>> The Alliance for Bicycling and Walking’s Bicycling and Walking in the United States: The 2010 Benchmarking Report finds that “10 percent of trips are by bicycle or foot, yet bicyclists and pedestrians make up over 13% of traffic fatalities and receive just 1.2% of federal transportation dollars.”
Damien Newton at Streetsblog LA looks at the implications for L.A. County:
In Los Angeles, twelve percent of all trips, not just commuter trips, but all trips, are done by either walking or cycling. That’s well above the national average of 9.6%. However, thirty six percent of all crashes involve pedestrians or cyclists which is well above the national average. One reason for this? Los Angeles spends only 1.2% of its federal transportation dollars on bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure.
The City Fix also looks at the report and points out that more bike and ped funding could save lives. Relatedly — Did you know a sculptor wants to build a 100-foot-high fountain by the 10-110 freeway interchange that constantly reminds drivers of auto accident fatalities?
>> The Union of Concerned Scientists’ first Hybrid Scorecard found that fuel-efficient cars are unnecessarily expensive because they’re loaded up with costly “forced features” like 19-speaker surround-sound audio systems and intuitive parking assists: “The worst offender is the Lexus LS 600h L, which comes with more than $17,000 of extra features on top of an already luxury-laden base model.” Use the scorecard to make sure you’re getting the best value — both environmentally and economically. (via Autopia)
>> Obama’s 2011 FY budget proposal seeks to eliminate “more than $2.7 billion in tax subsidies for oil, coal and gas industries,” according to TriplePundit. As a result, more than $38.8 billion dollars in tax revenue could be generated for the federal government over the course of the next ten years.”
>> GreenBiz.com’s annual State of Green Business Report is available for your perusal. The basic summary: Despite the recession, the green economy’s surviving — but no one really knows what’s gonna happen next.
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