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Could Building Bike Lanes Become America’s Next Big Infrastructure Project?

Bike lanes and trails aren't just small, local projects; they're key components of a national effort to end climate change. A new advocacy tool seeks to get Americans to treat them as such.

August 14, 2023

Four Ways To Spot a Bad E-Bike Article

A recent New York Times series shone a light on the potential "dangers" of e-bikes — and perpetuated dangerous tropes that need to be debunked.

August 9, 2023

See It: San Francisco’s Impressive New Concrete-Island-Protected Bike Lanes

Streetfilms documents Oakland's best-practice protected bike lane and decides it looks great.

August 3, 2023

What Chicago Would Be Like With a Citywide Low-Stress Cycling Network

The 7.8 side street bike tour takes place this Sunday, August 6, at 9 a.m. leaving from Catalpa (5500 N.) and Campbell (2500 W.) avenues in Lincoln Square.

August 3, 2023

Study: Most US Cyclists Say They’d Move To Cities That Offered to Buy Them E-Bikes

Could the humble e-bike credit become a powerful economic development tool?

August 3, 2023

How Minneapolis Became a Top U.S. Bike City

This Midwestern city prioritized bicycling by lowering speed limits, redesigning streets, and implementing an equitable, all ages and abilities network. Here's how.

August 1, 2023

L.A. Excited to Experience the “Taylor Swift Transit Effect”

Don't pay through the nose for parking - take a combination of bus, rail, walk and bike to get to August Taylor Swift concerts at SoFi Stadium.

July 29, 2023

How Sacramento’s Massive Bike Valet Program Is Fueling (and Funding) Its Cycling Movement

A Sacramento bike advocacy org is using bike valet service to steady the books while getting butts out of cars.

July 28, 2023

Opinion: Rock-Bottom Bike Ranking Should Push Chicago To Do Better

Another year, another flawed report from the advocacy group People for Bikes rating Chicago as one of the very worst big American cities for biking.

July 20, 2023

Our America: To Combat Alleged Crime, One Town is Banning Walking and Biking at Night

Police and city officials in a small Lousiana town have banned biking and walking after 11 p.m., leaving some advocates concerned about government overreach and the law’s potential on marginalized communities.