Car-Addicted LA is Getting on the Bike-Train
Los Angeles is known to be a car-addled and car-addicted place but not for much longer. They have consciously set out to make their city more pedestrian and bike friendly.…
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Moscow and New York City Both Launch Bike Sharing Services
Mayor Bloomberg in New York City has been clear that streets are meant to move people around and not just cars. The efforts the city has made to open up…
Chicago Wants to be a World Class Bicycle City
Chicago politicians understand that people in their city commute sustainably via bicycles and that this is a great component to their transit planning. What’s more is that by building proper…
Cameras Capture How Safely Cyclists Cruise
It’s clear that car drivers don’t comprehend cyclists, and often I hear drivers complain that bicyclists aren’t safe and tend to be “dangerous” on the road. It turns out that…
A Better Truck for Safer Driving
Trucks kill a lot a cyclists and that’s a problem. We’ve looked at ways we can make trucks more efficient, now London Cycling Campaign has found ways to make trucks…
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Loves Bike Lanes
As Toronto fights smart planning and removes sustainable transportation infrastructure (indeed, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so), New York City Mayor Bloomberg continues to espouse how great…
Bike Lanes Save Lives and Lower Risk from Cars
It should come as no surprise that bike lanes are safer than merging bicycle traffic with heavy metal boxes on wheels. A new study from the University of British Columbia…
Bike Lanes Help Local Economies
As a cyclist the fact that bicycle infrastructure helps business makes senses to me. Bike lanes encourage more cyclists which can bring more people to an area, drivers on the…
Copenhagen Gets Bike Superhighway
Copenhagen is known as the most bicycle friendly city on the planet and they keep getting better. Recently, the capital of Denmark has created a bicycle superhighway that is separated…
The Bike Stops Here – The Politics of Cycling – Movie Monday
So, I’ve started riding my bike to work a couple of times a week again and as usual it’s a pretty awesome way to get around. Not only do I…
More Women Riding Bikes in Southern California
Regular readers probably know that bicycles are the best form of transportation imaginable (I may be biased). It’s always good to read of efforts to get more people in North…
Car Free Days in Caracas are a Huge Success
In Venezuela’s largest city they’re looking to make roads usable for people again. The city of Caracas is encouraging people to come out and enjoy reclaimed public spaces on specific…