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Houston Unveils a Bold New Citywide Plan for Bicycling

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 19, 2016 | No Comments

Houston’s new bike plan envisions a real network instead of disconnected segments. Source: Houston Bike Plan The same team that helped overhaul Houston’s bus network is turning its attention to the city’s bike network. This week, recently-elected Mayor Sylvester Turner unveiled the city’s first bike plan since 1993. The plan envisions a network of low-stress bikeways — a welcome improvement over Houston’s previous bike [...]

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Four Cities Race to Finish the Country’s First Protected Intersection

By Michael Andersen | May 28, 2015 | No Comments

A protected intersection under construction at Manor and Tilley in Austin, fall 2014. Photo: City of Austin. 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. Sometimes, change builds up for years. And sometimes, it bursts. Fifteen months after American bikeway designer Nick Falbo [...]

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Minneapolis Sets Out to Build 30 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes By 2020

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 21, 2015 | No Comments

Minneapolis is planning to construct 48 miles of protected bike lanes over the next 10 years. Click to enlarge. Map: City of Minneapolis Minneapolis is one of the best cities for biking in the U.S., and it wants to get better. Last week the city released a plan to build 30 miles of protected bike lanes over the next five years [...]