Bike Lane Importance

The town of Halton Hill’s population includes the areas of Georgetown and Acton and other communities such as Erin, Oakville, Burlington and Milton regions. This is what is considered to be my community because these are the many places that I am visiting most often and they are always referred to together as “Halton Hills Region” (p.5, 2011). With the substantial increase in population in the Halton Hills region, more specifically Georgetown, there should be a strong demand for a public transit system to counteract all of the environmental disturbances that are being caused due to this increase. One of the things that is happening is that there are so many trees they are cutting down in order to expand and grow the population with houses being built. Statistics are showing that the population of Halton Hill’s region will expand by 54% over the next 20 years (p.5, 2011). By the year 2031, employment rates will increase by 75%, leaving Halton with 42,100 jobs being offered (p.5, 2011). With this rapid influx of citizens, this will only increase the demands of travel to get to these work places as well as other destinations (p.5, 2011). Over the past couple of year’s the traffic congestion on the major roads in Halton Hills such as Trafalgar Road and Regional Road 25 with individuals trying to get to and from work. There used to be very little traffic in these areas, however since Halton Hill’s has continued to expand, the utilization of automobiles has significantly increased due to the fact there is no public transit system. The Transportation Demand Management in Halton Hill’s is noticing the increase in automobiles stating that there needs to be a major shift in more efficient ways of transportation, yet there still has been nothing improvised (p.7, 2011). The Transportation Demand

Cyclists prowl the streets of London knowing that they cause problems to other motorists since a cycle is the least protected on the roads. No helmets, no florescent clothing, this is what makes cyclists not welcome in this city. According to the Department of Transport 24 out of 112 road accidents in 2008 were cyclists. This just shows the threat that cyclists can pose to other motorists in central London. The deaths of cyclists increases each year, this shows how vital it is to put all cyclists in Room 101.

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Public transportation provides numerous positive attributes to the community at large. It enhances personal opportunities by providing personal mobility and freedom, gives people transportation options to get to work, go to school, visit friends, or go to a doctor’s office, provides access to job opportunities. It saves fuel and reduces congestion, provides economic opportunities and drives community growth and revitalization. Statistically, every $1 invested in public transportation generates approximately $4 in economic returns, every $10 million in capital investment in public transportation yields $30 million in increased business sales, every $10 million in operating investment yields $32 million in increased business sales, and from 2006-2011, residential property values performed 42 percent better on average if they were located near public transportation with high-frequency service. Public transportation saves money and reduces gasoline consumption. According to APTA’s transit saving report, a two-person household can save, on the average, more than $10,174 a year by downsizing to one car. Public transportation use in the United States saves 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline annually and households near public transit drive an average of 4,400 fewer miles than households with no access to public transit. Public transportation also reduces the carbon footprint in that its use

For a lot of us, we’ve lost sight of this innate need to explore the unexplored. As work, school, family, social life and everything else that drives our days continues to pull us in every direction, it’s hard to remember the last time we were able to experience something so pure. For Jimmy, he’s managed to marry these stresses into his pride and joy, the Boise Bicycle Project. As Boise’s community-oriented, non-profit promoting the personal, social and environmental benefits of bicycling, BBP functions as “a bicycle recycling center as well as an educational workspace in a diverse and non-threatening atmosphere. Through education and access to affordable refurbished bicycles BBP strives to build a stronger bicycling community.”

Researchers should develop custom instruments (suitable to their needs) to study the cycling transportation performance, since there are no dedicated instruments in this field of research. In this study, we developed an operational Instrumented Probe Bicycle (IPB) that is designed, built, and tested. The IPB is a completely mobile system capable of collecting a variety of empirical data. Several IPBs have been created around the world, which are different from each other based on the type of data needed. Accordingly, data collection from IPB divides into two basic categories, internal bicycle data and external bicycle data. The internal data represent the bicycle movement characteristics (e.g. speed, and acceleration), or direct influences

It is never easy to do good for the society. It comes with many complications. Money, effort, oppositions. It is never easy and especially to do it in New york city, the centre of all economic opportunities, just makes it even more difficult. It all started in 2006, under the leadership of former mayor, Michael Bloomberg, when “the city planning department conducted a survey of city bicycle commuters and recreational cyclists in 2006”( Lyon 4) to see the feasibility of NYC city bike share program. The main intention or rather the main motive for introducing a bike share program was to “maximise efficiency of existing mass

In the article, Toronto should crack down on loud motorcycles by David Cooper, the author discusses how Toronto Councillor Kristin Wong is attempting to cut noise pollution in the city of Toronto. Individuals with loud motorcycles creates a negative externality in consumption because the private benefits to the individual is less than the social costs incurred by society. The argument in the article is that although owners of loud motorcyclists may feel safe, the general public will be negatively affected by the excessive noise created by loud motorcycles. The issue the article addresses is noise pollution by loud motorcycles and policies to help reduce the amount of noise pollution in the city of Toronto.

The Greener Beltline in Atlanta project will introduce bike stops along the Beltline for a low cost to rent as an appealing alternative to transportation, exercise, and leisure time. This project will lessen the amount of mobile emissions in the city of Atlanta and increase the community’s quality of life. Moreover, this project will also provide resources and community engagements for local adolescents, adults, and bike organizations of the community. The resources and community engagements will be on the weekly basis and based on a monthly calendar located at each resource center and bike stop along the trail. Due to the Greener Beltline in Atlanta project being a project addition to an existing project, there may be more challenges faced than normal. One challenge that this may cause is the risk associated with adding an additional project onto their current project. The Greener Beltline in

The purpose of this letter is to ask that you read the enclosed proposal about putting bike lanes in the City of Manhattan. Currently, in the City of Manhattan doesn’t have enough bike lanes in town where bicyclists can ride safely on the road.

Bike riding is one thing every child looks forward to during the summer as well as riding them to school. When I was, younger and rode my bike, I could ride till it started to get dark out, then I had to go home and put my bike away. I didn’t have to have a helmet on when I rode my bike around, today children must have helmets so they don’t fall and bust their heads open. A bike needs to have the regulation reflectors on the front and back so people can see you if you are riding in the dark. Also, you could ride your bike on the sidewalk to be safe, but now you must ride in the bike zone. “Children fifteen and younger are the ones accounted for nine percent of all the pedal cyclists killed and the twenty percent of all the ones that are injured in traffic crashes in 2012” (U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

Owning a car can be a burden on an owner; they are very expensive to purchase, and require additional money for insurance, gas, and maintenance for the vehicle. Furthermore, encouraging people to bike and walk to nearby destinations rather than drive there could help resolve America’s obesity epidemic. In What Is the Total Cost of Owning a Car, the author provides information relating to various, auxiliary car expenses that can add up to appalling amounts. She says, “For an average vehicle that’s driven 15,000 miles a year, all costs of ownership added up to $8,698 a year, according to AAA’s 2015 Your Driving Costs study. That’s about $725 a month” (Lee). This means that it costs drivers a yearly average of nearly $9,000 to own and operate a car, let alone purchase one. By restricting the use of cars, people could save these expenses and put that money towards travelling, a new home, or other luxuries. On top of expenses, driving cars promotes unhealthy habits and contributes to problems for overweight Americans. In Mapping the Link Between Obesity and Car Driving, the author describes the correlation between cars and obesity, and how bikes can help resolve the crisis. She writes, “It stands to reason that the less you bike or walk, the more you drive. And the more you drive, the less exercise you get from the aforementioned activities” (Schwartz). The author also provides maps that illustrate links between areas with high percentages of obese adults and high percentages of people who drive to work. These two pieces of evidence demonstrate how slowly incorporating bikes instead of cars (for short trips) into a person’s life can have incredible health benefits. By restricting cars, people would be encouraged to utilize these alternate, healthy forms of transportation and ultimately enhance their lives. Notwithstanding, some people feel banning cars would make long distance

RTD’s new BRT project will save 29,575 Metric Tons of greenhouse gases (CO2) over a 20-year period through the reduction of auto trips. The long-term strategy to address these issues are to development a more balanced transportation system that emphasizes an expansion of convenient and high quality transit services throughout the region. The amount of congestion is expected to decrease over time as ridership increases. The BRT Expansion project is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve public health and the livability of Stockton. A growing number of Stockton residents prefer to drive less and rely more on walking, bicycling, and public transportation because it is much healthier. The shift from auto travel to transit, walking, and bicycling will result in significant reduction in transportation-related

After these factors are understood it is important to mention that road safety is everyone’s responsibility. The target groups of Toronto must be understood to get the appropriate analysis of audience when implementing change. The groups are as follows: vehicle operators, both private and public transport passengers, pedestrians & cyclists, older adults, motorcyclists, school children and teachers to create safe school zones. By implementing change within these groups we can create change and make a difference on the streets of Toronto. It should be mentioned that Toronto is set up in four community council areas, which are North York, Toronto & East York, Etobicoke-York and Scarborough. To get a better understanding of the effects in each area Figure 0.1 demonstrates the total amount of pedestrian killed or injured by each region from 2008-2012. It is shown that Toronto & East York holds the top spot with 36% of collisions with a total of 3,129. Followed by North York holding 24% of collisions with a total of 2,021. Leading to Etobicoke-York holding 20% of collisions with a total of 1,721. Lastly with Scarborough holding 19% of collisions at a total of 1,655 (City of Toronto). Each region has it’s own effects of the

I chose to talk about bike lane issues. I chose this issue because so many people feel unsafe without bike lanes. I chose this issue because it is very scary sometimes because drivers might not see bikers at night. It is also scary for bikers because that might be their only transportation and they have to use bikes. Even in daylight it is very scary for drivers and bikers because they really do have to be cautious. Sometimes there are no bike lanes and I’ve seen many of streets without bike lanes. When there aren’t bike lanes, bikers usually ride their bikes in the driving lanes. Drivers sometimes try to go around them which is dangerous and sometimes bikers try to get around cars in the driving lane, which is also very dangerous. These are