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Post Tagged with: "protected bike lanes"

People On Foot

Vancouver’s multi-modal success story

Talk about a success story. Protected bike lanes, pedestrian plazas, a sea bus – Vancouver has got multi-modal transportation figured out. City residents opposed freeways in the 1960s and Vancouver is now the only major North American city with no freeways within the city limits. Streets were shut down to cars, […]

People On Bikes

A (biking) tale of two cities

Guest writer Dan Tracy shares his experiences and observations of biking in London and Copenhagen after visiting Europe.  Europe is drenched in history, relatives, friends and bikes, at least from my humble perspective. My wife Judy and I spent two weeks in Europe recently, primarily in England, Scotland and Denmark. […]

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Orlando Bike Coalition: Q&A with Aaron Powell

Aaron Powell, 42, is the founder of the Orlando Bike Coalition, a Facebook page dedicated to improving conditions for people who bike and walk. Powell intends to turn the coalition into a nonprofit 501(c) (3). Bike/Walk Central Florida talked recently with Powell, who teaches English as a second language and Spanish […]

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Bicyclist killed in bike lane raises questions about bike lane safety

Are bike lanes safe? A collision that killed a woman riding her bike in a bike lane along Semoran Boulevard last week has some people asking this very question. The bicyclist was struck from behind and killed when the driver, Daniel Lomas, lost control of his car and swerved into the bike lane. The […]