Research Articles

The Importance of Covering Your Eyes When Biking

Why cyclists should treat eye protection as essential safety gear, from debris and UV to glare, reaction time, and long-term vision health.

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How a Traffic Filter in Oxford Became a Global Conspiracy

How a mundane traffic filter scheme in Oxford morphed into a global ‘15-minute city’ conspiracy, and what it reveals about car-brain politics and urban planning.

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The Reason Our Streets Switched to Cul-De-Sacs

How federal housing policy, neighborhood-unit planning, and engineering manuals pushed North American streets from walkable grids to cul-de-sacs—and what that means for safety, traffic, and active travel.

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Paris After the Car

Paris shows how a car-choked capital can quickly become quieter, cleaner, and more livable, and what other gridlocked cities can copy.

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Super Commuters and the Price of Distance in the American Dream

How housing costs, megaregions, and policy choices turned long commutes and super commuting into a normal part of American life—and what it would take to live closer to everything again.

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Barcelona’s Superblocks: When Traffic Lanes Became Public Squares

How Barcelona’s superblocks reclaim streets from cars, cut pollution and noise, and spark fierce debates about business, gentrification, and the right to the city.

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Berlin’s Bike Budget Cuts: How a Climate Capital Got Cold Feet

Berlin went from climate-mobility poster child to cutting bike and pedestrian budgets in half. What happened, and what can other cities learn before they backslide too?

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Biking in Cold Weather

How to bike safely and comfortably in cold weather with the right winter gear, visibility, and mindset.

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Cycling’s Hidden Dividend: The Economics of Two Wheels vs Four

How riding a bike instead of driving saves households money, boosts local business, and pays cities back through health and infrastructure savings.

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Cycling and Brain Health: How Regular Riding Protects Memory and Aging Brains

How regular cycling boosts brain health, supports cognitive function, and may lower dementia risk across the lifespan, with evidence-backed tips for aging well.

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