Transportation planning is no longer about simply making sure that vehicles can get from here to there as easily and with as few mishaps as possible. As a discipline, it has become more holistic. It now emphasizes tying public transportation to communities and destinations, accommodating cyclists and pedestrians on key corridors, and making sure that […]
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Brooks says broad support makes bike-ped projects attractive
Elected officials are finding it easier and easier to get behind active transportation initiatives. As she spoke to the audience at yesterday’s Genesee-Finger Lakes Active Transportation Summit, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks ticked off the reasons why, including economic and community health benefits. PHOTO BY JEREMY MOULE This is what parking looks like at an […]
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Blumenauer talks up investment in bike-pedestrian infrastructure
When it comes to bike-oriented cities, Portland, Oregon, is the community that usually comes to mind. And rightfully so: citywide, cyclists make 6 percent of all vehicular trips. That sounds small, but it’s not. In the Rochester region, that number was about 1.1 percent in 2011, according to a survey by the Genesee Transportation Council. […]
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Pedal empowered
Considerable work has been done in some Rochester communities to encourage people to set aside their cars more often in favor of bikes, the bus, or their own two feet. To date, however, much of the work has focused on infrastructure: curb cuts to make it easier to step on to sidewalks, lockers so cyclists […]
