Protected Bike Lanes
Basics
Popular Support for Bike Lanes Is Precisely the Problem for Atlanta Columnist Bill Torpy
A plan to put an extra-wide suburban Atlanta thoroughfare on a road diet, adding protected bike lanes in the process, has come under fire from a local columnist with an unhealthy vendetta against people who ride bikes.
April 25, 2017
Hot Take: People Sometimes Bump Into Bike Lane Separators, and That’s OK
People do it in cars and on bikes. It's a tradeoff worth taking.
April 24, 2017
Protected Intersections in the U.S.: From Zero to 12 in Two Years
The country's newest major bike-lane innovation is very young. But so far, it's spreading faster than the protected bike lane did.
January 3, 2017
Protected Bike Lanes Are Sprouting Up in Walmart Country
Can protected bike lanes get people biking for transportation in northwest Arkansas?
November 22, 2016
Atlanta Looks for Options Where Bidirectional Protected Bike Lanes Intersect
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
July 25, 2016
AASHTO’s Draft Bikeway Guide Includes Protected Bike Lanes and More
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
July 18, 2016
Unless US DOT Changes Course, Building Protected Bikeways May Get Tougher
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
July 8, 2016
Eyes on the Street: London “Cycle Superhighway” Teems With Bike Traffic
In case you're looking for a good visual to show how bike lanes can be extremely efficient transportation infrastructure, check out this short video from the UK-based advocacy group Sustrans. It shows rush hour on the Blackfriars Bridge "cycle superhighway" in London on a Tuesday morning.
June 7, 2016
In Rainy Areas, Protected Bike Lanes Can Cut Road Construction Costs
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
April 20, 2016
The Calgary Model: Connect Protected Bike Lanes Fast, Watch Riders Pour In
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
April 6, 2016