Planning’s Disability Blindspot
October 4, 2021
All cities should strive to serve everyone, people with disabilities included. Unfortunately, the latter is all too often left out of the planning process.
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What Should Systems Do With Retired Bikes?
September 29, 2021
Options range from donating an old fleet to creating new community programming — we examine two different tactics in Portland, Oregon, and Memphis, Tennessee.
Equitable Cities’ Social Justice Fellowship
September 24, 2021
The Nelse and Ella Gaston Social Justice Fellowship is designed to provide the opportunity for someone to work on transportation, planning and public health issues on a global scale.
Operationalizing Equity in Scooter and Bike Share
September 21, 2021
Contractors have a crucial role to play when it comes to ensuring shared micromobility is accessible to everyone. Spin and Superpedestrian make commitments that count.
Directors on Diversity: BBSP's Zoe Kircos
September 15, 2021
This post is part of a joint DEI campaign between the North American Bikeshare and Scootershare Association and BBSP.
Directors on Diversity: NABSA's Samantha Herr
September 13, 2021
This post is part of a joint DEI campaign between the North American Bikeshare and Scootershare Association and BBSP.
Protected Bike Lanes Are Better For Bike Share
September 10, 2021
Research conducted in Boston, Massachusetts, suggests that new protected bike lanes boosted bike share traffic by 80%.
Solar E-Bike Stations Are the Future We Need
September 8, 2021
A Colorado pilot program run by We-Cycle and SkyHook Solar is positioning bike share as an even more potent tool in the fight against climate change.
How Three Systems Are Tackling Cash Payments
September 1, 2021
We spoke to bike share professionals in Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Detroit on the importance of and methods for maintaining a cash payment option.
Art in the Right-of-Way
August 24, 2021
Washington D.C. has made it easy for citizens and businesses to play a role in painting its bike corrals and curb bump outs, with beautiful results.