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Downtown Revitalization Partnerships

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
In the 1990s, Clemson, South Carolina city officials carried out an ambitious series of improvements to the downtown pedestrian environment to make it safer and more appealing.
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Daylighting

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Hoboken, New Jersey's experience finding a creative, low-cost solution to improve pedestrian safety at crosswalks.
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Curb Bulb-outs with Bicycle Parking

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
The City of Corvallis decided to install three curb bulb-outs/curb extensions on the main commercial strip to maximize their impact in an area with heavy bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
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Crossing Islands

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
The reconfiguration of the "most dangerous intersection" in Eureka, California, to make it safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists.
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Counting Bicyclists and Pedestrians to Inform Transportation Planning

Source: Active Living Research
This brief describes these types of technologies for counting bicycles and pedestrians and the benefits and challenges associated with different approaches.
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Walkability, Transit Access, and Traffic Exposure for Low-Income Residents With Subsidized Housing

Source: American Journal of Public Health
This paper examines the walkability, transit access and traffic exposure issues faced by individuals living in subsidized housing.
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Evaluating Complete Streets

Source: Victoria Transport Policy Institute
This report discusses reasons to implement complete streets and how it relates to other planning innovations.
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A Walking Revolution

Source: Every Body Walk!
This report outlines the benefits of walking and explores national movements devoted to improving conditions and safety for walking.
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Feasibility of Using GPS to Track Bicycle Lane Positioning

Source: University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
The objective of this research was to determine whether smartphone GPS units or enhanced GPS units could be used to track and map the location of cyclists on streets.
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Pedestrians and Cyclists on Major Roads

Source: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
This report reviews possible pedestrian and bicycle solutions along roads with speeds between 70 and 90 kilometers per hour.
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