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Streetfacts #1: Bike Lanes Aren’t Just for Big Cities

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on March 24, 2013 | 2,311 Plays

As some of you may know, many of the big cities in the U.S. are in the midst of expanding their bicycle network by installing protected bike lanes. You've heard much about New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., but some of the newest cities installing them are smaller cities you might not know about.

Places like Missoula, Flagstaff, Indianapolis, Austin and Memphis (just to name a few) have either installed protected lanes or are breaking ground shortly. It shows that even in many places and cities with populations under a million that the health benefits of cycling and the econmoic realities are proving that a successful transportation system demands the inclusion of the bicycle.

Celebrating NYC Bicycling 2011: A Tribute

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on December 20, 2011 | 3,943 Plays

Cycling in New York City overcame a much undeserved, unfair, zealous media bombardment in 2011. But as usual we just kept biking and NYC's numbers kept growing - doubling since 2007. And as demonstrated over and over, public opinion polls show cycling & bike lanes enjoy broad support in the general public, a fact that [...]

Minneapolis’s Midtown Greenway: Good for Bikes, Good for Business

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on September 27, 2011 | 18,894 Plays

In the increasingly heated competition to see who deserves the title of America's most bike-friendly city, Minneapolis has plenty going for it. Last year Bicycling magazine anointed the city tops in the nation, knocking Portland off its long-held perch. The Twin Cities are undergoing a steady transformation into a more bike-oriented region thanks to nearly [...]

MBA: Traffic Calming

by Robin Urban Smith on April 5, 2011 | 12,179 Plays

What’s the most effective way to make city streets safer? As Chicago Alderman Mary Ann Smith told Streetfilms, “Signs don’t do the job, even having police officers on the corner does not do the job.” To prevent traffic injuries and deaths, you need to change how the street functions and make it feel slower for [...]

Mapping Your NYC Bike Commute

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on October 17, 2010 | 14,184 Plays

Regardless of age or ability, everyone deserves the right to a safe and convenient bike commute. In New York City, every day the DOT is making that more of a reality - thanks to an incredible diversity of bike facilities. The city has moved past simple, striped bike lanes and on to refreshing configurations like [...]

NYC DOT explains Bike Lanes in the Big Apple

by Elizabeth Press on October 19, 2009 | 28,748 Plays

Bike lanes: In some cities people are literally dying to have them and some people go so far as to mark their own. Here in New York City, it feels like every time I get on my bike there is a new bike lane - sometimes on the left, sometimes buffered, and sometimes completely separated [...]