This week in interesting reading 6-17-11

File this one in the “duh” file… http://www.shareable.net/blog/Portland-Finds-Bike-Friendly-Policies-Boost-Local-Economy

Pedestrian-only streets are making a comeback  http://www.shareable.net/blog/a-simple-idea-to-transform-the-life-of-our-cities

Ticketed for riding in the bike lane…  http://www.planetizen.com/node/49801 

The importance of corners  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-r-wolfe/corners-as-baseline-for-u_b_875489.html

Who knew? Carmel, IN, the City of Roundabouts http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=indystar&sParam=47449000.story 

A better helmet http://www.grist.org/list/2011-06-16-cardboard-bike-helmets-are-safer-than-plastic 

Though they have no idea why (shorter trips? Less experienced riders taking fewer chances? More experienced riders riding in safer places?), it appears that those riding shared bikes are involved in fewer accidents than those riding their own bikes.  http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/06/16/from-london-to-d-c-bike-sharing-is-safer-than-riding-your-own-bike/  

Community development corporation and community land trust have similar mission, opposing tactics.  http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/3022/

Hazel Borys on Agrarian Urbanism http://placeshakers.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/the-allure-of-food-its-not-just-a-lifestyle-its-a-life/