Laws and ordinances are important methods of signaling cultural values embodied by the State. In Michigan’s case, a relatively weak enforcement mechanism around bike lane protections and poor municipal ordinances on the subject seem suspect.
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Car horns are dangerously loud, and dangerously loud sounds are not only deleterious to health, they’re also scary for cyclists– who are already occupying a precarious position on the streets of American cities.
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Detroit’s Department of Public Works spends a lot of time repaving streets. It doesn’t spend much time thinking about what might make those streets safer.
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Cars take center stage on Google Maps, even when you’re not looking for a driving route. It raises some interesting questions about how maps depict nonmotorized transportation infrastructure.
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Dion Thompson-Davoli showed us his Strava Heat Map of Detroit. It’s exactly as you would expect– showing a gaping hole of activity in most of the city proper.
Read MoreAngie Schmitt’s Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America (2020) is a must-read
Read MoreElectric bicycles are a fun, affordable alternative to the motorcar– for commuting
Read MoreWe leave Montreal today for Toronto, where we will begin the “extension” portion of our Canada program. Our Montreal trip
Read MoreI figured I could kick off Detroit Mobility Week with some exploration of a debate currently simmering in my office
Read MoreOn Sunday, for the first and possibly the last time, I rode my bike across the Detroit River on the
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