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CenterLines Issue #330 May 8, 2013
* Walk Score Measures & Tracks Destination Proximity
* Expanded Features in Rightsizing Streets Guide
* New International Comprehensive Ped Safety Manual
* State Bicycle Friendly Rankings
* The New Transportation Planning Paradigm
* College Curriculum to Teach Basics of Public Transportation
* Why the Drop in Younger Drivers
* Cellphones cause far more crashes than recorded

CenterLines Issue #329 April 24, 2013
* Two Canadian Active School Travel Apps for Kids Young & Old
* Before & After Video: Shared Space Success in UK
* Growth in European Bicycle Highways
* Book Review: Walking, Density & Neighborhood Form
* Sitting is the New Smoking: Health Risks of Inactivity
* National Bike to School Day May 8
* School Zones Too Limited: Community-Wide 20 MPH
* Best Complete Streets Practices of 2012
* Call for Response: Communities with Complete Streets Policies

CenterLines Issue #328 April 10, 2013
* Call for Response: Surgeon General's Call to Action on Walking
* Surgeon General Announces Walking Campaign
* Call for Response: Survey on Innovative Urban Bikeway Design
* Call for Response: LAB's Women & Equity Survey
* New RE:Streets Web Site Designs Rethink American Streets
* Saudi Arabia Lifts Public Biking for Women Ban, Keeps Restrictions
* Pascagoula (MS) Pays 20% Match for SRTS Sidewalks
* Mobile (AL): Poor Safety, Walkability, Cyclability Cause Misery
* Impact of Trails on Illinois Economies, Health, Environment
* WV Senate Passes Complete Streets Bill, House to Consider

CenterLines Issue #327 March 27, 2013
* Streetsblog: Surface Parking March Madness!
* Congressional Leaders Call for Bike/Ped Safety Goal
* Evidence Vehicle Miles May Have Peaked
* Spend More on Infrastructure or Spend More Wisely?
* New Report Touts Amazing Benefits of Walking
* Link Between Walkability and Local School Performance?
* Islands of Sustainability Transform More than Immediate Project
* APBP Professional Development Seminar: Call for Speakers
* Women's (Bike) History Month Profile: Barbara McCann
* Answer Brief Uncontrolled Crossings Survey by April 30

CenterLines Issue #326 March 13, 2013
* Walking is Not a Crime
* Mayor of London Unveils £1 Billion Cycling Masterplan
* US DOT To Create Bike/Ped Safety Standards
* New Strategies to Increase Youth Physical Activity
* New Volvo Auto-Breaks for Pedestrians and Cyclists
* New Volvo Outside-Car Airbag to Save Pedestrians
* Bicycling Means Business: How Cycling Enriches People and Cities

CenterLines Issue #325 February 27, 2013
* PPS Announces Placemaking Leadership Council
* Report: Equitable, Healthy & Sustainable Smart Growth
* World's Most Bike-friendly Winter City: Oulu, Finland
* Register National Bike to School Day Events
* Walkonomics: New Way to Measure Walkability
* Cyclists' Upload Route Videos onto Google Map
* Bike Maps Give Riders Info They Actually Need
* US Access Board: Supplement to Shared Use Path Access Rule
* Complete Streets State Legislation Toolkit Released

CenterLines Issue #324 February 13, 2013
* PPS Announces Spring Trainings
* Hunting for the Worst Intersection in America
* 'Find It, Fund It' Charts Federal Bike & Ped Funding Sources
* Kids Who Walk or Bike to School Concentrate Better
* Disturbing & Sometimes Tragic Challenge of Walking in America
* Women Pedal to Forefront of Bicycle Movement
* League Welcomes New Equity Advisory Council
* BIXI Bike Share Program Impact Evaluation
* New Orleans (LA) Study: Bike Lanes Increase Ridership
* Shared Bike/Bus Lane Design, Policies & Characteristics

CenterLines Issue #323 January 30, 2013
* USDOT Secretary LaHood Announces Retirement
* National Bike Summit: Women's Forum Program
* Gas Tax & Tolls Only Pay 1/3 of State & Local Road Spending
* Fighting Off the Car in Latin America
* Toronto (Canada) Physicians Call for More Bike Lanes, More Quickly
* History Influences British Cycling/Road Infrastructure
* Download Free New Complete Streets Presentations
* New Rightsizing Streets Guide Released

CenterLines Issue #322 January 16, 2013
* Counting Down to the 2013 National Bike Summit
* Safe Routes to School: NYC Child Ped Injuries Down 44%
* New Federal Rules Help Align Housing and Transportation Policy
* Federal Government Skews the U.S. Real Estate Market
* U.S. Health Worse Than Nearly All Other Industrialized Countries
* MPO Framework for Planning Healthy Communities
* Biking Transforms Business: Attracts Great Jobs & Talent
* Database of 50 States' Traffic Laws that Affect Bicyclists
* Hit-and-Run Deaths Increase, but Culprits Hard to Capture
* New PBIC Bike and Ped White Paper Series

CenterLines Issue #321 January 2, 2013
* Happy New Year from CenterLines!
* D.C. Streetsblog Makes 2012 Transportation Awards
* Take the APBP Professional Survey!
* Smart Growth and Economic Success
* Cities Can Thrive Again by Making Downtowns More Pedestrian Friendly
* Growing Need for Bicycle-Specific Traffic Signals
* A Few Surprises in New Bike Scores from Walk Score
* U-Pack Moving Publishes "Top Five Most Walkable Cities" List