Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bicycling

Biking Way up in Seattle During Highway Closure

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 17, 2019

Biking has almost doubled along major corridors in Seattle as the city enters the fourth day of “Viadoom” — the highly publicized closure of State Route 99. Viadoom — or the “period of maximum constraint,” as city officials have called it was billed as a potentially paralyzing traffic nightmare. Monday began the three week period when […]

Six Ways the Media is Still Blaming the Victim

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 14, 2019 | 25 Comments

Media tropes emphasize the victim's behavior when a driver hits a pedestrian or cyclist rather than systemic causes, a new study finds.

DC Metro Opens Door to Bikes During Rush Hour

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 2, 2019 | 10 Comments

Bikes will be allowed on the DC Metro, even at rush hour — a long-sought win for local advocates.

Protestors form a people-protected bike lane outside the NACTO conference this morning. Photo by People Protected LA

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L.A. Mobility Advocates Protest Lack of Progress

By Joe Linton | Oct 3, 2018

Mayor Garcetti touted L.A.'s "transportation renaissance" while demonstrators criticized the Mayor's lack of progress on Vision Zero

Conclusive Evidence: How the Media Fails Bicyclists

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 28, 2018 | 32 Comments

A new study finds media accounts of cycling deaths focus blame on the victim's behavior and sidestep systemic causes.

Trump’s Next Round of Tariffs Threatens to Drive Up the Cost of E-Bikes

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 25, 2018 | 8 Comments

The president's escalating trade war with China poses a threat to the burgeoning use of e-bikes in the U.S.

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