Bicycling Archive

Communities throughout the nation are recognizing that bicycing is an efficient, healthy way for people of all ages to exercise and get around. Bicycle lanes, bike parking facilities and bike share programs are all on the rise. The information is presented in reverse chronological order by the source material's publication or release date and includes reports, case studies, tool kits and more.

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Featured AARP Resources

• AARP Public Policy Institute/Livable Communities
• Livability Fact Sheet: Bicycling
• AARP Pop-Up Demonstration Tool Kit

2018

• Would an E-Bike Get You Pedaling?
• Le Tour de Ham: All Bicylists Welcome. No Spandex Required

2017

• How to Reduce Car-vs-Bicycle Crashes by 81 Percent

2016

• 5 Questions About Vision Zero: Interview with Leah Shahum of the Vision Zero Network
• 10 Ways Bicycle-Friendly Streets Are Good for People Who Don't Ride Bicycles
• Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2016 Benchmark Report

2015

• Vision Zero Looks to Make Streets Safer
• 11 Vision Zero Solutions
  
• Bicycles Aren't Just for Kids
• How to Organize a Ciclovia or Open Streets Event
• 11 Reasons Why Public Transit, Bicycling and Our Own Two Feet Are Leading Us to a Brighter Future

2014

• Q&A: Anthony Foxx, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, about ped-bike safety
• People Located Near Bike Lanes and Walking Paths Exercise More (A Lot More)
• Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2014 Benchmark Report

2012

• Bikes Belong: 2012 Plan
• Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report 
• The Federal Investment in Bicycling: 10 Success Stories
  
• Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Program Report to Congress
• Bicycling and Rumble Strips

2010

• Copenhagen Cargo Bikes
• Public Policies for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety

2009

• Economic Benefts of Bicycle Infrastructure Investments

2008

• Bicycling: Moving America Forward

Misc.

• People for Bikes: Uniting a Million Voices to Improve the Future of Biking
• Getting Around Guide: An AARP Guide to Walking, Bicycling and Public Transportation