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A Suburban Strip In Newton and Needham Is Getting a Complete Streets Makeover

Among other improvements, the project will build new protected bike lanes that will create a continuous, 1.8 mile bike route from Needham to Newton Highlands.

Christian MilNeil

October 1, 2020

A Suburban Strip In Newton and Needham Is Getting a Complete Streets Makeover

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

Guest Column: Will the COVID Bicycle Surge Last?

Like far too many traditions under COVID, the annual Bay State Bike Month was postponed and reimagined this year. Typically scheduled in May to coincide with the start of peak cycling season, Bike Month officially started on September 1 and people across Massachusetts are encouraged to join events that are largely virtual. But this year, […]

Christian MilNeil

September 29, 2020

Bicycling

D.C. Shows What To Do When Your Vision Zero Plan Is Failing

The nation's capital is failing to meet its Vision Zero goal — but it's not taking the loss lying down.

Kea Wilson

September 28, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycle Infrastructure

OPINION: Surviving a Hit-and-Run Bike Crash in a City Choked by Cars

New Yorkers came to my aid — but the driver who plowed into me escaped. He knew that, in a city where bicyclists are dehumanized, he could get away with it.

Morgan L. Sykes

September 27, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

ATA: Here’s how to overcome obstacles to building a protected bike lane network in Chicago

Hurdles include lack of funding, staffing shortages at CDOT, lack of cooperation from IDOT, and opposition from community members and aldermen.

Courtney Cobbs

September 25, 2020

Streetsblog California |Bicycling

Cali 2035 Gas Car Ban Barely Mentions Non-Drivers

Governor Newsom's executive order calling for cleaner transportation only hints at the most important way to reduce transportation emissions and make life in California better: by encouraging and supporting walking, biking, and transit.

Melanie Curry

September 24, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

Chicago-Indiana commuter rail line tries quarantining anti-maskers in a separate car

Is the commuter railroad's unique approach to dealing with COVID deniers on trains completely misguided, or so gosh darn irrational that it just might work?

John Greenfield

September 23, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

OPINION: States Must Subsidize E-Bike Purchases

A state lawmaker and a Democratic Socialist frame the issue perfectly: Let's help people get out of cars!

Assembly Member Robert Carroll

September 23, 2020

Bicycling

Winter Is Coming: Four Ways To Keep Snowy Cities Moving During the Pandemic

Many forms of indoor entertainment won't be safe this winter — which means it's past time to make outdoor transportation and recreation safe for all.

Kea Wilson

September 23, 2020

Autonomous cars

‘Heat Vision’ Traffic Lights Can Save Lives

Cities across America are telling the pedestrian "beg" button to bug off, thanks to thermal imaging technology designed to detect and protect human bodies on our roadways.

Kea Wilson

September 22, 2020

Bicycling

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