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Hi ...<br><br>
Those providing cycling facilities often seem to be at a loss as to where
to put them (given so many don't seem to have a rational or useful start
point or they suddenly end where most needed) .. but one target for
encouraging cycling is to provide facilities that give access to bus and
train stations ...<br><br>
Now if Texas "can do" it, surely ....<br><br>
And if REDUCING rather building more roads and tunnels etc improves
congestion ....<br><br>
MY.....................<br><br>
From CentreLines #220 ...<br><br>
<b><a name="n4"></a>BICYCLE LANES COMING TO DALLAS (TX)<br><br>
</b>-> According to a Jan. 21st 33-TV News story, "Travis James
doesn't own a car. He doesn't need to. He lives in Uptown Dallas and he
can ride his bicycle to and from work. Also, James figures this way he is
getting more exercise, and reducing traffic congestion and pollution.
James admits sometimes riding on the city's streets scares him. He wishes
the city had bike lanes. 'It would give us a safe route down the streets
as opposed to having to weave in and out of traffic,' James said. Those
lanes are on the way. Dallas has received a $375,000 grant from the North
Texas Council of Governments to develop something called 'complete
streets.' That refers to streets that actually accommodate all sorts of
transit, whether it's cars, bicycles or pedestrians.<br><br>
"The program will mainly focus on bike lanes that lead to bus and
rail stations. Also, bike lanes that lead to the Katy Trail, which is
very popular with bicycle riders in Uptown. The program is modeled after
cities like Chicago, Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Jane Smith won't ride her bicycle off the Katy Trail, but she says she
might start that with the creation of new bike lanes. 'Yeah, I would. Of
course it still wouldn't be as safe as the trail. You know those Texas
Drivers,' Smith said..."<br><br>
Source:
<a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102443041090&e=0011j-e-wVTOkfvuykgKoG7zAslw-DXyqZdIWvMlhxlfv-cXNfM8xGTTn1CShuqde9tX4omdI39A7SGW7buby1KQd9H4hNR-81Ubu7mPK7BVTf5ca4ttqZjiQ==">
http://tinyurl.com/byclvc</a><br>
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Title: "Bicycle Lanes Coming to Dallas"<br>
Author: Norris Deajon<br><br>
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<font color="#003366"><b><a name="5"></a>QUICK HITS<br><br>
</font>REMOVING ROADS, SIGNALS SPEEDS URBAN TRAVEL</b> <br>
-> "When planners in Seoul tore down a six-lane highway a few
years ago and replaced it with a five-mile-long park, many transportation
professionals were surprised to learn that the city’s traffic flow had
actually improved, instead of worsening..."<br>
<a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102443041090&e=0011j-e-wVTOkf4Tmc4zJNreAeoWq8oLwTDijBBYt-NmKptsCUu4VDtqIvnTzKugLfV5w3Ser2eUk812UwE3Wr_CxmSGY7WQOlLv5FufwZyUKc6MiL6hIoIMw==">
http://tinyurl.com/7dr8ej</a><br><br>
<b>USA RANKS 30TH IN THE WORLD IN LIFE EXPECTANCY<br>
</b>-> "...At this point, we're just a month or two ahead of
Cuba, and less than 4 months ahead of Slovenia, for heaven's sakes! The
reason that all this matters is that life expectancy is probably the best
single indicator of the overall health of a population..."<br>
<a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102443041090&e=0011j-e-wVTOkf29kvVOb2O1KS1g2sAcezFcua5T94xYBzaxrKqgZkCBNBqHqdFdCaHVHtF41H2kGWwb4_J_SM90u1UgVOSw_IdkofMsGDr5eq874weJRS7Yg==">
http://tinyurl.com/bq9qb5</a><br>
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