The "Bikelash" Phenomenon (and Why It Shouldn't Scare Local Leaders)

Some people get up in arms about adding new bike lanes to neighborhoods. So why do the mayors who head these projects so often get reelected?

Upzoned, Podcast, Bikeability, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 17, 2021Podcast, podcast, Upzoned, upzoned, bikeability, bikes, bike lanes, local government, member drive

"Does Induced Demand Apply to Bike Lanes?" and Other Questions

And what this tells us about what the common buzzword really means.

How to Pick Your Next Bike Lane Battle

To move the needle of biking access, we have to thoughtful advocates. This guide will help you become one.

This is What We Can Do Together

Strong Towns is empowering thousands of champions for change to bring their places back to greater prosperity, little by little, through bottom-up action. Here’s what that looks like.

Why John Forester was wrong: Design streets for the humans you have, not the humans you wish you had.

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.

Herriges, Bikeability, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesApril 28, 2020vehicular cycling, cycling, bike lanes, bike infrastructure, bikes, biking

A Minor Miracle in St. Paul

St. Paul consistently prioritizes car speed and convenience over the safety and comfort of cyclists and pedestrians. It just inadvertently demonstrated that a better way is possible.

Bikeability, Top StoryChrista MosengFebruary 20, 2020bike infrastructure, bike lanes, bikeability, St. Paul

The Right-Hand Rule for Passing a Bike

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.

Top Story, BikeabilityBuff BrownFebruary 6, 2020bike infrastructure, bike lanes, cycling, bicycling

Hey Peloton, Here’s How Real Cycling “Changes” You

A controversial new ad from Peloton has everyone talking. But will it finally get people talking about the benefits of real cycling—benefits that go far beyond just improved physical health?

Bikeability, Horbovetz, Top StoryArian HorbovetzDecember 12, 2019bikeability, bike trails, bike lanes, biking

A "Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper" Protected Bike Lane in Austin

A beautiful new protected bike lane in Austin is slowing motorists, protecting cyclists and pedestrians, and connecting the community. And they did it without having to wait for the most expensive, time-consuming materials.

Bikeability, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 22, 2019bike lanes, protected bike lane, John Simmerman, Austin

So Your City's Getting More Bike-Friendly. How Do You Identify the Next Best Step?

So your city’s made progress on bike safety—there are some nice new bike lanes, and more people out and about on two wheels. How to keep the momentum going? That’s the situation in this Strong Towns member’s hometown, and he has some ideas to share.

Bikeability, Transportation, Success StoryTim WrightAugust 13, 2019success, Strong Citizenship, Shreveport, biking, bike lanes

Can Bikes and Cars Co-Exist in Akron?

The city of Akron has taken a measured approach to phasing in a network of bike lanes, including reversible, low-risk experiments in altering street layouts. Can this piece-by-piece approach help nurture a cycling culture?

Akron, Schweitzer, Top StoryMark SchweitzerNovember 20, 2018bike lanes

How to Start a Bike Advocacy Group that Enhances the Accessibility and Strength of Your Town

In this episode of our podcast It’s the Little Things, Jacob chats with Strong Towns’s own Aubrey Byron about how to start your own bike advocacy group and have an impact on bike policy in your place.

It’s Legal to Run Lights... and Other Things You Might Not Know About Cycling

Myth busting time: that infuriating thing you saw a bicyclist do the other day? They were probably doing it for a reason, that reason probably had to do with safety, and it might not have been against the law after all.