Category Archives: Sharing the Street

It’s the ‘Bicycle Spring’

Posted on July 2, 2013 by dontblockthebikelane

By John Yemma The Christian Science Monitor July 1, 2013 Long shunted to the side of the road — and sometimes denied the road entirely — the humble, fragile, friendly bicycle is merging into mainstream traffic in unprecedented numbers around … Continue reading →

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More Bicyclists Means Fewer Accidents, Philadelphia finds

Posted on September 20, 2012 by dontblockthebikelane

By Paul Nussbaum The Philadelphia Inquirer September 17, 2012 As the number of bicyclists on Philadelphia streets has risen, cyclists and city officials have seen a counterintuitive result: The number of bike crashes and deaths has declined. This “safety in … Continue reading →

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Motorists To Urban Planners: Stay In Your Lane

Posted on July 18, 2012 by dontblockthebikelane

By Franklyn Cater NPR July 18, 2012 Cities and cars share a conflicted relationship these days. Environmental concerns, growing traffic congestion and an urban design philosophy that favors foot traffic are driving many cities to try to reduce the number … Continue reading →

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Drivers, Cyclists Square Off on Sharing the Road

Posted on May 18, 2012 by dontblockthebikelane

By Emanuella Grinberg CNN May 18, 2012 Shanna Kurth began biking to work three years ago to improve her health. Several times a month, she loaded her bike onto her car, drove most of the way and biked the last … Continue reading →

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Jarvis Drivers Like Bike Lanes Too

Posted on July 7, 2011 by dontblockthebikelane

By Ben Spurr NOW July 6, 2011 Toronto Cyclists Union Video Shows Motorists Not Bike-hating Psycopaths After All Rob Ford says he’s scrapping the Jarvis St. bike lanes because citizens have complained about them, so the Toronto Cyclists Union took … Continue reading →

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3-Way Street

Posted on June 13, 2011 by dontblockthebikelane

Credit to Ron Con Coca Cola From Vimeo Posted June 2, 2011      By summer 2010, the expansion of bike lanes in NYC exposed a clash of long-standing bad habits — such as pedestrians jaywalking, cyclists running red lights, … Continue reading →

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