In honor of National Bike Month, the League of American Bicyclists has released its latest Bicycle Friendly States ranking. In the sixth annual assessment, Georgia achieved a #24 ranking nationally, while placing 4th among southern states. “We are encouraged to see significant progress in top states like Washington, Delaware, Colorado and Oregon,” said Andy Clarke, president [...]

Thousands of students are expected to walk to school on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, as part of the fourth annual Georgia Walk to School Day (gWalk.) Governor Nathan Deal has issued a proclamation in support of gWalk and the schools participating. Organized by the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (GDOT) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Resource Center, [...]

Many people assume that bicyclists are cheap and that having bike lanes located near their businesses won’t benefit them as much as extra parking would, but a newly released study from the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium directly contradicts that. Bike riders directly out-consumed automobile drivers during the course of the month-long study on [...]

The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission has retained Alta Planninig+Design out of Charlotte, N.C., to do a major Economic Impact Assessment of the Silver Comet Trail in 2013. The EIA study will be phase one of a project, which will turn its attention to connectivity issues in phase two. David Kenemer, a planner at the Northwest [...]

Crossing guards take to streets with new signs; updated equipment part of a training session offered by Bike! Walk! Northwest Georgia by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer Crossing guard Viola Gaines looks on as Main Elementary School students Derricus Smith (left), 12, and Czareah Lattimer, 11, cross Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Tuesday, August 21, 2012. [...]

by Doug Walker Shutting down Broad Street in downtown Rome for an in-the-street event would be significantly different from shutting down the area for a bike race or marathon. “This is for everybody,” said Gil Penalosa, a Colombian native who is promoting healthy lifestyle events in the United States. He told Rome leaders that a [...]

by Matt Shinall, The Daily Tribune News Presentations next week will bring a guest of international acclaim to Cartersville to discuss the benefits of biking and walking within an urban environment. Gil Peñalosa, a livable city advisor, will lead a daytime workshop Monday, Jan. 31, on how to create and maintain a Ciclovia. As the [...]

Jorge Perez El Informador The Zope Gazette Mon Feb 07, 2011, 07:49 PM EST Dalton, Ga. — Por Jorge Perez jorgeperez@daltoncitizen.com Este pasado martes en el City Hall de la ciudad de Dalton se llevó a cabo la conferencia “Ciclovía” por parte de Gil Peñalosa, Director Ejecutivo de 8-80 ciudades, un grupo canadiense que promueve [...]

Charles Oliver charlesoliver@daltoncitizen.com The Dalton Daily Citizen Wed Feb 02, 2011, 09:04 AM EST Streets are the largest, most important public spaces in any city, says Gil Peñalosa, and what you design them for is what you will get. If they are designed for cars, you’ll get streets filled with cars, and if they are [...]