
GoPro footage from an Eagle (amateur) bicyclist testing out the new bike lanes in downtown Wichita. (Matt Riedl/The Wichita Eagle)
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GoPro footage from an Eagle (amateur) bicyclist testing out the new bike lanes in downtown Wichita. (Matt Riedl/The Wichita Eagle)
View this complete post...THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS
Every year, the U.S. Census Bureau studies Americans’ commuting habits, including how many people commute by bike. While commuting is only part of the bicycling story, the American Community Survey provides valuable insight into changing commuting patterns and transportation choices.
Earlier this year, 1st Street in Washington D.C. was transformed into a protected bike lane with a myriad of separation techniques that all seem to work very well and feel incredibly safe. About half the lane is done with concrete median prortection while other sections are done with green paint, plastic bollards and armadillos which seem to prevent traffic from encroaching on the lane. What is truly impressive is the now much more the narrow streets deliberatly funnel traffic more slowly and lead to a street that feels welcome in a Vision Zero world.
View this complete post...A collaboration between city planner, urban designer, and author Jeff Speck (jeffspeck.com), and 3D artist Spencer Boomhower (cupolamedia.com), this series of videos describes some of the most common and most effective road-diet redesigns.
View this complete post...Take a ride on the Bloomingdale Trail from the western trailhead at Ridgeway Avenue in Humboldt Park to the eastern trailhead at Walsh Park in Bucktown.
View this complete post...Mayors from around the USA speak up on behalf of bike lanes, discussing the many ways that cycling infrastructure has benefitted their communities.
View this complete post...Joshua Cohen is a longtime SketchUp user and the owner of Fat Pencil Studio (fatpencilstudio.com). Based in Portland, FPS builds technical illustrations and compelling presentation for various industries.
View this complete post...Transportation Alternatives’ 5th annual Tour de Staten Island showed off some of the best biking highlights in S.I.
View this complete post...PEOPLE FOR BIKES Diversity created the city. But diversity has never been easy. American urbanism has been a process through which communities—diverse in ideology, in interest, in income, in ethnic background and in racial identification—have negotiated space. Some of this evolution has been brutal. Today’s cities are, among other things, the result of generations of racism and classism and struggles in the face of […]
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