On this day in 1966 - The federal Trails for America Plan was released. It was primarily concerned with hiking trails but did give some attention to the newly emerging interest in biking.

Looking for recs on cycling history in the US. Accessible for undergrads is a plus.

Our new working paper finds bicycle laws across the U.S. often fail to improve safety while leading to harmful over-policing that disproportionately punishes Black, Latine/x, low-income and unhoused bike riders. 🧵 nacto.org/breaking-the-c…

My dream of being on NPR has come true. Gravel bike racing focuses on diversity and inclusion and its popularity soars npr.org/2022/08/15/111…

1st page of the Sprocket Man publication has our hero saying a number of things.

New in the library: Bicycling Infrastructure Design for Indian Cities and Emerging Economies. search.library.northwestern.edu/permalink/01NW…

“anti-cycling hysteria is out of all proportion to the danger cyclists pose to society.” theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

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NEW: United States Trade Representative will continue all #Section301 tariffs, including on bicycles and bicycle products. As inflation rises, tariffs don't help bike companies invest in the U.S. They only burden the industry and pass price increases off to consumers. ustr.gov/about-us/polic…

Congrats to Evan Friss for his inclusion in MacDowell's fellowship award! Check out his work UHA from our theme month a few years back on urban transit: themetropole.blog/2020/04/09/whe…

I am super ambivalent about CyclingSavvy. I think many riders would benefit from that sort of education but the vehicular cycling underpinning are disturbing. Riders benefit from learning how to assert themselves but it often turns into advocacy against making roads safer.

The IL Sup Crt yesterday announced that it will reconsider its infamous 1998 holding in Boub v. Township of Wayne that greatly limited when an IL municipality can be liable for injuries to a bicyclist caused by a road hazard. It will take up the matter in Alave v City of Chicago.

TONIGHT: "Pittsburgh: The Steel Biking City" debuts at 9pm/EST Reserve a watch reminder by clicking here: youtu.be/IZq9bN3NWeQ So much good stuff in this adventure! Pittsburgh's the city I'd move to if I was in my 20s. That's for sure! BikePGH POGOH 🏳️‍🌈 Pittsburgh Critical Mass 🏳️‍⚧️

Check out Paul Bonesteel’s “Shadow of a Wheel,” a four-part documentary that explores the ride through both retrospectives and a bevy of original footage. The series will air on PBS, with a premiere date scheduled for next spring. gearjunkie.com/biking/shadow-…

Obituary: Brian Robinson 'the first of his kind' Alasdair Fotheringham explores how Britain's first Tour de France stage winner carved a path for later generations trib.al/iURiHBV

I'm back here for a sec to encourage anyone who is thinking about Mastodon to go ahead and make the jump. Particularly for academia / urbanist networking purposes, I'm finding enough of the same faces, also new ones, to make a viable network. I'm at @[email protected]