We’ve become desensitized to the car crashes—and the factors that cause them—that kill people like Indianapolitan Frank Radaker every day on our streets. It’s time to change that.
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The lifelong champion of vehicular cycling—an approach that gives in to inhumane street design instead of questioning it—passed away this month. No better time to put his still-influential bad ideas to rest.
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If drivers—and not just cyclists—were required to learn bike-passing best practices, more lives would be saved and more people would feel comfortable riding.
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Making your community stronger is too big a job for one person to do alone. Here’s how one Strong Towns member connected with likeminded people in his own city…and some practical steps on how you can do the same.
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An interview with Dr. Adonia Lugo, author of Bicycle / Race: Transportation, Culture & Resistance, about broadening bike advocacy to look beyond physical infrastructure to the “human infrastructure” of the communities we build around bicycling.
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In the new year, why not consider a few activities that you can complete in a single day that will help you see your town differently? Let’s call it the #StrongTownsChallenge. And don’t worry: there’s no ice water involved.
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I keep thinking about the efficiency of the human body. Each model year comes equipped with space-saving design, lots of leg-room, built-in entertainment features, and is bio-fuel-compatible with generally limited emissions.
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I keep thinking about the efficiency of the human body. Each model year comes equipped with space-saving design, lots of leg-room, built-in entertainment features, and is bio-fuel-compatible with generally limited emissions. On foot, we are nimble, responsive, and shaped to maximize the utilization of space. A crowd of people is not a traffic jam, it’s a party!
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One of the best ways to deeply understand the place you live is to slow down—way down—the way you get around it.
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Take a moment to stop and think: Do I really need to drive? Could I bike there instead?
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So much of our road education is about fear. A shift in mindset and approach could change that.
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A good bike rack can be a catalyst for change in cities big and small. Here's how to choose the right location and style, as well as advocate for more bike parking in your town.
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Mr. Money Mustache tells you how to get rich with bikes.
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I don't ride a bike because I love bikes. I ride because it’s a convenient and economical mode of transportation to accomplish my daily tasks. Plain and simple.
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We need to stop accommodating bikers and pedestrians within an auto-dominated environment and instead do the opposite.
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In the summer of 2010, Chris and Melissa Bruntlett, along with their two young children, made the conscious decision to sell the family car. Choosing to bike and use transit has transformed their lives for the better.
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Too often conversations around winter biking focus on the perceived danger and discomfort. But let's not forget the many benefits.
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Four tips for making winter biking doable and fun. Hint: You don't need to spend thousands of dollars on special gear to do it.
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Strong Towns member, Mark Dawson, muses on walkability and bikeability in his Chicago neighborhood.
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What are people really trying to say when they divide cyclists into the good ones and the bad ones?
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