Tag: Bike Sharing - Page 7
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More Schools Join the Pay-You-to-Bike Bandwagon
Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U, Rice University, U Minnesota are all launching bike-sharing programs, along with the City of Minneapolis. Towson University has launched several green transportation programs - sadly no bike sharing, yet. Many of the
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Barcelona's Bike Sharing Program Celebrates its 2-Year Anniversary with its 186,000 Users
As you could read in our first post about Barcelona’s bike sharing system written in May 2007, Bicing started with a bang: 30,000 subscribers in the first 2 months; 15 stations and 200 bicycles to start with.
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Massive Theft, Vandalism Plaguing Parisian Bike Sharing Program
Broken Vélibs in Paris (Sybil Star on Flickr) Eighteen months into a wildly successful launch, the Parisian bike-sharing program Vélib - a portmanteau of vélo (bicycle) and liberté (freedom) — has run into serious problems with theft and vandal
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San Francisco to Get Bike-Sharing Pilot Program in 2009
Good News for San Francisco Commuters While visiting Paris, a city with a quite successful bike-sharing program, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom announced that his city would get a bike-sharing pilot program in 2009."Bike sharing will help connect
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Hilarious New Korean Bike Share Is 'Interesting Joyful Attraction'
In the Korean city of Chongwan 8,000 people have signed up to be members of the city's first bike share program since it opened last October. The system put 430 new bikes at 20 locations in the city center, and as many systems do, gives
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The 2008 Eco-Matrix: Who's Hot, Who's Not in the World of Green
Wondering who’s news and who’s so last year? TreeHugger’s 2008 Eco-Matrix is here to inform and entertain. If you’ve been pondering whether Al Gore is in or out, whether ethanol is still a worthy news item, or which green celebs have fallen on hard
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Oh Bike-Powered Christmas Tree, How Are Thy Leaves So Solar!
This year, Barcelona city council decided to set an example and opt for low energy Christmas lights around town. The most intriguing ones are the 6 metal Christmas trees that are either solar or bike-powered. The Barcelonans however believe they are
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Bike Sharing System for Buenos Aires Moving Forward
When a project to build a bike sharing system in Buenos Aires was approved last year, locals thought it was going to be another idea that would end in nothing. But it was recently announced that a
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Wheels 4 Life: Bringing Bikes to the Poor
Here's a fantastic charity idea: give folks in developing nations who are in dire need of transportation access to just about the greenest way to get around there is. We're talking bicycles, of course.
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New York City Considers Bike Share Program...From Danes
In New York City only 1% of the city's commuter trips are estimated to be by bicycle. But overall ridership in NYC has increased 344%
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Brad Pitt Lends His Voice to e2 Transport
Brad Pitt continues to lend his talent on this 3rd season e2 for their latest installment titled "Transport." Episodes begin streaming on the web November 24 and then will air on PBS later this winter. Episodes span
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Bikes From 2008 DNC Donated to Colorado U Boulder
The University of Colorado - Boulder just received 50 more Schwinn bikes to add to their fleet of Adopt-A-Bikes, now making it 150 strong. The bikes were used at the DNC and RNC conventions this year as part of a Bikes
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Montreal Bike Share Program "Bixi" Gets a Name and an Award
Now that Montrealais have gotten a taste of bike sharing, they'll have to wait until next April for the bike share program (formerly Public Bike Sharing System or PBS) to officially roll out.
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Three Cool RFID Projects to Deter Bicycle Thefts
Bike theft is a huge bummer and a always-growing problem in cities where bicycles are used more and more for daily transport. Amsterdam has always had a big theft problem, and 20,000 bike were stolen last year in the city of Copenhagen. Bike sharing
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Hybrid Boats, New York City's Big Green News and SmartBiking
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show showcases the DSe Hybrid 12m from Island Pilot--a boat powered using a combination of diesel, solar and electric power.
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vel'oh! Luxembourg City Gets a Bike Sharing System
A new bike sharing system, vel'oh!, has been put into action, this time in Luxembourg city, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Europe. For a city that is quite hilly and has just under 85.000 inhabitants, over 600 long-term subscriptions
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Bike-Sharing Goes Global: 5 Programs You Should Know About
What is Bike-Sharing? If you at all familiar with the Zip Car model of car-sharing, then you should already undersand how bike-sharing works. Essentially, in a bike-share program bicycles are made available at special kiosks or racks that are
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Bike-Sharing Program at DNC Helps Convention Goers Get Around Carbon-Free
Guest blogger Jesse McDougall delivers the eco-scoop, straight from the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The Democratic National Convention Goes Green One of the very best aspects of the frenzy going on in Denver this week during the Democratic
