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Transportation Issues

• Research Shows Bicycling Facilities Increase Number Of Cyclists (1,350)
  The report linked below from the Portland State University College Of Urban Public Affairs studied 43 large cities in the US to measure the impact of new cycling facilities on cyclist numbers. According to the authors, results "support the assertion that new cycle lanes in large cities will beused by commuters".
  
• Road to the Future Video: Full PBS Documentary (1,065)
  Blueprint America: Road to the Future, an original documentary part of a PBS multi-platform series on the country’s aging and changing infrastructure, goes to three very different American cities - Denver, New York and Portland, and their surrounding suburbs - to look at each as a microcosm of the challenges and possibilities the country faces as citizens, local and federal officials, and planners struggle to manage a growing America with innovative transportation and sustainable land use policies.
• Roundabouts (924)
  Modern Roundabouts are a new design in traffic control management that can reduce injury accidents by 75 percent!
• The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) at Rutgers (1,173)
  VTC was created to facilitate informed public debate on critical transportation issues and to conduct research in areas not otherwise addressed by conventional sponsors.
• What IS the minimum spare equipment to bring on a ride? (829)
  What Ten Different Types of Cyclists Carry with Them
  A bit dated, but the ideas are great.
  
• Wike Bicycle Trailers (1,118)
  Some very cool trailers of all sizes and uses.
  
  Bike strollers, joggers and bike trailer/stroller combos as well.

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