Michael Andersen
Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation for the Sightline Institute. He previously covered bike infrastructure for PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization.
Recent Posts
Which Bike Lanes Should Be Protected? New Guide Offers Specifics
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Most U.S. street design institutions haven’t wanted to say for sure. Until now.
Fort Collins Just Built Five Miles of Bikeway for Less Than $1 Million – Here’s the Trick
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The Colorado city is the latest to embrace America's most underrated type of bike facility.
New Orleans’ Lafitte Greenway: A Community Link, Not a Barrier
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The city is finding that the impact of a linear park is the opposite of a freeway.
Want People to Bike? Skip the Sweet Talk and Build
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Don't waste time trying to convince people to feel warmly about bicycling.
Bike Lane Pop-up in Macon, Georgia, Wins Over County Engineer, Goes Permanent
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Resident-led, temporary demonstrations of protected bike lanes just keep working.
Landmark Study Tests a Bike Network’s Effects on Safety and Ridership
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Fascinating results from a city whose bike network was literally a Communist plot.
Connecting Cities’ Scattered Bikeways Is Going to Be Harder, But Worth It
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When the low-hanging fruit has all been eaten, there's only one thing to do: climb higher.
The Country’s Newest Biking Boomtown Looks to the Next Level
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Bike transportation in New Orleans has doubled in the last few years.
The Dutch’s Beloved Bikeway Design Manual Just Got an Update
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The guide to Dutch bikeway engineering is a critical darling, at least among the nation's hipper street designers.
Protected Intersections in the U.S.: From Zero to 12 in Two Years
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The country's newest major bike-lane innovation is very young. But so far, it's spreading faster than the protected bike lane did.
Bikes Belong on Main Streets Because Bikes Are Not Mainly for Commuting
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Broadway, Salt Lake City. Photos: SLC.
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.
Trivia question 1: Of all the trips taken by U.S. adults, how many lead to or from somewhere other than work?
The answer is 78 percent.
Trivia question 2: Of [...]
Edmonton’s Quick-Build Protected Bike Lane Grid: “A New Model” for Change
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
The most interesting thing about this week’s best bike infrastructure news isn’t what’s being built. It’s how it’s being built.
Two years ago, the sprawling Canadian prairie metropolis of Calgary decided to buck tradition and test an entire [...]