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This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking and Blocking Bike Lanes

A new pilot project that launches today could change the way American cities do on-street parking — and finally stop delivery drivers from double-parking in the bike lane to boot.

September 20, 2020

This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking and Blocking Bike Lanes

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Is a Federal Greenway Act What the U.S. Needs to Recover from COVID-19?

A new effort is underway to build a massive national network of connected walking and cycle infrastructure— and the organization behind it says a $10 billion federal investment in the project would help the country rebound from the economic ravages of COVID-19 in a way that highway spending never could.

September 9, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

Micromobility Trips Explode 60 Percent In One Year — But Bikeshares Lag

Scooters are driving the recent micromobility revolution — but don't count out the humble bike just yet.

August 30, 2020

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Op-Ed: It’s Time to Prioritize the Third Lane

"By eliminating car parking and narrowing automobile lanes we can create the space necessary to accommodate lightweight, human sized micromobility vehicles such as electric scooters."

August 14, 2020

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Is it Time for the U.S. to Try the ‘Madrid Model’ of Vehicular Cycling Infrastructure?

The Madrid Model of "slow" lanes in the middle of roads could rival the Scandinavian model of protected lanes that separate cyclists from traffic altogether — if Americans will have it.

August 10, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

Protected Bike Lanes that Any City Can Afford

You don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect cyclists, scooter riders, and other vulnerable road users from car traffic.

July 29, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

Op Ed: The Most Important Bike Tech is…Street Design

New studies of Lisbon and Toronto offer the latest evidence for the power of safe infrastructure to encourage more cycling in cities — and speak to the perils of relying on historical data.

July 22, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

COVID? What COVID? Gridlock Returns to SoMa

While the CDC advises more single-occupancy driving, it's painfully obvious why that won't work in San Francisco

May 29, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

Contest Needs You to Create Better Bike Lane Barriers

We need something better than either bulky, expensive, and profoundly ugly concrete bollards, or shrimpy, plastic poles that drivers can plow straight over.

April 23, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

FREE AT LAST! Market Street is Finally for the People

After decades of campaigns, advocacy and hard work, the dream of a car-free Market Street is here

January 29, 2020

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