Recent Streetsblog TEXAS posts about Bicycling

House Dems: We Won’t Support a Transpo Bill That Cuts Bike/Ped Funding

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
House Democrats won’t stand for any cuts to federal funding for walking and biking infrastructure. That was the gist of a letter signed by every Democratic member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week. Rick Larsen, a congressman representing parts of Washington state, rallied Democrats to support funding for biking, walking, and transit. Photo: Rick Larsen Groups aligned [...]
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Cambridge: Britain’s Cycling Capital

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | | No Comments
In the city of Cambridge, just about an hour’s train ride north of London, you’ll find lots of people bicycling. In fact, the official bike mode share is 22 percent, but advocates believe it’s even higher and could comprise up to 50 percent of all trips in the city center. More than protected bike lanes, the key to Cambridge’s success has been the management [...]

Four Cities Race to Finish the Country’s First Protected Intersection

By Michael Andersen | | No Comments
A protected intersection under construction at Manor and Tilley in Austin, fall 2014. Photo: City of Austin. 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. Sometimes, change builds up for years. And sometimes, it bursts. Fifteen months after American bikeway designer Nick Falbo [...]

10 Tips for Cities Ready to Replace Car Parking With Safe Space for Biking

By Michael Andersen | | No Comments
Former parking spaces in Boulevard de Maissonneuve, Montreal. Photo: JasonParis 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 curbside parking spot is just 182 square feet of urban space. But for advocates of better American bike infrastructure, few obstacles loom larger. Right [...]

AASHTO Chief: Don’t Blame Street Design for Cyclist Deaths

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
This is a pretty revealing (read: depressing) exchange between a U.S. representative and the president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, which represents state DOTs. The transportation agencies that comprise AASHTO essentially dictate how streets are designed throughout the U.S. They are aware that pedestrian and cyclist deaths are not declining as fast as total traffic fatalities. But [...]