Bike Lanes

San Francisco Bike Lane

Maybe 'Bike Lanes' Should Be Called 'Narrow Lanes' Instead

With the popularity of electric scooters, it seems like non-automobile travel is gaining a large new constituency. Making room for scooters raises big questions of infrastructure that might not be answered first by nomenclature.

August 27, 2018 - Human Transit

Neglected Bike Lanes

Philadelphia Advocates Sue for Protected Bike Lane

As the city continues to make little progress on planned bike lanes, cyclists are turning to the courts for relief.

August 22, 2018 - PlanPhilly

Two New Bike Lanes Coming to St. Paul

A key north-south connection is coming to the St. Paul bicycle lane network.

August 20, 2018 - Pioneer Press

Gas Works Park

Seattle Plans to Connect Bike Network by 2020

Downtown Seattle has many disconnected bike lanes, so to make sure there are more safe routes for bikers, the city council passed a resolution that sets out a timeline to connect them.

August 3, 2018 - Curbed Seattle

Broadway at Van Cortlandt Park

A New Protected Bike Lane in the Bronx

The new protected, two-way bike lane on Broadway adjacent to Van Cortlandt Park could induce envy.

July 31, 2018 - StreetsBlog NYC

Bike and Bus Lane

Protected Bike Lane Plan Shelved in San Francisco

Bike advocates say a protected bike lane near the downtown Caltrain station can't wait. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) says the project will have to wait.

July 13, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte Gets Funding for Bike Infrastructure Plan

After creating a citywide plan, many thought a Charlotte bike lanes would not get funded. After a city council vote it will.

July 2, 2018 - Next City

First Protected Bike Lanes Coming Soon to Bellevue

Bellevue, Washington is adding its first protected bike lanes, and is planning a lot more bike infrastructure to come.

June 25, 2018 - The Urbanist

SE 26th Ave Portland

Making Protected Bike Lanes the Design Standard

An institutional mandate isn't enough to make a design vision a reality. Portland is working on bringing its standards and guidelines in line with its ambition for protected bike lanes.

May 28, 2018 - Bike Portland

Road Diet

Major Street Reconfiguration Underway in Detroit

A $1 million project to reduce vehicle lanes on Detroit's Jefferson Boulevard is designed to increase safety along the busy corridor.

May 17, 2018 - Crain's Detroit Business

Pasadena Bike Infrastructure

Shouting Down Road Diets

In car-dependent communities, road diets and bike lanes can be a tough sell.

May 15, 2018 - CityLab

Vancouver Protected Bike Lane

Vancouver Is 'True North' for Seattle Bike Lane Advocates

In Seattle, securing every new bike lane seems like a "tooth and nail" fight. But across a border to the north, vigorous initial opposition melted away as a connected system took shape.

May 1, 2018 - The Seattle Times

Bike Lane in Philadelphia

Op-Ed: Philadelphia City Council Shouldn't Be Able to Block Bike Lanes

The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board pushes against a proposed bill that increases City Council oversight of new bike lanes. Traffic calming, the Inquirer argues, requires a citywide approach.

March 21, 2018 - The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philly.com

Cambridge Bike Lane

A Non-Cyclist's Case For Bike Lanes

I don't bike, but I still feel safer on streets with bike lanes. This essay explains why.

March 11, 2018 - Michael Lewyn

Deliveries Truck

Addressing Online Retail's Ceaseless Curbside Deliveries

The rise of online retail has come with a flurry of delivery trucks that don't always have good places to stop. Researchers from Amazon's hometown are on the case.

January 29, 2018 - Landscape Architecture Magazine

Grand Avenue

A New Bike Lane Could be Coming for Chicago Avenue

Chicago Avenue is a key artery for the city, so why don't some bike advocates want a bike lane there?

January 11, 2018 - Chicago Sun Times

Bike Lane

Baltimore Bike Backlash

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

Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge

Ambitious Plan Could Completely Remake the Streets of Downtown Des Moines

A $33 million plan would make downtown Des Moines home to a dense grid of bike lanes and a safer place for pedestrians, among other changes.

December 20, 2017 - People for Bikes

Tilikum Crossing

Portland Bike Lanes and the Danger of Half-Measures

Willamette's new bike lanes make for an important link in Portland's bike infrastructure, but building unprotected bike lanes on a high-speed street carries risk.

December 19, 2017 - Bike Portland

Broadway Bus Lane in Everett

Boston Turns to Tactical Urbanism to Improve Bus Service

A particularly frustrating 1.2-mile stretch became a whole lot smoother when simple orange cones turned a parking lane and a bike lane into a lane for buses.

December 15, 2017 - Streetsblog USA

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