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
In Rainy Areas, Protected Bike Lanes can Cut Road Construction Costs
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. As protected bike lanes arrive in American suburbs, some city builders are making an unexpected discovery. Not only are protected bike lanes by far the best way to make biking a pleasant […]
Bike Counts Rising Fast at Automated Counters Around the World
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. The battle to make biking a viable transportation or recreation choice for more people is fought mostly at the local level: a protected bike lane here, a BMX course there, a new […]
Change Is Afoot on the Country’s Most Important Street Design Committee
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. One year after some progressive civil engineers around the country feared a crackdown against new-fangled street and signal designs, the opposite seems to be taking place. The obscure but powerful National Committee on […]
Latest Trend in Protected Bike Lanes: Installation in One Year or Less
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Of all the reasons Denverites had to get excited about the two protected bike lanes their city opened Thursday, the most underrated was a feat that you maybe will only fully appreciate […]
What Other Cities Say about Cleveland’s Unusual Bike Lane Buffer
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. For all their benefits, protected bike lanes can be complicated. Between maintaining barriers, keeping them clear of snow and preserving intersection visibility, it’s understandable that cities opt not to include them on […]
With Big Levy Vote, Seattle is Ready to Lead the Nation on Bike Infrastructure
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. The last two years have revealed a very clear new superstar in the country’s progress toward protected bike lane networks. It’s the Emerald City: Seattle. In the last two years, Seattle has […]
Salt Lake City Cuts Car Parking, Adds Bike Lanes, Sees Retail Boost
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Protected bike lanes require space on the street, and removing curbside auto parking is one of several ways to find it. But whenever cities propose parking removal, retailers understandably worry. A growing […]
Boulder’s Protected Bike Lane Removal Would Be Just the 4th Nationwide
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Boulder, Colorado, will vote today on whether to become the fourth U.S. city to remove a modern protected bike lane. The others are Memphis, where a riverside project was removed this year after […]
Americans Applaud as Cities Build Protected Car Lanes
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Driving is a dangerous activity. As a result, many Americans find it stressful and unpleasant. “I’m interested in driving but it doesn’t really seem safe,” said Bekka Wright of Boston. “I mean, […]
Protected Bike Lanes 7 Times More Effective Than Painted Ones, Survey Says
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. We all know that if your goal is to get meaningful numbers of people to ride bicycles, protected bike lanes are better than conventional ones painted into a door zone. But how […]
A Major Bike Lane Upgrade, Brought to You by Portland’s Transit Agency
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. It’s safe to say Portland has found a way to solve the problem of people confusing a sidewalk with a sidewalk-level bike lane. The answer: lots and lots of green. Here are some pictures of […]
It Just Works: Davis Quietly Debuts America’s First Protected Intersection
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. The city that brought America the bike lane 48 years ago this summer has done it again. Davis, California — population 66,000, bike commuting rate 20 percent — finished work last week […]