Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

Boston Survey Suggests Approaches to Bikeway Design That Will Appeal More to People of Color

By Stephen Miller | Jun 6, 2017 | 2 Comments

A new survey conducted in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood shows that while people across different racial groups like protected bike lanes, there are variations in preferences that should inform design.

The original plan for the Potomac Street protected bike lane (above) is gone after Baltimore's mayor decided to give in to NIMBYs.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Caves to NIMBYs, Hacks Away at Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Jun 5, 2017 | 32 Comments

Pugh altered a bikeway as it was being constructed, endangering the physical safety of people on bikes to appease parking-obsessed complainers.

Nashville's busiest bus routes are in line for more frequent service and transit-only lanes under the city's new action plan. Photo: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Just Unveiled Her Blueprint to Fast-Track People-Friendly Streets

By Stephen Miller | May 25, 2017 | 3 Comments

Nashville is known as the home of the country music industry -- and a fast-growing region of car-centric sprawl. But local leaders realize they can't accommodate more growth with an outdated, cars-first approach, so Mayor Megan Barry released an action plan yesterday that lays out an ambitious agenda to improve conditions for walking, bicycling, and transit.

A map of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with streets categorized by how comfortable it is to ride a bike. Source: FHWA Bike Network Planning Idea Book

Connecting Cities’ Scattered Bikeways Is Going to Be Harder, But Worth It

By Michael Andersen | May 22, 2017 | 4 Comments

When the low-hanging fruit has all been eaten, there's only one thing to do: climb higher.

A row of plungers now keeps cars out of this bike lane in downtown Providence. Photo: WJAR-TV

Providence Will Keep DIY Plungers in Place to Prevent Cars From Clogging Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | May 12, 2017 | 3 Comments

Keeping cars out of bike lanes can seem like a Sisyphean task, particularly when a street design makes it easy for drivers to go where they shouldn't. But do-it-yourself attempts to stop automobile incursions have proven to be invaluable demonstrations of how simple steps can make a real impact -- from flowers in Boston to traffic cones in Brooklyn to human barriers in San Francisco.

If he can't drive his car on it, it's of little use to Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Bill Torpy. Image: City of Decatur

Popular Support for Bike Lanes Is Precisely the Problem for Atlanta Columnist Bill Torpy

By Stephen Miller | Apr 25, 2017 | 5 Comments

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.

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