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Los Angeles Gets Its First Protected Bike Lanes
Implementation of the very first parking-protected bike lanes in Los Angeles is underway on Reseda Boulevard in Northridge.
April 3, 2015
Detroit Breaks Ground on First Protected Bike Lane Project
The Motor City is getting its first taste of on-street protected bike infrastructure. Work has begun on a street redesign that will bring Detroit its very first bike lane where parked cars will protect riders from motor vehicle traffic.
April 3, 2015
Bay Area Bike Share to Expand Tenfold By 2017
Bay Area Bike Share will expand to a 7,000-bike system over the next two years and venture into Oakland, Berkeley, and Emeryville. San Francisco's system will dramatically increase to 4,500 bikes, and San Jose's will expand to 1,000.
April 3, 2015
Climate Idealism Can’t Hold a Candle to Collective Action
Cross-posted from the Carbon Tax Center.
March 30, 2015
Exploring the Streets of Stockholm
In 2014, I got the chance to visit Stockholm near the end of an incredibly hot summer. It's a charming and walkable place with a downtown buzzing with people. There's an easygoing rhythm to the city. After dark the pedestrian streets fill with both residents and tourists out for a walk, even after most stores and restaurants close.
March 24, 2015
Just in From London: Congestion Charging’s Street Safety Bonus
Add street safety to the list of benefits from congestion pricing. That’s the takeaway from a new “working paper” analyzing traffic crash rates in and around the London congestion charging zone by three economists associated with the Management School at Lancaster University.
March 11, 2015
DC Is Schooling NYC on Improving Pedestrian Safety at Intersections
We wrote last week that New York City allows drivers to park to the edge of crosswalks, which can make it more difficult for pedestrians and motorists to see each other. After we posted that story a reader noted that Washington, DC, does a good job with daylighting intersections.
March 4, 2015
Outer London’s Huge Bike Plan Could Break the Cycle of Bad Suburban Transit
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.
February 25, 2015
Maryland Gov Larry Hogan Plays Chicken With Purple Line Funding
Newly elected Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says he's putting off bids on the Purple Line light rail project in an attempt to cut costs, but the delay could also jeopardize the whole project by putting federal funding at risk.
February 24, 2015
Take a Look at Houston’s First On-Street Protected Bike Lane
Is that a beautiful sight or what? This two-way protected bike lane is all the more stunning because it's in downtown Houston.
February 9, 2015