Welcome to the week.<\/p>\n
Here are the most notable stories our writers and readers have come across in the past seven days\u2026<\/p>\n
London did it:<\/strong> Latest counts show that London has achieved Portland\u2019s goal with 27% of all trips being made by bike on a typical day \u2014 more people on bikes than cars in their city center! (Forbes<\/a>)<\/p>\n Inside the \u2018gain cave\u2019:<\/strong> For some riders \u2014 like this guy who has put 55,000 miles on his trainer \u2014 indoor cycling isn\u2019t an alternative, it\u2019s just what they\u2019 d rather do. (Cycling Weekly<\/a>)<\/p>\n Truth about self-driving cars:<\/strong> A comprehensive look at the fables and facts around automated vehicle technology proves that the field is still nothing more than a automaker-fueled fantasy that should be marginalized instead of mainstreamed. (Bicycling<\/a>)<\/p>\n Snow in the bike lane:<\/strong> Residents of Reno are questioning that city\u2019s snow plowing policies after a bike rider was hit and killed trying to avoid a wall of the white stuff. (This is Reno<\/a>)<\/p>\n Doggie doping: <\/strong>An Olympic mountain biker was dinged by the UCI for using drugs \u2014 but it turns out it was just medicine for her dog. (AP<\/a>)<\/p>\n On-street dining:<\/strong> New Yorkers are grappling with the future of their \u201cdining shacks\u201d that sprung to life in parking spaces during the pandemic as city leaders seek to cut them back to seasonal structures. (Slate<\/a>)<\/p>\n Freeway fighting update:<\/strong> Portland\u2019s No More Freeways is one of the groups involved in this roundup of what anti-freeway groups need to scale up their fights. (Streetsblog USA<\/a>)<\/p>\n Better batteries:<\/strong> The bike industry is watching New York City\u2019s new law that would allow only UL-tested e-bike batteries to be sold. It\u2019s an effort to thwart fire concerns from cheap batteries. (Bicycle Retailer & Industry News<\/a>)<\/p>\n Citizen enforcement: <\/strong>New York City is looking to do something similar to Oregon with a new law that would give anyone the ability to initiate a traffic citation, and it\u2019s going through a few compromises as it approaches a council vote. (Streetsblog NYC<\/a>)<\/p>\n Thanks to everyone who shared links this week.<\/em><\/p>\n If you have questions or feedback about this site or my work, feel free to contact me at @jonathan_maus<\/a> on Twitter, via email at maus.jonathan@gmail.com, or phone\/text at 503-706-8804. Also, if you read and appreciate this site, please become a supporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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