#CompleteStreets

[biketalkla]

2:24 on.soundcloud.com/ocg3p Wild at Heart: A girl tames a big-kid bike in "Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike," by bestselling children's book author and journalist Dashka Slater. Dashka reads the story.

19:44 on.soundcloud.com/7e3vN No Time For Losers: Pittsfield's City Council strikes down a referendum to bring the design of its downtown pilot protected lane to voters on the November ballot. With Ricardo Morales, Pittsfield, Massachusetts' Commissioner of Public Utilities.

38:15 on.soundcloud.com/6Bkjy Centering Safety: A new protected bike lane will run down the center of one of San Francisco's most dangerous and important streets, Valencia. San Francisco bike advocate-activists Robin Pam, Aditya Bhumbla, and Zach Lipton chat with Seamus Garrity.

Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

[tuftsuep]

Kelsey Tustin: UEP Thesis Award Nominee, 2022

Evaluating the Equity of Complete Streets in Massachusetts

More details to come on the UEP Practical Visionaries Blog

Abstract Complete Streets is a transportation policy that has been widely adopted in Massachusetts. It encourages planning for multimodal transportation by prioritizing bicycling, walking, and transit over single-occupancy cars. Communities can achieve several goals by enacting Complete Streets, such as reducing fatalities on roadways by implementing safe designs, achieving climate-related goals with less pollution from cars, and improving public health with more active transportation. However, research shows that municipalities and state agencies tend to make decisions about location of multimodal transportation projects by solely reviewing operational factors such as transit ridership, vehicular traffic, and lack of safe infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians. While these are important to consider, it is equally, if not more, essential to assess equity-based factors. Factors such as low-income neighborhoods and high minority communities often indicate a need for better street infrastructure due to the disproportionately low representation that those areas have experienced throughout history. 

This thesis uses a GIS-based spatial analysis to determine the equity of Complete Streets projects in three communities in the Greater Boston region: Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston. The factors addressed in the equity analysis include income, minority population, educational attainment, rate of zero-car households, elderly population, access to transit service, presence of separated bike infrastructure, walkability, crash rate involving non-motorists, and population of service workers. The study puts forth locations that deserve more attention from the equity perspective for future Complete Streets projects. It compares the resulting areas with a previous study that focuses on the operational factors when selecting the most suitable locations for Complete Streets in this region. The study also looks at the locations where Complete Streets projects have been implemented and examines the extent to which they have been equitably distributed. The findings of the thesis show that (1) the constructed Complete Streets projects do not consistently align with the most equitable locations and (2) the project location selection based only on operational factors do not consistently overlap with those when considering equity factors. The concluding recommendations advise cities to take a closer look at equity-based factors when planning for Complete Streets.

[newpublicsites]

I'm humbled to be serving alongside an inspiring cohort of @osibaltimore Community Fellows. Through the Druid Hill Park Complete Streets Project I will work with my neighbors to advance transportation and green space equity through public art and creative planning. The project aims to increase access for pedestrians, bicyclists, and people with mobility devices to counteract the history of civic planning that prioritized commuter traffic over the needs of local residents, about half of whom currently don't have access to cars. #completestreets #druidhillpark #mondawmin #reservoirhill #auchentorolyterrace #grahamprojects (at West Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BppYQBkn_Ao/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hncx71mohotr

[uptownboogiebicycle]

We participated in the 2nd Party on Party with the Boogie Bike Blender. We gave over 100 samples and filled 30 reusable bottles with delicious fruit smoothies using with human power! Scrap were deposited at Urban Garden Center in East Harlem. @uptownbronxbicycle @uptowngrandcentral @urbangardencenter ... #newyorkcity #Harlem #EastHarlem #ElBarrio #ParkAvenue #TrainTracks #CompleteStreets #ParkAvenue #125thStreet #PartyOnPark #Community #bikeblender #delicious #healthysmoothies #cycling #bicycle #bikerace #biking #rockthebike #healthylifestyle (at East Harlem) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoeHKarlZGW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b760l3stf3cs

[region-nyc]

Notice all of the small details which make up a street... what makes it more/less inviting for you? #urbandesign #nyc #walkability #cities #infrastructure #design #architecture #streets #publicspace #sidewalk #signage #streetfurniture #streetdesign #completestreets #visionzero #light #safety #accessibility #mobility #urbanexploring #urbanexploration #publictransport #biking #walking #pedestrian #activetransportation #streetlife #lighting #weather #noise https://www.instagram.com/p/CU286X1rvlZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[cyclistazine]

"The idea that people of color don’t have an interest in biking and bike infrastructure persists—bike lanes have even been referred to derisively as “white lanes”— but researchers say the data does not back up the claim. The problem is when marginalized communities feel like their needs are being ignored in favor of someone else’s they push back. . They are pushing back because they feel that there are other priorities that they’ve been requesting and asking of the city and have not gotten, yet cities have been strategic and aggressive at pushing bicycle infrastructure. So they’re not opposed to biking. But they want housing, they want jobs, security and other things first. . People of color report these barriers to biking—fear of robbery or assault, fear of being stranded, and fear of being profiled by police—that often go unmentioned by white, affluent bike advocates. . Critics of Complete Streets philosophy say that it doesn’t take into account neighborhood problems that are distinct from a bad intersection or unsafe crosswalk. It may be that there’s a street where there’s not a bike lane or there’s not a good sidewalk, but that same street may also have problems with over-policing of Black people, or a feeling of vulnerability for people based on their concerns of gender-based harassment, or perhaps feeling insecure because of their immigration status. So the Complete Streets model is not something that encompasses those other vectors of what makes people safe or not safe. . Complete Streets advocates who want safer roadways and sidewalks must see that transportation and land use are linked, you can’t push for Complete Streets without having specific goals around economic development, job access, and affordable housing. All these things are connected and how we get people on our side." - via Bike Lanes Aren't Just A White Thing (linked in profile). . Let's not let our advocacy forget those on the margins, be an ally, center their voices, fight for them. . #cyclistazine #bikequity #mobilityjustice #completestreets #visionzero #urbancycling #citycycling #bikes #bikelanes #bikesafety #bancars #gentrificationsucks #racialjustice https://www.instagram.com/p/B6B8LWvFbVo/?utm_medium=tumblr

[werdwurd]

“Heels and Wheels” Rally, Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, New York. . . . A rally on Bailey Avenue to raise awareness about the lack of safety measures for cyclists and pedestrians in low-income neighborhoods. #completestreets #safercyclingforall #buffalo #bailey (at Bailey Ave.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDkhsEIBmxmxJ15mdLlies-WGs0bgAoB1DibtI0/?igshid=ql8v7jomd9v4

[scottwiener]

‪Thrilled to announce I’ve been endorsed by the California Bicycle Coalition, based on my long-standing advocacy for better & safer bike access.‬ ‪According to Cal Bike: “A successful, and cutting-edge Senator who authored SB 127, CalBike’s Complete Streets bill.”‬ ‪We’ll keep fighting for safer streets!‬ #bike #bikes #completestreets (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ty312hg4J/?igshid=13d09ck3a59bl

[gusroth]

The #StreetBench #StreetFurniture at #RuaJoãoAlfredoCompleta @prefeitura_poa #CompleteStreets #RuasCompletas #CidadeBaixa in #PortoAlegre, #south #Brazil #UrbanSpaces #PublicSpaces #PublicSpace #PublicSpaceDesign #CidadeParaPessoas #AvançaMobilidadeUrbana #VemPraRua #pref_poa #PMPA #EPTC_PMPA (hier: Porto Alegre-Rua João Alfredo - Cidade Baixa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4oP7ncg1-j/?igshid=e9u9zcue2ibz

[on-my-bike-la]

Made it into the fireworks program! #EagleRock #bikeLA #walkLA #CompleteStreets #NELA (at Eagle Rock Recreation Center)

[justcallme007]

First ride in a while. Have to get back in the roll of things #CyclingInMacon #BikeMacon #DiversityInCycling #YouthCycling #TimeForChange #SafeRoutesToSchool #FightChildhoodDiabetes #BikeToWork #GeorgiaYouthBikeSummit #MoreKidsOnBikes #ActiveKids #PopUpBikeShopsInTheHood #EarnaBike #3050BikeClub #BikingDiversityAgenda #RoadDiets #MaconGlowRide #StopChildhoodObesity #FreeTS101Classes #MaconBikeathon #SchoolCyclingClub #CompleteStreets #WeekendBikeWarrior #PledgeAbike #LunchCycle #TourDeMacon #FoodInsecure #MinoritiesRideBikesToo #BikeEquity #BikeConnectivity #CycleMacon (at Macon, Georgia)

[biketalkla]

START Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition E.D. Galen Mook on safe streets-related ballot questions 1 (the "Fair Share Amendment") and 4 (driver licenses for undocumented immigrants) in the Massachusetts election.

2:18 on.soundcloud.com/3DJwQ Road Kill: Prop "J" would keep The Great Walkway and JFK Drive in San Francisco car free for community; Prop "I" would steal smiles from children. Zach Lipton, Yes on Prop J organizer, talks with Stacey Randecker. twitter.com/zachlipton

19:37 on.soundcloud.com/n4DMA Car Free Anthem: John Elliot's "No On J" song.

23:28 on.soundcloud.com/NvraR Greener Pasture: Bike East Bay Advocacy Director Dave Campbell reflects on his time in bike advocacy as he leaves Bike East Bay. bikeeastbay.org/

35:25 on.soundcloud.com/xdX69 Take It With You: There's a new bike share service starting in the E.U. that provides e-cargo bikes. Erik DeWinter shares the story of Cargoroo with Taylor Nichols. cargoroo.nl/en/

50:42 on.soundcloud.com/YMYr4 Bike Joy: Tony's D.I.Y. e-bike.

Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

[newpublicsites]

#Bicycle trails marked in post-snow salt on the Maryland Ave #cycletrack. // #bikemore @bikemorebmore #NewPublicSites #completestreets

[fmadera]

More charm than I even know what to do with 😍 except just soak it all up with glee, and plant some new seeds of intention. 🌱🙏🏾💡✨👌🏾🌝 . . . #Urbandesign #townplanning #Uzes #France #smalltownliving #walkable #completestreets #humanhappiness #builtenvironment #maderaworldviews

[jasonparis]

An auto-age hangover on an increasingly post-auto street. • • • #igerstoronto #toronto #cityofyork #torontophotography #urban_toronto #littlejamaica #littlejamaicatoronto #eglintoncrosstown #eglintonwest #fairbanks #carwash #autoage #roadside #metrolinx #completestreet (at Little Jamaica) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0wlhqgRu2/?igshid=1vhm9k7w82bxq