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Michael Andersen

Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation for the Sightline Institute. He previously covered bike infrastructure for PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization.

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Oaks Station Place in Minneapolis, MN. Photo: Google
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End Parking Mandates, Get a Free Bus Pass

By Michael Andersen | Feb 3, 2022 | No Comments
Great programs like this one in Minnesota don’t happen when big parking lots are mandatory.
Image: David Wilson via Wikimedia Commons
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Good Transit Is Useless If People Can’t Live Near It

By Michael Andersen | Apr 13, 2021 | No Comments
A good Oregon bill would hold high-capacity transit lines to a very basic standard.
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Believe it or Not, Trump put a Huge Tax on Parking Lots – Maybe by Mistake

By Michael Andersen | Feb 14, 2019 | No Comments
But the IRS might let big companies wriggle out of it. You can comment until Feb. 22.
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Six Secrets From the Planner of Sevilla’s Lightning Bike Network

By Michael Andersen | May 7, 2018 | No Comments
Here's one way to understand the story of biking in Sevilla, Spain: It went from having about as much biking as Oklahoma City to having about as much biking as Portland, Oregon. It did this over the course of four years.
Photo: NACTO/Kate Fillin-Yeh.
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What We Can Learn From the Runaway Success of UT-Austin Bike-Share

By Michael Andersen | Apr 6, 2018 | No Comments
In the program's first 40 days, the campus bikes averaged 12 checkouts per bike per day. Why exactly did it work?
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The NCUTCD Wants to Know How You Think Speed Limits Should Be Set

By Michael Andersen | Mar 9, 2018 | No Comments
The obscure but hugely influential committee is asking for direct feedback.
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Bike to the Future: Portland Uses Bikes to Rethink 70 Years of Strip Malls

By Michael Andersen | Mar 8, 2018 | No Comments
Portland's Halsey Street carries five bikes in a normal rush hour. The city thinks dramatic upgrades can make it a model for suburban retrofits.
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Lightning Fast, Dirt Cheap: Five Tips From SF’s Protected Bike Lane Projects

By Michael Andersen | Feb 27, 2018 | No Comments
How to cut the project time of a new protected bike lane by 90 percent and the cost by 75 percent.
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Why Business Is Leading the Charge for Des Moines’ $33M Street Overhaul

By Michael Andersen | Dec 8, 2017 | No Comments
The City Council of Des Moines has approved one of the biggest downtown street transformations the United States has seen in years
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Ellensburg, WA, Proves No Town Is Too Small for Top-Notch Bikeways

By Michael Andersen | Dec 1, 2017 | No Comments
Few objects in this world are more fiscally conservative than the bicycle.
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London’s Protected Bike Lanes Move People 5 Times More Efficiently Than Car Lanes

By Michael Andersen | Nov 29, 2017 | No Comments
Leave it to a Brit to deliver a mathematical smackdown this courteously.
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Three Ways Austin Is Doubling the Rate It Builds Bike Routes

By Michael Andersen | Nov 22, 2017 | No Comments
If you want to learn how a city can start doing good street projects faster, keep an eye on Austin, Texas.
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