Bicycling
New Calif. Slow Streets Offer a Sampler Platter of Quick-Build Safety Strategies
The city has a sampler platter of quick-build temporary traffic calming installations to experience for the rest of the year.
September 20, 2023
Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Long COVID
Covid-19 transformed many U.S. cities' approach to sustainable transportation forever. But how did it transform the lives of sustainable transportation advocates who developed lasting symptoms from the disease?
September 19, 2023
Why Chi. Equity Advocates Are Teaching People to Fix E-Bikes
The program is designed to teach participants about new technologies, with the goal of providing education and work opportunities.
September 12, 2023
The Moped Crisis: Safe Streets Group Issues Policy Recommendations
The city needs to rein in illegal mopeds with a combination of cracking down on rogue vendors, building safer roads for all users and better educating users.
September 12, 2023
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 7, 2023
The Explainer: What’s the Idea Behind a NYC Law to Register E-Bikes?
A very controversial bill from a noted opponent of efforts to boost cycling has everyone in town — except its supporters — talking.
September 5, 2023
Ride Celebrates Black Cycling Champ Major Taylor, Modern-Day African-American Bike Advocacy
The Major Taylor Trail Keepers Celebration Ride was organized by MTTK Chicago, Friends of the Major Taylor Trail, and Major Taylor Cycling Club Chicago.
August 29, 2023
Is NW Arkansas About to Become the Next Biking Capital of America?
Billionaire philanthropists and bike-friendly local governments have been teaming up to turn an unexpected region of the country into a biking haven. But what will the future look like — and is their example instructive to the rest of the country?
August 28, 2023
How Four Black Advocates Are Charting a Path to a More Inclusive Bike Community
Streetsblog talked to four Black bike advocates in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and the Twin Cities to get a snapshot of how they're fighting to overcome challenges and expand the vision for what a Black cycling community could look like.
August 17, 2023
Could Building Bike Lanes Become America’s Next Big Infrastructure Project?
Bike lanes and trails aren't just small, local projects; they're key components of a national effort to end climate change. A new advocacy tool seeks to get Americans to treat them as such.
August 14, 2023
