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Category: Innovation

Bicycle Streets Beyond Europe: Portland’s Neighborhood Greenways

Are Portland’s Neighborhood Greenways bicycle streets? Let’s compare against the Dutch fietsstraat and find out.

bicycle street, Cities, cycling, design, fietsstraat, portland, transportation, urban planning

Bicycle Streets Beyond Europe: NACTO Bicycle Boulevard

Is the NACTO bicycle boulevard a bicycle street? Let’s compare against the Dutch fietsstraat and find out.

bicycle street, Cities, cycling, design, fietsstraat, NACTO, transportation, transportation planning

What is a Bicycle Street?

Bicycle streets flip the natural hierarchy and make bicyclists the dominant user of the street, while motorists must act as “guests”.

Cities, cycling, fietsstraat, planning, transportation, urban planning

The 3 Key Functions of Streets

Streets are not just infrastructure for moving people; they are places in and of themselves.

Cities, complete streets, engineering, transportation, transportation planning, urban design, urban planning, urbanism

Shifting Paradigms: A New View on Traffic

Until the way we currently think about traffic is successfully challenged and altered, the automobile will continue to reign supreme … More

engineering, essay, traffic, transportation, urban planning

Signals for Change: Ideas from the Dutch for Improving Traffic Lights

Dutch traffic signals are more efficient and safe for all road users than their Canadian and US counterparts. We have … More

engineering, Safety, traffic, traffic engineering, transportation, urban planning

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