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Q&A: Two Barcelona Bike Activists On Mobilizing Against ‘Bikelash’
Streetsblog sat down with two cycling advocates from Barcelona to discuss their strategies for combating “bikelash.”
July 26, 2023
FDNY Backing Council Bills to Address Deadly Fires from Lithium Ion Batteries
Bills to curb e-bike fires are moving ahead.
November 14, 2022
Cycling Through COVID-19: Barcelona and Seville
These two Spanish cities were internationally known for their bike-friendliness. But while one of them went the extra mile for cyclists during COVID-19, the other one missed the memo.
October 19, 2022
Could COVID-19 Finally be the Superblock’s U.S. Moment?
November 13, 2020
Best Practices: How Seville Became a City of Cyclists
October 13, 2020
How Seville Handles Where Bus Stops and Protected Bike Lanes Meet
This short video shows how Seville thought through the problem of making bus riders and cyclists visible to each other at bus stops.
July 5, 2018
How Seville Built Its Bicycle Network
As recently as 2006, almost no one in Seville got around by bicycle. The city's bike network was nearly non-existent. Today, Seville has an expansive bike network and is approaching 10 percent bicycle mode share.
July 2, 2018
Madrid Moves to Boot Car Traffic Out of Its City Center
A major city center without cars? Madrid is going to come close sometime in the next year, says the administration of Mayor Manuela Carmena.
May 25, 2018
Six Secrets From the Planner of Sevilla’s Lightning Bike Network
Here's one way to understand the story of biking in Sevilla, Spain: It went from having about as much biking as Oklahoma City to having about as much biking as Portland, Oregon. It did this over the course of four years.
May 7, 2018
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
