• Making Bicycling Irresistible

    Ideas and innovations from world-class bicycling cities

  • Dedicating Space for Low-Stress Biking

    When bikes have their own space, everyone enjoys the ride.

  • Special Streets Make Way for Bicyclists

    What would a street look like if it were designed with people in mind?

  • Bike Lanes Built for Two

    Carrying on a conversation is only natural when riding a bike.

  • Put Safety First on the Road

    Innovations in street design are making bicycling safer and more comfortable.

  • Encouragement Campaigns

    A visit from a transportation ambassador can help get the wheels turning.

  • Bike Sharing, American Style

    Getting around in the city just got easier.

  • Kids Just Wanna Ride Bikes

    Children gain independence and confidence by riding to school.

  • Next Generation Electric Bicycles

    Modern technology can make bicycling up hills a breeze.

  • Connecting Bikes, Trains, + Buses

    Bikes work best when they’re part of an integrated transportation system.

  • Make Paradise, Put Up a (Bike) Parking Lot

    Secure, convenient parking means more people riding to work, study and shop.

  • New Neighborhood Designs

    Quieter streets make riding, walking, and playing a joy.

  • Car-Free Sunday Celebrations

    Part festival, part traffic experiment, ‘Sunday Streets’ events open eyes and minds to bicycling.

  • Bikes Mean Business

    Bicycling creates jobs and boosts local economies.

  • Not Always a Nation of Bikes

    Just like the U.S., the Netherlands went through a period of favoring cars over bikes.

Making Bicycling Irresistible

The Green Lane Project showcases successful bicycle transportation systems from around the world. Through study tours and workshops set in the world's best bicycling cities, city leaders exchange ideas and experiences for making bicycling a safe, comfortable and convenient transportation choice.

A sampling of the ideas and innovations from the Netherlands and Portland, Oregon are featured in the rotator at the top of this page. Click on an image to see more about the topic. You can also click directly on the links below to see the next-generation infrastructure and programs that are inspiring cities across the United States to make bicycling irresistible.

Writer Jay Walljasper, author of All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons, composed the text for these pages