April 2011
New study by National Association of Realtors finds homebuyers overwhelmingly want smart growth amenities & walkable neighborhoods
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/2011/04/04/new-study-by-national-association-of-realtors-finds-consumers-want-smart-growth-amenities/
New Neighborhood Traffic Monitoring Toolkit Can Get You Started on Street Safety Activism
http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/03/31/new-traffic-monitoring-toolkit-can-get-you-started-on-street-safety-activism/
New Tactical Urbanism Guide
"Improving the livability of our towns and cities commonly starts at the street, block, or building scale. While larger scale efforts do have their place, incremental, small scale improvements are increasingly seen as a way to stage more substantial investments."
http://www.ctdatahaven.org/know/index.php/File:Tactical_Urbanism_Guide_2011_sml.pdf
March 2011
New demographic analysis shows that "contrary to popular convention, the biggest share of bicyclists isn't yuppies, it's low income people. In fact, the lowest-earning quarter of Americans make nearly one-third of all bike trips."
http://rss.sightline.org/daily_score/archive/2011/04/04/who-bikes ?
From "Analysis of Bicycling Trends and Policies in Large North American Cities," a new report out by the University Transportation Research Center.
http://www.utrc2.org/research/assets/176/Analysis-Bike-Final1.pdf
New study by National Association of Realtors finds homebuyers overwhelmingly want smart growth amenities & walkable neighborhoods
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.
New Neighborhood Traffic Monitoring Toolkit Can Get You Started on Street Safety Activism
http://www.streetsblog.org/
New Tactical Urbanism Guide
"Improving the livability of our towns and cities commonly starts at the street, block, or building scale. While larger scale efforts do have their place, incremental, small scale improvements are increasingly seen as a way to stage more substantial investments."
http://www.ctdatahaven.org/
March 2011
New demographic analysis shows that "contrary to popular convention, the biggest share of bicyclists isn't yuppies, it's low income people. In fact, the lowest-earning quarter of Americans make nearly one-third of all bike trips."
http://rss.sightline.org/
From "Analysis of Bicycling Trends and Policies in Large North American Cities," a new report out by the University Transportation Research Center.
http://www.utrc2.org/research/
I wouldn't expect that so many low income individuals are riding bikes. But in addition to a zillion other things, affordability is a big time perk.
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