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Adonia Lugo: How Do We Build a Coalition for Bicycle Justice?
Adonia Lugo’s resume is a veritable list of the most ground-breaking campaigns to bridge bicycling and social justice. As a co-founder of the City of Lights initiative (now Multicultural Communities...
View ArticleAnxiety Over Next NYC Mayor, Future of Bike Lanes
Anxious musings and dire predictions are surfacing among cyclists and advocates over the future of bike lanes in New York City, reported the NY Times today. The expectation that the next mayor of the...
View ArticleStrategic Transportation Enhancements Program (STEP) Call for Projects
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is accepting applications for strategic investments through transportation infrastructure projects that promote economic competiveness,...
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NYSTEA and NYPTA Team Up Again for Transit Awareness Day
Transit Awareness Day takes place March 4 and 5 in Albany. | Image: NYPTA It’s budget season so it’s time to make sure transit in New York State is a funding priority for elected officials. Join the...
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Active Transportation is Good Business Sense
Biking to work is good for employees and businesses. We’ve heard it before. Transportation policy is health care policy, and reduced health care costs are a boon to all of us. But now businesses are...
View ArticleCyclist Killed in Florida Had Traveled Countrywide
Billy Dominguez was killed early Monday morning in Georgetown, SC, by a young male driver driving a pickup truck. The 43-year-old had started out in the early morning when he was struck by the Ford...
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Minneapolis Advocates Brave the Cold to Plan Winning Cycle Track Campaigns
Winter is an ideal time for planning, but I must admit that a Winning Campaigns Training in Minneapolis in early February is chillier than most. As my plane from Washington, DC descended, the pilot...
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What is NYBC’s “Wheels of Justice” blog?
Welcome to “Wheels of Justice” a monthly column co-written by New York Bike Lawyers James B. Reed, Esq. and Daniel Flanzig, Esq. Jim and Daniel are both active Trial Lawyers representing cyclists in...
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Eyes on the Street: Road Collapse Closes Tillary Street Protected Bike Lane
The two-way protected bike lane on Tillary Street in Downtown Brooklyn is blocked. Photo: Trammell Hudson on Flickr Tillary Street between Adams Street and Cadman Plaza East is a critical connection...
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A Guide to Understanding Bicycle Damage Claims in NYS
Welcome to “Wheels of Justice” a monthly column co-written by New York Bike Lawyers James B. Reed, Esq. and Daniel Flanzig, Esq. Jim and Daniel are both active Trial Lawyers representing cyclists in...
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Dr. Enrique Peñalosa Delivers Keynote Speech at Recycle-A-Bicycle’s 3rd...
Last weekend, Recycle-A-Bicycle held the third annual Youth Bike Summit, an inter-generational exchange between youth, advocates and educators from around the country who are working to promote...
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Bike Score Ups the Ante on Planners, Developers
In the ongoing conversation about why Americans need more biking and walking options in their transportation infrastructure, often the “it feels good,” “it’s better for the environment,” or “it’s...
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Can Cargo Bike Delivery Flourish in NYC?
In a city as dense as New York, with gridlocked streets and need-it-now demands, bicycle delivery serves a vital role. The city keeps its stomach full with pedal-powered food delivery, while couriers,...
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Report Identifies Region’s Most Dangerous Roads for Pedestrians
With 1,242 needless pedestrian deaths from 2009 through 2011, more can — and should — be done to further protect pedestrians. | Image: Tri-State Transportation Campaign Tri-State’s annual Most...
View ArticleNational Bike to School Day Registration Now Open
02/13/13 Let the bike bells ring! The National Center for Safe Routes to School announces National Bike to School Day registration is now open read more Continue reading →The post National Bike to...
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Making Biking Irresistible
Zach Vanderkooy is International Programs Manager for the Green Lane Project. The Green Lane Project is an initiative of Bikes Belong, an America Bikes coalition organization. This post was...
View ArticleRise to Action on Bicyclist Fatalities
The head of the League of American Bicyclists is asking Americans to appeal to the federal government for safer cycling. In a letter from LAB’s director Andy Clarke, he writes, “The US Department of...
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Washington State Considering a “Symbolic” Tax on Bicycles
In the last few months, we’ve seen all sorts of proposals from states trying to keep their transportation budgets solvent. Bikes costing more than $500 in Washington state could be subject to a $25...
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A Collective Tries to Make Cargo Bike Deliveries Work in Brooklyn
Photo: Cargo Bike Collective New York’s cargo bike industry is a tough business. One of the top constraints is geography. Most of the current operators, like the ones we profiled last week,...
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Bike Summit Preview: Creating the Bicycling Agenda for 2014 and Beyond
The best advocates are always looking at the big picture, thinking beyond the most immediate hurdle and around the curve at what’s waiting ahead. So while the new federal transportation law was a...
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