Detroit’s new bike lockers
View Larger Map Did you know Detroit recently added six new bike lockers? What are they? They are storage units for parking you bicycle. They offer a very secure, comprehensive means of securing your...
View ArticleWhat’s preventing more people from biking?
CBS Detroit recently reported on entrepreneurs developing a bike that automatically shifts. The company’s idea and business plans won first-place honors on Friday, Feb. 10, in the Intercollegiate...
View ArticleBike lane education in Detroit
Every city goes through an initial learning period with new road design elements. Local examples include HAWK signals and roundabouts. In Detroit, there have been discussions on driver and cyclist...
View ArticleCourts reduce road agency liability
It’s already difficult to sue road agencies under state law for the quality of the road beneath your tires. MCL 691.1402 GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE Each governmental agency having...
View ArticleDetroit Complete Streets: Updates and meeting tomorrow
Speak up for Complete Streets We’re asking people to attend tomorrow’s (7 pm, Wednesday, June 27th) Mayor’s Community Meeting at city hall to speak in favor of a Complete Streets ordinance in Detroit....
View ArticleEffective road safety education
If only the Michigan Driver’s Test had a question on cycling driver’s might know to respect us… Ah, right. We’ve heard this many times. Bicycle advocates even spent political capital trying...
View ArticleIncomplete Roundabouts
We’ve noticed two tendencies when roundabouts are discussed in the transportation world. Not all the same First, they’re often all treated the same. But just like roads, we can’t make gross...
View ArticleMotorists and Actor-observer bias
Certainly you’ve read the public comments whenever the media write about making this area a better place to bike. It’s quite common to read stereotypes of cyclist as law breakers — and that’s an excuse...
View ArticleAnother helmet law to bite the dust?
We wrote about this in 2009: Milford Township has an ordinance requiring bicyclists to wear a helmet on the paved trails at the Kensingon Metropark. And to be more specific, bicyclists must only wear...
View ArticleWill M1 RAIL become an M1 FAIL?
The opinions expressed here are those of the m-bike blog, but you already knew that right? Bikes, walkability and good transit are keys to forming an effective urban transportation system. The...
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