Tag: Bike-Friendly World - Page 2
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Build your city bike to order in a new kind of bike shop
Gallant Cycle introduces a new way of selling bikes in an elegant, minimalist store, for people who want a bit of style in their city bike.
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Transport Canada scraps study that would have tested the efficacy of side guards on trucks
Everybody thinks mandatory side guards are a great idea, except the trucking industry. So why was this study spiked?
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Take off your shoes and walk on this permanent memorial to dead cyclist Jenna Morrison
It is a reflexology footpath that massages your feet as you walk. I can't wait to try it.
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What's new in bikes at VELO Berlin (Photos)
In spite of snow and freezing winds, the bicycle season officially opens and we check out the trends and innovations for 2013.
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This safer cyclist-friendly truck design could save many lives
Even if you've never driven a single mile in your entire life, a lot of what you own and what you eat has spent hundreds of miles inside a truck. We need to make them safer for pedestrian and cyclists.
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Bike delivery boom making big cities better
Big, big trucks on crowded city streets are a recipe for cyclist and pedestrian mayhem. B-Line and TNT are two companies taking monster trucks out of the city mobility equation.
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Volvo debuts new way to save cyclists' lives
A full 50% of slain bicycle riders in Europe were hit by a car, Volvo says, making the carmaker's new crash avoidance automatic braking a possible boon to bikers.
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The car won't disappear overnight, but it is following a familiar road
Emily Badger explains why it takes so long for old technologies to die, and for new ones to take their place.
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Abandoned bike skeletons as urban sculptures
Some artists delight in showing us things we've never seen before, and others show us things we see all the time, but never really notice; through their eyes, we discover something that we didn't know was there, a fresh perspective on hidden art.
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More blaming the victim as Toronto police tell pedestrians to "Do the Bright Thing"
As far as the police are concerned, pedestrians should wear orange vests and lights, or they only have themselves to blame.
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Polluting bicyclists should be taxed, says legislator
Eighth graders know humans take in oxygen and breath out carbon dioxide. That means cyclists (breathing hard) should pay taxes, right? Uh, wrong.
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Beautiful city-ready bikes at 2013 Handmade Bike Show (Photos)
While bike love can be intense in the sport and speed crowd, this year's show had plenty of oohs and aahs (and lots of wood) for city cyclists.
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When it comes to cycle accessories, the wurst is yet to come with the Backbrat
German designer creates a convenient and light barbeque for your bike.
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A picture is worth: Life in the Toronto bike lanes
You would think that a week after the snow storm, the bike lanes might be working again. You would be wrong.
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Crazy mobility idea moves city bikes by balloon
This rendering of a balloon-based bike sharing station makes it easy to drop stations and move them around for friendly mobility.
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Green Lane Project meets in NYC to discuss a more bike-friendly U.S.
The Green Lane Project is a partnership between bike advocacy groups and six U.S. cities that aims to "catalyze the creation of world-class protected bicycling networks on American streets".
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Steampunk 'Breathing Bike' Beats Beijing Air Pollution
Most Beijing residents buy a small surgical mask to thwart choking air pollution. What if you want something that makes a statement? Artist Matt Hope created a bike with a steampunk air filter to do his daily ride.
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Is There a Car vs. Bike War? Seattle Says "No"
A new poll of people in Seattle finds that a majority just want safer streets for all. We've got a few ideas!
