Inside the Trump administration's campaign to sell a vision of masculinity rooted in speed and strength — and what it means for people who walk, bike and ride the bus.
Why is the Trump administration calling bike lanes ‘DEI’? | Dave Schilling
The government apparently has an issue with paths for cyclists. Take it from someone who can’t ride a bike: this makes no sense
Electric Vehicles | The Paper Pilot
The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology
Analog Resistance: Why Mechanical Simplicity Matters in an Increasingly Digital Cycling World
Dissecting Doug Ford’s Bike Lane Removal Annoucement
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
Cycling Toward a Cooler Toronto | The Power of Bike Lanes
Dear young men: The old stereotypes of what it is to be a 'man' are a load of rubbish
Whether you want it or not, you’ve inherited the responsibility of creating a new answer to the ancient question of what it means to be a man
Green Screen: The Lack of Female Road Narratives and Why it Matters
This essay has been drawn from Vol. 1 No. 4 of the American Reader, available here. Our October 2012 interview with Veselka can be found here.
We Were Wrong About Sharrows | PeopleForBikes
It was the late 1990s and I thought we were so clever. We had just convinced the San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic to incorporate an innovative new design into its bike plan, a bold statement conveying “bikes belong” right there in the middle of the street. I had first seen a shared-use marking, or “sharrow” — a white bicycle painted directly on asphalt — in photos of Paris and Chicago, put there to help bicyclists get through intersections by indicating their path of travel. In 1993, James McKay, a bike planner in Denver, used it on a trial basis to emphasize a bicyclist’s right to ride in the middle of the lane.
Americans’ love affair with big cars is killing them
New analysis shows that the heaviest vehicles kill more people than they save in crashes
Bikespace
Civic Tech Toronto is a vibrant and diverse community of Torontonians engaged in understanding and creating solutions for civic challenges through technology, design, and other innovative means.
Taking imagery of bike lanes at risk and using it to help fix bike parking
We took street-level imagery on Bloor St, Yonge St, University Ave, Queen’s Park Cres, and Avenue Rd to create a digital record of bike lanes at risk from Ontario Bill 212 and to help analyze…
ale, today › One year of cargo biking
Some random notes from my first year with an electric cargo bike, and why you should (maybe) get one
ale, today › One year of cargo biking
Some random notes from my first year with an electric cargo bike, and why you should (maybe) get one
Kickstand
At Kickstand, we promote the bicycle as a tool for education, empowerment, neighborhood cohesion, environmental protection, and active transportation.
This guy held back urban cycling for 30 years, but we still use his ideas
cars are bad for humans
equity, mental, social, health issues caused by cars and car infra. #fuckcars
Motorists in one of a Montreal’s busiest boroughs support bike lanes
Killing someone with a car costs $1.6 million. California requires drivers to carry $30,000
Paying for driving
Will Canada’s gas tax holiday drive up emissions and help the rich? | The Narwhal
Transit push in Montreal could generate more GDP than vehicular focus: study - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
Every Right On Red Frays The Social Contract A Little Further | Defector