This week in our round-up of must-read posts: One intrepid neighbor pounded the pavement to learn: how do people get to Columbia Road NW -- and how do they think others get there? The findings are, well, not surprising! Meanwhile, Capital Bikeshare continues to shatter all-time ridership records, and micromobility use overall is surging, too. Pedestrian deaths increased during the pandemic, and a new study explores why -- challenging some assumptions. And as back-to-school season is upon us, bike buses inject community and fun into the school commute.
P.S. Are you dreaming of cooler days? Join us on September 25 at Metrobar for the biggest pro-transit, pro-housing party around: the GGWash Fall Mixer. Tickets and details >>
--
Survey: Most shopkeepers, shoppers overestimate car use
[link removed]
by Pete Rodrigue (Contributor) • August 13, 2024
How retail customers arrive at shopping destinations matters for transportation projects like the Columbia Road Bus Priority Project. In keeping with findings from other settings, are shopkeepers over-estimating how many of their customers drive? The answer will...not shock you.
Bikeshare Beat: Monthly ridership breaks all-time record again in July
[link removed]
by Samuel Littauer (Contributor) • August 12, 2024
Three-peat! July’s Capital Bikeshare ridership broke its all-time record for the third straight month.
Study: Pedestrian deaths surged along with COVID-19. Why?
[link removed]
by Kea Wilson (Guest Contributor) • August 15, 2024
COVID-19 up-ended almost everything about US life, at least temporarily. But America's pedestrian death crisis continued as normal, a new study finds.
Active-ate your kid’s school commute: How bike & walking “buses” can benefit communities
[link removed]
by Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Mercury) • August 14, 2024
Arlington and Richmond students join their fellow scholars, caregivers, and school staff around the country who benefit from walking and biking school buses.
--
Greater Greater Washington
80 M Street SE
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20003
United States
unsubscribe: [link removed]
