The idea is simple: Once a week, a group of kids and parents bike to school together. Parents say people ride for safety in numbers, to socialize and to push back against the city's car-centric cultur...

Research suggests 41,800 premature US deaths in 2024 were attributable to road pollution

A map that shows the CDOT bike routes by design type as well as recommended routes from Streetsblog Chicago. This map is designed for mobile to be a reference while on-the-go.

One of the most underrated superpowers of electric bikes is the ability of many models to carry more than one...

A new report maps the economic toll that downtown freeways exact on 142 US cities — and tallies up what that land could be worth if it was developed for other uses.

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Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from Germa...

A European satellite detects falling NO2 levels in California as zero emission vehicles surge between 2019 and 2023.

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

E-bike sales are booming, providing a clean form of transportation that also improves public health. Yet cities remain committed to cars.

From the greenways of Detroit to recent court battles in Toronto, cities across North America are trying to become more bike-friendly. What will it take to catch up to Amsterdam?

A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 kilometres in Fortaleza, Brazil. A project to create a bike lane in every street of Paris. And the longest pedestrian and cycle tunnel in the ...

While things like rain or hills can keep people from cycling, a major impediment is the risk of getting hit by a car. It's hard to identify the safest routes to ride, especially for beginner cyclists,...

A growing number of Americans are looking into alternatives to owning a car as costs continue rising.

The Secretary of Transportation says he hasn't seen enough data to believe in the benefits of bike lanes. So we put together an explainer help him out — mostly using information from his own departmen...

This week, Streetsblog Chicago ran my interview with longtime sustainable transportation advocate Center for Neighborhood Technology’s Vice President for Government Affairs Jacky Grimshaw, who happens...

Cars have been banned from more than 100 streets. Tens of thousands of parking spots have been eliminated. Hundreds of miles of bike lanes have been added. And air pollution is plummeting.

According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North…

New York, Seattle, Boston and other cities have long since lowered their speed limits — and gotten results, data shows.

The threat of speeding drivers is a daily reality for many Chicagoans, impacting their safety, well-being, and quality of […]

A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting

If you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work.

Jokes about zoning and how many parking spots it takes to get a building constructed in Chicago don't go over in every crowd — but they got knowing laughs from many at the Elevated Works end-of-year c...

Ultimately, peaceably sharing the streets comes down to mindset. A city is a community, and everyone needs to give a little.

Even when better options are available, switching modes is tough.

Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments.