Tax Cuts Will Help the Bike Biz; Loss of Commuter Benefits Will Hurt
December 20, 2017
The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, soon to be signed by President Trump, will reduce federal taxes for most bike businesses. But the new legislation also eliminates the Bicycle Commuter Benefit tax credit—a pro-bike tax rule that has been in place for nine years. ...
PeopleForBikes Reaction to Senate Vote to Eliminate Popular Bike Tax Benefit
December 18, 2017
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New Proclamations Dramatically Shrink Two National Monuments in Utah
December 4, 2017
On Monday, December 4, President Trump visited Salt Lake City to make an unprecedented announcement regarding two National Monuments in Utah. The president signed new proclamations that will dramatically reduce the area of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. This announc ...
Recreation Not Red-Tape Act and What It Means for bikes
October 17, 2017
The bipartisan Recreation Not Red-Tape (RNR) Act was introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate in late July by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). It provides a plan for improving and enhancing recreation opportunities on public lands by creating a unified system of National Recreat ...
Senate Eliminates Bike Tax Benefit in Tax Plan
October 14, 2017
The U.S. Senate majority leadership removed the bike commuter benefit from the tax plan they released in late November. The bike commuter benefit is a $20-per-month tax-free reimbursement that employers can pay their employees for expenses related to bicycle commuting. ...
An Executive Order that Could Unwind Land Protection
August 25, 2017
The executive order mandating that the Department of the Interior review 27 of our National Monuments required a report to the White House by August 24. Yesterday, a summary of the report was released. The summary indicates that the Department will likely recommend that several of our national monum ...
No, Protected Bike Lanes Do Not Need to Cost $1 Million Per Mile
May 16, 2017
Putting protected bike lanes on both sides of a street can cost $1 million per mile. The country’s most physically beautiful protected bike lane network, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, cost several million dollars per mile. ...
Sample News
February 8, 2017
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New York's network: Nine miles of protected biking from Brooklyn to Bronx
December 27, 2016
A few years ago, New York City showed us the power of vision. These days it shows us the power of persistence. ...
A milestone in Atlanta: Two bidirectional protected bike lanes intersect
July 19, 2016
Bidirectional protected bike lanes, which put both directions of bike traffic on the same side of a street, may not be ideal. But they can be useful in a pinch. Like all protected bike lanes, well-designed bidirectionals are more comfortable to more riders than having no bike lanes on busy streets. ...
Pedaling prosperity: For Boston's council president,'safe streets' aren't enough
July 18, 2016
Few of the great cities of the United States have more potential for biking growth than Boston. ...
Great bikeways only work if they connect to great bikeways
May 26, 2016
It’s fun to take a photograph of a beautiful protected bike lane. But a photograph won’t get you safely to the store. ...
How Denver improvised a new contracting model to deliver change fast
May 11, 2016
When Denver first set out to build a parking-protected bike lane couplet on two miles of downtown streets in 2015, it thought the work would just involve some restriping. ...
How Memphis created a rolling festival of street redesigns
March 31, 2016
In substance, Memphis’ MEMFix program is similar to other cities delivering quick-build street improvements. But its grassroots origin and abiding participatory nature supports the idea that any city that can mark its streets can complete a quick-build project. ...
How Seattle's mayor gave planners the fire to make improvements fast
March 29, 2016
In 2014, Seattle used the simplest possible system for seizing an opportunity on its streets: an unexpected mayoral mandate. ...
Engineering an innovation: The inside story of the Green Lane Project
March 25, 2016
It was 2012, and Leah Golby was sitting in a meeting she’d been looking forward to for three years. ...
NYC says 2016 will set yet another record for new protected bike lanes
February 29, 2016
The city that brought modern protected bike lanes to the U.S. is still at it. ...
Portland is first U.S. city to make protection the default for all new bike lanes
January 28, 2016
Sometimes, the most important question in the world is “why not?” ...
Denver's two newest protected bike lanes: From zero to finished in one year
December 4, 2015
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 you’ve ever worked in government. ...
These two videos about biking in Pittsburgh are actually worth watching
October 16, 2015
Pittsburgh is one of our favorite cities in the country, and it’s not just the sandwiches; it’s the Pittsburghers. They tend to have that special sauce that gives a city the chance to be truly great: they really care about the place they live. ...