After his friend was struck while cycling on one of Philadelphia’s busiest bike routes in 2015, David Brindley began collecting stray cones to create his own protected bike lane.
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Washington, DC, has added miles of protected bike lanes and infrastructure to city streets in recent years—but an upcoming project will be its biggest project yet.
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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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The New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition responds to a proposed helmet mandate, explaining how while helmets increase safety for individuals, they can actually decrease safety for bicyclists, overall.
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Residents of Winter Garden, FL, realized they needed to take action to revive their declining town. They did this by focusing on one straightforward goal: bring people back downtown.
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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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Conflicting priorities between city transportation departments and their state counterparts is one of the biggest barriers to pedestrian safety improvements. Chicago is taking a step toward mending that relationship.
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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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During the pandemic, streets across the U.S. were reclaimed for human activity—but now, many cities are undoing those changes. Not so in DC's Rock Creek Park, where road closures have been made permanent.
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If you’ve ever thought, “I’m not a great advocate; I can’t make the big changes my community needs,” then you need to hear what this Strong Towns member has to say about the power of taking small steps.
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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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Everyone who uses streets would benefit from L.A.’s mobility plan…if only the city would actually implement it.
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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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This bicycling pastor’s new book offers valuable advice for any Strong Towns advocate—religious or otherwise.
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