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Bicycling/Walking
- America Walks
- Non-profit national coalition of local advocacy groups
dedicated to promoting walkable communities. Their mission is to foster the
development of community-based pedestrian advocacy groups and to educate
the public about the benefits of walking.
- Bicycle
and Pedestrian Transportation
- Bicycle and pedestrian modes of travel are recognized nation-wide as
cost-efficient ways to address mobility and air quality concerns. The
Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Task Force, sponsored by NCTCOG's
Department of Transportation, is designed to spearhead regional efforts
to insure safety and efficiency in this growing field.
- Bikeability
Checklist
- A checklist to help determine if your neighborhood is "bikeable."
- Bike
Texas
- Bicycle advocacy organization working to promote
access, safety, and
education for all Texans.
- BikeWeb
- Offers a bicycle-pedestrian trail information system for the
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. This site provides a wealth of
information about existing and future bicycle and pedestrian trails in
the DFW metropolitan planning area.
- Cyclorama
- Online magazine that promotes cycling. Bike Culture contains articles on cycling, as well as galleries of interesting images, postcards and cartoons; Cyclorama Products features interesting cycles, parts, and accessories; Cyclorama Retailers features the best shops around the world; and Cyclorama blog contains articles by editors
and guests on subjects such as international show reports, cycling
issues, and interesting stories from the cycling world.
- Get Cycling: A Community Interest Company
- Get Cycling's aim is simple: to promote cycling, in all its varieties, for
leisure, transport, health, happiness and the environment. They work for local authorities, health promotion services,
regeneration agencies, businesses, schools, universities, and the leisure industry.
- International Human-Powered Vehicle Association
- The
IHPVA is an association of national associations and organizations
dedicated to promoting improvement, innovation, and creativity in the
use of human power, especially in the design and development of
human-powered vehicles.
- League of American Bicyclists
- This is the national voice for cyclists, working with Congress, the Department
of Transportation, and other agencies to ensure that cycling interests are well
represented. In addition, the League provides support and information to state and local
bicycle advocacy organizations on a daily basis, strengthening their efforts to increase
and improve facilities for cyclists.
- Mean
Streets 2004
- Walking is by far the most dangerous mode of travel per mile. In this report, the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership (STPP) examines the pedestrian safety problem through
analysis of federal safety, health, and spending statistics.
- National Center for Bicycling and
Walking
- Resources for bicycle and pedestrian advocacy and policy-making.
- Nonmotorized Transportation
- Use the NTL Transportation Research Thesaurus to navigate a database of online documents related to bicycling and walking.
- Pedestrian and Bicycling Information Center
- A clearinghouse for
information about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education,
enforcement and access and mobility, funded by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
- Pedestrian
and Bicyclist Safety
- Research pertaining to bicycling and pedestrian safety. Includes
information about the Bicycle Compatibility Index (BCI) and other planning tools.
- Partnership for a Walkable America
- National coalition
working to improve the conditions for walking in America and to increase the
number of Americans who walk regularly. The members are national
governmental agencies and non-profit organizations concerned about three
main areas: health, safety, and the environment. Sponsors the
Walk and Bike to School Web site.
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Advocacy group whose original goal was to work toward creating a nationwide network
of public trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Also engaged
with the federally-mandated
Recreational
Trails Program.
- Roadless Area Conservation
- This site is devoted to an effort to protect approximately 50
million acres of inventoried roadless lands, concentrated mainly in U.S.
National Forests.
- Traffic Calming
- Article explaining what traffic calming is, with links to several Web sites related to traffic calming.
- Traffic Calming Library
- Searchable database of reports, articles and other documents related to
traffic calming. In some cases the full publication is available online
and in others only a source listing or abstract is available. Includes factsheets, discussions, technical reports, and other information.
This page is maintained by
Bobby Griffith
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