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How to Boost Biking and Walking Even Further in Your City

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Biking in the Twin Cities jumped 22 percent between 2010 and 2011, and walking increased 9 percent. Read more »

Why are Bikes Being Targeted by Congress?

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The federal program that pays for many trails, bikeways and sidewalks around the country is under attack in Congress. Read more »

Minneapolis Shows How to Make a Great Bike City

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People across the country were surprised last year when Bicycling magazine named Minneapolis America’s “#1 Bike City”. But this skepticism fades with a close look at the facts. Read more »

A New List of Top Walking Cities Reveals Surprises

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New York's on top, but who would have guessed Miami? And Long Beach pulls ahead of Portland. Plus, the real winner: Hoboken. Read more »

What Happens If We Open Streets for People?

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Summer's here and the time is right for yoga in the streets. Read more »

Why Cycling is More Patriotic Than Flag Waving

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The future of bicycling will be incredibly sexy and utterly normal. And it will help solve our problems. Read more »

What's So Great About Portland?

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The simple but powerful secret of a great city. Read more »

How to Design a Neighborhood for Happiness

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Biology is destiny, declared Sigmund Freud.
But if Freud were around today, he might say “design is destiny”—especially after taking a stroll through most American cities. Read more »

Five Things Every Mayor Should Know Before Starting a Bike Sharing Program

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Bike sharing is a two-wheeled transit service — call it bike transit — which started in 1965 in Amsterdam and has since spread to nearly 250 communities around the world. Read more »

Are Cities Any Place for Children?

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I was genuinely surprised to come across a website called the Conservative Planner, promising a “A different dose of urban planning” (featured on this week’s digest from one of my favorite sources of urban news and views, Planetizen. Read more »
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