The feds jump on board: Protected bike lanes are now official federal policy

The feds jump on board: Protected bike lanes are now official federal policy

People For Bikes
May 19, 2015

Protected bike lane in NYC
Looking at the new, eight years ago, New York City protected bike lanes, now more common coast to coast in the USA

[…] Protected bike lanes are now officially star-spangled.

Eight years after New York City created a Netherlands-inspired bikeway on 9th Avenue by putting it on the curb side of a car parking lane, the physically separated designs once perceived as outlandish haven’t just become increasingly common from coast to coast — they’ve been detailed in a new design guide by the Federal Highway Adminstration. […]