Bicycle Infrastructure
The Newest Bike-Friendly County in the U.S. Is In…Suburban Idaho?
A massive transportation authority in Idaho is promising to build protected bike lanes whenever they resurface the most dangerous multi-lane roads in their region, and some advocates think state DOTs across the country should follow their lead.
June 29, 2021
Active Transportation Big in ‘INVEST’ Earmarks
An unprecedented number of infrastructure projects earmarked in the House infrastructure bill would serve pedestrians, micromobility riders, and people who use assistive devices, on top of the robust increases in core programs that already fund infrastructure for those modes.
June 11, 2021
Podcast: Saving COVID’s Car-Free Streets
May 14, 2021
Supervisor’s Comparison of Car-Free JFK to Jim Crow is “Offensive”
May 12, 2021
Drivers Stole 20% of Bike/Walk Dollars Last Year; Here’s How to Stop Them
An entire fifth of the largest pot of federal money that’s explicitly promised to active transportation users was actually given to drivers last year — and advocates say it’s critical that we support a package of legislation that makes it harder for states to rob people who walk and roll to pay people who pilot automobiles, while also expanding the pie.
May 10, 2021
New Bike Safety Ranking Packs Some Surprises
A new ranking of the most dangerous states for cyclists in the U.S. based on new metrics has bumped "bike-friendly" Delaware to the dubious “top” spot and demoted perennially perilous Florida to third place. Huh?
May 6, 2021
D.C. Cyclist Jim Pagels Killed by Driver Hours After Tweeting About Unsafe Roads
Grieving friends of a D.C. cyclist who was killed by a driver are fighting for his death to become a catalyst for safe street reforms in the capital and nationwide — just like he would have wanted.
April 13, 2021
Commentary: Bay Area Needs a “Cycling Safety Ordinance”
April 8, 2021
How Portland’s Transportation Bureau Lied About Bike Lanes
"The best time to build a bike lane was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
April 6, 2021
Five Questions About Biden’s Infrastructure Package
President Biden revealed new details about his transformative new infrastructure package today, but sustainable transportation advocates are already questioning how much it will actually transform our national addiction to cars.
March 31, 2021
