benefits include improving the beauty and safety of the Alemany bike lane, improving neighborhood walkability and mitigating sound and air pollution from Allemany Boulevard.

And businesses with directions on their website should include nearest bike racks and bike lanes and walking directions from the nearest transit stations.

In recent years, we have shepherded in several big improvements to the borough's bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, including new bike lanes on Vernon Boulevard, Skillman Avenue and 43 Avenue.

The project will construct a contraflow separated bike lane on the east side of Glenbrook Road from Bradley Blvd. to Fairfax Dr. Traffic calming islands are also included in the design as a means of reducing speeds.

She oversaw major initiatives, including the launch of the Hubway bike share system and the installation of about 50 miles of bike lanes and 850 bicycle racks.

It certainly doesn't include the number of cyclists who use the protected bike lanes on First, Second, Eighth, Ninth avenues and Broadway.

New York City's protected bike lane on 9th Avenue led to a 56 percent reduction in injuries to all street users, including a 57 percent reduction in injuries to people on bikes and a 29 percent reduction in injuries to people walking, as well as an 84 percent reduction in sidewalk riding.

A redesign of NYC's Union Square to include a protected bike lane resulted in 49 % fewer commercial vacancies, compared to 5 % more throughout Manhattan.

While the details have yet to be finalized, city council plans on replacing automobile transportation in the city centre with alternatives that include 60 kilometres of new bike lanes, a new subsidy for the purchasing of e-bikes and a significant expansion of its already - robust public transit system.

The County offers nearly 100 miles of bike lanes, bike - friendly shoulders, and separated bike lanes (cycle tracks) countywide (including municipalities) which break down as:

The BBC asked readers to submit pictures of strange bike lanes and got some surprising ones, including this phone booth installed smack in the middle of of a bike lane.

All the details can be found on the LA Bike Plan website, including maps of the existing and proposed new bike lanes.

Will you join the call?Sustrans, the UK - based cycling advocacy group that we've celebrated as a powerhouse for cyclists» rights, is submitting a «Motion for Women» to local and national governments, calling on them to create safe, attractive environments for cyclists - including separated bike lanes - so that everybody, and especially women, can feel safe and confident in stepping out by bike.

Musing about what it would take to get more people in other cities to hop on bikes, Notaras mentions some of the many initiatives in Japan to promote cycling, including the Green Pedal Map, which provides information in English and Japanese «on bike lanes, danger zones, rental locations, bike parks and so on,» as well as the leadership role that needs to be played by government and businesses.

Many of us in Toronto are so wistful for the days of Mayor David Miller, he of bike lanes, Transit City, 5 Cent charges for plastic bags, green roofs and much more, including a sixty buck tax on licence plates that enraged the suburban driving crowd.

Additionally, the design of the bike lanes included a dedicated left - turn lane at most intersections, allowing cars to wait to turn left without holding up traffic,» writes Vox.

Some of the most common accidents involving motorcycles include making a left hand turn in front of a bike, running into a motorcycle at a stop sign, or hitting a motorcycle while changing lanes.

These tips include opening the door on the driver's side by reaching for the handle with the right hand so that the driver is forced to turn and look behind to see if there are any oncoming bicycles, cyclists passing parked cars at a safe distance of a minimum of 3 to 5 feet and avoiding driving or parking in bike lanes.

Factors that support a finding of negligence include, but aren't limited to situations that might result in a citation like the driver running a red light or passing a stop sign, drifting into the bike lane, or speeding.

His aspirations included having all bike lanes cleared within 24 hours of snowfall, but the city has failed to meet this goal the last two times the city has seen an accumulation of snow.

: The city supports bicycle infrastructure and bicycle safety measures, including $ 1 billion over a nine - year period for bicycle and pedestrian improvements and protected bike lanes, and their bicycle share is growing, expanding stations and even including electric - assisted models.