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Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 12, 2017 | No Comments

Motorist Strikes and Kills Man in Kansas City (Fox4KC)
Buchanan County: Motorist Hits, Kills Taano Aisek (KSHB)
Motorist Strikes, Kills Sammy Reed in Taney County (Ozarks First)
Missouri One of Four States With No Text-and-Drive Ban for All Drivers (Rolla Daily News)
Bike/Ped Bridge in Creve Coeur’s Upgrade Plans (St. Louis Business Journal)
This St. Louis Blogger, a Cardiologist, Ponders the Merits of Bike Helmets (The Skeptical Cardiologist)
Washington, MO Applies for Grant to Fund Bike Path (The Missourian)
Bids for Sidewalk Improvements in St. Joseph Rejected (News Press Now)

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Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 9, 2017 | No Comments

New MetroLink Stop, Bike/Ped Path Breaks Ground (KMOV)
Speeding Motorist Strikes, Critically Injures Man, Flees Scene Friday Morning in St. Louis (Fox2Now)
Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety’s Ped Safety Campaign Needs More Than a Week (Daily Star Journal)
Trump’s Infrastructure Week Rolls to a Close With Nothing Accomplished and Little Said (CityLab)
Places With Complete Streets Policies at an All-Time High (Next City)

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NACTO Wants to Find Out How Cities Can Design Better Streets, Faster

By Stephen Miller | Jun 8, 2017 | No Comments

The National Association of City Transportation Officials, representing more than 50 urban transportation departments across the United States, is known for street design guides that prioritize walking, bicycling, and transit. Now the organization is turning its attention to the nuts-and-bolts of how city bureaucracies can implement these designs in a timely manner, so meaningful change can happen within our lifetimes.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 8, 2017 | No Comments

Motorist Hits Tyler Cordia and Flees Near Columbia Yesterday (ABC17)
Rita’s Commuted by MetroLink for 11 Years (Metro)
Check Out Trailnet’s Upcoming Bike Events
New Belgium’s Tour de Fat Celebrates All Things Bike This Saturday in St. Louis
St. Joseph Outlines Transpo Needs, Concerns During MHTC Visit (News-Press Now)
Hundreds of Cyclists Will Bike Across Missouri June 11-16 (Herald-Whig)

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Can Algorithms Design Safer Intersections?

By Stephen Miller | Jun 7, 2017 | No Comments

Cities and tech firms are deploying new technology to gauge risks at dangerous intersections. These sensors, cameras, and machine-learning algorithms are promising, especially when it comes to measuring close calls that don't result in crashes - but cities are still figuring out how they can use this information. In the meantime, there's no reason to wait on designing safe streets.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 7, 2017 | No Comments

Justin Schulte Receives Virtually No Penalty After Killing 16-Year-Old Cyclist With His Car (BND)
Motorist Fleeing Scene Crashes Into Metro Bus, Injuring Passengers; Suspect Still at Large (KSDK, Post-Dispatch)
Trump’s Plan to Privatize Roads Still Costs Taxpayers, Just in a Different Way (The Intercept)
KSDK Finds No One Enforcing Rules for Horse-Drawn Carriages on City Streets
Study: Counties With Better Transit Have Lower Obesity Rates (CMT)

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Male Cyclists Need to Stop the “Macho Nonsense” Directed at Female Riders

By Stephen Miller | Jun 6, 2017 | No Comments

In the United States, women account for only a quarter of bike trips. There are many possible factors for the discrepancy: the lack of bike infrastructure, social pressures during adolescence, and complex trip patterns play a role. But one of the big things keeping women out of the saddle is that when they bike they're harassed. All the time.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 6, 2017 | No Comments

Construction on New Cortex MetroLink Stop Slated to Start This Week (St. Louis Business Journal)
Proposed Sidewalk, Lighting Improvements for Old Manchester in Wildwood (West Newsmagazine)
CMT’s Great Race Is June 14 (The Telegraph)
Teach Kids the Skills They Need to Bike (BWorks)
Annie Volunteers Her Time Empowering Kids With Knowledge and Independence at BWorks

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Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 5, 2017 | No Comments

Motorist Hit, Critically Injured Pedestrian Thursday Night (KMOV)
This Week’s MetroLink Work Schedule (Metro)
Metro Receives Honorable Mention From Federal Highway Administration (Metro)
This Post-Dispatch Reader Pleads for a Gas Tax Increase
“Bike to the Future” Helps Columbia Residents Stay Mobile (Columbia Tribune)
Strong Towns Looks Into Why Infrastructure Costs Are So High

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Crossing Hampton At Elizabeth

By Steve Patterson | Jun 5, 2017 | No Comments

Four times per year I visit my doctor on South Hampton, 45-minutes each way via public transit to/from downtown. As a regular transit user and pedestrian I actually enjoy the time. What I don’t enjoy is crossing Hampton upon arrival. The last five years I’ve taken MetroBus to my doctor ...

Atlanta’s Raising $2.5 Billion to Invest in Transit. Will It Be Money Well-Spent?

By Yonah Freemark | Jun 2, 2017 | No Comments

The city seems to have learned from mistakes like its mixed-traffic streetcar and is looking to give future transit lines dedicated rights of way. Still, there are many more decisions ahead that will determine whether the city spends $2.5 billion in new transit revenue well or not.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 2, 2017 | No Comments

Metro Ridership Continues to Fall (St. Louis Business Journal – Paywall)
Road Raging Motorist Hits Man With Car in South City (KMOV)
Investigation of Motorist Who Critically Injured 2-Year-Old Wednesday Night Continues (Post-Dispatch)
Inbound Logistics Gives High Praise to St. Louis’ Multimodal Transit Options
Study Finds “Injuries Are Preventable With Safer Roads” [and Motorists] (Treehugger)

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