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SafeTGA: Ride to Ferguson

Update Photos from our 8/23/14 ride to Ferguson below:

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Cycling Fatality Spurs Calls to Action

It has been a month since cyclist Rick Beard – a veteran, entrepreneur, and father of three – was killed by a car while riding in St. Louis. The accident prompted debate and demonstrations, and has led to a push by

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SafeTGA Portrait Series

In May 2014 SafeTGA participated in the Tower Grove Better Block Project, where we exhibited a collection of photos illustrating the diversity of cyclists and pedestrians around Tower Grove Avenue.  We spoke to a wide range of people to learn about their motivation for alternative

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SafeTGA at the Tower Grove Better Block Project

This event has already occurred. On Saturday May 10 from noon to 4 the Better Block Project transformed a block of Morganford Avenue into a bustling pedestrian and commercial destination with music, art, and food. SafeTGA participated and exhibited a collection of

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Cortex Transit Oriented Development Study: SafeTGA

The Cortex life sciences district in the heart of St. Louis aims to attract world-class scientists and entrepreneurs by building a vibrant, connected, transit-oriented neighborhood. The recently released Cortex Transit Oriented Development Study (TOD) analyzes the impact of a proposed

Posted in Advocacy and Opinion, Tower Grove Ave

Complete Streets: St. Louis County Council testimony

Below is testimony we presented to the St. Louis County Council in support of the Complete Streets legislation. You can read more about Complete Streets in our previous post, a comprehensive MoBikeFed story, and the bill itself. Testimony presented to

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Complete Streets

Much has been written in the last few months about the Complete Streets legislation being considered by the St. Louis County Council, whose aim is to encourage the County’s Transportation Department to include more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly elements in road

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Chippewa Bike Lanes: A Review

New bicycle lanes have been laid on Chippewa St. between Morganford Rd. and Grand Blvd. in South City. Below are a few photos, descriptions, and opinions of this latest addition to St. Louis bicycle infrastructure.

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Manchester bike lanes: a review

Manchester Avenue has been repaved and restriped from Vandeventer to the City Limits past McCausland, and there are significant new bike lanes along this stretch.  The project is not quite done – bike arrows were missing, for instance – but

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New bike lanes on Arsenal: a review

See latest updates below. The new bike lanes on Arsenal west of Grand were painted this week.  We rode and drove the stretch a few times — below are some thoughts and photos.

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