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More than half of drivers don't look for people walking or cycling when turning right

A new study from U of T Engineering makes a good case for Vision Zero – fix the roads, because you can't fix the people.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Cars August 13, 2018

Virtual Bike Lane

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: The Virtual Bike Lane

Thanks to the Bike Lane Bouncers for showing how it's done.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes July 23, 2018

Ghost Bike

Forget Vision Zero. Demand Streets That Don’t Kill People

Words are powerful. The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is choosing good ones.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes July 18, 2018

Capacita in City

The Capacita may change the way you think about e-bikes

It looks like a bike but can schlep a family.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes July 13, 2018

Ford Jacket

Ford has a better idea for a "smart jacket" to help cyclists keep their eyes on the road

It's actually a pretty nice jacket with some useful features. But there's a problem.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes July 11, 2018

Speed Pedelec

Denmark allows fast and heavy "speed pedelecs" in the bike lanes. What were they thinking?

We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes July 3, 2018

I get shoaled in Copenhagen

Bike Jargon Watch: Shoaling

Bike etiquette is important in crowded cities.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes July 2, 2018

Bikes in Amsterdam

Netherlands to pay people to get out of their cars and on to bikes

But they are also paying to build better yet more bike infrastructure.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes June 25, 2018

Chinese bikes at Toronto show

Trump's tariffs may kill the e-bike revolution

Just when the market for e-bikes was exploding, it gets blown up.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes June 22, 2018

me on a bike at brooklyn cycle shop

Why don't electric bikes get the kind of support that electric cars do?

A lot of money is being spent on promoting electric cars, but we need an "all of the above" strategy.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes June 7, 2018

scooter in San Francisco

People who walk, bike and ride scooters are all fighting over crumbs.

It's time to take back the streets from all the cars and make room for alternative modes of transportation.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Walking June 5, 2018

Bike helmet in Copenhagen

Time to stop arguing about helmets and start building safe infrastructure

We really don't have time for all these silly debates.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes May 31, 2018

Sami with a Blix Aveny

E-bike ownership one month on: Many unexpected benefits

Yeah, I never did send that review model Blix back...

By Sami Grover in Bikes May 31, 2018

how to bike in Copenhagen

No sweat: How to bike commute in summer

No showers at work? Who cares?

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes May 30, 2018

how to bike in Copenhagen

It's Bike To Work Week; here's how to make it Bike To Work Year.

It doesn't have to be complicated or difficult.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes May 15, 2018

its byke infrastructure week

I do hereby proclaim this to be Bicycle Infrastructure Week

It's Bike To Work week. It's Infrastructure Week. Let's merge them and build some decent bike infrastructure.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Infrastructure May 14, 2018

Sami with a Blix Aveny

Yes, e-bikes really are magic: Part II

In which I test a rock solid, rather pretty commuter bike from Blix

By Sami Grover in Bikes May 3, 2018

protected bike lane on Hornby Street, Vancouver

It's time to make protected bike lanes and sidewalks part of every road design

Crashes, hit-and-runs, and now terrorism are killing people who walk and bike; it's time to make the streets safe.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Walking April 30, 2018

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Wildcamp exterior kit

This Citröen Type H Wildcamp is the camper van of my dreams

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Six ways to transform the built environment

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Roundup found in popular oatmeal, granola & kids' cereals

Toronto building

In praise of the dumb box

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Indian students mail 20,000 empty food wrappers to manufacturers

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