Bicycle Infrastructure
Basics
The Plan to Build Bicycle Highways Where Cleveland’s Streetcars Once Ran
Like many cities in America, Cleveland grew into its own as a streetcar city. In the early part of the last century, hundreds of miles of streetcars connected all corners of the city as well as its inner suburbs. The streets where tracks carried passengers -- Lorain, Superior, Euclid -- were the circulatory system of the city, around which neighborhood life was organized.
August 12, 2014
Hundreds Protest After Omaha Mayor Scraps City’s Only Bike/Ped Planner
Despite rainy weather, about 300 people gathered this Saturday in Omaha to protest the city's plans to eliminate its "bike czar" position.
August 12, 2014
How Bike-Friendly Streets Help Denmark Combat Inequality
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.
August 8, 2014
How One-Day Plazas and Bike Lanes Can Change a City Forever
This post is part of a series featuring stories and research that will be presented at the Pro-Walk/Pro-Bike/Pro-Place conference September 8-11 in Pittsburgh.
July 29, 2014
The Bayou Greenways Plan: A Game-Changer for Houston?
Houston's Bayou Greenways plan is perhaps the largest active transportation project in the country right now -- if residents can actually use it for transportation when it's completed.
July 25, 2014
Contraflow Bike Lanes Finally Get Nod From U.S. Engineering Establishment
Buffered bike lanes have been used in some American cities for decades now, and an increasing number of cities are implementing contraflow bike lanes. But only just now are these street designs getting official recognition from powerful standard-setters inside the U.S. engineering establishment.
July 18, 2014
What a Great Pilot Bike Lane Project Looks Like: 3 Best Practices
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.
July 3, 2014
Memphis Turns Two Highway Lanes Into a Car-Free Oasis By the Mississippi
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.
June 17, 2014
The Street Ballet of a Bike Lane Behind a Transit Stop
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.
June 12, 2014