Bicycling Archives — Page 51 of 115

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

OPINION: Protecting Cyclists From Road Ragers

Our laws must do much more to deter these menaces, a bike commuter argues.

Emil Skandul

September 20, 2020

OPINION: Protecting Cyclists From Road Ragers

Transit

Trump’s Road Grants Favor Red, Rural Projects

Obama's signature TIGER program became just another highway fund when President Trump rechristened it BUILD — but this may be the worst year yet.

Kea Wilson

September 18, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Should States Subsidize E-Bike Purchases? This New Yorker Thinks So.

Assembly Member Bobby Carroll wants the state to expand its electric car subsidy program to include electric bikes.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 18, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Amtrak

Amtrak Allows Bikes on More Trains Throughout New England

Amtrak has added new in-car luggage racks to accommodate bicycles for more passengers on its Northeast Regional, Hartford Line, Valley Flyer and Downeaster routes. Several of these routes had previously not allowed bikes on their trains at all; the Downeaster had allowed bikes on its trains, but only if passengers were both boarding and disembarking […]

Christian MilNeil

September 16, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

Let’s install cheap, quick plastic curb-protected bike lanes all over Chicago

An upcoming bikeway project in Logan Square will demonstrate this fairly cheap, quick, flexible, and effective approach to installing protected lanes that should be repeated across the city.

John Greenfield

September 12, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Accessibility

Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users

The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 10, 2020

Bicycle Infrastructure

Is a Federal Greenway Act What the U.S. Needs to Recover from COVID-19?

A new effort is underway to build a massive national network of connected walking and cycle infrastructure— and the organization behind it says a $10 billion federal investment in the project would help the country rebound from the economic ravages of COVID-19 in a way that highway spending never could.

Kea Wilson

September 9, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

Boston’s Bluebikes Bucks National Trend of E-Bike Share

Bikeshare systems across North America have been adding thousands of pedal-assist electric bikes to their fleets this summer, but the Bluebikes system of greater Boston won't be embracing this new technology anytime soon.

Christian MilNeil

September 8, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

Boston Bike Counts Make the Case for Better Bike Lanes on Key Routes

Earlier this summer, the City of Boston published the results of its 2019 bike counts, an annual tally of bike traffic that’s conducted every June and September. And while the city is busy building new bike infrastructure in an effort to increase the number of bike trips people make across the city, the 2019 counts […]

Christian MilNeil

September 4, 2020

Streetsblog San Francisco |Bicycle Infrastructure

How Angled Parking Endangers Cyclists

Angled parking isn't a solution for safety, finds new study

Roger Rudick

September 3, 2020

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