Tag: Bike Sharing - Page 2
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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!
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Liquid Aims to Be AirBNB of Bike World
Bike sharing services are ripping around the globe aiding mobility in big cities. But bike sharing doesn't always make it easy for the average tourist to get a bike. Now a new service wants to be the AirBNB of biking.
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The Unexpected Beauty of Car-Free City Streets (Video)
Colombia (where ciclovías originated) and some other cities, including Guadalajara, Mexico, give big-city citizens a weekly car-free break. Norteamericanos have more cities celebrating ciclovías, but with more infrequent events.
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Enough Public Bike Sharing, Says Barcelona’s City Council. Get Your Own Bicycles!
Barcelona's bike sharing users are in an uproar; the city council wants to raise the anual fee by 116% in order to reduce the transportation budget.
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5 Ways to Love Winter Bike Riding
If New Yorkers can do it during and after Superstorm Sandy, the rest of us can bicycle all winter long. Here's how.
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For Winter Cyclists, Heated Bike Lanes Would Be True Bliss
Pedestrians in Reykjavik get heated sidewalks, while pedalists in the Netherlands may get geothermally warmed pavement. Dry roads for winter biking are blissful.
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Japanese E-Bike Is Superior Kid-Carrying Machine
In Japan, 'mamachari' bikes reign supreme amongst Japanese women wanting bikes for city transport and kid carrying. Bridgestone made that easier with pedal-assist and a sturdy low-slung frame.
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Bikes are a Key Tool To Help Kids Live Long Healthy Lives
Yes, our nation is obese. A new report from Nike details how that simple, two-wheeled wonder, the bicycle, is key in giving kids back the lifespan they are now losing.
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Bicycle Helmets And Bike Share Programs Are A Tough Mix
Elizabeth Rosenthal makes the case for not putting your head in a case
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Mesmerizing Animation Identifies London's Bike Share Hotspots
By creating an overlay of five million bicycle journeys, one data visualization specialist has uncovered major commuter networks.
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Spinlister Wants to be the AirBnB of Bikes
Did you know that there's over a billion bicycles on Earth, with around 100 million just in the United States?
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Check Out This Great Bike-Sharing 'How To' Guide for U.S. Cities!
If every new bike-share has to reinvent the wheel, progress will be slow and we'll see many failures. But if they can benefit from the collective wisdom and experience of others, we're well on our way.
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Mexico City's Bike Share Program will Quadruple in Size to 4,000 Bikes!
Mexico City's bike sharing program is set to get bigger. Much bigger! The plan is to increase the number of bikes from about 1,000 to around 4,000 over the next few weeks.
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Long Beach Announces Bike-Sharing Plans, up to 2,500 Bikes to be Installed
The city council has approved the plan! Hallelujah!
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NYC's Citi Bike Launch Pushed Back to Next Spring Because of Software Glitch
Unfortunately, it looks like New York's Citi Bike won't launch this month after all...
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Musician Ben Sollee and Band Touring by Bike: Chance Encounters
Biking with the band means you can't roll up the windows and ignore the world around you.
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What Type of Cyclist Are You?
As Americans, we still tend to view cycling as kids' mobility toys or machines for 'serious' racing cyclists. Lo and behold, there is such a thing as a 'transportation' cyclist, and it comes in four varieties.
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NYC's Bike-Share Launch Pushed Back to August
It was supposed to happen in July, but it now looks like we'll have to wait a bit more...
