Bicycling
Basics
Will DC Finally Repeal Its Unfair Treatment for Injured Cyclists and Peds?
In Washington, DC, if a driver crashes into a person on foot or on a bike, and that person walking or biking is deemed to be even 1 percent at fault, he or she cannot collect any damages from insurance.
November 6, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: Dear Bike People
Do people of color and low-income people ride bikes? Not as much as they could, given all the great benefits biking offers, particularly to people without a lot of disposable cash. But yes, non-white and non-rich people ride bikes -- in high numbers compared to the general population, by some measures.
October 23, 2014
Study: Safe Routes to School Programs Boost Walking and Biking 30%
In just two generations, the share of American kids who walk or bike to school has plummeted -- dropping from 50 percent in 1969 to 13 percent today. Can the trend be reversed? Yes, according to new research that shows the impact of street safety infrastructure and other programs implemented with federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funds.
October 22, 2014
NYC Bike-on-Sidewalk Tickets Most Common in Black and Latino Communities
Of all the possible ways to break the law on a bicycle, pedaling on the sidewalk ought to be one of the most sympathetic.
October 21, 2014
A New Bike Network Takes Shape, and Atlantans Turn Out in Droves
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
October 16, 2014
Conquering the Unbearable Whiteness of Bike Advocacy: An Equity How-To
Many bicycle advocacy groups find themselves in a sticky position today: They’re increasingly aware that their membership doesn’t reflect the diversity of the broader population, but they’re not sure how to go about recruiting new members, or how to do it in a way that doesn’t amount to tokenism.
October 14, 2014
Schlepping By Bicycle: The Next Big Thing in Women’s Bike Advocacy?
Why don’t women bike as much as men? It’s a question that’s been getting a lot of press for the last three years or so since the explosion of Women Bike onto the national advocacy scene. Only about 24 percent of bikes on the street have women’s butts on them. What’s going on?
October 9, 2014
#MinimumGrid: Toronto Advocates Move Politicians Beyond Bike Platitudes
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
September 25, 2014
Complete Freeways? Florida Tries Bike Lanes on Highway Bridges
A few years ago, a person living in a working-class neighborhood of Miami and commuting to the tourism district in Miami Beach could pretty much forget about walking or biking there. Her choices were either to pay for the bus or buy a car, but healthy, active transportation was impossible -- or at least, illegal. Biking and walking were banned on the causeways between the mainland and the barrier islands.
September 25, 2014