Recent News
- 1896 Detroit Bike Club: Making a Statement?
The Detroit Historical Museum has an interesting photo in their collection. It’s a group shot of the Detroit Rambler Bike Club from 1896. What makes it so unique is the Black bicyclist standing prominently in the center behind the club banner. We shared this photo with Andrew Ritchie,… Read more: 1896 Detroit Bike Club: Making a Statement? - What’s a VRUSA and what does it say about Michigan?
A new report compares Michigan with five other Midwestern states. Walking, accessibility, biking, and transit saw considerable improvements in policy and funding with the adoption of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. An often overlooked piece of those legislative changes was the creation of a new document: the Vulnerable Road… Read more: What’s a VRUSA and what does it say about Michigan? - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
The Detroit Greenways Coalition is joining communities around the world in observing the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, taking place on November 17th, 2024. This annual observance serves as an opportunity to honor the lives lost and affected by road traffic crashes, raise awareness about road safety, and… Read more: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims - Our MDOT Five-Year Transportation Plan comments
We submitted the below comments on MDOT’s 2025-2029 Five-Year Transportation Plan. This year we did not have any comments specific to Detroit projects within the plan. However, we did ask how this plan supports and helps meet MDOT’s Toward Zero Deaths goal and Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Carbon Neutrality… Read more: Our MDOT Five-Year Transportation Plan comments - Making Michigan Ave a Complete Street
CALL TO ACTION! Add you voice at MDOT’s community meeting on Thursday, September 12th, 4:30-7pm at the Gaelic League of Detroit, 2068 Michigan Ave in Corktown. A presentation is scheduled for 5:30pm. PEL Study From 2019 to 2022, MDOT completed a Planning and Environmental Linkages study for redesigning… Read more: Making Michigan Ave a Complete Street - APBP comes to Detroit
By our reckoning, the last national bicycle conference in Detroit was in 1891 with the League of American Wheelmen. We weren’t overlooked; we just never applied for these conferences. So, last year we submitted an application to bring the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals conference to Motown.… Read more: APBP comes to Detroit