- Environment
- Planet Possible
Is the U.S. becoming more bike friendly?
In many cities, the pandemic has reinforced a trend: They're building out the infrastructure needed to make cycling safe.
If you’ve noticed more people biking in town over the last year or two, it’s not just in your head. Biking has exploded during the pandemic, with millions of Americans mounting bicycles for the first time in years. Is it the start of a long-term trend?
There are good reasons to hope so. Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse emissions in the U.S., and cars and light trucks account for 58 percent of transportation emissions. Switching from cars to bikes cuts emissions much faster than switching to electric cars.
And motor vehicle accidents still kill more than 39,000 Americans a year—including more than 700 cyclists.
Clearly the U.S. is not a bike-friendly country overall. Only
