Transport for London: You’re Better Off by Bike
A Thermoplastic bike stencil is the star of this short public service advertisement produced for London city government’s transportation agency.
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Citi Bike Carries More Riders on Fewer Bikes Than London Bike-Share
By Stephen Miller |
Five months after its launch, Citi Bike is already moving more people than its larger, more established sister program in London, according to an analysis by University College of London researcher Oliver O’Brien. Using data feeds from Citi Bike and Transport for London, O’Brien calculated the average number of trips taken on both systems during […]
Eyes on the Street: London “Cycle Superhighway” Teems With Bike Traffic
By Angie Schmitt |
Good Morning, London. This is what London’s Blackfriars Bridge looks like #cyclesuperhighwaypic.twitter.com/byAMWq1QLz — Sustrans London (@SustransLondon) May 17, 2016 In case you’re looking for a good visual to show how bike lanes can be extremely efficient transportation infrastructure, check out this short video from the UK-based advocacy group Sustrans. It shows rush hour on the Blackfriars Bridge […]
Could DC Add Bike Lanes to Its Traffic Circles?
By Angie Schmitt |
Roundabouts can have big safety and environmental benefits, but can they be adapted to be great places for bicycling as well? “DC’s big traffic circles are notoriously difficult places to bike,” writes Dan Malouff at BeyondDC. “They have multiple lanes of intimidating and zig-zagging car traffic, and sidewalks too packed with pedestrians to be good […]
Boris Johnson Commits to a Protected “Cycle Superhighway” Crossing London
By Angie Schmitt |
London Mayor Boris Johnson is showing cities what it looks like to commit real resources to repurposing car lanes for high-quality bike infrastructure. Yesterday, Johnson announced the city will begin building a wide, continuous protected bike lane linking east and west London when the weather warms this spring. When complete, it will be the longest […]
Cycling Booms in London, and the City’s Not Looking Back
By Angie Schmitt |
Boris Johnson says that one of his goals as mayor of London was to make cycling “more popular and more normal.” As Johnson’s eight-year tenure winds down, it looks like the progress he made in his second term has accomplished that mission. If current trends continue, bike commuters will outnumber car commuters in central London by 2018, according to a […]
Citi Bike Hit Two Million Trips on Sunday (That’s a Lot)
By Brad Aaron |
In case you missed it, Citi Bike had its two-millionth trip on Sunday, 76 days after the system went live. Citi Bike continues to rack up phenomenal numbers for a program that’s just out of the gate. London bike-share had 810,000 trips in June, and just under 999,000 in July — roughly the same number of trips […]