I took an Amtrak day trip to Harrisburg, and right when I walked out of the train station, I noticed a handful of white bikes docked right next to the bus shelter. Oh my goodness, I thought, Harrisburg has a…
A surprising amount of the backlash against building protected bike lanes, and perhaps against investing in cities in general, can be summed up with the “bean soup theory.” The bean soup theory emerged from TikTok in 2023, when a creator…
Lots of media coverage has centered on Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to get fast and free buses. Less coverage has been focused on his consistent messaging in favor of making biking safer and more accessible in New York City. The mayor can…
Midtown Manhattan is one of the densest, pedestrian-heavy, most transit-rich parts of the world. Yet along one of its most iconic thoroughfares, Fifth Avenue, the street design still puts cars first, pedestrians second, and transit-, micromobility- and bike-users last. That…
The fact that we’ve built the entire country around and for cars is absurd for so many reasons. While I’ve tried to hash out these problems of car-dependency with research and well-worded articles, when you visually see just how much…
A few months ago, my neighborhood got a new protected bike lane. I was happy. Protected bike lanes mean I (and others) get to not die when I ride a bike. In the wake, so many of my neighbors commented,…
If you’re looking for a hidden gem for a walk, run, or casual bike ride in the Bronx, I highly recommend checking out the combination of Concrete Plant Park and Starlight Park. Whether you love nature and are excited about…