Bike Lanes

PeopleForBikes highlights some of the most exciting new bike infrastructure projects completed in 2022.

January 31, 2023 - PeopleforBikes

A road diet ‘trims down’ multilane roadways by reallocating street space to uses other than car traffic, improving safety for pedestrians, encouraging multimodal travel, and enhancing overall livability.

January 9, 2023 - Diana Ionescu

What will the future hold for cycling and bike infrastructure? With the introduction of e-bikes, the landscape of cycling, and even the definition of a bike, is changing.

January 9, 2023 - Eric Carlson

The city has gone a full year with no traffic deaths while road violence in the rest of the country continues to grow.

December 30, 2022 - Bloomberg CityLab

The city is nearing its 2015 goal of building 30 miles of protected bikeways.

December 23, 2022 - Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia

The city’s fire department is pushing back on proposed bike lanes and narrower streets, citing concerns about emergency access.

December 9, 2022 - Oaklandside

Recent proposals that would reward citizens for reporting bike lane violations could further damage social cohesion and create a ‘narc economy.’

December 7, 2022 - StreetsBlog NYC

As part of its commitment to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists, the city identified several major projects for 2023 that include protected bike lanes and public plazas.

November 28, 2022 - Smart Cities Dive

The proposal would award people who report blocked bike lanes a percentage of resulting tickets. Critics say the city must address the underlying reasons for blocked bike lanes first.

November 21, 2022 - M Live

Parents don’t want bike lanes to interfere with the pick up and drop off zone near two churches and schools in Boise.

November 13, 2022 - Boise Dev

The newly opened segment, which features playground equipment and public lawns, is part of a 27.5 mile greenway that will loop through four cities.

November 8, 2022 - WDET

The city council voted to ban street parking on two streets to pave the way for expanded bike lanes.

November 3, 2022 - Hudson Reporter

Safe and comprehensive bike facilities play a crucial role in keeping vulnerable road users safe, promoting biking as an everyday transit mode, and reducing carbon emissions and traffic congestion by encouraging a shift to more multimodal transportation.

October 31, 2022 - Diana Ionescu

The plan to reimagine Manhattan’s Third Avenue to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists is being applauded by advocates, but some say the city should go further to provide more space for multimodal transportation.

October 18, 2022 - StreetsBlog NYC

With an 18-month pilot program coming to an end, local officials plan to dismantle the city’s only protected bike lane.

October 2, 2022 - Omaha World-Herald

A one-mile protected bike lane has been shown to decrease driver speeds and attract more cyclists to the route.

September 26, 2022 - Smart Cities Dive

The city plans to dramatically expand its bike lane network, add to its bike share fleet, and provide new e-bike subsidies to residents.

September 16, 2022 - Streetsblog Mass

The agency argues that the city cannot introduce lane reductions on a state road, putting a long-planned bike lane project in jeopardy and superseding local decisionmaking.

September 13, 2022 - Governing

Some research suggests that separated and even ‘protected’ bike lanes actually increase the likelihood of car-bike collisions.

September 12, 2022 - Forbes

A proposed state bill would permit New York City’s transportation department to install up to 50 cameras that would monitor bike lane violations, with drivers that block bike lanes facing a $50 fine.

July 26, 2022 - CityLab