Bicycle Infrastructure
Commentary: Hey SFMTA, Stop Calling Everything a “Protected” Bike Lane
Calling bike lanes with safe-hit posts "protected" makes as much sense as gluing the posts to the front bumpers of cars as a way to protect cyclists.
December 1, 2022
Here’s Where Bikes Won Big at the Polls This Month
On November 8, voters across the country approved nearly $3.6 billion dollars in local funding for new bicycle infrastructure. Here are a few notable measures from across the country.
November 30, 2022
Cargo Bikes: The Happiest Transportation Mode on Earth
How does a family of four – including a two-year-old and newborn baby – live (and get around the Bay) without owning a car?
November 21, 2022
Media Critique: Reporters Must Include Real-World Data in Bike Lane Stories
Mainstream media needs to do more than quote screamy people about the 'war on cars'
October 25, 2022
Seattle’s Story: Bikes Drive Business (But You Knew That!)
Along a 20-mile protected route, a "bike lawyer" and other cycle-friendly merchants have customers rolling up to their doors.
October 24, 2022
Opinion: E-Bike Charging Stations in Former Newstands Won’t Get it Done
The Doordash/GrubHub/UberEats tech bros business model is basically, "Burning Man for me, burning apartments for thee."
October 12, 2022
Understanding an Intersection Through the Eyes of a Cyclist
If you think for a second that cars and bikes approach our roadways the same, or wonder why cyclists behave differently at intersections, let me go over an approach to a single intersection on bike in detail.
October 7, 2022
Opinion: America Should ‘Think Round’ For Safety for Vulnerable Road Users
Congress has not only codified roundabouts into federal law for the first time, and put them at the top of the list of examples of highway safety improvement projects. They've also defined them as providing “for the safety of all road users.”
September 19, 2022
Commentary: The Dutch Call Dangerous Designs Evil. They’re Right.
Motorists hit BUILDINGS, but paint is going to keep a cyclist safe on a six lane arterial? Let's use the right word to describe when planners and politicians build things they know will cause death and dismemberment
September 16, 2022
Q&A: Dutch Safety Experts Coming to San Francisco
Streetsblog talks with Chris Bruntlett of the Dutch Cycling Embassy about street safety and next week's visit to California
September 1, 2022
