Bike Lanes
Basics
Providence Will Keep DIY Plungers in Place to Prevent Cars From Clogging Bike Lane
Keeping cars out of bike lanes can seem like a Sisyphean task, particularly when a street design makes it easy for drivers to go where they shouldn't. But do-it-yourself attempts to stop automobile incursions have proven to be invaluable demonstrations of how simple steps can make a real impact -- from flowers in Boston to traffic cones in Brooklyn to human barriers in San Francisco.
May 12, 2017
Popular Support for Bike Lanes Is Precisely the Problem for Atlanta Columnist Bill Torpy
A plan to put an extra-wide suburban Atlanta thoroughfare on a road diet, adding protected bike lanes in the process, has come under fire from a local columnist with an unhealthy vendetta against people who ride bikes.
April 25, 2017
Wichita Upgrades Guerrilla Plungers to Permanent Bike Lane Posts
Two weeks after two rows of toilet plungers set up to temporarily protect a Wichita bike lane went viral, the city of Wichita has decided that come to think of it, those plungers were making a pretty good point.
March 15, 2017
Street by Street, DC Builds Out a Center-City Protected Bikeway Network
There are now nearly 16 miles of protected bike lanes in Washington, DC.
March 8, 2017
Austin Is Starting a Three-Year Plan to Fight Congestion With Bikes
Its proposed biking network will increase road capacity as much as a freeway expansion.
March 6, 2017
The ‘Peanutabout’ Concept Could Be a Breakthrough for Diagonal Streets
Wickedly good biking ideas continue to pop up in Massachusetts.
December 1, 2016
Atlanta Looks for Options Where Bidirectional Protected Bike Lanes Intersect
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
July 25, 2016
Room to Breathe: The Feds Just Made It Easier to Fit Bike Lanes on Streets
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.
May 6, 2016
When to Use Protected Intersections? Academic Study Will Offer Advice
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.
April 5, 2016
Fast Changes to City Streets: A 9-Step Guide for Creative Bureaucrats
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.
March 28, 2016