Bicycling
Basics
Dramatic Shift Away From Driving Continues in California
In the first major travel survey since 2009, evidence grows that Americans are changing their transportation habits rapidly. The news from Caltrans' 2012 California Household Travel Survey is dramatic: Californians are making far more trips by walking, bicycling, and transit than they were in 2000. The survey found the percentage of trips by these modes doubled in ten years and make up nearly 23 percent of all trips in the state.
March 17, 2014
Green Lane Project Picks Six New Cities to Make Big Progress on Bikeways
More than 100 cities applied for the second round of the Green Lane Project, the program that helps cities build better bike infrastructure, including protected lanes.
March 10, 2014
Bill Peduto: If Pittsburgh Can Make Streets Bikeable, You Can Do It Anywhere
Bike advocates from places like Portland, New York, and Boulder got a little Rust Belt envy this week when Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto spoke to the National Bike Summit Tuesday morning.
March 7, 2014
UPDATE: Kentucky Reverses Course, Will Allow Pedestrians on Bridge
UPDATE (3:38 p.m. Friday March 7): The state of Kentucky announced today it will allow pedestrians on the Clark Memorial Bridge after all, according to media reports that came out shortly after this article was published. Officials have modified the construction plan to allow one sidewalk to remain open for the next few months. “We heard people’s concerns about the loss of pedestrian access, and we have responded,” said Andy Barber, project manager for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, according to the Louisville Business Journal. Well done, Kentucky! We stand corrected on the statements made in the original article that follow:
March 7, 2014
“Really, Dude? Opposition Is So 70s”: Local Officials Talk Bike Policy
Carolyn Szczepanski is the Bike League's communications director. A version of this post was originally published on the Bike League Blog.
March 7, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: Live (Well, Taped) From the National Bike Summit
This week, more than 700 bicycling advocates converged in Washington -- despite a snowstorm that closed down the federal government on Monday cancelled thousands of flights -- to learn from each other and compare notes from the past year.
March 6, 2014
National Bike Summit 2014: United Spokes
Usually I limit conference wrap-up videos to right around four minutes in length. But there were so many great (and funny!) moments at this year's National Bike Summit, it was important to pack in all of the coverage we could grab.
March 6, 2014
Sec. Foxx: Bicycle Infrastructure Can Be a “Ladder of Opportunity”
This morning, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s blog post is all about bicycling. He opens by touting the complete streets policy he helped implement in Charlotte (it passed before he was mayor) and the city’s bike-share system -- the largest in the Southeast.
March 5, 2014
Women’s Bicycling Forum Confronts Obstacles to Getting More Women Riding
This year marks the third time a Women’s Bicycling Forum has preceded the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, and, despite weather emergencies and an epidemic of flight cancellations, this is by far the best-attended one yet.
March 4, 2014