Bike Walk Life Archive

In Columbus, Georgia, there’s another attempt to rezone for more multifamily town homes, and it’s meeting a familiar foe: the public’s fear of car traffic. keep reading →

The Dragonfly Trails in Columbus, Georgia is on track to grow next year. The upcoming project will add new multi-use trails that people can use for recreation and active transportation, and it will improve crosswalks and parking for the Midtown area. keep reading →

Propel ATL has their latest Human Cost of Mobility report online, which combines storytelling with data visualization to show the human lives that are lost to the Atlanta Metro's transportation system. keep reading →

Construction begins on Columbus GA's new children's bicycle playground

This past Wednesday was Groundbreaking Day for the MidTown Children's Bicycle Playground. Once complete, it will feature trails, bridges, and pump tracks designed for children and teenagers to learn the basics of mountain biking. keep reading →

I had the privilege of attending and presenting at Go Georgia's Bike-Walk-Live Summit last week (no relation with this blog, Bike Walk Life). I joined a panel about bicycle outreach in southwest Georgia. We discussed what Bicycle Columbus does and compared it with our neighbor organization, Sumter Cycling. keep reading →

It's been a couple of months since I blogged here. Being busy making bicycle events happen left me with hardly any time to write about other bike news. Here's a quick update with the stuff I've done since my last post. keep reading →

Walking in a hollow city

As I recovered from my car crash last year, I took up walking more. That's when I learned how empty my city can be. keep reading →

It probably seems that your city must have always been built around interstates and parking lots. You may even have difficulty imagining that your city could ever function without cars. But that's a modern myth. The truth is that your town used to be walkable, and it could be walkable once again. keep reading →

The Governors Highway Safety Association released data from the first half of 2023 which shows pedestrian fatalities dropped 4% compared to the same time period in 2022. However, deaths are still far higher than every other year in the past decade. keep reading →

At least in Germany, where the study was held. Nonetheless, the cargo bicycle advantages are not merely theoretical. keep reading →

People Powered Movement, an organization that focuses on improving bicycle advocacy across the United States, just published a bicycle safety overview of Columbus Georgia. They summarize the state of our infrastructure, crash data, and the city's progress so far. keep reading →

Now that I'm back to writing for this blog, here's how you can stay up-to-date with each new post. keep reading →

Georgia Bikes' three-year priorities

Georgia Bikes just shared their advocacy priorities for the next three years. And a bill for one of them is already moving forward in the state house. keep reading →

I took a hiatus following my car crash, but now I'm biking and blogging once again. With the chaos that occupied the last few months of my life finally subsiding, I can hopefully return to my previous rhythm. keep reading →

Last week, a car crashed into me during my bike commute. This is a terrible situation, but I'm recovering and it could have been far worse. I often write about how our transportation system is dangerous by design, but it's scary to personally become one of its victims. keep reading →

International Coffee Outside Day and Coffeeneuring Challenge 2023

For you bicycle and coffee lovers, we're getting two events back-to-back this year. International Coffee Outside Day is happening on Sunday, October first, and the Coffeeneuring Challenge kicks off one week later, on October seventh. keep reading →

Jaywalker is a popular pejorative that also enjoys a legal definition. Most of us have heard the term, but we are unaware of its history or even what "jay" means. keep reading →

National Week Without Driving is an annual challenge by Disability Rights Washington. For 2023, they're taking it national for the first time. It runs through October 2-8. keep reading →

This 1935 Reader's Digest piece about traffic deaths remains relevant

I recently found an article from a 1935 Reader's Digest which tries to raise awareness of deadly driving. Sadly, a lot of it still rings true today. keep reading →

Harvard students have calculated the price of keeping cars running in Massachusetts: about $64.1 billion dollars annually, and more than half is paid by public funds. Per household, $14K is spent by the government and $12K is spent on personal car expenses every year. keep reading →

In another case where science proves what common sense tells us, people who live in walkable neighborhoods are less lonely, less isolated, and have stronger communities. This has implications for not only our mental and social wellness, but also our physical health. keep reading →

In 2023, Columbus was renewed as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community by The League of American Bicyclists. Local media station WRBL picked up the story this week. keep reading →

Multi-use paths aren't exactly stroads, but they can seem like it

I recently saw a blog post that asks the provocative question: "Are Multi-Use Paths the 'Stroads' of Active Transportation Infrastructure?" As a longtime believer in multi-use paths, I can’t help but chime-in with my take. keep reading →

I often use the term "human scale" and assume that its meaning is obvious to everyone. Here is a quick explanation of it, specifically for how it relates to biking and walking. keep reading →