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Residential street segment before & during re-construction. Short section of street has clusters of apartments on either side of street and is surrounded by wetland & woods. Most of this street segment has one drive lane going each direction with a...

Respite from wildfires and smoke: a quick pedal through our city forest on the west side of the Cascade Mountains* (usually the wet side). A day of fresh air & sun through the evergreen branches. Another section of this forest carries the scars fr...

When it comes to transportation pedaling, even a loose gravel path is preferable to waiting in the middle of an intersection for over a minute while cars come at you and other drivers accelerate next to you. ALT 1st scene from bike handlebar: V...

This is a project to improve access for students who walk or roll to school. Sidewalk was missing on one side (where a well-used dirt path showed the need). The wide street leads to the school and a large park driveway for entry & exit. Project ad...

The replacement of two neighboring bridges has lasted for months -- with bridge removal & creek restoration that has blocked any access along these vital connectors. So, good news when the work has been able to include pedestrian passage alongside...

One of the better roundabout builds in town. This used to be a clunky intersection with stoplights & long waits. Now, even a bike-exit-only lane. ALT Sunny day on a bike approaching a newly-built compact roundabout with fresh, smooth pavement....

Road construction prep for the mini-roundabout at Illinois & Meridian in Bellingham WA. Intersection will be closed July 9-11 per signage. This video shows current status on July 4, 2024 - gravel, pavement patches, lots of signs, and "abrupt" ed...

New street, trail, and re-routed creek under the freeway - completed 2022. Project page at city site: https://cob.org/project/orchard-dr-extension-es-440

Twins! (this is the zoomer). They're both moving a lot more after the first days of figuring out how to move all the limbs.

Buffets give choices for everyone — positive details here: • Bike lane widened (note the old scraped away marking) • Bike lanes extended on both sides of street -- right up to the commercial area (stay tuned) • Buffer of space added with 2nd ...

Major bike thoroughfare to downtown & other points west of the freeway closed for street bridge reconstruction...but wait! There's a separate peoples' bridge over the creek. A workaround that keeps active transport flowing. It's so quiet without t...

Modified roundabout for intersection of five streets. Two streets are exit-only for cars. One is enter-only for cars. People on bikes can access all directions - as can pedestrians. This is near an elementary school & is intended to improve access...

Safe passing? Double yellow on a winding hilly road. Thanks to the oncoming driver for slowing down & moving away from the passing jeep, everyone made it home safely that day.

Sure, everyone will tell you how easy it is to walk or pedal a bike around Utrecht, how you can use the ubiquitous bike paths to the train station, and that there are thousands of bike parking spaces in the underground parkade in the city center -...

On this day the weather kept shifting from sun & gusty wind to fog and back. Music: Cliffs of Moher, JuliusH (via Pixabay)

It's always a good idea to remember when the bus barn empties and buses head out for the afternoon school pickup. lol (ALT clip of 10 or so bright orange schoolbuses leaving a parking lot from multiple exits and all heading towards us)

I'm usually biking along busy, car-packed city streets, so this ride was a relaxing contrast. The few cars that we encountered have been edited out - although I saved one in particular to show the width of the roadway for two-way traffic. Music...

The Sky Road is just outside of Clifden in the Connemara region (west coast of Ireland), and is 150 meters (492 feet) above sea level. On this day there is wind and sun, with fog rolling in. Music: "Inspirational Background" by AudioCoffee: ht...

Bike ride up to the Sky Road in Connemara and pedaling along the road to the lookout. Music by Diamond_Tunes via Pixabay

Bike ride on shared streets. There are numerous street design elements that help this be a comfortable & safe ride: red pavement used for bike priority (and bike-only), center rumble strip of bricks to alert drivers about slow driving, narrow lane...

Pedaling along bike lanes on a main street in Utrecht with a couple diversions along residential streets. Note the bollards used as modal filters to divert through-traffic of cars, but not people on bikes or walking. See also: raised crossings at ...

How they bridged a wide canal when a school was in the way. On one side of the Dafne Schippers Bridge is a curved ramp to the top of the school -- leading to the bridge across the water. Named for the world champion athlete who also happens to liv...

Lots of construction for safe routes to school project: sidewalks + tighter turn corners + bike lanes eventually. Before: dirt footpaths. (Noted that this is the U.S. version of an elementary school route -- wiiiide streets.)