How to Support Women on Bikes in Winter
To keep pandemic-prompted cycling rates high through the winter, we need to think beyond the bike lane snowplow and start centering the needs of women and gender-variant riders, a recent panel of experts argued. During a session at the 2021 Winter Cycling Conference, professionals and advocates from around the world called for policies and infrastructure with the needs of underserved riders in mind — especially when it starts getting cold and dark outside. “There’s a tendency to assume that policy and planning are neutral,” said Angela van der Kloof, strategic adviser at the mobility ...
Source: streetsblog.org