Dangerous conditions persist on state roads because the Utah Department of Transportation has chosen not to incorporate safety improvements in repaving projects under their “Orange Book Policy” for preventive maintenance. Under the “no changes” Orange Book Policy, the department ignores opportunities to make existing streets safer and more efficient.
Cutting out short auto trips and replacing them with mass transit and active transport would yield major health benefits, according to a study just published in the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
The new Utah Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Design Guide is a tool that planners, advocates, and governments can use to make their community bike friendly.
This week Salt Lake City installed its first ‘Copenhagen left’ bike turn box for cyclists turning left from Main St. to 200 S. eastbound.
For the past several years, Salt Lake City has had an informal policy of not chip sealing bike lanes. Streets with bike lanes may be chip sealed, but the bike lanes have not been chip sealed. However, a January 2011 field examination of some streets that received this treatment four years prior revealed that the [...]
On Saturday, October 8th, Salt Lake County is planning a Share the Road event in Emigration Canyon from 9 am until 12 noon. – The safe and peaceful coexistence of multiple forms of transportation depends on predictability. Unlike many city streets, our beautiful canyon riding environments present cyclists and motorists with a more unpredictable and [...]
Many modes of transportation are frequently used in these canyons. In addition to cyclists other users include: drivers in motor vehicles, runners, equestrians, hikers, motorcyclists, those just on a scenic drive, dogs and the occasional moose. In order for each user group to be safe, we must all respect each other’s right to use the roadway corridor in a safe and thoughtful mann
Bike Rodeo and helmet for kids, bike registration, and local experts on hand for bicyclists of all ages and skill levels.
Missoula, Montana — Adventure Cycling Association and the American Association of Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) today announced that AASHTO’s Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering has approved six new U.S. Bicycle Routes (USBR): USBR 1 in Maine and New Hampshire, USBR 20 in Michigan, and USBR 8, 95, 97, and 87 in Alaska — the first official U.S. Bicycle Routes to be established since 1982.
Dozens of miles of new bikeways, all-new cartography, and revised “tips” for bicycling in Salt Lake City are all featured on the new Salt Lake City Bikeways Map, released in mid-May during Utah Bike Week. Published by Salt Lake City and the Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee (MBAC),the 24” x 36” map shows bike lanes, pathways [...]
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