Bicycling
Basics
Busting the Myth of the “Scofflaw Cyclist”
According to a certain perspective that seems to hold sway among local newspaper columnists, bicyclists are reckless daredevils who flout the road rules that everyone else faithfully upholds. But the results of a massive survey published in the Journal of Transport and Land Use point to a different conclusion -- everyone breaks traffic laws, and there's nothing extraordinary about how people behave on bikes.
March 16, 2017
The Motherland of Soul Is Getting an All-Ages Biking Network
Even as South Memphis has left deep marks on U.S. culture, its neighborhoods themselves have suffered. Now the city is working through many channels to reverse that -- one of which is putting the district at the front of the queue to get one of the country's first connected networks of all-ages bikeways.
March 13, 2017
Street by Street, DC Builds Out a Center-City Protected Bikeway Network
There are now nearly 16 miles of protected bike lanes in Washington, DC.
March 8, 2017
Austin Is Starting a Three-Year Plan to Fight Congestion With Bikes
Its proposed biking network will increase road capacity as much as a freeway expansion.
March 6, 2017
In Baltimore, Combining Bikes and Buses to Reconnect a Car-Lite City
In the first in a series of profiles of the 10 focus areas in the PeopleForBikes Big Jump Project, we look at Baltimore's plans to beef up frequent bus service and install a low-stress biking network in six neighborhoods.
March 2, 2017
PeopleForBikes Wants Your Help to Rate Cities on Cycling
How well does your city work for bicycling? PeopleForBikes wants you to weigh in for a new city ranking that will be released in the fall.
February 17, 2017
To Get More People on Bikes, Louisville Needs to Raise Its Game
Louisville is making an effort to build out its bike network, adding a number of buffered bike lanes and beginning a network of low-stress "Neighborways" along residential streets. It's a start, but peer cities like Indianapolis and Pittsburgh are doing more to make cycling an appealing way to get around. Here's what Louisville needs to do to catch up.
February 14, 2017
Bicycling Education in the United States Needs an Update
Thousands of people in North America are exposed to rules of thumb in cycling training courses each year. But how good is the advice?
February 7, 2017
This State Rep Wants to Require a Special Permit to Ride in Bike Lanes
The law would require cyclists to take a special training course and pay an annual fee to use bike lanes. Children under 15 would also be banned from bike lanes.
February 6, 2017
The Dutch’s Beloved Bikeway Design Manual Just Got an Update
The guide to Dutch bikeway engineering is a critical darling, at least among the nation's hipper street designers.
February 1, 2017
