Today’s Headlines

Are We Building Too Much Parking? (Houston Chron)
TxDOT proposes converting Hwy. 290 main lane to HOV lane during off-peak hours, will host public meeting in October (Community Impact)
Capital Metro: Exclusive pathways necessary for high-capacity transit (Community Impact)
Neighborhood road becomes rush detour (KVUE)
Austinites to celebrate open spaces this Friday, Sept. 21 for global Park(ing) Day (Community Impact)

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Vote for the Best Urban Street Transformation of 2015

By Angie Schmitt and Ben Fried | Dec 22, 2015

It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2015, which means we’re about to hand out Streetsies to recognize achievements for walking, biking, and transit in American cities this year. Earlier this month we asked readers for nominations for the Best Urban Street Transformation of the year, and here are the standouts from your submissions. It’s a great batch and all [...]

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

By Michael Andersen | Jul 8, 2016

Seattle, Washington. 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 government has [...]

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Why Bike Lanes With Lots of Bike Traffic Can Still Appear “Empty”

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 1, 2016

Wherever there is a bike lane, there is probably an angry driver complaining that it is always empty. San Francisco’s Market Street bike counter. Photo: U.S. DOT That tends to be the case even when plenty of people do use the bike lane. And there are reasons for that, writes University of Minnesota professor David Levinson. Mathematical, geometrical reasons. Like [...]

San Antonio’s Latest Useless Bike Lane

By Daniel Day, the Famed Sir Bikes A Lot | Oct 15, 2015

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Newark Clears Bike Lane of Cars, Solves Parking Problem With Meters Instead

By Michael Andersen | Jul 1, 2015

Newark’s stopgap solution to a parking crunch was to allow parking in the bike lane (see upper right). Since then it’s found a more sensible option: meters. Photo: WalkBikeJersey 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. Three months after Newark drew national [...]