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10/12/2026

🚦BIKE-PED POV: NOLA RESEDENTIAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS🛣️
A street's design has big implications on bike and pedestrian safety and comfort. We took a bike ride through a neighborhood in New Orleans where the city had installed some permeable pavers and rain gardens that also act as traffic calming bulb-outs.

💧These improvements not only help with water management, but they also help slow vehicle traffic, making the area more friendly to vulnerable road users.

📝 LEARN WITH LANESHIFT🧠The Safe Routes to School program involves the entire community to provide kids the opportunity t...
09/29/2026

📝 LEARN WITH LANESHIFT🧠
The Safe Routes to School program involves the entire community to provide kids the opportunity to walk and ride a bicycle to school. The program is based on the 5 E’s:

1️⃣ Engineering: Designing and building accessible infrastructure is important not just in the school zone but also connecting to neighborhoods. This can include crosswalks, sidewalks, and traffic calming measures

2️⃣ Engagement: Involving the whole community to raise awareness and make decisions about creating a safe and connected built environment to schools

3️⃣ Encouragement: Increasing interest and involvement through activities and events

4️⃣ Education: Raising awareness about rules of the road for all members of the community

5️⃣ Evaluation: Determining what is working well with the SRTS programs and opportunities for improvements

📝 LEARN WITH LANESHIFT🧠Is your city accessible? Look for these infrastructure facilities to gauge how safe and convenien...
09/15/2026

📝 LEARN WITH LANESHIFT🧠
Is your city accessible? Look for these infrastructure facilities to gauge how safe and convenient it may be for pedestrians and people on bicycles to travel and why these amenities are beneficial:

1️⃣ Multi-modal bridges: Bridges for bicycle riders, pedestrians, and vehicles improve route connectivity to allow safe crossing for all modes of travel

2️⃣ Car-free zones/promenades: Safe pedestrian space that promotes public gathering and social activity

3️⃣ Tunnel underpasses: Best for crossing under high-speed or high-traffic roads to provide pedestrian and bicycle connectivity with complete separation from the roadway

📝 LEARN WITH LANESHIFT🧠We can often think about roadways as being for cars. In reality, many of our streets are being us...
09/01/2026

📝 LEARN WITH LANESHIFT🧠
We can often think about roadways as being for cars. In reality, many of our streets are being used by various users, including our most vulnerable: walkers, bicycle riders, and those using mobility aids. An opportunity exists to shift our thinking to a multi-modal focus that can safely and comfortably accommodate all modes. Today's focus is on infrastructure that can accommodate one particular mode/user: the bicycle rider.

1️⃣ Sidepath: Accommodates vulnerable road users with an additional degree of separation and safety

2️⃣ Protected bike lane: Separates people on bicycles from cars using vertical physical elements such as bollards, curbs, or other features

3️⃣ Buffered bike lane: Gives additional space between bikers and cars

4️⃣ Conventional bike lane: Offers the least amount of protection compared to other options but can be chosen when appropriate for the context

5️⃣ Bicycle Boulevard: Consider utilizing a combination of pavement markings, signage and wayfinding, and traffic calming elements to increase safety, comfort and access.

08/31/2026

🚦BIKE-PED POV: EXPERIENCE THE OSAGE PARK BOARDWALKS 🛣️
The boardwalks at Osage Park are an important component of this unique urban park in Bentonville. They allow visitors to connect with the wetland area while also providing an outlet for outdoor recreation.

🌾Boardwalks through wetland areas are sometimes overlooked as an option, but with proper planning and design, these multi-use paths can help boost a city's active transportation network. The existing environment is minimally disturbed, and visitors can interact with nature while still preserving the natural habitat. Additionally, boardwalks through wetlands can increase area connectivity by providing additional infrastructure as part of the overall citywide active transportation system.

📝 LEARN WITH LANESHIFT🧠A simple way to improve safety for bicycle and pedestrian road users at crossings is to implement...
08/18/2026

📝 LEARN WITH LANESHIFT🧠
A simple way to improve safety for bicycle and pedestrian road users at crossings is to implement a variety of crosswalk enhancements. Here are some features that improve crosswalk visibility and safety:

1️⃣ Crosswalk with Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB): Flashing lights and signage warn drivers to stop for crosswalk users. RRFBs are up to 98% effective at improving yield rates (Texas A&M Transportation Institute RRFB 2016 Report)

2️⃣ Pedestrian refuge island: Provides greater protection and comfort when crossing a street. This enhancement allows pedestrians to cross one direction of traffic at a time by splitting the road into sections and providing a protected space to wait for a gap in traffic or for vehicles to stop. This feature reduces pedestrian crash rates by over half (CMF Clearinghouse 2008 Crash Reduction Study)

3️⃣ High-visibility Crosswalk Marking: Provides additional visual cues and highlights the right-of-way for bicycle riders and pedestrians. High-visibility crosswalks can reduce pedestrian injury crashes up to 40% (CMF Clearinghouse 2012 Crosswalk Study)

4️⃣ Curb extension/bulb out: Reduces the roadway width to slow and calm vehicles, reduces crosswalk length, and can enhance the aesthetic of the streetscape

5️⃣ Raised crosswalk: A traffic calming measure that also increases accessibility and visibility of people on bikes or pedestrians since it is at the same grade as the adjacent sidewalk or sidepath

Improving crosswalks with these highly effective features is critical in creating a safe and connected community. Consider utilizing multiple enhancements to further increase safety and comfort.

08/10/2026

If you’re ready to ditch the stuffy conference, join us at the Active Transportation Academy in 2027. AICP members can earn up to 29 hours of Certification Maintenance (CM) credits. AICP members, engineers, and landscape architects can earn up to 29 CEU/CM Credits.

🗓️ 2026 sessions are SOLD OUT, but 2027 sessions are now open. Space is limited. Secure your spot today here: https://laneshift.net/academy-registration

Next week, our founder Ryan Hale is presenting at the Great Trails State Conference alongside David Wright, The City of ...
08/06/2026

Next week, our founder Ryan Hale is presenting at the Great Trails State Conference alongside David Wright, The City of Bentonville Arkansas' Parks Director. Their session will focus on the economic impact that trails, mobility, and outdoor recreation have had in Bentonville and the overall NWA area.

It's not too late to sign up to attend the conference! We hope to see you there.

Friends of Bentonville Parks and Recreation
Great Trails NC

07/23/2026

🚦BIKE-PED POV: EXPERIENCE A SHARED-USE TUNNEL 🛣️
Check out this POV of the bike and pedestrian underpass on a portion of the Razorback Greenway known as the Wishing Springs Trail! The construction of the interstate required the addition of the tunnel and relocated a portion of the greenway to allow a nonstop trail connection from Compton Gardens & Arboretum and Lawrence Plaza in Downtown Bentonville Incorporated to City of Bella Vista, Arkansas.

🌳Shared-use tunnels allow people on bikes or pedestrians to cross under roadways, separated from high-speed, high-traffic above. Another layer of safety and comfort is added when they're wide enough to provide users space to pass each other.

Friends of Bentonville Parks and Recreation
The City of Bentonville Arkansas

07/08/2026

🚦BIKE-PED POV: EXPERIENCE A MULTI-MODAL BRIDGE 🛣️
Today's video takes a tour of the Magnolia Street bridge in The City of Rogers. The bridge crosses over I-49 and links Turtle Creek Trail on the Railyard Loop to the Razorback Greenway, offering connections between neighborhoods, businesses, offices, and healthcare facilities.

🌉 Multi-modal bridges allow for all types of transportation users to travel side-by-side while staying safe. The Magnolia Street bridge includes a sidepath on both sides of the road as well as a concrete barrier for additional safety.

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