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
Study: Yes, More Parking Does Put More Cars on the Road
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A new study finds something transportation reformers have long suspected, but never proven.
Six Secrets From the Planner of Sevilla’s Lightning Bike Network
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Here's one way to understand the story of biking in Sevilla, Spain: It went from having about as much biking as Oklahoma City to having about as much biking as Portland, Oregon. It did this over the course of four years.
What We Can Learn From the Runaway Success of UT-Austin Bike-Share
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In the program's first 40 days, the campus bikes averaged 12 checkouts per bike per day. Why exactly did it work?
Bike to the Future: Portland Uses Bikes to Rethink 70 Years of Strip Malls
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Portland built its fame as a U.S. bike capital on one crucial discovery: It is fairly cheap and easy to make biking desirable in neighborhoods that were originally built for horses and streetcars. This year, Oregon's largest city will begin a new challenge: making biking desirable in a neighborhood that was originally built for cars.
London’s Protected Bike Lanes Move People 5 Times More Efficiently Than Car Lanes
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London's new protected bike lane network has made Upper Thames Street much, much more efficient -- because it gave more Londoners a way to comfortably move through their city in a way that requires less public space.
Three Ways Austin Is Doubling the Rate It Builds Bike Routes
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If you want to learn how a city can start doing good street projects faster, keep an eye on Austin, Texas.
Bike Commuting Growth Has Leveled Off – But Not Everywhere in the U.S.
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The handful of cities that led the rebound of U.S. bike commuting a decade ago seem to have slowed down — but continuing growth elsewhere suggests that progress can still happen if cities want it to.
Want People to Bike? Skip the Sweet Talk and Build
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People don't start biking because they like bicycles. They start to like bicycles because they bike.
An Idea That Sticks: Another Plunger-Protected Bike Lane Goes Permanent
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Tactical urbanism projects are prompting cities to improve the bike-riding environment.
Here’s a New Street-Level Analysis of the Biking Networks in 299 U.S. Cities
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PeopleForBikes has just made the first attempt to measure and compare local bike networks on a nationwide scale.
Landmark Study Tests a Bike Network’s Effects on Safety and Ridership
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Which is more important to making a city great for biking: the number of high-quality bikeways, or whether they're connected to each other? A new study from Spain offers an unexpected answer.
Connecting Cities’ Scattered Bikeways Is Going to Be Harder, But Worth It
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For 20 to 30 years now, many cities have been laying down bike infrastructure where it's cheap and easy. This catch-as-catch-can method has left cities with bike networks that look like so many pick-up sticks. Is it any wonder that bike transportation, though growing, remains fairly unusual?