Michael Andersen
Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation for the Sightline Institute. He previously covered bike infrastructure for PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization.
Recent Posts
Bike Commuting Growth Has Leveled Off – But Not Everywhere in the U.S.
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The handful of cities that led the rebound of U.S. bike commuting a decade ago seem to have slowed down — but growth elsewhere suggests that progress can still happen.
An Idea That Sticks: Another Plunger-Protected Bike Lane Goes Permanent
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Tactical urbanism projects are prompting cities to improve the bike-riding environment.
Here’s a New Street-Level Analysis of the Biking Networks in 299 U.S. Cities
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PeopleForBikes has just made the first attempt to measure and compare local bike networks on a nationwide scale.
Connecting Cities’ Scattered Bikeways Is Going to Be Harder, But Worth It
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When the low-hanging fruit has all been eaten, there's only one thing to do: climb higher.
Britain’s Forgotten Protected Bike Lane Network
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A U.K. historian is on a quest to find and reclaim hundreds of miles of protected bike lanes built across his country in the early 20th century and then abandoned.
Grassy Storm Drainage Can Be a Transportation Twofer, New Guide Shows
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If your city's transportation department and its stormwater management department were to team up to put storm drainage in just the right places, it could be a very cost-efficient way to manage runoff while creating permanent, attractive separation between bike and car traffic.
The Main Street of Latino Culture in Providence Will Get a Bike-Walk Upgrade
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Broad Street sees more biking and walking collisions than any other street in the city.
The Country’s Newest Biking Boomtown Looks to the Next Level
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Bike transportation in New Orleans has doubled in the last few years.
Edmonton’s Quick-Build Protected Bike Lane Grid: “A New Model” for Change
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks. The most interesting thing about this week’s best bike infrastructure news isn’t what’s being built. It’s how it’s being built. Two years ago, the sprawling Canadian prairie metropolis of Calgary decided to buck tradition and test […]
Atlanta Looks for Options Where Bidirectional Protected Bike Lanes Intersect
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks. Bidirectional protected bike lanes, which put both directions of bike traffic on the same side of a street, aren’t ideal. But they can be useful in a pinch. Like all protected bike lanes, well-designed bidirectionals are […]
AASHTO’s Draft Bikeway Guide Includes Protected Bike Lanes and More
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks. As the most influential U.S. transportation engineering organization rewrites its bike guide, there seems to be general agreement that protected bike lanes should be included for the first time. A review panel appointed by the American […]
In Rainy Areas, Protected Bike Lanes Can Cut Road Construction Costs
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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. As protected bike lanes arrive in American suburbs, some city builders are making an unexpected discovery. Not only are protected bike lanes by far the best way to make biking a pleasant […]