Savannah is like Disney World to many Americans who spend their lives in increasingly homogenous suburban landscapes
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Bicycles as a necessity
There’s a persistent myth that bike lanes, multiuse trails, and even sidewalks are extravagances that we can’t afford
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Listening to the ‘loonies’
I keep thinking about a comment posted on the Savannah Bicycle Campaign Facebook page last month, apparently in an attempt to dispute my reporting on the significant demand for sidewalks, bike lanes, and traffic calming expressed at Savannah Forward meetings.
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Prioritizing our priorities about transportation and quality of life
The five priorities identified by Savannah Forward’s retreat can be achieved by placing a focus on walkable, bikeable streets and well-connected neighborhoods
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The public has spoken. They want safe, accommodating streets.
People stood up and spoke about the critical need for sidewalks, bike lanes, and traffic calming in their neighborhoods.
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Our problematic parking preoccupation
The desire for cheap and easy parking causes otherwise thoughtful people to betray causes they normally support. It’s magical, truly.
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Trail fever is spreading everywhere but here
I’VE BEEN thinking about alligators a lot lately. Haven’t we all? There’s the video of a scuffle between a wild horse and an alligator at a state park in Florida. […]
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Needed: More ‘oddball plans’ to reduce collisions
Protected bike lanes across the country have delivered economic benefits along with safety improvements. What’s dismissed as “oddball” in Savannah is best practice in many communities.
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Bicycle infrastructure isn’t just about bicycles!
So ubiquitous are these “other users” of the bike lane, that it’s easy to forget what they tell us about our city
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Biking into downtown for St. Patrick’s? Get prepped!
Savannah Bicycle Campaign will offer a free bike readiness check on Wednesday, March 15 from 7-9:30 p.m. at 1301 Lincoln St.
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The real American carnage and how to stop it
MY WIFE’S parents visited from New York last year and they learned an important lesson that is second nature to many of us who live in Savannah: Green does not […]
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Economic benefits of bike trails are passing Savannah by
Our lack of modern multiuse trails prevents us from welcoming more of a very desirable type of visitor to our city. Bicycle tourists, as a demographic group, are better educated, spend more money, and stay longer than average visitors.