The green color should drastically reduce the number of motorists who fail to recognize it as a bike lane and try to drive in it, a scenario that was shockingly common on Price Street
John Bennett
John Bennett is Safety Education Programs Manager at Georgia Bikes.
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NewZO era set to begin
Shorter block requirements, grid patterns for blocks, mixed use retail and housing, and accessory dwelling units would all contribute to thriving neighborhoods.
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The road to Tybee just got a bit more friendly to cyclists
In place of the previous rumble strips, GDOT has installed edge line rumble strips, placed directly at the edge of the travel lane
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The street-level impact of passing NewZO
The current zoning ordinance superimposes suburban style parking requirements on older areas of the city, which is bad for business. And bad for people.
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The slow but sure shift in public opinion about the benefits of bicycling
I’ve never turned down an opportunity to talk about how bicycling and walking can make our city safer, healthier, and an altogether better place to live
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Cycling and diversity: The larger context
‘You really have to figure out what people enjoy doing already and then give them the opportunity and tools to do it more consistently’
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Remembering Matt Kohler
Georgia state law requires a driver to leave not less than three feet when passing or following someone riding a bike
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Strive for sustainability, not ‘balance’
Too many tourists descending on a destination can degrade and even destroy the cultural, environmental, and historic resources that made it a place people wanted to visit in the first place
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The economic — and political — power of trails
Those working on Savannah’s version of the BeltLine, the Tide to Town urban trail system, would seem to be on the right track by using canal banks for portions of the proposed route
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Widening the transportation focus: Lessons from DC
The annual National Bike Summit, organized by the League of American Bicyclists, attracts advocates, traffic engineers, urban planners, and transportation department officials from all over the country
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Tide to Town: An urban trail system for all of Savannah
This “urban trail system” is envisioned as a protected network of walking and bicycling trails connecting all of Savannah’s neighborhoods, from the heart of the city to marshes and tidal creeks
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Trash Warriors, to battle!
Jenna Bower, a self-proclaimed introvert, and Stacey Fuller, who declares herself an extrovert, combined their superpowers last fall to become superheroes