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The former Talking Heads frontman looked svelte in a blue suit jacket, his white hair contrasting nicely with his dark tan -- he's just back from judging the Venice Film Festival, and a trip to South America to discuss bicycle-friendly city planning.

Brian Gresko: Social Media Opens at The Pace Gallery, With Works by David Byrne, Miranda July Brian Gresko 2011

The former Talking Heads frontman looked svelte in a blue suit jacket, his white hair contrasting nicely with his dark tan -- he's just back from judging the Venice Film Festival, and a trip to South America to discuss bicycle-friendly city planning.

Brian Gresko: Social Media Opens at The Pace Gallery, With Works by David Byrne, Miranda July Brian Gresko 2011

Smart growth is an "urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in the center of a city to avoid urban sprawl; and advocates compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use."

Ginna Kelly: Sprawl and Cappuccino Cowboys Ginna Kelly 2010

Now, the cities that first woke up to this are the bicycle-friendly cities beloved by cycle campaigners.

19th century cyclists paved the way for modern motorists' roads | Carlton Reid 2011

The former Talking Heads frontman looked svelte in a blue suit jacket, his white hair contrasting nicely with his dark tan -- he's just back from judging the Venice Film Festival, and a trip to South America to discuss bicycle-friendly city planning.

Brian Gresko: Social Media Opens at The Pace Gallery, With Works by David Byrne, Miranda July Brian Gresko 2011

Over the past two years, the city has blocked off sections of Times Square, Herald Square and Union Square as part of a broad effort to make the city more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly.

City Drops Plaza Plan For 34th Andrew Grossman 2011

The former Talking Heads frontman looked svelte in a blue suit jacket, his white hair contrasting nicely with his dark tan -- he's just back from judging the Venice Film Festival, and a trip to South America to discuss bicycle-friendly city planning.

Brian Gresko: Social Media Opens at The Pace Gallery, With Works by David Byrne, Miranda July Brian Gresko 2011

Many intersections now feature multiple bicycle-friendly modifications that allow cyclists to make turns forbidden to cars, extra green signals at intersections with heavy cycle usage and traffic lights timed to give a 'green wave' of synchronized signals for cyclists rather than cars.

Power to the Pedal Andrew Fung 2010

By limiting street connections through a subdivision, they force all traffic onto major arterials, creating congestion and leading cities and counties to constantly widen them, making them even less pedestrian - and bicycle-friendly.

The cul-de-sac's redeeming quality: Spaces for children 2010

• Bikers Thank LaHood: The transportation secretary gets an "attaboy" from 275 pedestrian and bicycle-friendly organizations on Friday outside DOT headquarters in Washington.

'Don't ask' repeal passes... now what? 2010