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Madison Leaders Embark on European Transportation Study

Goal to Transform Madison into a World-class City for Bicycling
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Madison, Wis. (April 5, 2010) –  In an effort to model Madison after the world’s most bicycle-friendly cities, Saris Cycling Group president Chris Fortune is leading  Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and 19 other civic and business leaders on a groundbreaking trip to three  European cities where 25-35% of all daily trips are made by bicycle. In contrast, less than 4% of daily trips are currently made by bicycle in Madison. The delegation will meet with bicycle planning, engineering and design experts in Muenster, Germany, as well as cities in the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, Nijmegen and Utrecht.

“We are going to study, learn and experience firsthand how these cities have woven bicycling into daily life,” said Chris Fortune, who will travel with the group solely by foot, bike and mass transit during the seven-day trip. “Our goal is to apply what we learn to transform Madison into a world-class city for bicycling.

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How Placemaking Generates Lasting Prosperity

Concern over jobs has been a constant refrain in politics, business and everyday conversation for decades, becoming even more urgent during the current economic crisis. Yet, for all the intense discussion of the subject, the local job-creation strategies pushed forward by politicians, business leaders and economists narrowly focus on luring new companies, developments or tourist attractions to a community instead of leveraging the substantial assets that exist within most communities. As a result, one city is pitted against all others, desperate to offer anything—free land, reckless tax breaks, low wages, etc.—to beat out potential competitors.

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Madison and Milwaukee make the top 25 cycling cities

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Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensitive Approach-

This report has been developed in response to widespread interest for improving both mobility choices and community character through a commitment to creating and enhancing walkable communities. Many agencies will work towards these goals using the concepts and principles in this report to ensure the users, community and other key factors are considered in the planning and design processes used to develop walkable urban thoroughfares.

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Housing and Transportation Affordability Index

What is the H+T Index:

The price tag on a house is often the determining factor for families when they choose where to live. People often drive far from metro centers in search of affordable rents and mortgages and opt to settle in communities with lower housing costs. This “drive ‘til you qualify” trend has encouraged outward sprawl around our nation’s cities as Americans pursue housing that fits their budget.

But the true cost of a house is not reflected in its price tag alone. Buyers and policy-makers often do not consider the transportation costs associated with a home’s location. For most families, transportation is the second biggest household expense and, although it is directly impacted by where we live, it does not factor into current measures of housing “affordability”. Continue reading Housing and Transportation Affordability Index

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