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Best of #ModernMonday: Designing Bikes and Cities for Cyclists

Every Monday, @dwell and @designmilk invite fans and experts to weigh in on trending topics in design on Twitter. Sky Yaeger, a designer with Detroit bike-maker Shinola, Seleta Reynolds, General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, and a representative from bike and gear company Public Bikes joined #ModernMonday this week to share their thoughts on how to design bikes for riders, and cities for bikes. Check out a few of our favorite responses, and use the hashtag #ModernMonday to join the conversation next week at 1pm EST / 10am PST.

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Child seats can be mounted to the rear for family excursions. To protect riders' most valuable payloads, the bike comes equipped with hydraulic disc brakes and LED lights. An integrated rear wheel locking mechanism helps deter theft.
Child seats can be mounted to the rear for family excursions. To protect riders' most valuable payloads, the bike comes equipped with hydraulic disc brakes and LED lights. An integrated rear wheel locking mechanism helps deter theft.
More adult playthings, like this pair of bikes live under the stairs, whose cutouts break up the plane of plywood and double as peepholes for kids at play.
More adult playthings, like this pair of bikes live under the stairs, whose cutouts break up the plane of plywood and double as peepholes for kids at play.
How can cities make bike riding more safe? How can designers make bike riding more safe? @LADOTofficial: We can’t continue to treat bicyclists like slow drivers or fast walkers. They’re neither, and the streets should show it. @erikaheet: You gotta keep 'em separated: dedicated bike lanes and bike signals in cities will improve safety. @Shinola: Build more bike paths that aren't shared with buses, etc. This is tough to do, but go to Amsterdam to see how it works. @PUBLICBikes: Bikes in Europe include more safety features standard, like built-in lights. US bike industry should follow suit.
How can cities make bike riding more safe? How can designers make bike riding more safe? @LADOTofficial: We can’t continue to treat bicyclists like slow drivers or fast walkers. They’re neither, and the streets should show it. @erikaheet: You gotta keep 'em separated: dedicated bike lanes and bike signals in cities will improve safety. @Shinola: Build more bike paths that aren't shared with buses, etc. This is tough to do, but go to Amsterdam to see how it works. @PUBLICBikes: Bikes in Europe include more safety features standard, like built-in lights. US bike industry should follow suit.
Reductivist A portable biking tool that quotes Charles Eames in its manifesto and can open a beer? That’s utility. In addition to looking like a gnarly throwing star, the steel Reductivist packs a variety of useful things, including hexheads and screwdrivers, on your keychain. Available here.
Reductivist A portable biking tool that quotes Charles Eames in its manifesto and can open a beer? That’s utility. In addition to looking like a gnarly throwing star, the steel Reductivist packs a variety of useful things, including hexheads and screwdrivers, on your keychain. Available here.