Green Space To Go

You can take a greenway trail where ever you go through the concrete jungle with this Personal Portable Park.

Bikes on a Train

Rapid Transit Cycle Shop of Chicago is on a mission to get more Chicagoans commuting by bike. To that end, they carry several makes and models of folding bikes which make multi-modal alternative transportation more feasible.

2 mile challenge

Did you know that 40% of U.S. urban travel is 2 miles or less? Ride your bike to fight global warming.

Take the Clif Bar 2 Mile Challenge. Website features easy-to-use mapping tool to help you target the trips you can make using your bike instead of your car.

GEORGIA DOT ANNOUNCES SAFE ROUTES PROGRAM

According to an Oct. 16th F,G, & T Construction News article, "The Georgia Department of Transportation used International Walk to School Day to announce its SRTS Program. The program makes $16 million in funding available in Georgia for a wide variety of programs and projects, from building safer street crossings to establishing programs that encourage children and their parents to walk and bicycle safely to school.

"Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is an international movement that began in the 1970's in Denmark and quickly spread to the United States in the 1990's and is now a worldwide phenomenon. The purpose of SRTS programs is to encourage kids to walk and bike to school, and to improve safety in the vicinity of schools."

For more info on Georgia's program, go to: http://www.dot.state.ga.us/srts

~ from CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking

ATLANTA (GA) REGIONAL BIKE-PED PLAN ADOPTED

According to an Oct. 8th news release, "The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) voted recently to lay a solid foundation for a more walkable and bikeable metro Atlanta region by approving a 2007 Atlanta Region Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways Plan. The study, which began in May 2006 and concluded in June 2007, includes recommended policies for local governments that, when implemented, can increase safety and accessibility region wide for bicyclists and pedestrians. A recent study (Strategies for Metro Atlanta's Transportation and Air Quality) points to the benefits of walkable communities, asserting that 37 percent of people in highly walkable neighborhoods get 30 minutes of daily moderate activity, compared to just 18 percent of people in the least walkable neighborhoods. What's more, walkable neighborhoods may reduce vehicle miles traveled by 30 to 40 percent.

"'Safe and convenient sidewalks and bike paths are the hallmark of a quality community and an antidote to traffic congestion,' said ARC Chairman Sam Olens. 'Anything we can do to encourage residents of the Atlanta region to walk and bike more is a step in the right direction, and the Atlanta Region Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways Plan does just that.' The steering and advisory committees for the study included representatives from the Atlanta Regional Commission, Georgia Department of Transportation and the Atlanta Region Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force, which is comprised of representatives from local governments, bicycle and pedestrian interest groups, federal and state agencies and the general public.

For more info, contact Michael Wall at <MWall@atlantaregional.com>

~ from CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking

Portland Streetcar Video

This video by Streetcar Advocate John Scheuerman gives us a vision of what life on the BeltLine or the Peachtree Streetcar will be like.