Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bicycling

'Car-Based Cities Exclude So Many People': A Q&A With Dutch Cycling Experts Chris and Melissa Bruntlett

By Roger Rudick | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

Streetsblog talks with Chris Bruntlett of the Dutch Cycling Embassy about street safety and next week's visit to California

Image description: Sarah and Dan Langenkamp pose with their two young sons at a swimming pool. Photo: GoFundMe

‘We’re Luring Bicyclists To Their Deaths’: Husband of Diplomat Killed While Cycling Turns Anguish Into Advocacy

By Kea Wilson | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

The husband of a U.S. diplomat who survived an evacuation from war-torn Ukraine only to be killed in a car crash as she biked on a Maryland road is raising money to stop other families from having to endure similar tragedies — and urging the public to reckon with an epidemic of traffic violence that's left his children without a mother.

California's 'Stop-as-Yield' Law for Bicyclists Is Dead

By Melanie Curry | Aug 31, 2022 | No Comments

Author Boerner Horvath pulled A.B. 1713 because it was clear that Newsom planned to veto it

When Your Mayor Becomes a Bike Commuter

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who ran for Mayor last year on a “Green New Deal” platform, has ridden her bike to work three times this month, and is taking notes about how the city can improve its bike infrastructure.

How To Design Better Cities For ‘Unseen’ Cyclists

By Kea Wilson | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

Bicycles play a radically different role in the lives of many cyclists experiencing housing insecurity, a new study suggests — and policymakers don't always do enough to consider the unique needs of people who bike for their survival.

Commentary: Cities Need to Make Protected Bike Lanes and Intersections the Default

By Roger Rudick | Aug 29, 2022 | No Comments

Continuing to blow off physically protected bike lanes is tantamount to murder

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