Bicycling
Streetsblog California
Making Space for E-Bikes on the Streets and in the Law
In Washington state, advocates are working with state legislators to clarify the rules for e-bike operation on streets and trails.
January 31, 2018
Bill to Allow Bikes to Treat Stop Signs as Yield Signs Spiked
Insurance industry freaks out: Chaos. Unpredictability. “Personal interpretation” of laws, oh my.
January 8, 2018
Berkeley’s Bancroft Way Gets a Nod on “Best Bikeways of 2017” List
The first two-way connected parking-protected bikeway in Berkeley is part of a project that includes a bus-only lane. It was supported by the local bus agency, the city, the local business district, the UC Berkeley campus, and local bike advocates.
December 21, 2017
Thoughts on Oakland Police Bike Patrols
Why do Oakland bike cops drive patrol cars everywhere?
December 1, 2017
Philadelphia Cyclists Demand Safer Bike Lanes — Now
About 75 demonstrators took to the streets yesterday after a garbage truck driver struck and killed 24-year-old Emily Fredricks.
November 30, 2017
London’s Protected Bike Lanes Move People 5 Times More Efficiently Than Car Lanes
Leave it to a Brit to deliver a mathematical smackdown this courteously.
November 29, 2017
Bay Area Caltrans District Refines its Bike Plan
Caltrans District 4 planners are hosting a final round of community workshops on proposed bicycle improvement priorities for state-owned roads in the Bay Area.
November 14, 2017
People-Protected Bike Lane on Embarcadero
Protesters stood on the white line that in theory separates motor vehicles from bicyclists. In practice the paint on its own does little to keep cars out of bike lanes.
November 3, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Folsom Protected Bike Lanes Start Construction
Streetsblog tipsters riding on Folsom through SoMa had some good news to report: the parking-protected bike lanes, part of the short term improvements planned for this street, are now under construction.
October 31, 2017
Santa Ana Active Streets Is Building an Equity-Centered, Resident-Led Transportation Coalition
Herein a short history of the founding of SAAS and what makes it distinct from transportation advocacy groups in other parts of the country, including some of the guiding principles that helped form the coalition.
October 20, 2017
