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Feasibility of Using GPS to Track Bicycle Lane Positioning

Source: University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
The objective of this research was to determine whether smartphone GPS units or enhanced GPS units could be used to track and map the location of cyclists on streets.
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Metropolitan Area Transportation Planning for Healthy Communities

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
The purpose of this white paper is to identify an integrated and flexible approach to how MPOs and their partners can successfully consider health during the transportation planning process.
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Smart Growth and Economic Success

Source: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
This report is the first in a series from EPA's Smart Growth Program designed to inform developers, businesses, local government, and other groups about the benefits of smart growth development.
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Chain Reaction: Boston’s First Mobile, After-School Bike Shop and Training Center

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Bicycling is one of the healthiest and least expensive modes of transportation, so why is bicycling not more prevalent in low income urban areas?
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Using Health Impact Assessments to Evaluate Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
This white paper explores the opportunities that exist for incorporating Health Impact Assessments in the transportation planning process.
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Nickerson Street Road Diet

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Nickerson Street in Seattle, WA, was a difficult roadway for pedestrians to cross because it had four travel lanes and few pedestrian crossings.
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Allen and Pike Streets Corridor Improvements

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
The Allen-Pike Streets corridor, suffering from high-speed and weaving traffic, underwent a transformation to improve safety.
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Creating Walkable and Bikeable Communities

Source: Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation (IBPI), Alta Planning and Design
This guidebook is intended to help communities strategically plan for bicycle and pedestrian transportation.
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Cycling on Higher Speed Roads

Source: Austroads
This report investigates the provision of facilities for bicycles on high speed roads.
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Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons in St. Petersburg

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
This case study examines the installation of rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) in St. Petersburg, FL.
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