Sentences with phrase «safe bicycling»

Ninety percent of users say they feel safer bicycling on Pennsylvania Ave because of the new protected lanes.

Here too there is a reasonable link to safer bicycling infrastructure, since it has been shown to draw more people to bicycling.

Not exact matches

The NFL - affiliated doctor had said football - related concerns were becoming «over-exaggerated,» and even contended that the sport is safer than bicycling at the youth level.

A new bicycle master plan recommends 300 miles of bike lanes throughout Buffalo — more than triple the amount that the city has now — to provide a safer, more connected network that encourages more bicycling.

I encourage anyone interested in bicycling in our region to request a guide to make your experience safer and worthwhile,» Legislator Rath said.

Further, the FHWA Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation will assist Federal, State and local governments to make walking and bicycling safe and viable transportation options for people of all ages and abilities in communities throughout the U.S..

Over the course of a year and a half, the Department increased its work to address non-motorized safety issues and help communities create safer, better connected bicycling and walking networks.

Walking and bicycling are not only healthy and environmentally friendly travel modes, they also complement public transportation and driving, and help to complete a safe, efficient, and reliable transportation network.

The SRTS program provides money to help communities enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school; to make walking and bicycling to school safe and more appealing; and to facilitate the planning, development and implementation of projects that will improve safety, and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools.

A Complete Streets policy incorporates safe and convenient walking and bicycling facilities into transportation projects; improves conditions and opportunities for walking, and bicycling; integrates walking and bicycling into transportation systems; and provide safe and convenient facilities for these modes.

Combine the world's # 1 rated beach with incredible diving, snorkeling, fishing, parasailing, bicycling, golfing and dining, with friendly locals, great service and «safe to explore» streets.

«Having banks that have focused principally on building massive new roads focusing more on public transit, safer walking and bicycling, pollution reduction and improved freight systems is a huge breakthrough.»

To make bicycling seem like a safer option for both current generations and the next, there is a lot of work to be done.

As a part of the Boston Transportation Department, the Boston Bikes team works to make bicycling fun, safe, and convenient.

From supporting programs that make towns safer for biking to sponsoring national bicycling conferences, we focus our efforts on programs that work.

Making bicycling safe and convenient are keys to improving public health, reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality and improving quality of life.

Alta Bicycle Share was a spin - off of Alta Planning + Design, a consulting firm that creates active communities where bicycling and walking are safe, normal, healthy and fun daily activities.

Max and his father were regulars at the BBP, and Hallyburton said that when he visited Max in the hospital «we (the BBP) made this commitment to him that by the time he got back to Boise and was riding a bicycle again that we would make permanent changes in our state to make bicycling safer for Idaho families.»

But experts and growing experience from bike sharing programs in other cities make clear that bicycling can be a safe mode -LSB-...]

A full quarter of survey respondents said that not having a safe place to store a bike at home was a «big barrier» to bicycling more, and those who were low - income were more likely to say that this was true for them.

To help bicyclists feel safer, building many more protected bike lanes is a start, as well as addressing the aforementioned social safety factors to bicycling.

In an analysis of seven U.S. cities, NACTO's third Equity Practitioners» Paper looks at the relationship between building bike lanes and bike safety, and finds that municipal policies that encourage bicycling, like introducing large - scale bike share programs, make it safer for everyone on a bike.

The Partnership works to 1) build a diverse and influential movement for healthy places and healthy people using active transportation; and 2) secure greater funding investments in safe trail, walking and bicycling networks.

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The questions I'm left with are: Is it more worthwhile to attract people to bicycling than to build the absolute safest bike lanes?

So, you've got two conflicting points here: one is that two - way bike lanes are correlated with stronger bicycling growth than any other type of protected bike lane in this NITC report (more research needs to be done to confirm causation, not simply correlation), and second is that on - street two - way bike lanes are considerably less safe than on - street one - way bike lanes according to numerous bicycle planning experts and authorities.

So, bicycling is much safer in the Netherlands — we got that.

I won't spend too much time on the backstory, but the controversy is whether or not helmets should be a must (for their skull & brain protection benefits) or left at the shop (because they inhibit bicycling, which results in less bicycling, which makes bicycling less safe).

Another study we really like suggests that if there are more cyclists on the road, then they are safer, apparently because motorists adjust their behavior in the presence of people walking and bicycling.

The more people who ride, the safer and more acceptable bicycling becomes.

Bicycling is an efficient and affordable means of transportation and one encouraged in many areas of the city, yet unfortunately, bicycling is not always safe.

We are dedicated to helping recreational cyclists plan safe, affordable, independent bicycling adventures in France.