Tag: Bike-Friendly World
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Bike Sharing Drives Cycling Surge in Rio, Defies Brazil's Heavy Car Culture
The city hosting Rio+20, the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics is relying on public bikes to improve its transit, defying aggressive motorists.
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Loyal Dog Runs 1,100 Miles On Bike Tour (Video)
From Oddity Central is the strange tale of the stray dog that developed such loyalty to a band of cyclists it ran along for 1,100 miles.
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David Byrne On Bike Sharing Coming To New York City
The Talking Head has tried bikeshares all over the world, and describes them to New Yorkers
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Women on Wheels is a New Guide for Girls on Bikes
Finally, a handbook for women riding bicycles in the city.
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Portland's Bikeways: 30 Years of Evolution in 1 Map
It shows the evolution of Portland's bikeways from 1980 to the present, and is a good visual reminder that great biking cities are made deliberately; they don't start out already formed, people have to put in the effort of making them bike friendly.
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After Walkability and Transit Quality, Walk Score Now Ranks Cities by Bikeability
These types of rankings are important because they help put pressure on under-performing cities to improve, and they highlight the best practices of top cities for others to copy.
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Elegant Bike Light That's Hard to Steal
Seat post light that is bright, beautiful, and mostly (we never say completely when it comes to bike thievery) theft proof.
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Cyclists and Pedestrians Keep Getting Killed By Trucks When The Solution Is Easy: Mandatory Side Guards
Looking at trucks in Europe, one sees that the arguments against Side Guards are specious.
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Join the Sierra Club in Celebrating National Bike Month
May is National Bike Month, so let's work together to build communities with better, safer transportation options.
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Wood & Technology Become the Axalko, a Unique Bicycle for Professional Cyclists And Nature Lovers (Video)
An amazing wooden bicycle, hand-made in Spain by two brothers for professional cyclists. The wooden frame is lightweight, resistant and beautiful!
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Bike Share Becomes Big Business - Citibank Snags NYC's System
New York City gives details about its bike share, and swears it will make a difference in city traffic. We want to believe...
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Milan's BikeMi Bikeshare Uses Shaft-Drive Bikes
Interesting wheels are all over central Milan
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Bike Boom! Almost as Many Bicycles as Cars on One New York Route
Way back when, New York City was bicycle heaven - city dwellers used their bikes to escape close quarters. One hundred and fifteen years later, it's happening again.
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San Francisco is Doing so Many Great Things that Other Cities Should Copy
An overview of what San Francisco has done to make the city better for everybody and the environment.
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Get A Workout While You're Working With The We-Bike
The We-Bike desk has built-in bicycle pedals that charge your computer while you work.
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Cargo Bike Delivery Service Brings Coffee To Your Door
Laurie Featherstone's green delivery business hauls everything from mushrooms to rain barrels.
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Speed Kills; Toronto's Top Doctor Wants Speed Limits Reduced to Protect Pedestrians
You can imagine how this is going over in a city where drivers say there is a war on the car.
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Biking Crash-Test Dummy Could Make Cyclists Safer
Crash tests have undoubtedly made cars safer. They provide a controlled environment where accidents of all kinds can be replicated and studied by safety engineers. So why not do the same with bikes?
