Obstructions in bike lanes

Thanks to feedback from our ‘Citizens’ bicycle brigade’, WNYC has launched a project to document obstructions to bike lanes. More here: http://www.wnyc.org/story/whats-blocking-your-bike-lane/

Science Friday spot on the biking study

We are delighted that the Science Friday team did such a great job on this video. More coming soon on WNYC.

First contact, and other options

We are starting to write to cyclists who we’ve chosen for our initial round of monitoring. Our primary criterion at this point in the study is geography — we want to maximize our coverage of NYC. We’ll be contacting riders over the next few weeks, so keep your eyes open for emails from our research […]

Our focus on commuters

Thanks, Marcus, for asking whether our study only plans to focus on commuters. The answer is yes: we do plan to focus on commuters. Specifically, we will ask study participants to carry our gear for ~24 hour periods bracketing 5 morning commutes over a 2-week period. We chose this focus for several reasons: In addition to measuring […]

Stay tuned…

We are busy working our way through the long list of interested cyclists, and will soon be contacting the folks we’ve selected to participate in the first round of monitored rides. It’s not too late to sign up: columbia.edu/cu/bike Don’t be disappointed if you can’t participate right off the bat — this is a 5 […]