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Los Angeles, CA: E-Bike Last Mile Package Delivery

Source: Fast Company
Reports on a program in Los Angeles, CA that will use a network of hubs to disperse pre-packed cargo containers pulled by e-bikes to make the last mile of shipping deliveries and reduce time stuck in traffic and carbon emissions.
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Other Countries Pay People to Ride Bikes and E-Bikes to Work

Source: electrek
Reports on the over 300 bike-to-work programs outside of the US that usually involve a per mile or kilometer employee tax incentive or bike purchase assistance. Briefly describes programs in Belgium, The Netherlands,
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Snow Clearing Shows Us What Cities Care About

Source: America Walks
Decries car-centered snow clearing practices that leave roads salted and bare while sidewalks remain packed with ice and snow that residents and businesses must each individually clear.
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Walmart, Major Bike Manufacturers Asked to Stop Making and Selling ‘Built-to-Fail’ Bikes

Source: Vice
Explains the increasing problem with budget bikes, assembled by people with little training that break easily and cannot be repaired. Reports on a petition started by the program director for Bikes Together in Denver,
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Road Safety More Than Just Crash Data

Source: Next City
Opines that using fatalities and crash numbers to guide policies is incomplete because they do not include “close call“/near miss incidents, and advocates for understanding the multiple facets of safety experiences and recognizing that those experiences are as valid as reported crash data.
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Cities Grapple with Where to Allow E-Bikes to Travel

Source: Wired
Reports that cities are grappling with: e-bike use in parks or on trails and greenways that ban motorized vehicles; the concerns of people walking who feel threatened by heavier, faster bikes; and the lack of accurate data about crashes and injuries related to e-
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FHWA Active Transportation Funding and Financing Toolkit

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
The new Active Transportation Funding and Finance Toolkit from FHWA highlights innovative funding and finance strategies for implementing active transportation projects.
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New USDOT National Roadway Safety Strategy and FHWA Update to Highway Safety Improvement Program

Source: USDOT
At its core, the NRSS is a USDOT-wide adoption of the Safe System Approach, focused on five key objectives: safer people, safer roads, safer vehicles, safer speeds, and post-crash care.
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Cycling on a Protected Dutch Intersection Video

Source: Bicycle Dutch
Shows via a short video how a cyclist uses a Dutch protected intersection.
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Australian Guide to Road Safety Audits

Source: Austroads
Provides practical guidance on procuring, managing, and implementing road safety audits, and offers a recording of a webinar on the guide.
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