But creative street-level solutions are available for places where the infrastructure is pretty much set in stone.

Here are a few:

1.

Contraflow Bike Lanes

Placed on a one-way street, a contraflow lane lets bicyclists (only!)

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Such lanes increase connectivity and access for bicyclists, deter wrong-way bicycling, and keep cyclists off of sidewalks.

Safer Intersections

Most bicycle-car collisions happen where streets meet.

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A narrow, metal bicycle ramp in Washington DC enables cyclists to roll rather than carry their bicycle down a flight of stairs

Compiled by Jay Walljasper, Melissa Stanton and Ellen Ryan.Article published May 2018, updated February 2019

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