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- Top 5 Bike-Friendly Small Towns Sat, 3 Jan 15, 7:23amMost lists of the top bike-friendly towns include major metropolitan areas, but small towns, those with a population under 100,000, actually pull in higher percentages of bike commuters...
- Paris opens first section of a 28-mile bicycle superhighway Wed, 6 Jul 16, 8:27pmParis just inaugurated its very first all-bike superhighway. So far, the thoroughfare consists of a half-mile stretch of pavement that runs along the Bassin de l’Arsenal, but by 2020 it will be just one small part of a...
- Roger Partners and ASD unveil plans for a new public pier in St. Petersburg, Florida Thu, 30 Jul 15, 10:00pmNew York studio Rogers Partners, landscape architect Ken Smith and local firm ASD were selected to design the new hybrid pier and park that will replace the existing inverted-pyramid structure in St Petersburg, Florida...
- Roger Partners and ASD picked to give St. Petersburg, Florida an exciting new public pier Thu, 30 Jul 15, 10:00pmNew York studio Rogers Partners, landscape architect Ken Smith and local firm ASD were selected to design the new hybrid pier and park that will replace the existing inverted-pyramid structure in St Petersburg, Florida...
- VeloMetro Mobility to launch the first VeloCar-sharing program in Vancouver Tue, 30 Jun 15, 4:30amThough it's fun, cost-effective, and great for the environment, replacing your car with a bicycle isn't without its snags. Biking in the rain isn't for everyone, sweating up hills can make you unpopular when you get to the...
- North West Bicester eco-town is the UK’s first zero carbon community Tue, 31 Mar 15, 11:00pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_IpG7Ntjlg The master plan of the North West Bicester eco-community, "UK's most sustainable development", has been proposed by a UK-based shared ownership and affordable housing organization...
- Foster + Partners’ 250 City Road Towers have bike parking spaces for every apartment Tue, 3 Feb 15, 5:00pmFoster + Partners' twin-towered residential development in London features once bike parking space per bedroom (1,486 in total), bike lifts and workshops, but only 200 car parking spaces...
- Foster + Partners’ 250 City Road Towers are the UK’s most bike-friendly high-rises Tue, 3 Feb 15, 5:00pmFoster + Partners' twin-towered residential development in London features once bike parking space per bedroom (1,486 in total), bike lifts and workshops, but only 200 car parking spaces...
- Mayors from Across the Nation Sign Pledge to Address Climate Change Tue, 24 Jun 14, 8:00pmMayors from around the nation met this week in Dallas, Texas to discuss the issues important to their communities, and one of the major topics this year was climate change...
- More than 1,000 London Cyclists Stage Die-In to Call for Greater Road Safety Mon, 2 Dec 13, 10:00pmA crowd of over 1,000 cyclists gathered outside Transport for London headquarters on Friday to protest what they say is dangerous transport infrastructure in the city...
- Flow Bike Lanes Click Together Like LEGO Bricks for Safe Urban Cycling Fri, 15 Nov 13, 3:20amCreated by the Copenhagenize Design Company, The Flow is a system of pre-fabricated, interlocking modules made from a combination of 100% recycled plastic and wood...
- Lego-Style Pop Up Bike Lanes Could Be the “Gateway Drug” to Cycle-Friendly Cities Fri, 15 Nov 13, 1:00amCreated by the Copenhagenize Design Company, The Flow is a system of pre-fabricated, interlocking modules made from a combination of 100% recycled plastic and wood...
- Dutch City Boasts Three Times as Many Bikes as Cars! Fri, 18 Oct 13, 4:30amThe ancient university town of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands is one of the world's most bicycle-friendly cities. Groningen boasts around 300,000 bikes and only 75,000 cars, and it's a model for how cities can...
- Protestors Temporarily Block the Removal of Toronto’s Jarvis Street Bike Lane Fri, 16 Nov 12, 6:18amPhoto: Carlos Osorio / Toronto Star The city of Toronto clearly underestimated the passion of cyclists when it decided to remove the popular Jarvis Street bike lane...
- The Xfire Safety Light Creates a Laser-Generated Bike Lane for Safer Night Cycling Tue, 25 Sep 12, 1:27amIf you’ve ever been freaked out over the dangers of riding your bicycle at night, the Xfire Bike Lane Safety Light might be able to offer you a little more security...