China
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Friday Video(s): Two Urban Cycling Trips Worth Taking
Choose your own urban cycling adventure: domestic or international edition.
October 9, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: The Long Road to Real Transit Progress
Jeff Wood and Reece Martin discuss China’s lessons for American infrastructure.
October 8, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Emotional Consumption in China
High-speed rail has completely transformed the country. Think about that sentence: "High-speed rail has completely transformed the country." When was the last time something positive like that happened here?
November 20, 2025
Embracing the E-Bike Boom: How China Is Leading on Regulations and Infrastructure
China is making big strides to regulate and support slow-speed electric micromobility — and the U.S. could take a page from their book.
October 22, 2025
Streetsblog on the Road: Bike Share in Shanghai
The Chinese mega-city provides an example of great urban mobility, albeit with a side of authoritarianism.
January 23, 2025
‘President Tariff’ is Back — and the Struggling Bike Industry is Nervous
Currently, about 97 percent of bike parts come from overseas, mostly from Trump’s least-favored nation, China — and the incoming president may want to wring more money from importers.
November 18, 2024
Report: To Sustain the Cycling Boom, U.S. Must Build Up American Bike Manufacturing
And as the bike shortages of the Covid-19 pandemic recently revealed, the absence of a robust domestic bike industry can itself become a barrier to getting Americans riding.
December 13, 2021
Is It Time to Revisit Dockless Bike Sharing?
China is having a dockless bikeshare boom. Should the U.S. file suit?
November 27, 2020
Chinese Study Finds Outdoor Activities Safe From COVID
Almost no one who contracted the novel coronavirus in China during the early days of the pandemic became infected in an outdoor setting, a new study finds — which is promising news for bikers and walkers.
May 15, 2020
Don’t Let U.S. Driving Levels Rebound After COVID-19
It's happening in China — but it's not inevitable here.
April 14, 2020
