Bicycling
More Evidence That Helmet Laws Don’t Work
If you want to increase cycling safety in your city, drop the helmet law and focus on getting more people-- particularly women -- on bikes, with street designs that offer separation from vehicle traffic.
November 10, 2015
Funds for Walking and Biking Under Attack in Congress This Week
Funds for walking and biking infrastructure account for a tiny portion of federal transportation spending. Safer streets don't cost much, though, so for the cities and towns that count on these programs, a few dollars from the feds can be a huge help. Despite the relatively small sums at play, walking and biking programs are a constant target for a certain breed of hardline conservative in Congress. This year is no different.
November 2, 2015
A PSA About Biking to Work That Needs No Translation
Give it up for the Directorate General of Traffic, a.k.a. Spain's DOT. The agency produced this PSA about biking to work, which gets the message across pretty clearly, no subtitles required.
October 27, 2015
Salt Lake City Cuts Car Parking, Adds Bike Lanes, Sees Retail Boost
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
October 6, 2015
Massachusetts’ Bikeway Design Guide Will Be Nation’s Most Advanced Yet
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
September 22, 2015
Protected Bike Lanes Even More Useful in Snowy Cities Than in Warm Ones
Annie van Cleve is a guest writer for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
September 21, 2015
House Dems: We Won’t Support a Transpo Bill That Cuts Bike/Ped Funding
House Democrats won't stand for any cuts to federal funding for walking and biking infrastructure. That was the gist of a letter signed by every Democratic member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week.
September 15, 2015
You Won’t Soon Forget These Photos of Ghost Bikes. That’s Exactly the Point.
You’ve seen them, locked to signposts on the side of the road. Maybe you’ve helped install one. Maybe you’ve cried at the sight of them.
September 11, 2015
Binge Watch This Video Series Profiling Unsung Bike Heroes
From the creative minds of bike activist and filmmaker Joe Biel and feminist bike ‘zine writer Elly Blue comes a new project that I bet you're going to love.
September 3, 2015
“Share the Road” Signs Don’t Work
Delaware got rid of its “Share the Road” signs about two years ago. Though the signs were designed to affirm cyclists' rights to the road, they were widely misinterpreted -- by both motorists and cyclists -- as an exhortation to cyclists to stop "hogging" the road, or as a recommendation that drivers and cyclists share a lane (leading to tight squeezes and close passes).
September 2, 2015