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Biking to Work Isn't Gaining Any Ground in the US | Bloomberg Opinion

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Bicycle Traffic as a system, diagram, German National Bicycle Plan, 2002-2012 It doesn't need to take 60 years. It's ready for a slight update because I have a couple more items. We spent 60+ years building a system of automobility. We need to build a similar system for biking. But it does need to be purposive.

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If you're going to promote electric bikes at scale, there needs to be complementary investment in secure bicycle parking and charging

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Bicycle Traffic as a system, diagram, German National Bicycle Plan, 2002-2012. One of the biggest problems with cycling take up, besides the fact that it's slower, so longer trips are less likely to be capturable--even so, 64% of all US trips are 7 miles or less--is secure bicycle parking.

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Revisiting yet again the Capital Crescent Trail underground tunnel debacle: Bethesda/Purple Line light rail

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Bicycle Traffic as a system, diagram, German National Bicycle Plan, 2002-2012 It comes up again because according to the Washington Post (" New Capital Crescent Trail tunnel could be delayed as costs grow "), now the cost of a tunnel is over $80 million.

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Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In turn that would help to spur development of the Pepco power plant site, which stopped producing electricity in 2012, and Benning Road further east, and Minnesota Avenue. October 24, 2002. Proposed Gatineau light rail loop to Ottawa to serve museums and the Byward Public Market is another model for intra-district transportation.

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Transit as a formula for local economic success and improvements in regional quality of life

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In fact, light rail here in Salt Lake was spurred by the 2002 Olympics, it's a small system and doesn't go to all the places it should, but it's complemented by a developing commuter rail program, a dinky streetcar line on the south side of Salt Lake and South Salt Lake, and a decent enough bus system.

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

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It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!: Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009.

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More remonstration about the molasses of change: Transit planning, Baltimore County, Maryland and Towson

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Baltimore Regional Transit Expansion Map, 2002. Caption: see below There is an article a few months ago in the Baltimore Sun , " Maryland transportation officials ask for public comment on potential transit routes from Towson to Baltimore ," that planners are suggesting that Towson be served directly by light rail.