Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Winter

The Trouble With Road Salt — And How It Reinforces Car Dependence

By Seairra Sheppard | Feb 28, 2022 | No Comments

Changing the way we salt our roads may be a good immediate fix to help reduce the speed of corrosion. But to really save our infrastructure, we need to rethink the way we’ve built our towns and cities to revolve around the automobile.

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How Have Biking Conditions Been in CHI Latine Communities This Winter?

By Ruth Rosas | Jan 24, 2022 | No Comments

If they are not cleared, these bikeways that are supposed to help us ride safety instead wind up constraining our mobility.

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¿Cómo están las condiciones de las ciclovías en las comunidades latinas?

By Ruth Rosas | Jan 24, 2022 | No Comments

Si no limpian, estas ciclovías que nos deben ayudar a andar con seguridad terminan con restringiendo nuestra movilidad.

A cyclist is calmly cycling down a well-maintained path with her two dogs. (source: Pekka Tahkola)

How the Dutch Do Winter Bike Lane Maintenance

By Stephen Kurz | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments

If a snowy winter is guaranteed year after year, not budgeting for proper winter maintenance for all modes of transportation, then using winter as an excuse for not being able to implement high quality bicycle infrastructure is like refusing to buy apples and then complaining you can’t make applesauce.

Sidewalks in Holland, Mich. stay dry even int he depths of winter— thanks to an innovative snow-melt program in their downtown, and a robust snow-clearance program everywhere else. Image: Screenshot from City of Holland Youtube.

Holland (Mich.) Puts Pedestrians First in Winter

By Kea Wilson | Feb 23, 2021 | No Comments

Holland has a long history of going above and beyond for people who travel outside cars in the winter — and no, we're not talking about that Holland.

How to Support Women on Bikes in Winter

By Kea Wilson | Feb 12, 2021 | No Comments

"In order for the bike boom to continue, we have to include everyone, and that’s not just about snow clearance," said one panelist at the Winter Cycling Conference.

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