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Six Bicycle Bills Pass the Utah Legislature in the 2013 Session

By Dan Fazzini Jr. April 2013 – The “Year of the Bike” was alive and well on Utah’s Capitol Hill this year. By the time you read this, these will…

A Global Solution to Sustainable Transport – Velo-City Global 2012 Vancouver — International Cycling Conference

A Global Solution to Sustainable Transport  – Velo-City Global 2012 Vancouver — International Cycling Conference

Protected bike lanes are the only real difference maker. The ‘nice to haves’: bike parking, showers, wayfinding, etc., are only putting lipstick on the pig. While we are trying to…

GREENbike (SLC Bike Share) Launch Scheduled for April 8th

Bike Share is coming to Salt Lake City and its name is GREENbike. If you aren’t familiar with bike sharing, Bike Share stations will be strategically placed throughout downtown SLC…

Cycle Tracks Are Coming to Utah

Cycle Tracks Are Coming to Utah

Last summer, Salt Lake City’s Transportation Division launched a three-block prototype on 300 East (between 600 South and 900 South) that features the protected bike lane – called a cycle…

Bike Racks at the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City

Bike Racks at the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City

The LDS Business College at the Triad Center has plenty of bike parking for its students.…

GREENbike, SLC Bike Share is looking for bike build volunteers

The bikes for GREENbike, SLC Bike Share will be arriving in Utah shortly and they need some volunteers to help get them up and running. There will be a week-long…

Salt Lake City to Hold Open House on OpenStreets Event on Feb. 7, 2013

SALT LAKE CITY – On the first Saturday of May, Salt Lake City will open a downtown street exclusively to people walking, jogging and bicycling, as well as for family-friendly games…

Utah Senate Bill SB 104 Would Help Protect Vulnerable Road Users

February 5 – SB 104 – Vulnerable Users of Highways Bike Utah and Senator Weiler have introduced SB 104 – Vulnerable Users of Highways, the legislation is aimed to encourage…

Colorado Supreme Court Overturns Black Hawk, CO Bike Ban

February 4, Denver, CO — Colorado’s Supreme Court overturned Black Hawk, Colorado’s ban on bicycles today. Colorado law requires that if a municipality prohibits cycling on any road, there must…

Report Shows that Transportation Enhancements Create More Jobs Than Other Road Work

Given the tenor of the times, the bicycle program-killing surface transportation bill in the House is officially called the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012. Yes, every bill…