Buenos Aires: Building a People-Friendly City
Buenos Aires is fast becoming one of the most admired cities in the world when it comes to reinventing streets and transportation.
bike-friendly policies
Houston Bicycle Revolutionaries
Do you ever wonder why so many people ride bikes in a place like the Netherlands while so few do in Texas?
Transitioning transport – headlines
•Bogotá car-free day becomes car-free week •Tres Hombres Tall Ship Loads Rum and More in Caribbean; Additional Ship Readied for Europe Only •The Rise of Open Streets •Which are Europes to Cycling and Walking Cities? •British Cycling launches 10-point plan to transform Britain into a true cycling nation
NYC Streets Metamorphosis
There’s nothing more dramatic than looking back five or ten years at Streetfilms footage (some of it a bit low-res) to see how much the livable streets landscape of New York City’s streets have changed.
The Black & White of Green Lanes
What forward-looking cities are learning about race, equity and building better bike lanes + 6 ways to broaden support for better bike lanes.
Bikenomics: Bike Lanes on Main Street
Studies of the effects of bicycling on retail are still coming in, but they produce nearly unanimous results. One fact is clear: People who ride bicycles spend money.
Transport and urban design – headlines
•How Biking Improves Employee Productivity •Lulu and the Life-Sized City •In Seattle, Bike Lanes Are Good for Business •Plan to Convert Roads to Gravel Begins Despite Pushback •Smoking Ban: Shipping Shifts to Cleaner Fuel •On your bikes! Turkmenistan president orders entire nation to saddle up for national cycling day
Transport trends and transitions – headlines
•Why is cycling so popular in the Netherlands? •VIDEO: Set Sail for Greener Maritime Cargo Shipping •Rolls-Royce Revives Age of Sail to Beat Fuel-Cost Surge: Freight •Why aren’t young people getting drivers’ licenses? Too much hassle! •Let’s All Stop Obsessing About the ‘Next Great Thing’ in Urban Transportation •South Korean road wirelessly recharges OLEV buses
Life in the Green Lane
Impossible, many folks would tell me. Special bike lanes are strictly a European thing that would never fit in our newer, auto-dominated cities. You’re selling America short, I answered…
Transport – May 29
•Taking the Guesswork out of Designing for Walkability •Biking can be cool…until you’re a teen girl •Big Bad Rivers of Wolves
Streetfacts #1: Bike Lanes Aren’t Just for Big Cities
Welcome to the first of five shorts we’re calling Streetfacts. With Streetfacts, we’ll be highlighting developing trends affecting transportation and planning policy, as well as addressing the cost of "bad practices" that prevent us from shifting to a more balanced transportation network that supports more livable places.
Seven reasons bikes are for everyone—not just “cyclists”
Traveling the world’s great bicycle cities, I fell in love with cycling. The ease, safety, convenience… (dreamy sigh) But as my six-month love affair came to an end, I began to realize the reason for my infatuation: cities like those in Denmark and Holland simply make themselves lovable. They don’t just build cycle tracks; they inject fun, whimsy, compassion, and even romance into cycling.