Putting Safety at the Forefront of Transportation Alternatives Implementation
Since it has been a full six months since MAP-21 was signed into law, we are now seeing progress and decisions on the implementation of the law.
January 2013
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State Network Project Update: 2013 New Year Resolutions
What better way to ring in the 2013 New Year than to reflect on what we are thankful for and resolve to improve.
Learning from Work in Multiple Jurisdictions
It is important to assess where we are, where we have been and where we are going. This time of year naturally leads us to those thoughts. At the risk of being cliché, I welcome the opportunity to think about what worked well with the Greater Washington, DC network in 2012 and what we might do differently in 2013.
Every Kid Deserves the Benefits of a Safe Routes to School Plan
Every child deserves the opportunity to get themselves to and from school. Besides being able to chase frogs or play with their friends, there are many benefits to being able to have that activity in their day.
Free Helmets from NCDOT’s Bicycle Helmet Initiative
In 2005, North Carolina began a new era in how it viewed bicycles and pedestrians on its roadways. North Carolina Department of Transportation welcomed Safe Routes to School funding and created a specialty license plate that allowed its residents to show their support for bicycle and roadway safety.
Safe Routes to School in California by the Numbers
I’ve been looking at a lot of data lately, trying to get a strong grasp on California’s record of getting kids walking and bicycling safely to school. I’m an engineer by training so I enjoy any opportunity to crunch some data, and California has particularly interesting numbers to analyze. Some of California’s data is really good compared to the nation as a whole