Bike Walk Life Archive

Bike Month 2023 Recap

This May has been another successful Bike Month for us in Columbus, Georgia. This was my first time coordinating it with Bicycle Columbus, and here's a quick recap of what we accomplished. keep reading →

Sharrows, those ubiquitous and controversial arrows painted on our roads, continue drawing criticism. I recently saw a take from Momentum Magazine which compares their effectiveness to that against a swarm of angry bees. keep reading →

Advocacy organization Georgia Bikes has launched a dashboard to explore bicycle and pedestrian crash data in the Peach State. It is freely available for the public to use on their website. keep reading →

After a 15 month wait, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finally released its crash data for 2021. It shows that pedestrian and bicycle fatalities rose once again. This continues a decade-long trend and has now reached a 40-year high. keep reading →

No one can deny that deaths on American roads are higher than ever, but commentators are still free to get creative when deciding who to blame for it. NPR just published a report arguing that rising traffic deaths are mainly caused by law enforcement policies. Nowhere do they mention the ways in which our streets are engineered to be deadly by design. keep reading →

In case you missed it: some 2023 April Fools Day fun

The Sheldon Brown website apparently offers a new AI service, and bicycles appeared in the Strut the Hooch parade. keep reading →

How do you show off your favorite towns? With images of people biking and walking

Have you noticed that when someone wants to depict a happy, idyllic lifestyle, they often use photos of people on bicycles? I couldn't help but observe this when I saw the latest Southern Living magazine cover. keep reading →

In 2022, cycles were the largest category of daytime traffic in London, according to the City of London Corporation's transportation committee. They have been increasing since 1999, while personal vehicle use has decreased. keep reading →

Mike Bagg was riding his bicycle in a bike lane in El Paso when he hit an eroded area of concrete and crashed. Faced with $70K of medical bills, he and his family decided to hold the Texas Department of Transportation responsible. Against all odds, they won. keep reading →

Why don't kids play outside anymore? One big reason is that it's often illegal. Childhood Independence is a growing movement across the United States which aims to change that. Several states have passed, and more are considering, bills to support it. These can improve our communities not just for children, but for all of us. keep reading →

The PeopleForBikes 2022 City Ratings are here. Every year, the organization PeopleForBikes aggregates data and collects stories to rate how bikeable cities across the world are. keep reading →

The Philadelphia Inquirer has published a story about the importance of bicycling for low-income people. Sarahi Franco-Morales, the author, describes how her whole family depends on bicycles to go about their daily lives. keep reading →

Denver, Colorado has just become the latest area to decriminalize jaywalking. The city council recently passed the "Freedom to Walk and Roll" bill, although crossing outside of an intersection still remains illegal under Colorado state law. keep reading →

Last year, a PE teacher in Portland made national headlines with his "bike bus." Now one of WIRED's editors has gotten her own bike bus off the ground. keep reading →

Since they first appeared in the 90s, "sharrows" have been a contentious topic for bicyclists. They're those icons painted on roads that depict a bicycle beneath chevrons. They aren't bike lanes. In fact, most people don't know what they are. Bicycling Magazine published a new article that tries to explain them. keep reading →

Even though traffic deaths have been rising for years in the United States, the same isn't true in all countries. Japan is especially notable, with over five-times fewer per-capita fatalities. I recently read this fascinating Bloomberg article from last September that explores this. keep reading →

The New York Times published a new article critical of highway expansion. It looks at several of the widest highways in the United States, their recent efforts for widening, and the resulting effects. keep reading →

The best mobility meme of 2022

Twitter's Cycling Professor (@fietsprofessor) recently held 2022's "Most Powerful #MobilityMeme" contest. keep reading →

My 2022 Coffeeneuring Challenge results

The 2022 Coffeeneuring Challenge has come to an end, and here are my results. This is my second time documenting my rides by video. keep reading →

November 20 is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. This is a global event to remember the people killed or injured in traffic, to pay tribute to emergency responders, and to advocate for ending traffic violence. keep reading →

We in the U.S. turned our clocks back this week, ending Daylight Saving Time until next year. For better or worse, making DST permanent has become politically popular now. But that may not be a bad thing, at least not for biking and walking. keep reading →

It’s not really a bus, more like a caravan, but children in Portland are parading their way to school on bicycles thanks to a PE teacher’s program. keep reading →

For all you DIY aficionados, the Low-Tech Lab website has a new guide for building a bike trailer with hand tools and up-cycled materials. keep reading →

The “most dangerous road for cyclists in America” gets profiled in Bicycling Magazine

Bicycling Magazine published a brutal report about what it describes as the most dangerous road for bicycles in America, Hempstead Turnpike. It illustrates so much of what’s wrong with our transportation system. keep reading →