With amazing new bike infrastructure being built across the U.S., PeopleForBikes collected some of the best bike projects built in the last year to celebrate how all kinds of communities are benefiting from safe, fun, and connected places to bike.
Last year was another banner year for the creation of great places to ride a bike across the U.S. New bike infrastructure was fueled by funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which made billions in federal dollars available for bike projects, alongside billions of additional state and local funding measures supported by PeopleForBikes.
As a result, Americans enjoyed hundreds of new places to ride in 2024 . We collected some of the best bike projects built in the last year to celebrate how all kinds of communities are benefiting from safe, fun, and connected places to bike. Penn Circle Conversion | Pittsburgh, PA
PHOTO CREDIT: Bike Pittsburgh This project converted a one-way, high-speed arterial into a two-way street with protected bike lanes, including protected intersections. Reversing design decisions made in the 1960s urban renewal era, the project also eliminated highway-like slip lanes and improved pedestrian crossings. What was once a highway now feels like the neighborhood street that it is. It also closes key gaps in the city’s growing network of protected bikeways, linking to existing facilities on Negley Avenue, Centre Avenue, Broad Street, and East Liberty Boulevard. Clark Street Protected Bike Lane | Chicago IL
PHOTO CREDIT: John Greenfield/Streetsblog Chicago Clark Street is the southbound twin to the […]
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