Center for Transportation Research News

Stolen and vandalized rental bikes challenge a system designed to reduce congestion in France.
Vélib’, Paris’s bicycle rental system, inspired a new urban ethos for the era of climate change.
Renters of Vélib’ bicycles in Paris say it can be a challenge to find functioning ones among those that have been vandalized. In Paris 80 percent of [...]

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A blog maintained by the authors of the popular Freakonomics cited the following statistics regarding cyclists’ deaths:
More than 52,000 bicyclists have been killed in bicycle traffic accidents in the U.S. over the 80 years the federal government has been keeping records. When it comes to sharing the road with cars, many people seem to assume [...]

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According to a study commissioned by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), different strategies are needed to get more drivers cycling.
Neil Greig, IAM director of policy and research, said that most cite exercise and fun as reasons for switching to pedal power. Twice as many male motorists than women cycle. The mountain bike is [...]

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In August, the City of Austin and The University of Texas at Austin will implement reverse-angle parking. The parking lines on the newly installed parking spaces will be reverse to what is traditionally considered angled parking, allowing the motorist to back into the space.

‘Back-in parking,’ while awkward at first, said to be safer for motorists, [...]

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Bicycle traffic study of NW corner of Market/Duboce, San Francisco. Roadway narrows to make room for trolley-stop island. There is a bicycle shared-lane marker (sharrow) on the roadway.

Sharrow Bottleneck - Bicycles and Cars.

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