Cutting Vehicle Miles Would Yield Health, Economic Benefits
Money and lives could be saved and health could be improved if only, as a society, we abandoned “car culture.” So why don’t we drive less?
Category: Cars
Answering the Call: Pedestrian Button Questions
In response to our recent article on pedestrian call buttons, a traffic signal equipment expert explains how call buttons, and traffic signals, work.
MnDOT’s New Traffic Signs on Snelling Avenue Highlight Same Old Problems
Three hundred new traffic signs on Snelling Avenue are bigger, but not better. They show that MnDOT’s priorities are still too car-focused.
How to Define a Crosswalk? Minnesota Drivers Unsure
Horizontal white lines across an intersection typically indicate a crosswalk. But the legal definition is broader, and apparently less obvious to drivers.
National Links: A 30-Year Trap!
The problems of long mortgages, the difficulty of switching from auto-centric development, health neighborhoods in Mayo Clinic’s new campus plan and more in National Links.
National Links: Norwegian EV Regrets
Catch up on the latest land use, climate and transportation news from Canada to Colorado to Norway and back again.
Top 10 Questions for Bicyclists, Part 5: Separated Bikeways
For this 5-part series, the author crowdsourced drivers’ questions about bicyclists’ mindsets, beliefs and safety practices. Here are the bicyclists’ replies.
Top 10 Questions for Bicyclists, Part 4: Sharing the Roadway
In Part 4 of this 5-part series, the author looks at visibility (or lack thereof) and riding behaviors that may annoy drivers.
Top 10 Questions for Bicyclists, Part 3: Intersections
In Part 3 of this 5-part series, the author examines potential problems at intersections when drivers or bicyclists fail to communicate.
Top 10 Questions for Bicyclists, Part 2: Bicyclists’ Mindsets
For this five-part series, the author crowdsourced drivers’ questions about bicyclists, then posted the top 10 in several bicycle groups. Here are some of the bicyclists’ replies.