bicycles

Why Your Next Car Is a Bike

Why Your Next Car Is a Bike

By Carlo Ratti, Ida Auken On the window of a bike shop in Copenhagen, a sign reads: Your next car is a bike. More than 62 percent of Copenhageners cycle to work in one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world, and the municipality is actively investing in new bike lanes and green light […]

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    Why Your Next Car Is a Bike

    Why Your Next Car Is a Bike

    By Carlo Ratti, Ida Auken On the window of a bike shop in Copenhagen, a sign reads: Your next car is a bike. More than 62 percent of Copenhageners cycle to work in one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world, and the municipality is actively investing in new bike lanes and green light […]

    Why U.S. Cities Are Becoming More Dangerous for Cyclists and Pedestrians

    Why U.S. Cities Are Becoming More Dangerous for Cyclists and Pedestrians

    By John Rennie Short As cities strive to improve the quality of life for their residents, many are working to promote walking and biking. Such policies make sense, since they can, in the long run, lead to less traffic, cleaner air and healthier people. But the results aren’t all positive, especially in the short to […]

    Designing Greener Streets Starts With Finding Room for Bicycles and Trees

    Designing Greener Streets Starts With Finding Room for Bicycles and Trees

    By Anne Lusk City streets and sidewalks in the U.S. have been engineered for decades to keep vehicle occupants and pedestrians safe. If streets include trees at all, they might be planted in small sidewalk pits, where, if constrained and with little water, they live only three to 10 years on average. Until recently, U.S. […]