Bicycling
Basics
New L.A. Ordinance Cracking Down on Bicycle “Chop Shops” Ghost of Defunct Mayoral Campaign
In a brief and anticlimactic session yesterday, City Council tentatively* approved a controversial ordinance cracking down on so-called “bicycle chop shops,” which advocates say targets unhoused people.
June 15, 2022
Divvy’s new pricing is unaffordable to many residents, and therefore inequitable
Perversely, CDOT's and Lyft's community outreach plan was to explain to the public how the new pricing system works after members were already being charged the new e-bike fees.
June 14, 2022
Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Cyclists
Black cyclists are more than four times more likely to die while riding a bike than White ones, a new study finds — and the stats aren't much better for other modes or other racially marginalized groups.
June 14, 2022
Where Are California’s E-bike Incentives?
Imagine if policymakers took the potential for ebikes seriously. Imagine if legislative analysts noted that ongoing funding for new electric car subsidies could displace funding for more effective mode-shifting and VMT reduction via e-bikes, instead of the other way around.
June 9, 2022
Pickups and SUVs are driving the pedestrian death epidemic. But the tide may be turning.
While big vehicles are safer for people on the inside, they're more deadly for those on the outside. But there's a movement to require safer automobile designs and create disincentives to owning oversized vehicles.
June 8, 2022
The 3 Secret Ingredients To Building Bike Networks Fast
A handful of cities across America are building out bike lane networks faster than ever before — and the secret ingredient isn't concrete and paint, but strong partnerships and even stronger public messaging, a new analysis argued.
June 6, 2022
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
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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
