By Charles Pekow — Line the bike trail with trees! Doing so not only protects cyclists’ health but also improves the environment and enhances urban life. A study from Uzbekistan found that tree-lined trails shield riders from air pollution and heat while boosting biodiversity.
Cyclist in Vibrant Autumn Alleyway, Jönköping, Sweden. Photo by
Efrem Efre, public domain.
Trees also improve scenery, provide a buffer from motor traffic, encourage more people to cycle, and even raise nearby property values.
According to the study, cities that green their bike corridors “experience reduced traffic congestion, lower noise pollution, and decreased greenhouse gas emissions.”
Read more in Greening the Areas of Urban Bicycle Lanes and Its Importance in the Engineer International Scientific Journal: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394733195_Greening_the_areas_of_urban_bicycle_lanes_and_its_importance
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Charles Pekow is an award-winning Washington correspondent who has written about bicycling for years in publications such as the Washington Post, Bicycle Times, Dirt Rag, SPOKES, etc. as well as Cycling West/Cycling Utah. He also writes frequently on environmental issues and beer, among other topics. Weather permitting, you’ll find him most weekends and some summer evenings astride a bicycle in a park. He is also a charter member of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.