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
Atlanta Looks for Options Where Bidirectional Protected Bike Lanes Intersect
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Image: City of Atlanta
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
Bidirectional protected bike lanes, which put both directions of bike traffic on the same side of a street, aren’t ideal. But they can be useful in a pinch.
Like all protected bike lanes, well-designed bidirectionals [...]
Unless US DOT Changes Course, Building Protected Bikeways May Get Tougher
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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 [...]
Room to Breathe: The Feds Just Made It Easier to Fit Bike Lanes on Streets
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Photo: Adam Coppola.
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.
A large car is less than seven feet wide. But thanks in part to an obscure federal rule, millions of miles of traffic lanes on local streets around the country are [...]
Americans Applaud as Cities Build Protected Car Lanes
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A proposed protected car lane on Board Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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.
Driving is a dangerous activity. As a result, many Americans find it stressful and unpleasant.
“I’m interested in driving but it doesn’t really seem [...]