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FEATURED RESOURCES

Cycling Without Age pilot and passenger

Take a Kid at Heart On a Ride

Because there's no age limit on having fun by going fast!

Smart Cycling Quick Guide

Smart Cycling Quick Guide

A free publication about safely and confidently cycling in and around traffic.

BICYCLE TYPES

Bike-Sharing: Past, Present and Future (2018)

Bike-Sharing Gets Older Adults Cycling (2018)

Would an E-Bike Get You Cycling? (2018)

BICYCLING BENEFITS

10 Ways Bicycle-Friendly Streets Are Good for People Who Don't Ride Bicycles (2016)

Why Public Transit, Bicycling and Our Feet Are Leading to a Brighter Future (2015)

BICYCLING FOR ALL AGES

Take a Kid at Heart on a Bicycle Ride (2018)

Le Tour de Ham: All Bicyclists Welcome. No Spandex Required (2018)

How to Organize a Ciclovia or Open Streets Event (2015)

Bicycles Aren't Just for Kids (2015)

Video: A Successful Open Streets Program with Gil Penalosa (2015)

PUBLICATIONS

Smart Cycling Quick Guide (2020)

Q&A INTERVIEWS

Leah Shahum of the Vision Zero Network (2016)

Anthony Foxx, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, on Ped-Bike Safety (2014)

ROAD DESIGN AND SAFETY

Pop-Up Recipes for Bike Lanes (2019)

Street-Level Solutions for Safer Cycling (2018)

This Garden Grows Safe Cyclists (2018)

How to Reduce Car-vs-Bicycle Crashes by 81 Percent (2017)

Pop-Up Protected Bike Lanes (2016)

Vision Zero Looks to Make Streets Safer (2015)

11 Vision Zero Solutions (2015)

RESEARCH AND REPORTS

Data About Bicycling and Walking by Older Adults (2021)

50+ Cycling Survey (2020)

Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2018 Benchmarking Report

Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2016 Benchmarking Report

Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2014 Benchmarking Report

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