Most health professionals agree that cycling is good for health, but Toronto doctors are going a step further and arguing that bike lanes save lives. Dr. Tomislav Svoboda has released an open letter asking the Toronto city council to save lives by installing more bike lanes.
Coast to coast, bicyclists are becoming more visible on city streets, country roads, and even highways. They are now clearly a part of everyday traffic, in spite of being squeezed into tight spaces, risking injury, and courageously vying for space as they merge into automobile traffic and long to flow seamlessly … [continued]
A two-way bike lane in Chicago has been planned, which is probably part of the city’s promise to provide 100 miles of protected bike lanes to improve rider safety and become more bicycle friendly. The protected lane is in Downtown Chicago. The benefits of bicycles and bicycle lanes are not … [continued]
Bike lanes are often the subject of controversy and criticism, and often unrightfully so. New research has shown that, rather than being a waste of money, they help to boost the local economy. A new report released on Wednesday by New York City’s Transportation Department finds that one clear and … [continued]
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