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Car-dependence stands at odds with new housing In Columbus, Georgia, there’s another attempt to rezone for more multifamily town homes, and it’s meeting a familiar foe: the public’s fear of car traffic.

In Columbus, Georgia, there’s another attempt to rezone for more multifamily town homes, and it’s meeting a familiar foe: the public’s fear of car traffic. bikewalk.life/2025/12/car-...

Dragonfly Trail system in Columbus, Georgia expanding The Dragonfly Trails in Columbus, Georgia is on track to grow next year. The upcoming project will add new multi-use trails that people can use for recreation and active transportation, and it will im...

The Dragonfly Trails in Columbus, Georgia is on track to grow next year. The upcoming project will add new multi-use trails that people can use for recreation and active transportation, and it will improve crosswalks and parking for the Midtown area. bikewalk.life/2025/12/drag...

The Human Cost of Mobility in the Atlanta Metro Propel ATL has their latest Human Cost of Mobility report online, which combines storytelling with data visualization to show the human lives that are lost to the Atlanta Metro's transportation system...

Propel ATL has their latest Human Cost of Mobility report online, which combines storytelling with data visualization to show the human lives that are lost to the Atlanta Metro's transportation system. bikewalk.life/2025/12/the-...

Construction begins on Columbus GA's new children's bicycle playground This past Wednesday was Groundbreaking Day for the MidTown Children's Bicycle Playground. Once complete, it will feature trails, bridges, and pump tracks designed for children and teenagers to learn t...

This past Wednesday was Groundbreaking Day for the MidTown Children’s Bicycle Playground. Once complete, it will feature trails, bridges, and pump tracks designed for children and teenagers to learn the basics of mountain biking. bikewalk.life/2025/11/cons...

The wheels are turning... but very slowly. I attended a couple of the recent Columbus SS4A meetings (safestreetscolumbus.com) and it seemed very promising. The team planning those really knew what they were doing. Now we just need the city to start acting on it.

I was on a panel where we talked about the outreach programs that Bicycle Columbus does and compared them with similar programs by the cycling group in Americus. The general theme was seeing how a "big city" and a "small town" compares. I thought it was very interesting!

Bike Walk Live Summit 2025 I had the privilege of attending and presenting at Go Georgia's Bike Walk Live Summit last week (no relation with this blog, Bike Walk Life). I joined a panel about bicycle outreach in southwest Georg...

I had the privilege of attending and presenting at Go Georgia’s Bike Walk Live Summit last week (no relation with this blog, Bike Walk Life). bikewalk.life/2025/10/bike...

Midsummer blog catch-up It's been a couple of months since I blogged here. Being busy making bicycle events happen left me with hardly any time to write about other bike news. Here's a quick update with the stuff I've done s...

It’s been a couple of months since I blogged here. Here’s a quick update with the stuff I’ve done since my last post. bikewalk.life/2024/06/mids...

Walking in a hollow city As I recovered from my car crash last year, I took up walking more. That's when I learned how empty my city can be.

As I recovered from my car crash last year, I took up walking more. That's when I learned how empty my city can be. bikewalk.life/2024/04/walk...

Your town used to be walkable It probably seems that your city must have always been built around interstates and parking lots. You may even have difficulty imagining that your city could ever function without cars. But that's a m...

It probably seems that your city must have always been built around interstates and parking lots. But that’s a modern myth. The truth is that your town used to be walkable, and it could be walkable once again. bikewalk.life/2024/03/your...

Preliminary data shows that pedestrian deaths fell slightly in 2023, but are still higher than pre-pandemic levels The Governors Highway Safety Association released data from the first half of 2023 which shows pedestrian fatalities dropped 4% compared to the same time period in 2022. However, deaths are still far ...

The Governors Highway Safety Association released data from the first half of 2023 which shows pedestrian fatalities dropped 4% compared to the same time period in 2022. However, deaths are still far higher than every other year in the past decade. bikewalk.life/2024/02/prel...

The first study comparing cargo bicycles and car ownership shows that most riders find their bikes superior At least in Germany, where the study was held. Nonetheless, the cargo bicycle advantages are not merely theoretical.

The first study comparing cargo bicycles and car ownership shows that most riders find their bikes superior bikewalk.life/2024/02/firs...

People Powered Movement reports on bicycle safety in Columbus Georgia People Powered Movement, an organization that focuses on improving bicycle advocacy across the United States, just published a bicycle safety overview of Columbus Georgia. They summarize the state of ...

People Powered Movement, an organization that focuses on improving bicycle advocacy across the United States, just published a bicycle safety overview of Columbus Georgia. bikewalk.life/2024/02/peop...

All of the ways you can follow the Bike Walk Life blog Now that I'm back to writing for this blog, here's how you can stay up-to-date with each new post.

Now that I’m back to writing for this blog, here’s how you can stay up-to-date with each new post: bikewalk.life/2024/02/all-...

Georgia Bikes' three-year priorities Georgia Bikes just shared their advocacy priorities for the next three years. And a bill for one of them is already moving forward in the state house.

Georgia Bikes just shared their advocacy priorities for the next three years. And a bill for one of them is already moving forward in the state house. bikewalk.life/2024/02/geor...

I took a hiatus following my car crash, but now I’m biking and blogging once again. With the chaos that occupied the last few months of my life finally subsiding, I can hopefully return to my previous rhythm. bikewalk.life/2024/02/i-m-...