Bicycling
It Just Works: Davis Quietly Debuts America’s First Protected Intersection
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.
August 11, 2015
Cambridge: Britain’s Cycling Capital
In the city of Cambridge, just about an hour's train ride north of London, you'll find lots of people bicycling. In fact, the official bike mode share is 22 percent, but advocates believe it's even higher and could comprise up to 50 percent of all trips in the city center.
August 5, 2015
The Top 100 Neighborhoods for Bicycle Commuting Have a 21% Mode Share
City rankings of bike-friendliness -- while fabulous click-bait for their purveyors -- obscure dramatic differences among neighborhoods. Los Angeles doesn’t appear on any cycling top 10 lists, but the area to the north and west of the University of Southern California has a 20 percent bicycle mode share. The city of Miami Beach is no bike heavyweight, but around Flamingo Park, nearly one in every four trips to work is made on two wheels.
June 5, 2015
Four Cities Race to Finish the Country’s First Protected Intersection
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.
May 28, 2015
New Federal Guide Will Show More Cities the Way on Protected Bike Lanes
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.
May 19, 2015
The 10 States With the Best Bike Policy Tend to Have One Thing in Common
How does your state measure up on bike policy? The League of American Bicyclists is out with its 2015 state rankings, highlighting the states that are doing the most -- and the least -- to make bicycling a safe and convenient way to get around. Washington tops the list for the eighth year in a row, with Alabama bringing up the rear.
May 11, 2015
America’s Biggest Bike-Share Operator Now Makes Its Own Bikes
Motivate, the company that runs bike-share systems in several large American cities, is now manufacturing its own bikes. That might explain why the timetable for Citi Bike expansion has been getting a lot firmer.
May 7, 2015
Honolulu’s First Protected Bike Lane Cuts Sidewalk Biking 65 Percent
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.
May 7, 2015
10 Tips for Cities Ready to Replace Car Parking With Safe Space for Biking
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.
April 14, 2015
AASHTO Chief: Don’t Blame Street Design for Cyclist Deaths
This is a pretty revealing (read: depressing) exchange between a U.S. representative and the president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, which represents state DOTs.
March 18, 2015