Bike Lanes

Plunger

Friday Funny: Rogue Plunger Enthusiast Unclogs Wichita Bike Lanes

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

Bike and Bus Lane

San Francisco's Raised Bike Lanes Fail to…Rise

Citing problems with the raised lanes on Market Street, the city walks back plan for raised bike lane on Polk.

February 20, 2017 - CityLab

Public Wi-Fi

Why Sadik-Khan Succeeded in Making NYC's Streetscape Safer

A review and summary of Janette Sadik-Kahn's "Street Fight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution," by Bay Area architect and environmentalist Todd Jersey.

January 24, 2017 - UrbDeZine

Checking in on Two of Seattle's Bike Infrastructure Plans

The city of Seattle is moving through the planning and design stages on two important bike infrastructure projects located at the south end of Downtown.

January 7, 2017 - The Urbanist

Protected Bike Lane

The Best New Bike Lanes of 2016

The annual list of the best new bike lanes from around the country is brought to us by PeopleForBikes.

December 24, 2016 - People for Bikes

Pittsburgh Bike Lane

'Bikelash' Over Downtown Pittsburgh Bike Lanes

Business owners in Downtown Pittsburgh are speaking out in opposition to a proposed, and funded, bike lane project on Fort Pitt Boulevard, raising concerns about parking and access to businesses.

December 17, 2016 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

New 'Peanutabout' Reinvents the Roundabout for Diagonal Streets

Diagonal crossings can be the most dangerous for pedestrians and bikers, the "peanutabout" could protect bikers and drivers alike.

December 5, 2016 - Streetsblog USA

Johannesburg, South Africa

Bike Lanes For Who? Johannesburg's Bike Lanes Prove Divisive

The placement of new bike lanes in the city of Johannesburg has become yet another symbol of inequality between rich-white and poor-black residents.

December 3, 2016 - The Independent (UK)

Portland

Portland Beefing Up its Buffered Bike Lane Network

The Portland Bureau of Transportation recently put the finishing touches on 5.6 miles of improvements to the city's bike infrastructure.

November 22, 2016 - Bike Portland

UC Berkeley

A Plan to Revolutionize Biking in Berkeley

The city of Berkeley, California released its new Bicycle Plan in October. The plan includes a cycletrack network that would look right at home in Denmark.

November 3, 2016 - Systematic Failure

Elgin Street, Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa Learns Street Design Can't Please Everyone

The city of Ottawa's plan to make improvements to Elgin Street has elicited conflicting opinions between businesses, residents, and commuters on what should be prioritized in order to make a better street.

October 13, 2016 - The Ottawa Citizen

New York Bike Signage

An Economic Assessment of the Public Health Benefits of Bike Lanes

Bike lanes are considered a social intervention, and not directly medically related. But they are also proving to have an obviously positive effect on public health outcomes.

October 5, 2016 - Reuters via Fox News

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Planning Two Big New Bike Lane Projects

A city already known for its livability is ready to add new bike lanes in high profile locations.

October 1, 2016 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Blocking the Bike Lane

New York Ponders How to Stop Cars from Parking in Bike Lanes

You can write all the tickets in the world but you can't stop drivers from parking in bike lanes.

September 27, 2016 - WNYC

Transit Oriented Development

Pasadena Eases Into Bikeshare, Complete Streets

Located northeast of downtown Los Angeles, Pasadena is a "destination city" of its own. A recent push to make its streets more bike-friendly coincides with the upcoming arrival of bikeshare.

August 31, 2016 - Pasadena Star-News

Bike Lane

Conventional Bike Lanes Left These Cities Wanting More

A case is made in the Orange County, California, city of Garden Grove for protected bike lanes. And a new protected bike lane opens in Southern California's bike infrastructure capital, Long Beach.

August 15, 2016 - KPCC

Friday Fun: Portland Bike Lanes Pay Tribute to David Bowie and Prince

Biking is very rock and roll. Portland just turned up the volume.

July 29, 2016 - Bike Portland

Polk Street Bikes

On Bike Infrastructure, Cities Can Do Better

Urban bike infrastructure is plagued by three related problems: design, politics, and security.

July 28, 2016 - Slate

Getting to Know the Bike Lanes of Detroit

Where they are, what they're like, and what they mean for the city.

July 5, 2016 - WDET

Contraflow

Washington, D.C. Has New Contraflow Bike Lanes

Sometimes small additions can make a big difference when it comes to bike infrastructure.

July 4, 2016 - Greater Greater Washington

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