Madison, WI, Is Lowering Traffic Deaths—But There’s Still Work To Do

Political and engineering leaders in Madison, WI, are working to make their city streets safer by developing a culture of safety with the efforts of their Vision Zero initiative.

Safe & Productive Streets, News, Top StorySeairra SheppardMarch 22, 2023Wisconsin, Safe and Productive Streets, biking, bikeability, bike lanes, car crash, vision zero, Safety, safety, transportation

Activists Demand Change After Fatal Crash in Indianapolis

Indianapolis has seen record-breaking highs in traffic violence in recent years, and one particularly dangerous intersection has advocates calling for its redesign—before another innocent person gets killed.

Bikeability, Safe & Productive Streets, News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoFebruary 1, 2023Safe and Productive Streets, Crash Analysis Studio, biking, bikeability, bike lanes, Safety, safety, car crash, advocacy, Indiana

Designing for Resilience: Policies Are Great, but Design Is What Will Change Your Life

Citizens and city leaders striving to pivot from car-based design to more resilient models of growth and development need to start planning our places with the end in mind—the “end” being everyday life, itself.

Urban Design, Owens, Top StoryTiffany Owens ReedJanuary 10, 2023urban design, Texas, biking, fragility

Whose Child Will Be Killed on a Stroad?

A hundred people gathered in Tacoma, WA, to mourn the death of 13-year-old Michael Weilert, who was recently killed while bicycling in his neighborhood. If we want to prevent more tragedies like this, then we must redesign our streets.

E-Bikes: The Frankenstein's Monster of Transportation?

A recent Atlantic piece paints e-bikes as an awkward, doomed-to-fail mashup of the motorcycle and the bicycle. What’s the Strong Towns take?

Upzoned, Podcast, Top Story, Bikeability, TransportationStrong TownsSeptember 14, 2022Podcast, podcast, Upzoned, bikes, e-bikes, biking, bicycling, bikeability, transportation

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Starting an Electric Bike Business

These Strong Towns advocates started an electric bike company in Calgary, AB, and are passionate about how biking changes the way you see your city.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Success Story, BikeabilityStrong TownsAugust 11, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, e-bikes, biking, family, small business

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Helping More People Get Out and Bike!

Strong Towns member Ari Feinsmith is making streets safer in his California town, hosting free bike repair events and more.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Membership, Member Profiles, Bikeability, Success StoryStrong TownsJuly 21, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, California, biking, bike parking, bicycling

Sidewalk Cycling Explained

It can be intimidating for inexperienced cyclists to ride in the road with cars. If that’s you and you’d prefer to use the sidewalk, here’s how to do so safely and respectfully.

Pedal Power Needs People Power

Here’s two stories about powerful local action that Strong Towns members are taking to make their places more bike friendly.

Bikeability, Membership, Herriges, Success Story, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJune 9, 2022bikeability, bike share, bikes, biking, bike infrastructure, member drive, member testimonials, membership, success, success stories, colorado, Pennsylvania

We Just Shared a Moment

This week, our Neighborhood Storyteller shares the many blissful moments that come with biking as a means of transportation.

Neighborhood Storyteller, Theilen, Bikeability, Top StoryKarla TheilenJune 7, 2022neighborhood storyteller, biking, bikeability, bikes, bike trails, bike infrastructure

Let's Change the Way We Look at Shared Problems by Starting Some Conversations

We love all the great videos people are making about Strong Towns-related topics! This one explains why high bicycling rates are safer for all road users.