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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

Oaks Station Place in Minneapolis, MN. Photo: Google

End Parking Mandates, Get a Free Bus Pass

By Michael Andersen | Feb 3, 2022 | No Comments
Great programs like this one in Minnesota don’t happen when big parking lots are mandatory.
Image: David Wilson via Wikimedia Commons

Good Transit Is Useless If People Can’t Live Near It

By Michael Andersen | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments
A good Oregon bill would hold high-capacity transit lines to a very basic standard.
photo of parking lot at affordable housing development in Hillsboro, OR

Study: Yes, More Parking Does Put More Cars on the Road

By Michael Andersen | Feb 10, 2021 | No Comments
A new study finds something transportation reformers have long suspected, but never proven.
Donald Trump

Believe it or Not, Trump put a Huge Tax on Parking Lots – Maybe by Mistake

By Michael Andersen | Feb 14, 2019 | 4 Comments
But the IRS might let big companies wriggle out of it. You can comment until Feb. 22.
Manuel Calvo, telling Sevilla’s story in Indianapolis last week.

Six Secrets From the Planner of Sevilla’s Lightning Bike Network

By Michael Andersen | May 7, 2018 | 21 Comments
Here's one way to understand the story of biking in Sevilla, Spain: It went from having about as much biking as Oklahoma City to having about as much biking as Portland, Oregon. It did this over the course of four years.
Photo: NACTO/Kate Fillin-Yeh.

What We Can Learn From the Runaway Success of UT-Austin Bike-Share

By Michael Andersen | Apr 6, 2018 | 3 Comments
In the program's first 40 days, the campus bikes averaged 12 checkouts per bike per day. Why exactly did it work?
Dearborn Street, Chicago. Photo: Steven E. Gross.

“Buffalo Is Missing Out”: When Good Bike Cities Improve, It Helps Everyone

By Michael Andersen | Mar 13, 2018 | 7 Comments
The need for better streets is global, but the fight is local.
A neighborhood greenway in Portland, Oregon. Photo: public domain.

The NCUTCD Wants to Know How You Think Speed Limits Should Be Set

By Michael Andersen | Mar 9, 2018 | 36 Comments
The obscure but hugely influential committee is asking for direct feedback.
Outside Furniture Plus on Northeast Halsey Street. Portland hopes this sidewalk-facing retail district in a suburban area will be the seed of big changes.

Bike to the Future: Portland Uses Bikes to Rethink 70 Years of Strip Malls

By Michael Andersen | Mar 8, 2018 | 1 Comment
Portland's Halsey Street carries five bikes in a normal rush hour. The city thinks dramatic upgrades can make it a model for suburban retrofits.
Before/after cross-sections of 7th Street, San Francisco. Photos: Jeremy Menzies, SFMTA.

Lightning Fast, Dirt Cheap: Five Tips From SF’s Protected Bike Lane Projects

By Michael Andersen | Feb 27, 2018 | 6 Comments
How to cut the project time of a new protected bike lane by 90 percent and the cost by 75 percent.
Images: Des Moines Connect Downtown plan

Why Business Is Leading the Charge for Des Moines’ $33M Street Overhaul

By Michael Andersen | Dec 8, 2017 | No Comments
The City Council of Des Moines has approved one of the biggest downtown street transformations the United States has seen in years
Photos: Barb Chamberlain

Ellensburg, WA, Proves No Town Is Too Small for Top-Notch Bikeways

By Michael Andersen | Dec 1, 2017 | No Comments
Few objects in this world are more fiscally conservative than the bicycle.
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