Why are cyclists so angry?

I was scared, and this fear was translating into short-fused fury. The problem is that the stakes are so different for cyclists and motorists. If a car and a bike collide, the motorist goes to the panel-beaters. The cyclist winds up in hospital; or a wheelchair; or the morgue. Read more.

Does the media help whip up anti-cyclist rage?

It almost seems a rite of passage. It certainly is a staple, and an extremely predictable one at that: the opinion columnist having a go at cyclists and cycling. It's a question many have asked before. Are media reports about cycling – be they controversy-seeking opinion pieces, newspaper campaigns against infrastructure, emotive reports on tabloid TV, or the endless complaining of "shock jock" radio announcers – an indirect source of danger to cyclists? Read more.

Actually, Technology Hasn't Really Stopped Millennials From Driving

Evelyn Blumenberg, the chair of urban planning at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs, doesn't buy the theory that Millennials are traveling less because they're using technology more. Read more.

Walking can be made safer

Drivers need to slow down and pay attention. Please. Because vehicles are bigger, pedestrians need to pay attention. Planners need to take pedestrian safety into account from the beginning. Please don't leave it as an afterthought. Let's work together to figure out how to make problem spots safer for all involved. Read more.

Skateboard Tank Rolls Over Any Terrain

Invented by Dan Baldwin, the so-called “Ungoverned” resembles a hybrid of a skateboard and tank and is designed to roll over rocks, sand, snow and other obstacles. Read more.

Are Cycling Undergarments Needed?

The whole idea of cycling without underwear might seem a bit strange but it can actually help you in avoiding irritation and rubbing. Read more.

The secrets of the world's happiest cities

Is urban design really powerful enough to make or break happiness? The question deserves consideration, because the happy city message is taking root around the world. "The most dynamic economies of the 20th century produced the most miserable cities of all," Peñalosa told me over the roar of traffic. "I'm talking about the US Atlanta, Phoenix, Miami, cities totally dominated by cars." Read more.

Mexico to tackle obesity with taxes on junk food and sugary drinks

Mexico has become the standard bearer in the global fight against obesity, after parliamentarians passed a law imposing significant new taxes on junk food and sugary drinks. Read more.

One Sociologist's Epic Quest: Walk New York City, All 120,000 Blocks

Sociologist William Helmreich has spent four years on an epic quest to crisscross the city, walking all five boroughs, all 120,000 city blocks. The result is his new book, The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City. Read more.

Paris by Wheelchair: A Seemingly Impossible Challenge

As the city of Paris prepares for the implementation of a sweeping law similar to the Americans with Disability Act (it will go into effect in just over a year), it's easy to see why. Cobblestone streets. Cozy bistros. Steep stairs, tiny bathrooms, elevators that can barely hold three standing people, let alone anybody in a wheelchair. Read more.