Solar-powered cycle paths, wheel-friendly escalators: Innovations to make biking easier and safer
July 7, 2016 -- Solar-powered bike paths that can melt snow and ice; pollution-eating vacuum towers near bicycle paths; bicycle parking stations with lockers, rest rooms, and showers; and bicycle wheels with rechargeable batteries that help propel riders up…
Teacher-student collaboration fuels recommendations to boost electric vehicle popularity
January 20, 2016 – “Range anxiety” – a problem experienced by electric car owners who fear they will be unable to find charging stations – may be a major deterrent to the growth of electric automobile sales. Now…
Making Boston streets safer for bicyclists
More than painted bike lanes are needed to keep bicyclists safe on Boston’s busy streets, a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researcher said September 14, 2015 at a Boston City Council public hearing on how to…
Change in cycle track policy needed to boost ridership, public health
For immediate release: May 17, 2013 Boston, MA – Bicycle engineering guidelines often used by state regulators to design bicycle facilities need to be overhauled to reflect current cyclists’ preferences and safety data, according to a new study…
Support for bicycle mass transit in China may hold lessons for other countries
As nations struggle with the health consequences associated with physical inactivity—5.3 million deaths per year, according to a 2012 study published in Lancet and led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researcher I-Min Lee—they may gain insight…
Malcolm X Boulevard could be home of Boston's next cycle track
Coverage on Boston.com, November 26, 2012, featuring HSPH's Anne Lusk
Postdocs take center stage at annual appreciation day
September 27, 2012 -- Raffles, kudos, and awards were on the agenda at the Harvard School of Public Health's Postdoc Appreciation Day celebration to recognize postdocs and their mentors. The September 21, 2012 event, held in the Kresge…
Biking on cycle tracks safer than cycling in the road
A new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers shows bicycle riders have fewer injuries when they ride on cycle tracks-- physically separated bicycle-exclusive paths along roads--than in the road. The study, published online Feb.…
Bicycling, brisk walking help women control weight
Researchers Call for More Bike-Friendly Environments to Combat Obesity For immediate release: Monday, June 28, 2010 Boston, MA— Premenopausal women who make even small increases in the amount of time they spend bicycling or walking briskly every day decrease…
