Protected Bike Lanes
Basics
Is it Time for the U.S. to Try the ‘Madrid Model’ of Vehicular Cycling Infrastructure?
The Madrid Model of "slow" lanes in the middle of roads could rival the Scandinavian model of protected lanes that separate cyclists from traffic altogether — if Americans will have it.
August 11, 2020
Protected Bike Lanes that Any City Can Afford
You don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect cyclists, scooter riders, and other vulnerable road users from car traffic.
July 29, 2020
Contest Needs You to Create Better Bike Lane Barriers
We need something better than either bulky, expensive, and profoundly ugly concrete bollards, or shrimpy, plastic poles that drivers can plow straight over.
April 23, 2020
Chicago Has a New Way to Stop Drivers Who Misuse Bus and Bike Lanes
Editor’s note: How many times have you seen drivers decide that the bike or bus lane would be the perfect place to idle in their cars — even if it forces cyclists out into dangerous traffic, or slows down what’s supposed to be a rapid bus route? Chicago has a great idea to stop that … Continued
February 20, 2020
The Real Reasons Scooter Injuries Are Exploding
News outlets are sounding the alarms about scooter injuries — but the real culprit is cars and cities that don't protect the most vulnerable road users.
January 9, 2020
Vision Zero! Norwegian Capital Completely Quashes Road Deaths
Secrets from Oslo, where the zero of Vision Zero is taken seriously.
January 3, 2020
A BILL OF GOODS: Why are We Putting Up With Parking-Protected Bike Lanes?
We called the Danish embassy in Washington, D.C. to get more information on whether Denmark considers parking-protected bike lanes a best practice and the woman who answered the phone laughed at us.
December 3, 2019
Joe Biden Doesn’t Go Far Enough On Transit
Please wake us when the Democratic 2020 candidates get serious about transit in the 21st century.
November 18, 2019
Trump Shifts Obama Transit Funding to Roads
Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.
November 13, 2019