Bike Lanes
Basics
States May Forfeit $1 Billion in Biking and Walking Funding
States will forfeit a combined $1 billion in biking and walking funds if they don't get their acts together by September.
February 21, 2019
Portland Will Grow — But Without Adding Cars
The city plans to add 2 percent of street space in the central city for bus and bike lanes, increasing carrying capacity 60 percent.
November 16, 2018
Vancouver Mayoral Candidate Attacks Bike Lanes … For the Moms!
Do not try to use single moms to make your case against bike lanes -- especially on Twitter.
September 18, 2018
Is It Time to Redefine the Bike Lane?
In a matter of months, electric scooter companies have set up fleets in dozens of American cities. Where do these vehicles belong on our streets?
August 23, 2018
Global Business Press Impresario Keith Crain Pens Epic Anti-Bike Screed
Keith Crain, chief executive of Crain Communications, saw some bike lanes and wants you to know that he's very mad.
June 19, 2018
“Buffalo Is Missing Out”: When Good Bike Cities Improve, It Helps Everyone
The need for better streets is global, but the fight is local.
March 13, 2018
Bike to the Future: Portland Uses Bikes to Rethink 70 Years of Strip Malls
Portland's Halsey Street carries five bikes in a normal rush hour. The city thinks dramatic upgrades can make it a model for suburban retrofits.
March 8, 2018
Philly Rolls Out Bike Lanes at a Snail’s Pace, and Mayor Jim Kenney May Slow Down Progress Even More
Two years into Kenney's tenure, it already seems unlikely that he'll achieve his promise to improve the bike network.
March 6, 2018
A Brief History of How American Transportation Engineers Resisted Bike Lanes
A new paper looks at what led the American engineering establishment to fall decades behind other countries on the development of bike infrastructure.
March 2, 2018
Former California Mayor Calls New Bikeway “Urban Rape”
"No other word would be proper" to describe the bike lane besides "rape," according to the former mayor of San Luis Obispo.
February 9, 2018