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Study: Some Paint-Only Bike Lanes May Increase Crashes
Sharrows and paint don't make anyone feel safe. But are they really worse than nothing at all?
September 13, 2023
Research: Scooters Cut Car Travel and Emissions More Than Previously Thought
November 6, 2022
The 3 Secret Ingredients To Building Bike Networks Fast
A handful of cities across America are building out bike lane networks faster than ever before — and the secret ingredient isn't concrete and paint, but strong partnerships and even stronger public messaging, a new analysis argued.
June 10, 2022
The Atlanta Suburbs May Finally Be on Board for Mass Transit
Gwinnett County lawmakers approved a tax-hike referendum for the March ballot on Tuesday, the latest group of Hot 'Lanta pols to realize that mass transit can defeat growth-choking traffic.
August 1, 2018
Will Atlanta Double Down on Its Streetcar Mistake?
The streetcar is slow because it runs in mixed traffic. Atlanta's new light rail lines might also share lanes with cars.
May 22, 2018
Between Your Bus Stop and Your Job — A Deadly Road
If you don't have access to a car, it can be hard to get to work in sprawled out America. The wait for the bus might be long, and you might have to transfer at least once, and then there's often a final cruel barrier: a dangerous road between your bus stop and your job.
January 17, 2018
Public Schools Shouldn’t Undermine Walkability
An Atlanta suburb wants to build a new school in a walkable setting, but with a huge surface parking lot.
September 28, 2017
The Campaign to Fix Atlanta’s Most Dangerous Street and Preserve Its Immigrant Cultures
Can Buford Highway, the most dangerous road in Georgia, become a walkable place for the immigrant communities that call it home?
September 21, 2017
Advice for Turning Dangerous State Roads Into Safe City Streets
It's extra challenging to redesign a city street for safe walking and biking when that street is controlled by the state DOT. That's the case with Memorial Drive in Atlanta, a dangerous state road that runs more than five miles across the city.
August 7, 2017
Atlanta Erases Major New Bike Lane Segment, Replaces It With Parking
After a city installs a bike lane, there's typically some pushback for a while from people who object to the change. What's unusual is when a city loses its nerve and decides to remove the bike lane. But that's what Atlanta has done on a 1,000-foot stretch of Westview Drive.
July 19, 2017
