Ghost Bikes: A Global Ritual to Memorialize and Protest Cycling Deaths
The all-white bikes, placed at locations of fatal bicycle crashes, serve as an infrastructure of grief—part memorial, part protest symbol.
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Promoting a More Inclusive Bicycle Advocacy Movement
A conversation with urban anthropologist Adonia Lugo about the lack of diversity in bike advocacy, urban infrastructure, and how laws to prevent crashes can adversely affect communities of color.
Flipping Over Lids: Inside the Debate About Compulsory Cycling Helmets
Should you be required to wear a helmet when riding a bike? What if they actually make you more likely to be injured?
How Do We Get More Women Cycling?
The number of women on bikes is an indicator of a city’s cycle-friendliness and -safety. Improve those and you'll get more people out of their cars.
Are the Fitness Benefits of Riding Your Bike Worth the Risk of an Accident?
Lesley Evans Ogden takes a tour of seven cities on two wheels.
In Defense of the Law-Breaking Cyclist
Until more is done to integrate bikes with auto traffic, Jake Blumgart will do whatever keeps him safe.
Suburban Trail Use Not a Sure Thing
The mere existence of a walking or biking trail near your neighborhood doesn’t mean anyone is using it, researchers and trail advocates have discovered.