Bike Lanes
Basics
Vancouver Builds a Better Bike Lane
The Pacific Rim city is trying to be an Amsterdam of the Americas. Here's how it's leading.
June 10, 2019
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
May 29, 2019
D.C. Bill Would Make Protected Bike Lanes Mandatory
And that's just the start. It would also allow regular citizens to help enforce bike-lane parkers and ban right turn on red, among other things.
May 8, 2019
New Big Easy Mayor Hopes to Make Biking, Well, Easier
New Orleans hopes to become one of America’s friendliest cities under new its new mayor, Latoya Cantrell.
May 7, 2019
Best Bike Friendly Cities? Look to the Northwest
If you want to live and bike safely in a city head to the Northwest. And definitely get out of Tucson.
May 6, 2019
Cyclists Take Over D.C. Streets to Demand Safety
The "Rally for Streets that Don't Kill People" comes one week after the death of well-known bike activist Dave Solavesh, who was killed by the driver of a stolen van on a street without a protected bike lane.
April 26, 2019
Study: Driver Behavior Shows Greater Need for Protected Bike Lanes
A new study finds drivers pass more than a foot closer on streets with bike lanes and parked cars. Physical barriers are needed, authors say.
April 15, 2019
The Economic Value of Actually Following Through on a Bike Plan
Building out Kansas City's bike plan would add $500 million to the local economy and, save 36 lives a year, a new study finds.
April 12, 2019
Seattle Mayor’s Bike Lane Retreat Enrages Activists
It looks like Seattle's new Mayor, Jenny Durkan, isn't going to show the kind of transportation leadership we've come to expect from Seattle.
March 27, 2019
Study: Good Bike and Ped Infrastructure Actually Makes Neighbors Healthier
High-quality biking and walking facilities actually create healthier people, a new study based in Vancouver finds.
March 26, 2019
