Bicycling
Basics
What Do Drivers Really Think of Cyclists?
There's ample research out there backing up the safety benefits of streets with protected bikeways and slow car speeds. But what about the critically important yet less tangible factor of individual attitudes -- how does the mind of the person behind the wheel affect driver behavior toward cyclists? A new report from Portland State University looks at the question.
June 28, 2017
Tamika Butler to Step Down as Head of LA County Bicycle Coalition
Perhaps the most powerful thing Butler did during her tenure was to consistently give of herself to create space for others on the margins in a field where there is currently precious little.
June 16, 2017
Virginia DOT Hopes People Will Enjoy Bicycling Next to a Noisy, Exhaust-Choked Freeway
When a bike path is added to a highway expansion project, it risks being an afterthought, resulting in a low-quality, high-stress route. Like this one, now in the works in Northern Virginia.
June 16, 2017
Judge Issues Restraining Order to Keep Baltimore Mayor From Erasing Protected Bike Lane
Pandering to NIMBYs, Catherine Pugh wants to rip out a protected bike lane that has been in the works for years and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to design and build.
June 13, 2017
Here’s a First: Hartford’s Downtown Now Offers Free Roadside Assistance for Cyclists
Bicyclists in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, have a new option if they need repairs on the go -- the area's business improvement district has launched a first-of-its-kind roadside assistance program.
June 9, 2017
Here’s a New Street-Level Analysis of the Biking Networks in 299 U.S. Cities
PeopleForBikes has just made the first attempt to measure and compare local bike networks on a nationwide scale.
June 7, 2017
Boston Survey Suggests Approaches to Bikeway Design That Will Appeal More to People of Color
A new survey conducted in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood shows that while people across different racial groups like protected bike lanes, there are variations in preferences that should inform design.
June 6, 2017
Male Cyclists Need to Stop the “Macho Nonsense” Directed at Female Riders
In the United States, women account for only a quarter of bike trips. There are many possible factors for the discrepancy: the lack of bike infrastructure, social pressures during adolescence, and complex trip patterns play a role. But one of the big things keeping women out of the saddle is that when they bike they're harassed. All the time.
June 6, 2017
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Caves to NIMBYs, Hacks Away at Protected Bike Lane
Pugh altered a bikeway as it was being constructed, endangering the physical safety of people on bikes to appease parking-obsessed complainers.
June 5, 2017
Landmark Study Tests a Bike Network’s Effects on Safety and Ridership
Fascinating results from a city whose bike network was literally a Communist plot.
May 31, 2017
