Bicycling Archives — Page 51 of 114

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

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

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

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

The pandemic has inspired more Chicagoans to buy e-bikes

E-bike sales have increased alongside sales of traditional bikes during COVID-19. New e-bike owners in Chicago shared their thoughts and experiences.

Courtney Cobbs

September 2, 2020

Bicycling

How To Get More People on E-Bikes

It will take a different kind of advocacy to increase e-bike adoption in the U.S. — and the whole cycling community might be better for it.

Kea Wilson

September 2, 2020

Bicycling

Despite Months of Protests, NHTSA Still Thinks Cops Can Make Cyclists and Peds Safer

There's just one thing missing from the federal agency's "idea book" on enhancing police support for road safety : any acknowledgement of the existence of violent structural racism.

Kea Wilson

September 1, 2020

Bicycle Infrastructure

Micromobility Trips Explode 60 Percent In One Year — But Bikeshares Lag

Scooters are driving the recent micromobility revolution — but don't count out the humble bike just yet.

Kea Wilson

August 31, 2020

Bicycling

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