Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

How Cities Clear Snow From Protected Bike Lanes: A Starter Guide

By Michael Andersen | Feb 11, 2016 | 5 Comments

This post is by Tyler Golly of Stantec and Michael Andersen of The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes. As protected bike lanes have spread from city to city across North America, a problem has followed: snow. Most protected bike lanes are too narrow for standard street plows. […]

Study: Sharrows Don’t Make Streets Safer for Cycling

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 14, 2016 | 145 Comments

Sharrows are the dregs of bike infrastructure — the scraps cities hand out when they can’t muster the will to implement exclusive space for bicycling. They may help with wayfinding, but do sharrows improve the safety of cycling at all? New research presented at the Transportation Review Board Annual Meeting suggests they don’t. A study by University […]

Gaze Upon Lincoln, Nebraska’s Awesome New Curb-Protected Bike Lane

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 4, 2016 | 5 Comments

Need a reason to feel hopeful for 2016? Check out this video from the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, showing off the city’s new curb-protected bike lane. The N Street protected bike lane covers a 17-block stretch in downtown Lincoln. It includes bike-specific signals and landscaped medians as wide as nine feet. The redesign debuted two weeks ago, according to the Journal […]

What Other Cities Say About Cleveland’s Unusual Bike Lane Buffer

By Michael Andersen | Nov 13, 2015 | 44 Comments

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. For all their benefits, protected bike lanes can be complicated. Between maintaining barriers, keeping them clear of snow and preserving intersection visibility, it’s understandable that cities opt not to include them on […]

Miami’s “Underline” — The Vision for a 10-Mile Greenway Beneath the Rails

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 10, 2015 | No Comments

The idea for Miami’s “Underline” came to Meg Daly after she broke both her arms in 2013. Unable to drive, Daly, who lives in Coral Gables, started taking Miami’s Metrorail to physical therapy. When she got off at her stop, she would walk the last mile under the shade of the elevated rail platform. “I just […]

Salt Lake City’s Groundbreaking Protected Intersection Is Open

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 15, 2015 | 14 Comments

#ProtectedIntersection in @saltlakecityUT is UT’s first! Creating a safer destination for downtown visitors. #GoSLCpic.twitter.com/zxrLRdifRU — Alta Planning (@altaplanning) October 15, 2015 The second protected intersection in the country is open in Salt Lake City, another milestone for American bike infrastructure. Using paint and concrete islands, the intersection of 200 West and 300 South lowers the stress level […]

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