diff --git a/_posts/biz/2024-08-01-monon-trail-property-values.md b/_posts/biz/2024-08-01-monon-trail-property-values.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7852b4f --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/biz/2024-08-01-monon-trail-property-values.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +title: Indiana's Monon Trail raised nearby property values +categories: + - Business +tags: + - Indianapolis +--- + +Indiana's Monon Trail is a "rail to trail" conversion that was very good for nearby property values. _Homes within 1/2 +mile of the trail sell for on average 11% more_ than those farther away. + +_Source_: [Protected bike lanes mean business](/images/research/2023-protected-bike-lanes-mean-business.pdf) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/myth-busting/2024-08-01-bikes-income-inequality.md b/_posts/myth-busting/2024-08-01-bikes-income-inequality.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8e29a08 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/myth-busting/2024-08-01-bikes-income-inequality.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +title: "Myth: biking, just a hobby for the wealthy" +categories: + - Myth busting +tags: + - Streetsblog + - Inequality + - Car + - Cost + - ACS +--- + +#### Fact: Lower income people are more likely to bike or walk to work + +For many people biking and going for walks is far from a hobby, but instead how they get to work. The Census Bureau's +American Community Survey confirms this and also shows that these people skew lower income. + +![walk or bike to work](/images/img/myth-busting/census-acs-bike-income.png) + +This result shouldn't be surprising given that the _cost of car ownership is now over $1,000 per month_ according to +AAA. + +#### Source + +* Low-Income Americans Walk and Bike to Work the Most + * [pdf](/images/news/2014-streetsblog-income-biking.pdf) + * [original link](https://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/05/08/low-income-americans-walk-and-bike-to-work-the-most) + +* What Is the Total Cost of Owning a Car? + * [pdf](/images/news/2024-nerd-wallet-cost-car-ownership.pdf) + * [original link](https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/total-cost-owning-car) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/news/2024-08-01-business-insider-bikes-are-good-for-business.md b/_posts/news/2024-08-01-business-insider-bikes-are-good-for-business.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d2ede5 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/news/2024-08-01-business-insider-bikes-are-good-for-business.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +title: Bike lanes are good for business, Business Insider, 2024 +categories: + - In the news +tags: + - Business Insider + - NYC + - Portland + - SF + - Chicago + - LA +--- + +Meta review of years of bike lane and business research. Concludes that bike lanes are often good for business but +occasionally have no impact. The doom and gloom to business that some may predict, however, isn't justified. + +Key quote ... + +> The most effective way to deal with opposition from local businesses is to just get the bike lanes built. +> Before-and-after surveys tend to show that in the long run, everyone winds up satisfied. + +#### Source + +* [pdf](/images/news/2024-business-insider-bikes-good-for-business.pdf) + +* [orignal link](https://www.businessinsider.com/bike-lanes-good-for-business-studies-better-streets-2024-3) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/safety/2024-07-16-pbl-analysis.md b/_posts/safety/2024-07-16-pbl-analysis.md index e3df6de..0dc6cef 100644 --- a/_posts/safety/2024-07-16-pbl-analysis.md +++ b/_posts/safety/2024-07-16-pbl-analysis.md @@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ tags: #### 3 years of data shows reduction of injuries for all road users +Everyone, drivers and their passengers included, are injured in crashes less often when streets have protected bike +lanes. + ![everyone is safer in nyc thanks to pbls](/images/img/2014-09-nyc-pbl/injury-plot.png) -#### From 2001 to 2013, a 75% reduction in cycling risk +This study also shows that from 2001 to 2013, a 75% reduction in cycling risk. _Source_: [NYC Protected Bike Lane Analysis](/images/research/2014-09-nyc-pbl-analysis.pdf), NYC DOT, 2014 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/safety/2024-08-01-nyc-green-paint.md b/_posts/safety/2024-08-01-nyc-green-paint.md index 26c2dfb..d33029d 100644 --- a/_posts/safety/2024-08-01-nyc-green-paint.md +++ b/_posts/safety/2024-08-01-nyc-green-paint.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ design for bike lanes to enhance safety. #### Sources * Evaluation of green bicycle lanes to increase compliance and bicycle safety, 2011 - * [pdf](/images/research/nyc-green-paint-2011.pdf) + * [pdf](/images/research/2011-nyc-green-paint.pdf) * MUTCD approval (adoption) of green paint for bike lanes * [pdf](/images/research/mutcd-green-paint.pdf) * [original link](https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/interim_approval/ia14/) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/images/img/myth-busting/census-acs-bike-income.png b/images/img/myth-busting/census-acs-bike-income.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..57ee37f Binary files /dev/null and b/images/img/myth-busting/census-acs-bike-income.png differ diff --git a/images/news/2014-streetsblog-income-biking.pdf b/images/news/2014-streetsblog-income-biking.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cae0f3b Binary files /dev/null and b/images/news/2014-streetsblog-income-biking.pdf differ diff --git a/images/news/2024-business-insider-bikes-good-for-business.pdf b/images/news/2024-business-insider-bikes-good-for-business.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b8e69c2 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/news/2024-business-insider-bikes-good-for-business.pdf differ diff --git a/images/news/2024-nerd-wallet-cost-car-ownership.pdf b/images/news/2024-nerd-wallet-cost-car-ownership.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..45d9cda Binary files /dev/null and b/images/news/2024-nerd-wallet-cost-car-ownership.pdf differ diff --git a/images/research/nyc-green-paint-2011.pdf b/images/research/2011-nyc-green-paint.pdf similarity index 100% rename from images/research/nyc-green-paint-2011.pdf rename to images/research/2011-nyc-green-paint.pdf diff --git a/images/research/2023-protected-bike-lanes-mean-business.pdf b/images/research/2023-protected-bike-lanes-mean-business.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e67a4fa Binary files /dev/null and b/images/research/2023-protected-bike-lanes-mean-business.pdf differ