Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bicycling

People who buy e-bikes should get a tax credit! Photo: People for Bikes

France Will Subsidize E-Bike Buyers — But U.S. Won’t

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 16, 2019 | 7 Comments

In the U.S., federal tax breaks that can knock up to $7,500 off the cost of a new electric vehicle have been available to car drivers for years, but those hoping to upgrade their old 10-speed to an e-bike have always had to pay full boat.

The intersection of a Superille, with excess street space repurposed for play. Photo: BCN Ecologia

Seattle May Try to Replicate Barcelona’s ‘Superblocks’

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 6, 2019 | 8 Comments

A City Councilwoman wants to turn a six-block area of Capitol Hill into a low-traffic biking and pedestrian zone.

Study: Two-Way Bike Lanes Produce More Injuries

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 16, 2019 | 9 Comments

A new study looks at what kinds of bikeway designs offer the most safety benefits. Dutch-style sidewalk-level bike lanes win out.

Drivers Are More Dangerous Near Women Cyclists

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 1, 2019 | 24 Comments

Research finding that drivers pass women more closely may help explain why women express greater fears about cycling.

Feds' Baby Steps Towards Climate Awareness

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 31, 2019

A lot more money for highways. A little more money for bikes and bridge repair. But what else is in the new Transportation bill moving through Congress?

A Denver Newscaster’s Epic Takedown of Bike-Lane Nimbys

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 26, 2019 | 8 Comments

Local news coverage of bike safety can be dreadful. So we’ve got to hand it to Kyle Clark of 9News in Denver. After a group of homeowners tried to halt the construction of a bike lane on South Marion Street, Clark responded with an appeal for compassion and reason, noting that a woman had been […]

Show More Stories