Encourage and Promote Safe Bicycling and Walking
WEBSep 30, 2019 · Educating people about safe bicycling and walking, enforcing laws that make it easier and safer for people to bicycle and walk, and encouraging people to bicycle and walk, may help increase walking and bicycling activity, especially when combined with infrastructure improvements.
Improving Safety for Walking, Biking, and Rolling
WEBMay 13, 2024 · State and local transportation agencies and MPOs, who plan, design, build, and maintain roads, sidewalks, and stations, are required by law to improve the safety of transportation infrastructure, including for vulnerable …
Expand and Improve Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure
WEBSep 30, 2019 · The FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, the NHTSA Pedestrians, and the NHTSA Bicycles websites provide extensive resources that address promotion, awareness, enforcement, and infrastructure improvements (and other techniques) to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety.
Why we need to encourage cycling everywhere | World Economic …
WEBFeb 5, 2015 · The bicycling industry not only provides economic benefits, but shifting trips from cars to bicycles helps reduce congestion, air pollution and CO2 emissions as well as improve riders’ health.
Cycling, the better mode of transport - UNEP
WEBJun 11, 2019 · Bicycle use therefore not only improves physical health, but also has a positive impact on mental health and subjective well-being. Academics have calculated that cycling prevents about 6,500 deaths each year and adds half a …
How Cities Benefit By Embracing Bicycle Culture - Cities Magazine
WEBJan 23, 2024 · Discover how to transform cities into bike-friendly havens through urban planning, infrastructure like protected lanes and traffic calming, bike shares, and policies prioritizing cycling for transportation.
The Value of Cycling as an Accelerator of Sustainable Development
WEBJun 2, 2021 · Bicycles could help nearly a billion people living in rural areas at risk of being left behind because education, health care, markets, and other critical services are simply out of reach. World...
Promoting walking, cycling and other forms of active mobility
WEBApr 27, 2021 · Walking is accessible and generally low cost or free. Cycling is among the most efficient and sustainable means of transportation. Wheels can provide access and enjoyment for more people. Active mobility in all its forms has economic, social, environmental and health benefits.
Bicycles can help us move through the pandemic—and toward a …
WEBMay 21, 2020 · COVID-19 has prompted many cities to promote the use of cycling, which makes it easier for commuters to comply with social distancing rules. But bicycles have the potential to be much more than a backup transport option, and could become a key part of a sustainable urban future.
The global bike sharing boom – why cities love a cycling scheme
WEBFeb 12, 2016 · Bike sharing schemes can also act as a door opener for increased bicycle use, by making a strong visual statement that bicycles do belong to a city’s streets. According to my research,...
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