Bike Research

Bike lane obstructions · May–Sep 2026

What blocks bike lanes?

Each square is a report. Click to view.

Arranging the evidence…

About this data

These are crowdsourced reports of selected vehicle and fleet categories reported blocking bike lanes from May through September 2026, mostly in greater Boston. They are a record of what was reported, not a rate of how often any vehicle type blocks a lane.

Categories were assigned with automated tagging and manual review. Photos get smaller higher in each stack so every report fits. Column heights are compressed, not proportional to report counts. The number beside each group is the exact count.

Reports come from Loud Bicycle's Bike Bureau. Their FAQ explains how reports are collected.

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