Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Austin

Four Reasons Cities Can’t Afford Not to Invest in Bike Infrastructure

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 16, 2014 | 10 Comments

It isn’t window dressing. Or a “hip cities” thing. Bike infrastructure — not the watered-down stuff, but high-quality bikeways that get more people on bikes — is becoming a must-have for cities around the U.S. That’s according to a new report from Bikes Belong and the Alliance for Biking and Walking. Researchers at these groups […]

In Austin, a Protected Bike Lane Built to Help Kids Get to School

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 13, 2014 | 29 Comments

What does it look like when a city gets serious about giving kids the freedom to get to school on their own? Austin, Texas, is showing people what’s possible with a protected bike lane that serves an elementary school. With the help of the Green Lane Project, the capital of the Lone Star State has […]

Austin’s Ambitious Plan to “Cut and Cap” a Downtown Highway

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 1, 2013 | 18 Comments

Since it was built about 50 years ago, Interstate 35 has been an enormous physical and psychological barrier through downtown Austin. Partly elevated, partly sunk, it’s the dividing line between what locals refer to as “east Austin” and plain old Austin. It’s also a major NAFTA trade corridor that carries 250,000 vehicles a day, and is […]

Green Lane Project Spreads the Word About NACTO’s Bikeway Design Guide

By Katie Pearce | May 29, 2012 | 6 Comments

For the next two years, the Green Lane Project will lend expertise and support to Austin, Chicago, Memphis, Portland, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. as those cities implement the type of infrastructure that has proven successful at leading people to take up biking for transportation. The project bills itself as a “storytelling campaign” for the cities […]

Bikes Belong Selects Six Cities to Fast Track Protected Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 4, 2012 | 19 Comments

The Bikes Belong Foundation has chosen six cities to fast track physically protected bikeway designs that make cycling safer and more accessible to a wide range of people. Austin, Chicago, Memphis, Portland, San Francisco and Washington D.C. will receive a leg up from Bikes Belong’s new “Green Lane Project.” The two-year, intensive technical assistance program […]