Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

In California Cities, Drivers Want More Bike Lanes. Here’s Why.

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 13, 2013 | 73 Comments

Whenever street space is allocated for bicycling, someone will inevitably level the accusation that the city is waging a “war on cars.” But it turns out the people in those cars want separate space for bicycles too, according to surveys conducted in two major California metropolitan areas. Bike lanes make everyone feel safer — even […]

GOP Mayor Greg Ballard: Making Bicycling a Priority in Indianapolis

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 4, 2013 | No Comments

Across the nation, many big-city mayors of both political parties are embracing bikes and livable streets. As you’ll see, Indianapolis’ Mayor Greg Ballard, a Republican, believes that making city cycling safer and more enjoyable will attract young people and families and benefit business. Ballard has expanded the number of miles of bike lanes from one (in […]

Cyclists of Color: Invisible No More

By Tanya Snyder | May 29, 2013 | 38 Comments

Let’s get one thing clear: People of color ride bikes. They commute to work on bikes. They ride for pleasure. It saves them money and time, and it keeps them healthy. But they may not show up at the Tweed Ride or the city council hearing on bicycle infrastructure. And cycling is still a divisive […]

Will Vehicular Cyclists and the “Right to Park” Trump Safer Streets in Boston?

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 19, 2013 | 163 Comments

Beacon Street in Somerville, just outside Boston, is perhaps the most biked route in the state of Massachusetts. It also has a terrible safety record. There have been 154 collisions involving cyclists on the corridor between 2002 and 2010, according to the state Department of Transportation [PDF]. “There are more bikes going down Beacon Street in […]

Biking Uphill Is Satisfying, and Other Bicycle Research From TRB 2013

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 16, 2013 | 11 Comments

Today is Day Three of the Transportation Research Board’s annual conference. Interested in pavement composition and performance? There are 200 workshops with your name on them. Interested in bicycling? There’s quite a bit for you too. Yesterday, 13 scholars presented their research on cycling. Here are a few highlights: Take Your City Engineer to Copenhagen. Cortney […]

The Motor City’s Fresh Take on the Urban Bikeway

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 10, 2012 | 1 Comment

In central Detroit, on the site of a former railroad, there’s a place just for bikes and pedestrians. In many ways, the Dequindre Cut is a cyclist’s (or a jogger’s) dream: a separated, below-grade bike path that at no point intersects with car traffic. It’s wide enough for a two-way cycle track plus a path […]

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