Bikes

People on Bikes

Beach Cruisers: The Gateway Bike

There's still time for a leisurely bike ride alongside a large body of water. You might enjoy it, even if you've never thought of yourself as a bike person.

August 16, 2019 - CityLab

Colorado Bike

The Best Places for Bikes in the United States

PeopleforBike has released its most comprehensive analysis yet of how well cities and towns provide bike infrastructure and succeed in attracting people to active transportation.

May 8, 2019 - PeopleforBikes

Multi-Modal Commute

D.C. Metro Allows Bikes At All Hours

The agency hopes that allowing more bikes on trains will boost ridership for both.

January 7, 2019 - Streetsblog USA

Prospect Park Bike Lane

New York Built 20.9 Miles of Protected Bike Lane in 2018, Falling Short of Record

Delays kept NY from setting a record in terms of new protected bike lanes, but the city continues to expand its bike network.

December 28, 2018 - StreetsBlog NYC

Portland Oregon Bike

Revenue From Oregon Bike Tax Falling Short of Expectations

A tax on bikes in the state of Oregon, implemented in 2017, generated less tan half of the revenue as was expected.

December 16, 2018 - OPB

Multi-Modalism in New Orleans

Bike Registration No Longer Mandatory in New Orleans

After a local musician was hit with $1,000 in bike-related fines, advocates were able to achieve some changes in how the city regulates bike use.

October 19, 2018 - The New Orleans Times-Picayune

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

Bike Infrastructure

Miami Study to Connect Bikers and Pedestrians to Transit

The Transportation Planning Organization will budget a study on how best to connect trails to transit hubs.

July 12, 2018 - Miami Today

San Mateo Bikeshare

Bike to Work and Live Longer

A large scale study conducted in the U.K. shows biking to work leads to a longer life, despite dangers on the roads.

May 16, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

Bike Amsterdam

U.N. Declares ‘World Bicycle Day’

International celebrations commence June 3.

April 20, 2018 - Bike Europe

Open Space Trails

E-Bikes and Open Space Trails

Jefferson County, Colorado, an outdoor recreation paradise located between Denver and the Front Range, will begin allowing electric-assist bikes (e-bikes) on its trails.

March 2, 2018 - The Denver Post

Portland Bike Safety Signage

Oregon Could Expand its Bike Tax

The state of Oregon is already tinkering with a bike tax it approved last year.

March 1, 2018 - Bike Portland

Alternative Transportation

E-Bikes Are Catching On

It looks like electric bikes are here to stay.

January 23, 2018 - CNN

Lime Bikes

Bikes for Equity in Dallas

Empowering cycling in Dallas is not about appeasing hipsters. It’s about making a more healthy equitable city, Krista Nightengale argues in an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News.

January 11, 2018 - The Dallas Morning News

D.C. Metro Bus

How Bikes Exploded onto the D.C. Scene

A trio of local experts offers insight into how Washington, D.C. tripled bike mode share in a decade.

December 28, 2017 - CityLab

Times Square

Bike Valet in Time Square's Future

New service, funded by the Department of Transportation, hopes to curb bike theft with bike valet in Union Square, Time Square and Ridgewood.

December 23, 2017 - AM New York

Bike woth sound system

Bikes That Talk in a World of Self-Driving Cars

The question of whether self-driving cars will make streets and roads a safer place for humans depends on whether technology can protect the most vulnerable users.

July 25, 2017 - National Public Radio

Copenhagen Bikes

Looking at Copenhagen with Jealous Eyes

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

July 3, 2017 - Common Edge

Oil Embargo

America's 1970s Bike Boom

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

A Rap Song About Bike Safety? Yes Please.

Activist politician and rapper, Rhymefest, partners with Blackstone Bicycle Works and Donda's House to attempt the impossible: a compelling song about bike safety.

June 19, 2017 - YouTube

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