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By Clarence Eckerson

A Look at Chicago’s New Intersection Design Where Two Bikeways Cross Paths Downtown

By Ben Fried | Jul 28, 2017 | 9 Comments

Chicago is implementing intersections with more robust safety features where bikeways intersect in the Loop. On a recent trip, Clarence Eckerson Jr. made this short Streetfilm of the intersection of Dearborn and Randolph streets.

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Transform Your City With Tactical Urbanism

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 26, 2017 | No Comments

Everyday citizens are practicing DIY traffic-calming to make streets safer for walking and biking. Some cities are making these improvements permanent, while others are encouraging the movement by sanctioning, and even sponsoring, tactical urbanism projects.

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The City That Tamed Cars So People Can Walk and Bike Where They Please

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 13, 2017 | No Comments

Nijmegen, a small Dutch city, was never on my radar. But I found myself in town last month for the Velo-City 2017 conference, and it was a marvel. The extent to which Nijmegen has prioritized walking, biking, and transit -- and kept car traffic at bay -- is something every city should strive for.

In Streetopia, Traffic Won’t Scare People Away From Biking

By David Meyer | Jul 7, 2017 | 1 Comment

As part of the recently-launched Streetopia campaign, Clarence Eckerson put together this short video rundown of how our existing bike network falls short -- and what needs to happen to make it better. Take a look.

An Upper West side community board recently made the opening sally of a bid to bring resident-permit parking to New York. Can New Yorkers improve on other cities' methods? Photo: Streetopia UWS

NYC Could Do So Much More With the Space Parking Consumes

By David Meyer | Jun 30, 2017 | 3 Comments

As part of the recently-launched Streetopia campaign, Clarence put together this short overview of how cities including Zurich, Tokyo, and Olso are removing parking to curb traffic and improve other forms of transportation. New York could learn a few things.

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Biking a Dutch Cycle Superhighway

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 20, 2017 | No Comments

It's no secret that the Dutch have the best bicycle infrastructure on Earth. And it keeps getting better. I recently got to ride the Arnhem-Nijmegen Cycle Superhighway. Imagine being able to bike 11 miles between two downtowns and not have to stop once for cars -- that's what the superhighway provides.

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