Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Protected Bike Lanes: An Idea Book for Fairer Cities

From housing choice to bus frequency to freeway routing to sidewalk quality, cities have often failed to equitably distribute the costs and benefits of mobility. Today, U.S. cities are using a new tool to help make bike transportation a mainstream part of urban American life: protected bike lanes. As this investment has taken place, city leaders and community activists have asked PeopleForBikes for advice on how to make sure their decisions about this infrastructure don't continue the cycle of oppression.