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All I want for Christmas is urban mobility

This has been a big year for bike-sharing, bike lanes, and all manner of bicycle-related urban improvements. 

That emphasis is now showing up in smart growth holiday offerings as well. The Coalition for Smarter Growth, in the the Washington, DC, region, is offering reduced-price memberships in Capital BikeShare or credits on ZipCar use to those who join the Coalition. 

Posted by Philip Langdon on 02 Dec 2010

Atlanta area projects win awards

Three projects that were worked on by Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates (TSW), an Atlanta-based planning, architecture, and landscape architecture firms, have won awards from the Atlanta Regional Commission. 

At the Commission's State of the Region Breakfast, the awards that were presented included these:

Posted by Philip Langdon on 01 Dec 2010

New York City bike lane

New York City bike lane

The protected bike lane on 9th Avenue was installed in fall 2007. In its first year, crashes involving all street users were down 56 percent, while bicycle ridership along the avenue increased 50 percent. Courtesy of EPA.

Plan of the Month December 2010: Low-carbon urban design for China

Urban design standards for low-carbon communities were created and tested on a new city plan.

Posted by Drew on 01 Dec 2010

New York City bike lane

New York City bike lane

A street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with cars parked in the middle, allowing bike lanes in two directions to operate between curb and the parked vehicles. Photo by Philip Langdon.

Walking and biking: trends that ignite fights in the Big Apple

New Yorkers are America’s greatest walkers, and increasing numbers pedal bikes, too, but not everyone is happy with the situation.

Posted by Philip Langdon on 11 Nov 2010
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