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
Ellensburg, WA, Proves No Town Is Too Small for Top-Notch Bikeways
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Few objects in this world are more fiscally conservative than the bicycle.
Carmel, Indiana, Shows Suburbs How to Go Big on Biking
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"We do not give property tax breaks to corporations. Instead, we invest in quality of life for all citizens."
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.
Connecting Cities’ Scattered Bikeways Is Going to Be Harder, But Worth It
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When the low-hanging fruit has all been eaten, there's only one thing to do: climb higher.
Providence Is Using Bikes to Build a Future on a Freeway’s Footprint
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Fifty years ago, almost every city in the country discovered the effects a freeway has on the neighborhoods nearby. Now, one of the country's oldest cities is about to learn what happens when you move a freeway out.
Edmonton’s Quick-Build Protected Bike Lane Grid: “A New Model” for Change
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Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks.
The most interesting thing about this week’s best bike infrastructure news isn’t what’s being built. It’s how it’s being built.
Two years ago, the sprawling Canadian prairie metropolis of Calgary decided to buck tradition and test an entire [...]
Fast Changes to City Streets: A 9-Step Guide for Creative Bureaucrats
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Marshall Avenue and Monroe Avenue, Memphis, Tenn. Photo: John Paul Shaffer
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 most of the 20th century, cities answered transportation problems by adding more pavement.
More freeways. More lanes. More parking lots. More things that couldn’t [...]
Change Is Afoot on the Country’s Most Important Street Design Committee
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2nd Avenue, Seattle. When the country’s current street design manual was published in 2009, it offered no guidance on how to use bike signals.
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 [...]
New Philly Mayor Promises 30 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes by 2021
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A map of possible future protected bike lanes proposed by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.
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 bike-friendliest big city on the Eastern Seabord has been falling a bit behind the times, but it’s [...]
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 if [...]
What Other Cities Say About Cleveland’s Unusual Bike Lane Buffer
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Cleveland’s seemingly backwards buffered bike lane on W. 25th Street. Photo: Satinder Puri.
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 [...]
State Engineers Warm to Protected Bike Lanes for Next AASHTO Bike Guide
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Linden Avenue, Seattle. AASHTO’s current manuals recommend against separating bike and car traffic with curbs or parked cars under any circumstances.
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 professional transportation engineers’ association that writes the book on U.S. street design [...]