Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bike Lanes

Boston's Washington Street bus/bike lane pilot. Photo: LivableStreets Alliance

The Spectacular Benefits of Tactical Urbanism

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 11, 2019 | 1 Comment

Better safety. Faster journeys. Higher ridership. A review of 20 temporary, low-cost demonstrations finds huge benefits.

Can the driverless cars of the future be bent into an opportunity to prioritize people? NACTO hopes so. Image: IPAM, UCLA

City Officials Seek To Mold the Future of Driverless Cars

By Aaron Short | Sep 10, 2019 | 1 Comment

Using autonomous vehicles as a chance to shape streets for people.

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.

Cyclists in London made an average of 2.5 million trips a day in 2018, up 5 percent from the previous year.

Tally Ho! London Breaks its Cycling Record

By Aaron Short | Jul 8, 2019 | 7 Comments

London's painstaking network of new bike lanes, refurbished signals at intersections, and traffic congestion policies are paying off with record ridership.

There are three times as many male cyclists in Seattle as there are women riders.

Seattle’s Bike Gender Gap Among Widest in USA

By Aaron Short | Jun 19, 2019 | 4 Comments

Women cyclists have to deal with unsafe streets, driver harassment, and inflexible workplaces — so it's no wonder the bike gender gap persists, even in supposedly egalitarian Seattle.

Vancouver is seeking to make its lauded bike network even friendlier to children and seniors

Vancouver Builds a Better Bike Lane

By Aaron Short | Jun 10, 2019 | 8 Comments

The Pacific Rim city is trying to be an Amsterdam of the Americas. Here's how it's leading.

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