Tag: Bike Sharing - Page 5
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DIY Cargo Bikes Haul It All - From Kayaks to Compost
When I wrote about cycling and the homeless recently for EnzymePDX, I happened to find out about Tony and his trailers through a work colleague. A one-time Tour de France
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Reinventing the Dutch Bike for Global City Slickers
In Amsterdam, a majority of the bikes are black. Look out at the sea of bikes parked at the city's Central station and you see a lot of black, highly practical and functional omafiets ("grandma bikes") that most women and men
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Velophobia: Fear and Backpedaling in Colorado
Never mind that it is hard to define what a "U.N. city" might be, nor why it would be so horrible. Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes said this week that Denver will soon become this unsavory thing,
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The Ups (and Downs) of Cycle Commuting
For longer than I care to remember I've been a
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The Crusade Against Female Cyclists (Mildly NSFW)
Female cyclists have a hard enough time - we are generally a bit more safety-conscious and reticent when it comes to getting out on city streets, and the athletic among us who do fearlessly dive into bike racing and other cycling
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7 Great Solutions for Safely Parking City Bikes
It's not hard to find innovation in bike parking - lots of funky and functional designs are constantly being created for parking fixtures - the staples, rungs, and poles that help cyclists
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Viral Rap Video: "The Bixi Anthem" from Da Gryptions
In the last few months we've seen some great environmentally themed rap songs, notably John Forté's "Oil on the Shore" and 350's "A Rap for Copenhagen." Now Montreal-based Da Gryptions have laid down a track to celebrate bike sharing: "The Bixi
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If Bike Theft Makes You Fat, Better Bike Parking Makes You Thin
It's practically a requirement these days to carry not one but two ponderous bike locks, yet city streets are still thick with bike thieves. A British insurance survey recently
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The Power is in Pedals, Says WorldWatch Institute
It was with a sad heart I learned that the WorldWatch Institute have decided to mothball their illustrious print magazine after 136 stellar issues.* But at least it goes out with a bang, by including an article on bicycle transport,
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Biking And Walking Get More Bucks, Keep Going Up
It may seem like an, "Oh, duh," with the government the last to confirm the news, but a 15-year report released by the U.S. Department of Transporation and the Federal Highway Administration shows a 25% increase in trips
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6 Ways to Boost Your City's Bike Mojo
When Portland lost its first-place, "friendly bike city" status to suddenly hip Minneapolis, Portland
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Is Cycling's Critical Mass in Critical Condition?
In Madrid last week, up to 3,000 cyclists slowed traffic to a grind in a few of the car-clogged central arteries of the capital city, but according to this blog, riders "made friends with drivers and pedestrians." Meanwhile, In Los Angeles, a
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Not Quite Ready for a True Cargo Bike? Try a Cycle Truck
Photo via Ahearn. The photos don't do these new handmade truck bikes justice. Ahearne Cycle Trucks seem to harken back to a perhaps mythical time when carrying a modest amount of cargo was just what a bike was built to do, without a lot of fuss, muss,
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Cycle Superhighways, or BlueWashed Bike Paths? (VIDEO)
We've talked a lot about Boris Johnson before at TreeHugger - he's the London mayor that amazingly escaped death by an out-of-control lorry truck while out touring London's cycling facilties. He's also the man that seems to be trying to bring better
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Rush Hour Looks Better By Bike - VIDEO
In this short, speed-enhanced video from Mark Wagenbuur, (via David Hembrow's A View From the Cyclepath), the morning commute looks just a little bit frightening, though certainly it looks a lot better than crawling along with a car. To make you own
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Finally! Bike Style, Performance and Recycled Plastic Bottle Fabric All in One Jacket
When you are ready to start commuter cycling, you can't just drop down to your nearest neighborhood bike store and expected to get everything you need. Especially not if you are a woman. So if you add in the eco desire, you'll come up pretty much empty
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Are You a Cyclist? Join One Million Others to Improve Bicycling
It's a critical mass of a different kind. A gentler form of persuasion than the direct action monthly bike mobbing that occurs in some cities. But could be that the pen may be mightier than the spoke?
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Surprise! UT First To Electrify Bike Sharing in the U.S.
The obvious goodness of pairing pedal assist electric bikes with a bike sharing infrastructure is one of these great ideas whose time has come. In Tokyo, Sanyo recently installed 100 of their eneloop battery powered e-bikes at a "community" bike share
