Tag Archives: Peopleforbikes

PeopleforBikes Interprets Boulder Data

Posted on June 17, 2017 by jsallen

Here’s a quick review of an article by Michael Andersen of the PeopleforBikes Green Lane Project about the City of Boulder, Colorado’s removing what he calls a “protected bike lane”. I prefer to call it at barrier-separated on-street bikeway, avoiding … Continue reading →

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Another pretty picture from Indianapolis

Posted on March 6, 2015 by jsallen

Here’s another picture from Indianapolis which I discovered online. Its geometry is slightly distorted, as it is from a screen shot. New York Street, in this picture, makes a two-way pair with Michigan Street, which I discussed in my previous … Continue reading →

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PeopleforBikes approves transformation of Michigan Street, Indianapolis with Photoshop

Posted on March 4, 2015 by jsallen

[Note: I’ve changed the title and a few words in this article, because a reader has pointed out the the drawings I’ve commented on, while approved by PeopleforBikes, are not from PeopleforBikes — the impression which an article I cited … Continue reading →

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PeopleforBikes promotes a new study

Posted on June 10, 2014 by jsallen

There hasn’t been time yet for a thorough review of the new study of barrier-separated bikeways on streets touted by the bicycling-industry lobbying organization PeopleforBikes [dead link now, not archived], though claims of lack of traffic conflicts on these bikeways … Continue reading →

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PeopleforBikes Praises Flawed Figueroa Bikeway Design

Posted on April 20, 2014 by jsallen

The bicycle industry lobby Peopleforbikes has posted the image below, identified as an official rendering, of the proposed bikeway on Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. PeopleforBikes praises the political developments which led to this project and describes it as a … Continue reading →

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Momentum Magazine, Green Lane Project: Hello?

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jsallen

The online blog of Momentum Magazine posted the photo below to illustrate an article titled “Support for Better Biking is Strong.“ Warm and fuzzy is clearly the intention — father and young child riding on a magic carpet, car-free and … Continue reading →

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Tom Revay: PeopleforBikes is an industry lobby

Posted on September 25, 2010 by jsallen

[I publish tom Revay’s comments here with his permission. My own comments here are in italics, like this one — John Allen] On June 10, 2010, someone posted on the BostonAreaCycling e-mail list: There is a new pro-bike website organized … Continue reading →

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What’s Good for Trek is Good for the Country?

Posted on September 18, 2010 by jsallen

There is a long history of “Astroturf” self-promotion campaigns by industry masquerading as grassroots popular movements. In the title of this post, I paraphrase a line you may recall. Actually, what the president of General Motors said wasn’t quite “what’s … Continue reading →

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