NC State

Oct 26, 2022

Are painted bike lanes enough to ensure proper bike safety?

https://www.peoplepoweredmovement.org/study-shows-painted-bike-lanes-arent-enough/ https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/more-than-a-stripe-of-paint-needed-to-keep-cyclists-safe I believe that paint being the only barrier between motorists and cyclists is not enough to ensure adequate safety. Riding a bike alongside the road poses many risks for cyclists. Though there are designated bike lanes designed for cyclists’ safety, there is not enough being done to minimize accidents and ensure safe travel.… 

Oct 25, 2022

Mecklenburg County Spending Million’s on Greenways

https://charlotte.axios.com/289802/why-mecklenburg-county-is-spending-millions-on-a-mile-of-greenway/ My hometown of Charlotte, NC has been in recent news for their new $8 million budget for a new greenway expansion in the south Charlotte region of Mecklenburg County. “Greenways continue to be our No. 1 requested amenity within our system anytime we do a large-scale survey,” said Bert Lynn, capital planning division director… 

Oct 25, 2022

Cycling as Recreation and Transportation in Knoxville Tennessee’s “Urban Wilderness”.

Knoxville City Council approves nearly $2.7 million for second phase of Urban Wilderness Gateway Park | wbir.com Knoxville leaders celebrate finishing first phase of Urban Wilderness Gateway Park with ribbon-cutting ceremony | wbir.com I chose this article because it shows what I believe is one of the best ways to integrate biking into cities that… 

Oct 19, 2022

Examining an Innovative University Method to Prevent Bike Theft

https://news.ncsu.edu/in-the-news/universities-use-gps-trackers-to-bait-bike-thieves/ This interesting article from 2013, although somewhat dated, gives us an interesting lens to view how universities across the US deal with the issue of bike theft and approach cycling solutions in general. It first begins by citing statistics of how damaging bike theft is annually in the US, about $250 per bike, which… 

Oct 17, 2022

The Blame Put on Cyclists

In our recent class readings, we have read about the death of many cyclists killed by vehicles and being blamed while nothing is done to the driver who hits them. This is caused by a bias of how cyclists are always at fault due to existing since they are out of place on roads due…