Protected Bike Lanes

Atlanta, Georgia

The Best New Bike Infrastructure of 2017

PeopleForBikes surveys the best new additions to bike networks around the country, and finds a lot to celebrate.

December 21, 2017 - People for Bikes

Tilikum Crossing

Portland Bike Lanes and the Danger of Half-Measures

Willamette's new bike lanes make for an important link in Portland's bike infrastructure, but building unprotected bike lanes on a high-speed street carries risk.

December 19, 2017 - Bike Portland

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland's First Protected Bike Lanes Get $14 Million Boost

[Updated] The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency will provide the funding for two ambitious protected bike lanes in Cleveland.

December 8, 2017 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Pop Up Protected Bike Lanes

What Type of Bike Lane Does Your Street Need?

A new guide seeks to answer that question for any street in the world.

November 9, 2017 - Streetsblog USA

Indego

Checking in on Philadelphia's Promised Protected Bike Lanes

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kinney is discovering on the job that planning is much easier than delivering when it comes to protected bike lanes—as is the case in many cities around the country.

September 29, 2017 - PlanPhilly

Biek Lane

Bike Advocates Form 'Human Bollards' to Protest Lack of Protected Lanes

Protestors are placing their bodies between bike paths and car traffic to make a point about transportation planning.

September 4, 2017 - CityLab

Take a Tour of the New 111th Street Protected Bike Lane in Queens

Streetfilms was on hand to celebrate a hard-fought win for the community.

August 24, 2017 - StreetsBlog NYC

Colorado Multi-Modlaism

Denver Divvying Up More of its Street Space for Not Cars

Denver is in the process of rolling out a transportation experiment to the residents of the region: separating street space for transit and active transportation can serve all users and doesn't have to be the end of the world for drivers either.

May 9, 2017 - The Denver Post

Chicago

Wicker Park, Bucktown Gets New Master Plan

The Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods in Chicago will update their master plan to keep pace with the north side Chicago growing wealth and popularity.

March 8, 2017 - Next City

Bike and Bus Lane

San Francisco's Raised Bike Lanes Fail to…Rise

Citing problems with the raised lanes on Market Street, the city walks back plan for raised bike lane on Polk.

February 20, 2017 - CityLab

Multi-Modal Commute

Plans for Protected Bike Lanes in Culver City

If built, new protected bike lanes in Culver City, California would connect train riders to walkable downtown commercial areas.

January 17, 2017 - KPCC

Checking in on Two of Seattle's Bike Infrastructure Plans

The city of Seattle is moving through the planning and design stages on two important bike infrastructure projects located at the south end of Downtown.

January 7, 2017 - The Urbanist

Complete Street Vancouver

Debating Bike Infrastructure in Vancouver

Bike infrastructure is a source of political controversy, even in cities where biking is already popular.

January 3, 2017 - The Globe and Mail

Protected Bike Lane

The Best New Bike Lanes of 2016

The annual list of the best new bike lanes from around the country is brought to us by PeopleForBikes.

December 24, 2016 - People for Bikes

London Bikes

Cycling Infrastructure Gets a Boost in London

London is planning to build multiple "cycle superhighways," among other improvements for bikers.

December 10, 2016 - CityLab

New 'Peanutabout' Reinvents the Roundabout for Diagonal Streets

Diagonal crossings can be the most dangerous for pedestrians and bikers, the "peanutabout" could protect bikers and drivers alike.

December 5, 2016 - Streetsblog USA

Austin Complete Street

Protected Bike Lanes Save Lives

New research finds that as more distracted drivers take the road, protected bike lanes are keeping bikers alive.

November 28, 2016 - CityLab

Neighbors Confused By Green Bollards for Bike Lanes in Long Beach

A new look for buffered bike lanes in Long Beach is confusing some of the residents.

November 23, 2016 - Long Beach Press-Telegram

Milwaukee

Remaking the Streets of Milwaukee for Bikes and a Changing Population

The city of Milwaukee is repairing its streets and making them more bike and pedestrian friendly in the process.

November 9, 2016 - Urban Milwaukee

Bike Lane

Conventional Bike Lanes Left These Cities Wanting More

A case is made in the Orange County, California, city of Garden Grove for protected bike lanes. And a new protected bike lane opens in Southern California's bike infrastructure capital, Long Beach.

August 15, 2016 - KPCC

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