PeopleForBikes Wants Your Help to Rate Cities on Cycling
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How well does your city work for bicycling? PeopleForBikes wants you to weigh in for a new city ranking that will be released in the fall.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bicycling
To Get More People on Bikes, Louisville Needs to Raise Its Game
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Louisville is making an effort to build out its bike network, adding a number of buffered bike lanes and beginning a network of low-stress "Neighborways" along residential streets. It's a start, but peer cities like Indianapolis and Pittsburgh are doing more to make cycling an appealing way to get around. Here's what Louisville needs to do to catch up.
Bicycling Education in the United States Needs an Update
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Thousands of people in North America are exposed to rules of thumb in cycling training courses each year. But how good is the advice?
This State Rep Wants to Require a Special Permit to Ride in Bike Lanes
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The law would require cyclists to take a special training course and pay an annual fee to use bike lanes. Children under 15 would also be banned from bike lanes.
The Dutch’s Beloved Bikeway Design Manual Just Got an Update
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The guide to Dutch bikeway engineering is a critical darling, at least among the nation's hipper street designers.
Keep an Eye on These 10 Cities Aiming for Big Increases in Cycling
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The national advocacy organization People for Bikes has selected 10 American cities to participate in "The Big Jump" -- a program that seeks to double or triple cycling rates in specific neighborhoods. The goal is to demonstrate how smart policy can lead to big changes in a short amount of time.