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We're launching early this week because we should all celebrate Independence Day tomorrow! Today, we're talking about bikes and why bike safety means safety for all (something we should keep in mind for the Fourth of July, too). More and more people are using bikes as their preferred mode of transportation. How do we make city streets safe for the growing number of bikes? CityLab reporter Laura Bliss is here to chat with us about results from a study of crash data and street design from 12 cities. LINKS: STUDY: Why cities with high bicycling rates are safer for all road users by Wesley Marshall (University of Colorado Denver) and Nicholas Ferenchak (University of New Mexico) Protected Bike Lanes Are Safer for Drivers, Too by Laura Bliss, The Atlantic's CityLab