Today’s Headlines

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  • Deputy Brian Kearbey Hit, Killed Charles Colbert Sunday Night in Poplar Bluff (Post-Dispatch)
  • Tina Schwellensatti Suing Motorist Who Injured Her Two Years Ago (Madison-St. Clair Record)
  • Governor’s Recent Actions to Withhold Transpo Funds Affecting Schools Across Missouri (Chillicothe News)
  • Construction Schedule for MetroLink October 17-21 (NextStop)
  • MoDOT Wants Neosho to Take Over Maintenance of Some Roads (Neosho Daily News)

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Edmonton’s Quick-Build Bike Lane Grid: “A New Model” for Change

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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks. The most interesting thing about this week’s best bike infrastructure news isn’t what’s being built. It’s how it’s being built. Two years ago, the sprawling Canadian prairie metropolis of Calgary decided to buck tradition and test an entire [...]

Today’s Headlines

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  • This Half-Mile of Road Is Getting a Lot of Attention in St. Louis County (Post-Dispatch)
  • Tim Gets to Work Using MetroLink (NextStop)
  • Bike Infrastructure in Carthage Is Booming (Joplin Globe)
  • Union, Missouri, Closer to Getting Transportation Committee (The Missourian)
  • IDOT Approves 33 Bike/Ped Improvement Projects (BND)
  • America Walks RFP for Its 2017 Summit in St. Paul, MN
  • Do Bike Helmets or Safer Road Conditions Matter More for Cyclists? (Co.Exist)

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  • FTA Awards Nearly $375,000 for North-South MetroLink Study (St. Louis Business Journal)
  • Missouri’s Investment in Transit is Abysmal (CMT)
  • Motorist Strikes, Kills David Murillo-Title in Marion County Tuesday Night (KHQA)
  • St. Louis County Jeopardizes Safety of Entire Neighborhood by Turning Off Street Lights (KMOV)
  • Check Out Jeff City’s Bike/Ped Plan
  • Study Shows Racial Bias Plays a Part in Motorists Failing to Yield to Pedestrians (Treehugger)
  • “Creative Placemaking” Gives Communities the Opportunity to Become Healthier Places (UrbanLand)

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  • Working With Bicycles Has Helped Tom Determine His Life Path (UMSL Daily)
  • More Details Emerge on MetroLink’s “Ride to Wellness” Plans (Progressive Railroading)
  • Motorist Injures Dawn French, Flees Scene in Barry County (Joplin Globe)
  • Missouri’s Capitol on Its Way to Becoming More Bike-Friendly (News-Tribune)
  • This Week’s MetroLink Construction Schedule (NextStop)
  • Artwork From 10 Local Artists to Be Displayed in 200 Metro Stops (NextStop)

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Today’s Headlines

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  • Fate of UberX in St. Louis Still Up in the Air (Post-Dispatch)
  • Poplar Bluff: Motorist Strikes and Kills Charles Colbert III (The Eagle)
  • Motorist Strikes, Injures Cyclist Micah Roberts in Callaway County (Fulton Sun)
  • Chester Kojro Explains Right Hooks, Avoiding Them and More (Carthage Press)
  • A Bridge Built Right Will Last a Long Time (BND)
  • 100 Years Ago Streets Belonged to Pedestrians; Cars Were Deemed a Menace (CityLab)
  • KC Public Works Starts “Glow Before You Go” Walk/Bike Education Campaign (InfoZine)

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The Highway Era Is Over. When Will Our Institutions Catch Up?

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The highway era is over. The construction of the Interstate Highway System is essentially complete. How much has changed at American transportation agencies since the 1960s? Image via YouTube Americans will continue to log lots of miles on highways, but for the most part, the job of building them is over. We’ve already connected the places worth connecting by highways. The problem is that transportation agencies — [...]

Why Do We Put the Onus for Traffic Safety on Kids?

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.@NTSB Vice Chairman: Practice safe walking behavior. Stay alert, walk on sidewalks, cross at crosswalks. #NationalWalkToSchoolDaypic.twitter.com/TWRChfTdcZ — NTSB (@NTSB) October 5, 2016 It’s Walk-to-School Day, a day when children all over the country get to enjoy the simple experience of traveling somewhere using their own power. It makes me happy because I love seeing the pictures of kids walking with [...]
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