Biking in Baltimore
Of that 67%, 1% are willing to ride in any condition, and 6% are willing to ride in most any condition.
Frankly, that 7% of the population is about what we are getting thus far in terms of “large scale” bicycle use.
Continue reading “Reiterating the third point about bicycling as part of sustainable mobility and infrastructure”
A few comments; not all Transportation Enhancement Funding has been spent on bike/ped through 2010 only $79,641,268 has been spent on bike/ped. To get a rough idea of how much sales tax cyclists have contributed over the same time span, Retail sales * 17 * 5% = $84,430,500 and this is only one small aspect of the benefit cycling brings to Maryland.
B’ Spokes: In brackets is the comparative stat for Baltimore County.
"As we’ve noted here before, Prince George’s has had the pathetic distinction of topping [#2] the regional fatalities list every year going back to 2001. Last year 24 [21] pedestrians and cyclists were killed on county roads, 10 [7] more than in the District and more than [very close to] twice as many than in Montgomery County. Last week we had a nice reminder of how inhospitable a place it can be for pedestrians when a jury found the state of Maryland liable for $3 million in a case in which a woman was killed on Pennsylvania Avenue in 2008. She’d been walking on a stretch of highway that had no sidewalk or guard rails whatsoever."
Continue reading “Prince George’s community groups plead for safer, more walkable streets”
Wait, I thought we needed to cut transit so we could build more roads because people wanted to drive more, which is it?
Continue reading “$5 a Gallon Gas Could Spur Up to 1.5 Billion Additional Passenger Trips on U.S. Public Transportation Systems”
from A view from the cycle path – David Hembrow
In 2008, 716 cyclists died on the roads of the United States. It’s quite a death toll – it would of course be better if there were fewer. However, by comparison, 12000 people die each year on stairs in the same country. It’s much the same pattern in any country. Stairs are much more dangerous than bicycles. Nearly 17x as dangerous. This article provides a list of helpful tips to prevent injuries
Continue reading “Stairs are dangerous – wear a helmet”
A recent comment inspired me to write this article to make it clear that the purpose of this site is TO INVOKE CHANGE AND TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT THE BUILT WORLD AROUND US! I would hope that if I did get accused of taking illegal drugs that they would be of the mind altering kind to allow me to see the world differently then some opiate that induces mental lethargy and is commonly used to dull the pain of the status quo. I guess I failed in that regards, so to make my point more clear:
In respect to the senseless death of a 5 year-old on a residential street…
How many would support the following statement?
>>> I want to live on a street where instantaneous death is almost guaranteed for myself and loved ones if we venture forth in something other then a steel cage, otherwise known as a automobile.
Not to many takers on that one is there? Think differently!
In respect to the duty of most police departments to "improve public safety" what statement by police do you think would do the most good to improve to improve public safety?
A) We would like to remind all drivers to exercise extra caution when driving through residential neighborhoods as kids are outside and to share the street safely.
B) We would to remind drivers that if they accidentally kill someone, no harm done as far as we are concerned. Please carry on as if nothing serious happened.
My point here and elsewhere is not to "throw the book" at the driver nor is it to excuse why the child was on the road in the first place. My point is the missed opportunity for an improved safety message. In this I believe the police and the media are equally culpable. But unfortunately the police, media and my dear commenter seem to all accept needless traffic deaths as simple collateral damage necessary for the fast and efficient travel of the ever superior automobile over that of human life itself.
Think differently … Think change!
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Smart Growth, Transit Orientated Development and Sustainable Growth are buzz words that I will simply restate as looking at transportation planning and other planning as one unit or in effect let’s look at transportations costs as well as housing costs and lets try and make the total as cost effective as possible.
Or Sprawl is unsustainable and we can’t afford to support that model any more.
But apparently with House Bill 948 we can’t afford to do any differently then what we have been doing either. Keep the status quo! 🙁
Continue reading “Sustainable Growth too Costly says the House Environmental Matters Committee”
Japan will have to import more oil, fuel and natural gas for electricity generation to make up for the shortfall caused by the shutdown of nuclear power plants after the earthquake.
Continue reading “Fuel Prices Expected to Jump”
This is in Florida but still …
"At this point, I don’t see anything that would lead us to charge anybody but it’s still pretty early in the investigation,” Captain Rocco said.
Is this standard police training across the US? It’s like saying: Don’t worry it’s just another necessary death to accommodate motor vehicle travel. WTF?
Continue reading “Van hits and kills 5-year-old boy riding bycicle”
