How do you get more people to ride bicycles? This is a question that plagues every cycling enthusiast, advocate and industry member. Bob Giordano of Missoula, Montana, has a simple answer: Give them a bike.
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Who would go cycling in snowy conditions, in a city with a 764-foot-high hill right in the middle of it? Montrealers, and the city’s bikeshare program has the stats to prove it.
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Maddy Novich is a criminal justice professor at Manhattan College, a mom of three, and an Instagram influencer living in New York City—you might know her as @cargobikemomma!
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This Local Conversation group wanted to make their local government more aware of their city’s cycling infrastructure...and what better way to do so than by inviting the city council on a bike ride?
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The city of Zwolle in the Netherlands has just unveiled an impressive new tool to teach its younger population to cycle safely.
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In December 2022, separated, buffered bike lanes were installed (despite opposition) on this road in Montgomery County, MD. Statistics now show no negative consequences for drivers, but a lot of positives for cyclists.
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On a summer evening, Grant Hamilton and his wife biked a few blocks home from a family birthday party. What started out as a normal day transformed into a night that changed the trajectory of Hamilton’s life.
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An older resident lost his life while crossing a deadly stroad in Bradenton, FL. When Strong Towns member Danny Williams found out, he knew something had to be done.
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People will walk in seemingly unwalkable places—not because they want to, but because they have to. Thankfully, this bridge in Peoria, IL, is becoming a little more walkable for each of these people who use it every day.
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Political and engineering leaders in Madison, WI, are working to make their city streets safer by developing a culture of safety with the efforts of their Vision Zero initiative.
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Indianapolis has seen record-breaking highs in traffic violence in recent years, and one particularly dangerous intersection has advocates calling for its redesign—before another innocent person gets killed.
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Citizens and city leaders striving to pivot from car-based design to more resilient models of growth and development need to start planning our places with the end in mind—the “end” being everyday life, itself.
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A hundred people gathered in Tacoma, WA, to mourn the death of 13-year-old Michael Weilert, who was recently killed while bicycling in his neighborhood. If we want to prevent more tragedies like this, then we must redesign our streets.
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A recent Atlantic piece paints e-bikes as an awkward, doomed-to-fail mashup of the motorcycle and the bicycle. What’s the Strong Towns take?
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These Strong Towns advocates started an electric bike company in Calgary, AB, and are passionate about how biking changes the way you see your city.
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Strong Towns member Ari Feinsmith is making streets safer in his California town, hosting free bike repair events and more.
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It can be intimidating for inexperienced cyclists to ride in the road with cars. If that’s you and you’d prefer to use the sidewalk, here’s how to do so safely and respectfully.
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Here’s two stories about powerful local action that Strong Towns members are taking to make their places more bike friendly.
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This week, our Neighborhood Storyteller shares the many blissful moments that come with biking as a means of transportation.
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We love all the great videos people are making about Strong Towns-related topics! This one explains why high bicycling rates are safer for all road users.
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