...pedestrians are 2-3 times more likely to suffer a fatality when struck by an SUV or pickup truck than when struck by a passenger car...The higher risk of fatality associated with being struck by an SUV or pickup also applies…
Category: Transportation Professionals
Creating a national bicycling policy
Here is my superstition: When you focus on creating more good things, you get more good things; When you focus on solving problems, you get more problems. --Jing Zhang, May ITE Journal, "member to member" As we develop a national…
Catching the spirit of the Iron Horse
"the biking circle and community is great". --Howard Grotts, 2018 Iron Horse Men's Champion Durango, Colorado is a beautiful Western town. This year's 47th Annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic celebrated Durango's cycling heritage, and expanded the fun by weaving in…
An app for safer driving
Brad Cordova, a 27 year old from Belen, New Mexico, has developed a phone app designed to improve driving behavior. It is called TrueMotion, and uses smartphone data and analytics to provide objective feedback to drivers on how they are…
How we think about transportation
"There is no question that conditions for bicycling and walking need to be improved in every community in the United States; it is no longer acceptable...that two desirable and efficient modes of travel have been made difficult and uncomfortable." --FHWA's…
Southwest Bike Initiative 