January 21, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on Survey: Kids Better At Using Computers Than Riding Bikes
Advocates for programs like Complete Streets and Safe Routes to Schools will tell you that the programs encourage healthy activity for children and can be a key tactic to combat childhood obesity. Now, a new survey reported by TechWorld suggests … Continue reading
January 21, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on The Cost of Urban Parking
In a time of crumbling infrastructure and challenging budgets, the cost of street maintenance – let alone livability upgrades – is under constant scrutiny. One challenge is that the cost of doing something is easy to measure. One recent study … Continue reading
January 20, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on Ski-U-Mah: U of M Plans Bike Center
The University of Minnesota is embracing the concept of reuse-recycle to encourage students to use bicycles to access campus by repurposing an old bus center in the Oak Street Ramp to become a bicycle center. This project, like many others … Continue reading