How To Beat Bikelash and Unleash the Silent Majority Who Wants Livable Streets | Streetsblog USA

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The global phenomenon of “bikelash” has become one of the biggest barriers to implementing interventions that make our streets more livable, accessible and sustainable. So how do we best manage it as advocates for change?

Here are eight strategies I recently presented during a session entitled “Unleashing the Silent Majority to Beat the?Bikelash” at the 2025 Velo-city Conference in Gdansk, Poland.

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How To Beat Bikelash and Unleash the Silent Majority Who Wants Livable Streets | Streetsblog USA

1. Accept that bikelash is inevitable

2. Don’t engage with bad-faith arguments

3. Share the stories, not the statistics

4. Build a broad and diverse coalition

5. Engage with people on their terms

6. Locate and support your Champions

7. Give a voice to the 'silent majority'

8. Build a movement that starts with kids

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