Bicycling
How Much Would It Cost to Minneapolize the Country?
What would it cost to retrofit the entire United States to be reasonably bikeable?
May 29, 2014
Infamous YouTube “Run ’em in a Ditch” Driver Arrested in Alabama
An Alabama man whose YouTube videos made him an internet villain among cyclists has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.
May 23, 2014
8 Takeaways From the Bike League’s Study of Cyclist Fatalities
When someone is killed while riding a bike in the United States, the most follow-up you'll usually see is a newspaper article or two. There's rarely a trial or a detailed examination of what went wrong.
May 22, 2014
Congratulations to the Winners of the Showers & Snow Photo Contest!
Congratulations to Todd Consentino and Chris Chaney, winners of the Ortlieb Showers & Snow photo contest by the Alliance for Biking & Walking and Streetsblog.
May 16, 2014
Sec. Foxx Braves the Rain for Bike to Work Day
It's Bike to Work Day, and despite pouring rain, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx came out to the Washington Area Bicyclists Association event in Freedom Plaza, getting soaked in shorts and a baseball cap.
May 16, 2014
Deadline Extended! Vote for the Best Rainy/Snowy Picture
UPDATE: Well, this is embarrassing and a little maddening. We have been hacked through our hack-proof captcha coding. So, we're shutting this sucker down and calling the winners based on voting as of May 10, when the hacking started. We will steer clear of Google polls in the future, and we sincerely apologize to everyone who voted and most especially to everyone who submitted photos. Winners will be announced tomorrow.
May 13, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: A Deep Dive Into Biking and Walking Census Data
We were so excited about the first-ever Census report exclusively on biking and walking that we devoted this entire episode of the Talking Headways podcast to an interview with its author, Brian McKenzie.
May 12, 2014
Low-Income Americans Walk and Bike to Work the Most
The U.S. Census Bureau just released its first-ever report exclusively on walking and biking [PDF]. Using data from the American Community Survey, the report shows how rates of active transportation vary by age, income, education, race, and the availability of a vehicle. It's a lot more detail than the usual Census data release on how people get to work, which only breaks active commuting down by gender.
May 8, 2014
Cast Your Vote for the Best Photo of All-Weather Biking and Walking
UPDATE 5/13: Hey folks, we got hacked. Deadline extended, vote in our new-and-improved, more secure poll by 11:59 p.m. May 14!
May 8, 2014