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5/14/13 - All 425 miles of the Palmetto Trail will finally be connected and completed, thanks to private funding.
More>5/13/13 - Birmingham AL's Road to Recovery project breaks ground thanks to Alta-led TIGER grant.
4/11/13 - Can Richmond Transition into a Multi-Modal City?
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4/3/13 - NW Arkansas Razorback Greenway continues to make news. "Unique Trail System to Link Six Communities."
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3/25/13 - Alta President Mia Birk
featured on LAB blog in a piece that celebrates Women's Bike History. Written by Alta engineer, Fionnuala Quinn.
More> 2/24/13 - Partners for Active Living plans to link 100 miles of trails and greenways in Spartanburg, SC.
More>2/17/13 - Wildwood MO endorses Alta's Gateway Bike Plan, a regional plan that regulates safety, greater access, and complete streets, backed by education and enforcement.
More>2/13/13 - Caldwell Greenway (NC) could be first 'emerald necklace' link.
More>2/4/13 - Plans for the 10-mile Saratoga Springs, New York, loop trail have begun!
More>1/7/13 - "The Best Bike-Sharing Program in the United States, How DC, of all places, made it happen."
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12/26/12 - Birmingham area projects prominent in Alabama's Green Progress Report, including Alta's work on the successful $10M TIGER grant application for the Road to Recovery project.
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12/13/12 - Alta is inspired and proud to be a part of the Santa Monica Family Bike Fest which brought together over 250 families for a day of cycling and fun!
More>12/12/12 - Portland, Maine, seeks opportunities for cycling improvements. Alta's Phil Goff is working with the city to realize these goals.
More>12/12/12 - Following the award of a $10 million grant, application developed by Alta, Palo Alto faced with what to do with the design of the major US Hwy 101 bike/ped overcrossing.
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12/12/12 - Alta Bicycle Share today has accepted the responsibility of developing, fundraising, launching and operating Portland's bicycle transit system. We are pleased to be partners with the City of Portland, and look forward to garnering sponsors to underwrite the system and spread the community benefits of healthy, active transportation.
Read the press release>12/2/12 - Hubway exceeds expectations as it closes for winter, reaching nearly 700,000 rides since launch!
More> 11/14/12 - Shawano County, WI, explores healthy initiatives for smaller sized communities through their Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. This includes a fun idea to promote an annual barn quilt tour by bike!
11/13/12 - Besides health and access, safety's at the top of the priority list for the Santa Monica Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.
11/13/12 - Pittsburgh bursts onto the bike/ped scene. Public mtgs for Citywide Transportation Plan encourage big thinking @BikePGH
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11/9/12 - Public meetings to explore the City of Seattle Bicycle Master Plan Update explore new perspectives in bicycle facility planning and design.
More>11/7/12 - In Columbia, SC, citizens are shifting attitudes and changing their lives with alternative transportation.
More> 10/18/12 - In Kenosha County, WI, bike trail planners are urged to think big and small. Alta Senior Planner Ann Freiwald leads the way.
More>9/25/12 - When a four-lane highway was opposed, the Norwalk Valley River Trail became a transportation solution to connect communities in CT.
9/11/12 - Saratogian discusses Alta Principal Jeff Olson's new book, "The Third Mode."
More>8/8/12 - Bike safety advocates, including Alta Principal Jeff Olson, take a spin through Pittsburgh to promote bicycle transportation awareness.
More>8/7/12 - The City of Fargo approved plans to add on-street bike lanes to several downtown roadways, part of the recommendations in Alta's NDSU Bicycle and Pedestrian Study.
More>7/30/12 - Complete Streets is "the single biggest change that is happening in transportation infrastructure in this country." Jeff Olson reports from the Vision2Action public forum in Plattsburgh, NY.
More> 7/17/12 - Where should Cincinnati put bike share stations? Alta's demand model and OpenStreetMap take us one step closer.
More>7/9/12 - Palo Alto, California, charges forward with new bike plan, which promotes bike boulevards, new trails, and east-west connections across the city.
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7/2/12 - What economic impact do trails have in our communities? The Carolina Thread Trail association explores Alta's cost/benefit analysis for a trail in Davidson, NC and Cabarrus County and others.
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6/21/12 - Ada County Highway District (ACHD) in Idaho has launched a pilot program that aims to promote awareness and increase safety for cyclists and motorists. Includes new bike markings, as part of Alta's Roadways to Bikeways master Plan.
More on the bikeway treatments> More on the ACHD Roadways to Bikeways Master Plan>
6/13/12 - University of Arizona's bike/ped study, developed by Alta, finds that 40% of people who drive to campus live <5 mi away. Great opportunity for encouragement!
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6/12/12 - Work has officially begun on a 16-mile stretch of the 36-mile NW Arkansas Razorback Greenway!!
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6/5/12 - Mendocino Rail with Trail Corridor Plan (CA) shows huge amount of public interest in getting access to trails for walking and bicycling.
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6/2/12 - Pacific Coast Highway Bike Routes Improvement project explores options for this busy highway near Los Angeles.
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5/24/12 - Non-motorized plan for Waikulu, Waikapu, and Kahului in Hawaii takes off with great potential.
More> May 2012 - More on the fight to let kids bike to school. Bicycling Magazine features an article about how some communities, like Saratoga Springs, NY, are setting an example for others, despite challenges.
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5/7/12 - NYCDOT released the news that Citi Bikes, aka NYC Bike Share, will be moving forward with a launch scheduled for this summer. Citibank and Mastercard will sponsor this great new transportation alternative in the city.
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5/3/12 - Helena, Arkansas unveils trail plan, targeted to offer a low-cost alternatitive to those who do not have the option of a vehicle, and increase tourism.
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4/26/12 - Shawano, Wisconsin poised to develop Countywide Trail Plan.
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4/22/12 - Alta Designer Sherie Moore and the NV-ASLA participated in "Nevada Moves Day," will activities to enable students to safely walk and bike to school. This effort coincides with Alta's SRTS and walking audit progream for Clark County, NV.
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4/25/12 - Faculty at University of Oklahoma use Staff Week to promote efforts to make OU a bike-friendly university, including a tour of proposed bike routes from Alta/MA+ Architecture's campus plan.
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4/24/12 - Alameda County, CA Safe Route to School's "Bikemobile" launched yesterday, an innovative bike repair and safety training program designed to promote SRTS!
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4/23/12 - Alta St. Louis office leader, Paul Wojciechowski, has been inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers.
4/10/12 - Seattle's First Hill Streetcar finally starts construction amid a flurry of anticipation.
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4/9/12 - Whitewater River Trail, which could connect Desert Hot Springs and Coachelle in California, is estimated to see 2-3 million visitors per year.
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4/4/12 - Improvements to the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu underway.
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3/28/12 - Alta/Greenways 9-month planning study and economic impact analysis for Norfolk Southern Ecusta rail line reveals $42million one-time return and $9.4million in annual revenue for the area.
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3/14/12 - City of Chicago selects Alta Bicycle Share to launch and operate its upcoming bicycle share program, set to hit the streets this year!
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2/28/12 - Los Angeles County Bicycle Master Plan is approved! This is the first update to the plan in 35 years. Will add 832 miles of new bikeways, ..and, the visionary plan signals the county as an innovator, w/ painted bike lanes, cycle tracks and bike boulevards.
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2/26/12 - Norwalk Valley River Trail in Connecticut takes shape.
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2/22/12 - La Grande, Oregon, studies transportation issues as part of plan to rezone industrial area.
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2/19/12 - Plan for Birmingham-wide network of walking, bike trails to be unveiled.
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2/19/12 - Bozeman, MT looks at improving streetscape.
2/8/12 - North and Northwest Cook County (IL)
Bicycle Signage Plan and
Northwest Highway Corridor Bicycle Facilities Plan both adoped unanimously.
More> 1/25/12 - L.A. County takes step to promote exercise, reduce obesity through its new Healthy Design Ordinance, developed by Alta and recently adopted by the County.
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1/16/12 - Metropolis Magazine wants bike share!
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