(The following article originally appeared on the Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition website, Celebrate Sitka Cycling, on May 14, 2012.) In 2008, Sitka became the first Alaska community to earn a Bicycle Friendly Community award. On Monday, May 14, Sitka became the first Alaska community to earn a renewal of […]
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Massachusetts to close some park roadways to expand pedestrian, bicycle access
State officials said they would close some segments of three parkways to vehicular traffic in state parks and open it up to pedestrian and bicyclists in an effort to encourage social distancing. The sections of roadways will close to vehicular traffic on Friday at dusk and the Department of Conservation […]
ADOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
Bicyclist Safety Action Plan DOWNLOAD (Large file: 16MB) 2018 Bicyclist Safety Action Plan Update uses a data-driven approach to assess bicyclist-motorist crashes on the State Highway System (SHS) during the period 2012-2016. The Plan identifies steps, actions, and potential countermeasures that, upon implementation and over time, will […]
Man accused of drunkenly hitting pedestrian in South Austin, driving with ‘mangled corpse’ in vehicle
AUSTIN, Texas — A man accused of drunkenly hitting a pedestrian in South Austin on Saturday night drove for half a mile with the body before stopping at a bar, according to an affidavit. Witnesses told police Paul Joseph Garcia, 24, was driving a 2014 white Ford Focus without headlights […]