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Cycling Is Getting a Lot Safer in American Cities Adding a Lot of Bike Lanes
American cities still have a long way to go before they're considered safe for people of all ages and abilities to bike.
November 16, 2016
Atlanta Looks for Options Where Bidirectional Protected Bike Lanes Intersect
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
July 25, 2016
Of Course the GOP Transportation Platform Is a Catastrophe
In the past few years, Congressional Republicans tried and failed to turn the federal transportation program into a highways-only affair. Still, the GOP isn't giving up on eliminating federal funds for transit, walking, and biking.
July 21, 2016
How Cities Clear Snow from Protected Bike Lanes: A Starter Guide
This post is by Tyler Golly of Stantec and Michael Andersen of The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes.
February 11, 2016
Study: Sharrows Don’t Make Streets Safer for Cycling
Sharrows are the dregs of bike infrastructure -- the scraps cities hand out when they can't muster the will to implement exclusive space for bicycling. They may help with wayfinding, but do sharrows improve the safety of cycling at all? New research presented at the Transportation Review Board Annual Meeting suggests they don't.
January 14, 2016
Salt Lake City to Install Nation’s First Protected Intersection for Bicycling
Salt Lake City is on track to implement America's first protected intersection for bicycling this summer.
May 7, 2015
Study: People Living Near Biking and Walking Paths Get More Exercise
People who live near safe, high-quality biking and walking infrastructure tend to get more exercise than people who don't, according to a study published last week in the American Journal of Public Health.
July 22, 2014
Caltrans Endorses the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide
It wasn't a total surprise, but exciting nevertheless for bicycle advocates gathered at the NACTO "Cities for Cycling" Road Show in Oakland last night. Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty announced that the agency will endorse the use of the National Association of City Transportation Officials Urban Street Design Guide, giving a blessing California cities to install modern infrastructure like protected bike lanes.
April 11, 2014