active transit

Walkable areas are more prosperous in cities all around the country, a report from Foot Traffic Ahead concludes.

June 27, 2019 - Curbed

A sponsorship deal from Lyft, which owns the bike share provider Motivate, would expand Divvy bike service to every ward in Chicago.

March 21, 2019 - Streetsblog Chicago

San Francisco active transportation supporters are pushing for a trial of pedestrianized Valencia Street between 16th and 17th streets and 23rd and 24th streets in the Mission District.

October 26, 2018 - Streetsblog SF

Free easily-accessible parking rewards car ownership and pushes up the cost of housing, argue Rebecca Clements and Alan March.

March 4, 2018 - Foreground

In Seattle, where bikes can be rented for as little as $2, rental fees don't cover most of the costs associated with bik share.

February 15, 2018 - KUOW

The Roland Park Civic League is trying to get rid of bike lanes on Roland Avenue, arguing that they're dangerous.

January 9, 2018 - CBS

In the U.K. university town of Cambridge, more than a quarter of disabled commuters travel by bike.

January 4, 2018 - The Guardian

Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1) will provide additional funding for bike and pedestrian projects. The influx of money means many shelved projects will now go forward.

September 15, 2017 - Streetsblog

Chicago's cashless transit payment system (Ventra) could pay for Divvy Bike rentals in the city according to city officials.

August 18, 2017 - Chicago Sun Times

Copenhagen's positive attributes are clear, but how transferable are they?

July 3, 2017 - Common Edge

Chicago Avenue bus is one of Chicago's busiest. It deserves a bus lane.

June 29, 2017 - Streetsblog Chicago

Back when baby boomers were in their late 20s and early 30s, they drove a bike boom. It is now largely forgotten.

June 21, 2017 - The Guardian

Bike advocates are plumbing new depths, with a growing trend toward placing plungers to act as separators for bike lanes.

June 14, 2017 - Bicycling

Improvements in street design and bike infrastructure make life easier on bikers in car-centric Orlando, but employers and politicians could do more in the city to get commuters out of their cars.

May 11, 2017 - Orlando Sentinel

After four crashes that led to deaths of four cyclists riding the Rickenbacker Causeway, a new bike bridge has been proposed in Miami.

March 25, 2017 - The Architects Newspaper

2016 saw a 25 percent increase in bikeshare trips over the previous year, continuing a five-year trend of rapid growth, according to the National Association of City Transportation Officers.

March 14, 2017 - NACTO

An unknown bike safety activist wields toilet plungers for safety and justice, just as the Thor of legend once wielded Mjölnir.

March 3, 2017 - Next City

Once a novelty, there are now bikeshare programs all over the country. Greater Greater Washington ranks 119 programs by size.

January 27, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

Chicago's Kennedy Expressway to the O'Hare Airport is getting a $22.9 million lane expansion, some active transit and public transit advocates question the wisdom of that investment.

November 3, 2016 - DNAinfo Chicago

San Diego's downtown, dominated by 3-lane one-way streets engineered to maximize car velocity and traffic flow, may be getting redesigned to make it hospitable for bicyclists and pedestrians.

February 15, 2016 - UrbDeZine