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Super Sharrows: "Feel of a Bike Lane" or Wasted Paint?

"A new set of street markings on Allston’s Brighton Avenue aren’t simply an errant set of dashes installed by city staff with extra paint — they’re part of a national experiment to test innovative bike...

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Investment in Infrastructure Leads to Jump in S.F. Cyclists

"The sharp increase in transportation by bike coincides with a surge in improvements - from parking 'corrals' to bike lanes, sometimes with green pavement and protective barriers - around the city,"...

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The Number One Reason Why Portland is a Bike-Friendly City

"Safer biking means that more people (especially women) decide biking’s a good option.Publication Date: Thu, 01/02/2014

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North America's Largest Bike Parking Facility Planned for Portland

"The 21-story, three-building apartment project now rising in Portland's Lloyd District will create more long-term bike parking than any other project in the nation, with four huge new storage...

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Calif. Bill Advances To Recognize Protected Bike Lanes as Class IV Bikeways

"Right now, many cities are not putting in cycletracks [a.k.a. protected bike lanes] for fear they don’t conform to the Caltrans manual,” says Assemblymember Phil TiPublication Date: Sat, 02/01/2014

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The 'Quietways' Bike Network Revolution

London is approaching a September launch date for an innovative approach to bike infrastructure: "Quietways," or bike routes that exist off of main roads on back streets rarely visiPublication Date:...

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Wheels Up for Chicago’s Navy Pier Flyover

Blair Kamin pens an article in support of the Navy Pier Flyover, which had been criticized for its rising costs during the recession. Kamin cites the current, crowded experience of the lakefront near...

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Checking in on the Bicycle Backlash

The closing paragraph of a recent editorial in The Australian makes a blunt point: “For too long, authorities have bowed to the demands of selfish cyPublication Date: Fri, 03/21/2014

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Elevated Cycletracks: Future Urban Staple or Glitzy Dream Project?

As Yoshi Silverstein writes for The Dirt, elevated cycletracks are gaining popularity as a potential transportation solution to provide bicyclists designated and safe space separate from...

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TED Talk Pitches a Shift in Street Design

Dylan Love from Business Insider discusses a TEDxZurich talk by Mikael Colville-Andersen on Bicycle Culture by Design.Publication Date: Wed, 09/17/2014

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Florida Pilots Bike Lanes on Highway Bridges

As covered by Tanya Snyder on Streetsblog USA, after years of being ranked the most dangerous state in the United States for walking and bicycling, "state Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad...

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The Chicken and the Egg: Gentrification and Bicycling

Shaun Courtney of Urbanful discusses the relationship between gentrification and bicycling in many American cities today.Publication Date: Mon, 11/17/2014

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Kansas City Proceeding with the First of (Possibly) Many Road Diets

An article by Mike Hendricks reports the news of the impending road diet for Grand Boulevard as well as devoting ink to making the case for why a new lane configuration works for the street: "city...

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The Bike Highway That Almost Was

The article runs as an extended excerpt of the book, LAtitudes: An Angeleno's Atlas, by Dan Koeppel. A sample:Publication Date: Mon, 04/27/2015

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More Bicycle Infrastructure Equals More Riders

New York, Los Angeles, and Portland, Oregon are tops in the nation for the number of bicycle commuters, thanks to improvements in bicycle infrastructure, including dedicated bicycle lanes and bike...

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Why Do People Hate Cyclists?

At the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference, several researchers shared their work examining why people hate bicyclists and what can be done about that animosity.

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Report: Cutting Urban Emissions Could Save $17 Trillion

According to a report from New Climate Economy, "Investing in lower-emission public transport, using more renewable energy, and increasing efficiency in commercial buildings andPublication Date: Wed,...

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Compromise and an Engaged Public: Lessons From Copenhagen

Copenhagen has been called the world’s greenest and most livable city, and it has the added benefit of being capital of the world’s happiest country, Denmark.Publication Date: Mon, 02/01/2016

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New York City Mayor Overrides Community Board on 'Boulevard of Death' Bike Lane

Publication Date: Wed, 05/11/2016

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What a 'Bicycle Stress Map' Reveals About the Streets of Montgomery County

Just north of D.C., transportation planners in Montgomery County, Maryland have created a Bicycle Stress Map, reports Laura Bliss:Publication Date: Mon, 05/16/2016

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