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Unless US DOT Changes Course, Building Protected Bikeways May Get Tougher

By Michael Andersen | Jul 8, 2016 | No Comments
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks. “Hey, how long does it take you to get to work?” “Well, on average my car is usually traveling at 36 mph.” No actual human makes transportation decisions this way. But for some reason, the federal […]
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Room to Breathe: The Feds Just Made It Easier to Fit Bike Lanes on Streets

By Michael Andersen | May 6, 2016 | No Comments
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. A large car is less than seven feet wide. But thanks in part to an obscure federal rule, millions of miles of traffic lanes on local streets around the country are 12 […]
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In Rainy Areas, Protected Bike Lanes Can Cut Road Construction Costs

By Michael Andersen | Apr 20, 2016 | No Comments
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. As protected bike lanes arrive in American suburbs, some city builders are making an unexpected discovery. Not only are protected bike lanes by far the best way to make biking a pleasant […]
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Fast Changes to City Streets: A 9-Step Guide for Creative Bureaucrats

By Michael Andersen | Mar 28, 2016 | No Comments
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. For most of the 20th century, cities answered transportation problems by adding more pavement. More freeways. More lanes. More parking lots. More things that couldn’t be reversed or revised. So it made […]
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Bike Counts Rising Fast at Automated Counters Around the World

By Michael Andersen | Mar 2, 2016 | No Comments
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. The battle to make biking a viable transportation or recreation choice for more people is fought mostly at the local level: a protected bike lane here, a BMX course there, a new […]
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How Cities Clear Snow From Protected Bike Lanes: A Starter Guide

By Michael Andersen | Feb 12, 2016 | No Comments
This post is by Tyler Golly of Stantec and Michael Andersen of The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes. As protected bike lanes have spread from city to city across North America, a problem has followed: snow. Most protected bike lanes are too narrow for standard street plows. […]
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Latest Trend in Protected Bike Lanes: Installation in One Year or Less

By Michael Andersen | Dec 7, 2015 | No Comments
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Of all the reasons Denverites had to get excited about the two protected bike lanes their city opened Thursday, the most underrated was a feat that you maybe will only fully appreciate […]
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What Other Cities Say About Cleveland’s Unusual Bike Lane Buffer

By Michael Andersen | Nov 13, 2015 | No Comments
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. For all their benefits, protected bike lanes can be complicated. Between maintaining barriers, keeping them clear of snow and preserving intersection visibility, it’s understandable that cities opt not to include them on […]
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Salt Lake City Cuts Car Parking, Adds Bike Lanes, Sees Retail Boost

By Michael Andersen | Oct 6, 2015 | No Comments
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Protected bike lanes require space on the street, and removing curbside auto parking is one of several ways to find it. But whenever cities propose parking removal, retailers understandably worry. A growing […]
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Boulder’s Protected Bike Lane Removal Would Be Just the 4th Nationwide

By Michael Andersen | Sep 29, 2015 | No Comments
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Boulder, Colorado, will vote today on whether to become the fourth U.S. city to remove a modern protected bike lane. The others are Memphis, where a riverside project was removed this year after […]
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