E-bikes are exploding in popularity and promise access to a range of new users. It’s time we upgraded our trails to embrace these users, rather than shutting them out with regulations.
Tag: design
Bicycle Streets Beyond Europe: Portland’s Neighborhood Greenways
Are Portland’s Neighborhood Greenways bicycle streets? Let’s compare against the Dutch fietsstraat and find out.
Bicycle Streets Beyond Europe: NACTO Bicycle Boulevard
Is the NACTO bicycle boulevard a bicycle street? Let’s compare against the Dutch fietsstraat and find out.
Why Did the Pedestrian Cross the Freeway?
Interchanges are often the only option for crossing freeways, and these can be challenging to navigate for people walking or … More
Reimagining Places: Gladstone Ave
Redesigning streets to better support safe, comfortable walking and cycling is not hard, and often the tools needed already exist at the local level. It just requires a little bit of imagination!
The Human Transportation System
Bike lanes and wider sidewalks are a good start to improving our cities, but real change won’t happen until we’re able to challenge the fundamentals of the transportation system we’ve created.
Beyond the Automobile 