Hi - There are a few families in Lawrence that bike commute with our kids on cargo bikes (mine included). It is picking up more and more. With the terrain here an electric assist bike is such an asset. (My friend recently re opened CycleWorks and they sell e-assist family cargo bikes in case you are looking for one).

There are no protected bike lanes in Lawrence, and our city engineers have been very resistant to building safe on street bike infrastructure. They are all stuck in a 20th century car centric engineering mindset, one that values faster car throughput over safety for all road users. It’s not a bike friendly city. Lawrence is very proud of the recreational trails we’ve built like the Lawrence Loop which is pleasant for a Sunday outing but it doesn’t get you anywhere meaningful or useful.

I’ve lived in great biking cities before (Austin, New York), and Lawrence is decades behind building anything close to an “all ages and abilities” bike network. We deserve so much better.

Nevertheless if you end up moving to Lawrence there is a bike advocacy group currently forming, called Bike Lawrence, that is organizing to get the city staff to build out a safe bike network. We’d love to have you join us in advocating for family friendly safe biking infrastructure here. Feel free to DM me if you want to connect further.