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me on a bike at brooklyn cycle shop

Why don't electric bikes get the kind of support that electric cars do?

A lot of money is being spent on promoting electric cars, but we need an "all of the above" strategy.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes June 7, 2018

scooter in San Francisco

People who walk, bike and ride scooters are all fighting over crumbs.

It's time to take back the streets from all the cars and make room for alternative modes of transportation.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Walking June 5, 2018

Bike helmet in Copenhagen

Time to stop arguing about helmets and start building safe infrastructure

We really don't have time for all these silly debates.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes May 31, 2018

Sami with a Blix Aveny

E-bike ownership one month on: Many unexpected benefits

Yeah, I never did send that review model Blix back...

By Sami Grover in Bikes May 31, 2018

how to bike in Copenhagen

No sweat: How to bike commute in summer

No showers at work? Who cares?

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes May 30, 2018

how to bike in Copenhagen

It's Bike To Work Week; here's how to make it Bike To Work Year.

It doesn't have to be complicated or difficult.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes May 15, 2018

its byke infrastructure week

I do hereby proclaim this to be Bicycle Infrastructure Week

It's Bike To Work week. It's Infrastructure Week. Let's merge them and build some decent bike infrastructure.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Infrastructure May 14, 2018

Sami with a Blix Aveny

Yes, e-bikes really are magic: Part II

In which I test a rock solid, rather pretty commuter bike from Blix

By Sami Grover in Bikes May 3, 2018

protected bike lane on Hornby Street, Vancouver

It's time to make protected bike lanes and sidewalks part of every road design

Crashes, hit-and-runs, and now terrorism are killing people who walk and bike; it's time to make the streets safe.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Walking April 30, 2018

Mobi bikes in stand

Vancouver’s Mobi bike share system is just weird

I wish them luck but there are a lot of complications.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes April 24, 2018

Jarvis Protest

It seems that wherever there is a bike lane, there is a bikelash.

They may get people out of cars and improve safety, but PARKING!

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Corporate Responsibility April 18, 2018

HOPR electric bike

Dockless e-bikes might go BYOB (Bring Your Own Battery)

A very interesting idea that might make it easier and cheaper to keep e-bikes charged.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes April 17, 2018

Jump Bike

Uber buys JUMP, a dockless e-bike startup, and this is a good thing

Another tool that makes life easier to live without a car.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes April 10, 2018

new york bike lane

Instead of whining about people who walk and bike breaking the law, how about fixing the problem?

Everybody follows "desire lines" and does what feels natural. But our cities aren't designed for that.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Urban Design April 6, 2018

Magnum e-bike photo

Yes, e-bikes really are magic

OK, I'm a convert. Mass adoption really could change urban and suburban transportation.

By Sami Grover in Bikes April 3, 2018

Mikael on his bullitt

Mikael Colville-Andersen writes the definitive guide to global bicycle urbanism

We are not talking about bikes here, we are talking about cities.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Urban Design March 27, 2018

How autonomous vehicles see the world (or not)

Bike industry bigwig says bikes will need to communicate with self-driving cars

They want to build beacons into bikes. Will implants in pedestrians be next?

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes March 23, 2018

Maisoneuve bike lane

Montreal considering separate traffic laws for cyclists

The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bikes March 16, 2018

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