Protected Bike Lanes
Basics
City of Cambridge Reports Better Bike Lanes Led to Surge In Bike Traffic
The city has recorded a 250 percent increase in bike traffic since 2004.
March 10, 2026
Study: More Protected Bike Lanes = More Micromobility Users
This ought to silence doubters who claim that no one's using that shiny new cycle track.
December 18, 2025
Report: NYC is Undercounting The E-Bike Boom
A new study from an MIT grad student shows that e-bikes are the most popular vehicle for those using New York City's bike lanes.
December 3, 2025
Doug Gordon Takes on John Mulaney’s ‘Entitled’ and Humorless Anti-Bike Insanity
Why do New Yorkers feel the need to prove their "street cred" by hating on bicycles when it is, in fact, cars that have ruined this city?
May 27, 2025
USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy Is Dead Wrong About Bike Lanes
The Secretary of Transportation says he hasn't seen enough data to believe in the benefits of bike lanes. So we put together an explainer help him out — mostly using information from his own department.
April 25, 2025
While Constituents Demand Safer Streets, Boston Is Removing Protective Barriers From New Bikeways
A City Hall spokesperson declined to say whether the removals are permanent, or only temporary.
March 5, 2025
Study: People Protected Bike Lanes Made a Difference
A new study by an NYU researcher shows that a type of protest invented in San Francisco has helped get protected bike lanes constructed in North America and beyond.
January 24, 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
This Chicago Stadium Could Go From a Sea of Sprawling Parking Lots to a Bustling, Walkable Pedestrian District
As it stands today, Chicago’s United Center — the home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks professional sports franchises — is surrounded by a sea of parking lots with thousands of parking spaces. All that could change soon.
January 15, 2025
See It! Tar Heel Cyclists Give Themselves the Xmas Gift of Safety
All that the activists of Bike Durham wanted for Christmas was a safe, bikeable city. And for an hour, they got it. Well, a little.
December 30, 2024
