Landmark Study Tests a Bike Network’s Effects on Safety and Ridership
Which is more important to making a city great for biking: the number of high-quality bikeways, or whether they're connected to each other? A new study from Spain offers an unexpected answer.
May 31, 2017
Connecting Cities’ Scattered Bikeways Is Going to Be Harder, But Worth It
For 20 to 30 years now, many cities have been laying down bike infrastructure where it's cheap and easy. This catch-as-catch-can method has left cities with bike networks that look like so many pick-up sticks. Is it any wonder that bike transportation, though growing, remains fairly unusual?
May 22, 2017
Britain’s Forgotten Protected Bike Lane Network
A U.K. historian is on a quest to find and reclaim hundreds of miles of protected bike lanes built across his country in the early 20th century and then abandoned.
May 17, 2017
For People of Color, Barriers to Biking Go Far Beyond Infrastructure, Study Shows
When most cities try to make biking a bigger part of their transportation systems, they use a standard checklist: comfortable biking networks, how-to-ride classes, traffic-law enforcement. The full list is sometimes called the “Five E’s.”
A first-of-its-kind survey conducted by Rutgers academics Charles Brown and James Sinclair shows that when you look at biking from the perspective of a Black or Latino American, the Five E’s are missing a lot.
April 18, 2017
The ‘Peanutabout’ Concept Could Be a Breakthrough for Diagonal Streets
Wickedly good biking ideas continue to pop up in Massachusetts.
December 1, 2016
Bikes Belong on Main Streets Because Bikes Are Not Mainly for Commuting
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
November 2, 2016
Edmonton’s Quick-Build Protected Bike Lane Grid: “A New Model” for Change
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
October 12, 2016
AASHTO’s Draft Bikeway Guide Includes Protected Bike Lanes and More
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
July 18, 2016
Unless US DOT Changes Course, Building Protected Bikeways May Get Tougher
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
July 8, 2016
The Calgary Model: Connect Protected Bike Lanes Fast, Watch Riders Pour In
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
April 6, 2016