Bicycling
Basics
Study: Cycling is 10x More Important Than Electric Cars For Reaching Net Zero
"Taking into account the carbon generated by making the vehicle, fuelling it and disposing of it, we found that emissions from cycling can be more than 30 times lower for each trip than driving a fossil fuel car, and about ten times lower than driving an electric one."
June 3, 2022
OPINION: Make Cars Safer for People Outside of Vehicles
Join these campaigns and send a message to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
June 2, 2022
Commentary: Action Items for Reducing Fossil Fuel Use
What personal choices must we make and what policies should we advocate for to cut consumption of petroleum before it completely wrecks our world?
June 1, 2022
Car-Friendly Cities Are Not Age-Friendly Cities
Automobiles menace the elderly and make it hard to navigate their environment, keeping them from meaningful connections,
May 30, 2022
OPINION: Feds Must Make New Cars Safer for Bikers, Too
Cyclists can't wait until 2025 for the administration to mandate the testing of life-saving technology.
May 27, 2022
In a Rare Sign of Unity, the World Celebrates Cycling (and Clarence Eckerson)
The Streetfilms documentarian was recently honored by the United Nations as it marked "World Bicycle Day."
May 27, 2022
Reckless Motorists, Dangerous Streets: a Deadly Combination
Dangerous motorist behaviors, such as speeding, crosswalk incursions, and going the wrong way on a one-way street, are tolerated by law enforcement and a judicial system that basically never suspends or revokes the license of even the most egregious offenders.
May 26, 2022
Possible Chicago public restroom pilot could help improve access to public space
Advocates for more public restrooms for Chicagoans will be heartened by signs of movement to address the problem.
May 25, 2022
More Protected Bike Lanes = More Women Cyclists, New Study Shows
Protect women and they will bike.
May 25, 2022
How ‘Community Mobility Rituals’ Can Transform Neighborhoods
On this episode, host Kea Wilson sits down with Olatunji Oboi Reed of Equiticity to talk about "community mobility rituals," or regular, free, hyper-local events that dismantle barriers to sustainable transportation and build the social infrastructure that neighborhoods need.
May 24, 2022
