A cul-de-sac is connected at one end and cut off at the other. A trail connector changes everything.

Most cul-de-sacs back up against a school, a park, another neighborhood, or a creek corridor. A short paved path - sometimes just 50 feet through a fence gap - transforms a dead end into a connected node. This is one of the highest-value investments in suburban transportation.

#CulDeSac #SuburbanConnectivity #TrailConnector #ActiveTransportation

#LasVegas #cycling
#bike racks are often sited on private land — and because they’re not legally required by most city building codes, unlike car parking — many local governments have no idea where #cyclists can publicly lock up”
"To have viable #activetransportation, you have to have safe, shared streets — and you have to have a safe, convenient, and secure network of excellent #bike parking”

These Advocates Are Mapping — and Grading — Every #Bike Rack In Town https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/06/01/these-advocates-are-mapping-and-grading-every-bike-rack-in-town

Frontage roads can be the missing link in your city's bike network. Nobody's looking at them.

Every city has gaps where cyclists are forced onto major arterials. Many of those gaps run right next to frontage roads. Lower volume. Parallel to destinations. Existing right-of-way. Frontage roads and bike network planning rarely happen in the same conversation. They should.

#FrontageRoad #BikeNetwork #ActiveTransportation #CyclingInfrastructure

Utility corridors run under your city for miles with no cars. There's your trail.

Transmission lines, gas pipelines, water trunk lines - wide easements, cleared land, maintenance access. Coordination with utility owners is the hard part, but it has been done in dozens of cities. The physical opportunity is already there. It just needs a trail on it.

#UtilityCorridors #MultiUseTrails #GreenwayNetwork #ActiveTransportation

We cut these flowers from our yard on Saturday to take to a friend’s 80th birthday celebration. Wish we could likewise take some to @Kleen and @Weather_Rock_Wx, in gratitude for their May 2 and May 5 donations. These faithful donors—they pitch in every month!—are so appreciated.

How to donate, plus FAQs: https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations

#ActOnClimate #cycling #biking #transportation #ActiveTransportation #BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #OrganicGardening #flowers #dianthus #SweetWilliam #ForgetMeNots #borage #gardening

America Walks is hosting a free webinar Wednesday, May 13 at 11 AM AZ / 2 PM ET on community engagement tactics for walkability. Speakers from towns large and small share how they built neighborhood support.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7717764473446/WN_euONX2ZNS2Cqjbuz9sMq3w #Walkability #UrbanPlanning #ActiveTransportation #CommunityEngagement

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