Michael Andersen
Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation for the Sightline Institute. He previously covered bike infrastructure for PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization.
Recent Posts
Fort Collins Just Built Five Miles of Bikeway for Less Than $1 Million – Here’s the Trick
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The Colorado city is the latest to embrace America's most underrated type of bike facility.
Bike Commuting Growth Has Leveled Off – But Not Everywhere in the U.S.
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The future of biking is already here. It's just unevenly distributed.
There’s a Flat Bike Network Hiding in Your City, If Someone Would Build It
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How do you eliminate hills from a city? With better bike network planning.
New Orleans’ Lafitte Greenway: A Community Link, Not a Barrier
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The city is finding that the impact of a linear park is the opposite of a freeway.
Want People to Bike? Skip the Sweet Talk and Build
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Don't waste time trying to convince people to feel warmly about bicycling.
Study After Study Finds Latinos Have a Strong Affinity for Social Biking
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Most people find it pleasant to bike with people they know. But there's growing evidence that Latino Americans are particularly interested in social biking.
An Idea That Sticks: Another Plunger-Protected Bike Lane Goes Permanent
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Tactical urbanism projects are prompting cities to improve the bike-riding environment.
Here’s a New Street-Level Analysis of the Biking Networks in 299 U.S. Cities
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PeopleForBikes has just made the first attempt to measure and compare local bike networks on a nationwide scale.
Landmark Study Tests a Bike Network’s Effects on Safety and Ridership
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Fascinating results from a city whose bike network was literally a Communist plot.
Grassy Storm Drainage Can Be a Transportation Twofer, New Guide Shows
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If your city's transportation department and its stormwater management department were to team up to put storm drainage in just the right places, it could be a very cost-efficient way to manage runoff while creating permanent, attractive separation between bike and car traffic.
The Main Street of Latino Culture in Providence Will Get a Bike-Walk Upgrade
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Broad Street sees more biking and walking collisions than any other street in the city.
For People of Color, Barriers to Biking Go Far Beyond Infrastructure, Study Shows
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New research from New Jersey shows huge gaps in conventional wisdom.