Bicycle Advocacy – Traffic Safety Resource Center

The Simple Way This Organization Makes Streets More Bike Friendly

Bicycle Advocacy

Williston Road in South Burlington, Vermont, is a quintessential car-centric conundrum: four vehicle lanes with no space for bikes and no sidewalk, yet it’s one of the city’s central links. Indeed, the thruway needs a full redesign, but money shortages, politics and red tape can quickly throw that vision into limbo. Is there a way around these roadblocks? Jason Van … Continue reading “The Simple Way This Organization Makes Streets More Bike Friendly”

“Honestly, Any Other Goal is Unethical,” RI Bike’s Alex Krogh-Grabbe on Charlie Hawkins and Vision Zero

Bicycle Advocacy

On July 19th around 6 pm, transportation advocate and experienced cyclist, Charlie Hawkins, was fatally struck while walking his bike across a four-lane road in Warwick, Rhode Island. The handful of local reports that surfaced provided little detail about the incident so Traffic Safety Store contacted Alex Krogh-Grabbe, Programs Director for the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition, to learn about what … Continue reading ““Honestly, Any Other Goal is Unethical,” RI Bike’s Alex Krogh-Grabbe on Charlie Hawkins and Vision Zero”

Check Out The Pro-Biking Bling In This Congressman’s Office

Infrastructure

One of the federal government’s most vocal proponents for infrastructure funding happens to be a staunch supporter of bicycle commuting. In a recent 60 Minutes report on the growing problem of underfunded, aging U.S. infrastructure, only one elected official unabashedly asserts what experts have long acknowledged: To save our crumbling roads and bridges, we need a long term, federal strategy. Althought the … Continue reading “Check Out The Pro-Biking Bling In This Congressman’s Office”