Tag: Bike-Friendly World - Page 10
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If Parents Want Kids to Bike to School, Why Are So Few Doing It?
A new survey in Australia shows less than 1 in 10 kids biking to school, despite a majority of parents who think it would be a good idea.
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Portland's Bike-Share Moves One Step Closer to Reality
After some delays back in 2008, it's finally happening! BikePortland reports that the city of Portland has released Request for Proposals (RFP) to try to find an operator for its bike share program.
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Bike Safety PSA by the Baltimore Police Department
Sometimes the most basic things are also the most important. Here are some safety rules for motorists and cyclists.
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Will $5 Gas Make You Get Your E-Bike On?
Obama can't control gas prices, but you can, by never worrying about them again after you've bought an e-bike for the majority of your transport.
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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Transportation
What's the best plug-in car on the market? Best upcoming one? Which city is the most bike-friendly? Vote for your favorites here.
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Bike-Friendly Cities: How the Dutch Do It (Video)
It's not magic. It's not genetics. The Dutch decided to create bike-friendly cities. It was no accident, and it can be replicated around the world.
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The Week in Pictures: A Nuclear Amusement Park, the Best of Biomimicry and More
In Germany, a failed nuclear power plant has been converted into an amusement park. We also have 13 awesome examples of biomimicry, the 2012 Evolo Skyscraper Award winners, and more.
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Montreal Street Artist Sends His Love Across Town With Hearts
Peter Gibson's heart-shaped cut-outs frame a picture of a very urban and gritty environment.
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Melbourne's Bikers are Victims of Artist's Guerilla Thank You Notes
A newly-arrived Melbourne resident thanked the city's cyclists by attaching hand-written notes to bikes.
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Queen of England Celebrates 60 Years on the Throne With 60 Mile Walkway
London's Jubilee Walkway for both pedestrians and bikes celebrates 60 years of the Queen's reign.
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Even in the 1940s, If A Cyclist Got Killed They Blamed the Victim
This cycling manual would actually be hilarious if anything had ever changed for the better, but it hasn't.
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Ahead of the Circular Conference Bike Trend
This popular amusement now graces the campus of Google and many city streets, but where did you see it first?
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Two Per Cent of US Road Deaths Are Cyclists
Bad news: 630 cyclists died in 2009. Good news? That's down 12% on 2008.
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Stopping the House's Bad Transportation Bills
The current transportation bills in the House are a gift to Big Oil at the expense of walkable, bikeable communities.
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10 Ways To Hang Your Bike On The Wall Like A Work Of Art
To many of us, our bikes are a work of art as well as a means of transportation. So why not get them off the floor and show them off?
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Moscow Artist Sparks Local DIY Bike Map Movement
As the government moves to make Russia's traffic-clogged capital more bike-friendly, citizen cyclists are already creating and distributing their own bike maps to help other two-wheeled travelers find their way through the chaos.
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Why Big Oil May Be Afraid of Bicycles
The transportation bill, not yet dead, is a deathknell for for cyclists' rights and for new safety initiatives for at-risk road users such as school kids and senior citizens
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Hilly San Francisco to Get Shared Electric-Bikes
Do you live in San Francisco? If so, make sure to keep an eye out for new electric bikes that will be deployed by City CarShare!
