BBC News – Cargo bike hits Edinburgh streets Could pedal power be the answer for companies struggling to deliver their goods in the congested streets of Scotland’s cities? One young Edinburgh entrepreneur believes so.
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Links of the day – May 9, 2012
May 9, 2012 – 12:00
State of Green – EU pedalling on Europe Day Denmark boosts bicycling in the capitals of Europe, when Europe Day on 9 May is celebrated with green events throughout the EU. Alternatives Verkehrsmittel: "Lasst uns Europa vom Radfahren überzeugen!" – Andere Meinung – Meinung – Tagesspiegel Nur mit dem Fahrrad kommt man in urbanen Räumen [...]
Links of the day – May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 – 12:00
City Officials Kick the Tires on Bike-Share System – Metropolis – WSJ With the launch of New York City’s bike-sharing program just weeks away, Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday revealed two previously unknown details: what the bikes would look like and who was picking up the tab.
Links of the day – May 7, 2012
May 7, 2012 – 12:01
The Conversation: 10 steps to making Sacramento a cycling Shangri-La – The Conversation – The Sacramento Bee The Sacramento region is naturally good for bicycling, and parts are very good thanks to bikeways and other human efforts. We fall short of being great. What would it take to make Sacramento a cycling Shangri-La for transportation [...]
Links of the day – May 3, 2012
May 3, 2012 – 12:00
European Cyclists’ Federation – Bicycle Sharing: The Gateway Drug You can’t help but notice it. It seems that any city already has, or is about to have a bicycle share scheme. They’re without a doubt the ‘must have’ form of public transport of the 21st Century, with over 400 European cities having a public bicycle [...]
Links of the day – May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012 – 12:00
The cargo bike – somewhere inbetween the courier and the truck | Bike blog | Environment | guardian.co.uk The rise of the cargo bike makes perfect sense: it’s nippy enough for narrow streets, and weighty enough to take 400kg Are we seeing the birth of the ‘cyclist vote’ in UK politics? | Peter Walker | [...]
Links of the day – April 30, 2012
April 30, 2012 – 12:00
10,000 pedal for action in biggest bike protest | The Times Central London was overrun by 10,000 cyclists today, as the biggest bike protest ever seen in the capital took to the streets. European Cyclists’ Federation – I Now Pronounce You Husband & Bike: Marrying Cycling and Public Transport It’s time revisit this cliché: Imagine [...]
Links of the day – April 26, 2012
April 26, 2012 – 12:00
How to get urban dwellers cycling: Make it normal – The Globe and Mail Mr. Rohl, Copenhagen’s bicycle guru, was visiting Toronto this week from Vancouver, where he’s working on a new walking and cycling strategy for the West Coast city. He sat down with The Globe and Mail after his keynote talk at the [...]
Links of the day – April 26, 2012
April 26, 2012 – 12:00
How to get urban dwellers cycling: Make it normal – The Globe and Mail Mr. Rohl, Copenhagen’s bicycle guru, was visiting Toronto this week from Vancouver, where he’s working on a new walking and cycling strategy for the West Coast city. He sat down with The Globe and Mail after his keynote talk at the [...]
Links of the day – April 24, 2012
April 24, 2012 – 12:01
A vibrant Boston needs major avenues for bikes – Boston.com More cycling makes a more vibrant city. Boston and Cambridge have come a long way in a very short time in promoting cycling and bike sharing. But for the most part, the streets still belong to daredevils willing to risk their lives on painted lanes [...]
Links of the day – April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012 – 12:01
Leipzig auf dem Weg zur Radfahrerstadt? Kopenhagen ist die Stadt der Fahrradfahrer. Rund 50 Prozent aller Fahrten zur Arbeit oder an die Uni bewältigen die Kopenhagener mit dem Rad. An der Leipziger Universität gibt es derzeit eine Ausstellung über die Radfahrerstadt, dazu haben wir mit Jesper Pørksen vom dänischen Radverband gesprochen.
Links of the day – April 18, 2012
April 18, 2012 – 12:01
Denmark opens first cycle highway for commuters in Copenhagen | chinadaily.com.cn Denmark’s first cycle highway, part of a planned 300 kilometer road network to boost bike use and cut air pollution, has opened in Copenhagen, the Danish capital.
Links of the day – April 17, 2012
April 17, 2012 – 12:00
Want more bikers? Build more bike lanes. – The Washington Post s there anything cities can do to encourage cycling? Portland, for instance, has twice as many bike commuters per 1,000 people as Washington. But maybe that’s just because Portland has nicer weather or more young people. It’s not clear that there’s an actual policy [...]
Links of the day – April 16, 2012
April 16, 2012 – 12:00
Surprise! City Announces Massive Bike Share Program Coming in December | Streetsblog Los Angeles In an announcement that caught even some CicLAvia organizers by surprise, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced this morning at the “CicLAvia opening” that CicLAvia partners Bike Nation will establish a permanent footprint in Los Angeles this December. The cost to the city [...]
Links of the day – April 11, 2012
April 11, 2012 – 12:01
Urban planner bringing Copenhagen to Calgary | Calgary Herald Ask Andreas Rohl, the City of Copenhagen’s Bicycle Program Manager, the differences between Canadian cities and his hometown, and his answer is equal parts wonder and diplomacy. Auslaufmodell Auto?: Der Kampf um die Straße > Kleine Zeitung Der hohe Spritpreis befeuert den Zeitgeist: Die Graz-Linien verkaufen [...]
Links of the day – April 10, 2012
April 10, 2012 – 11:23
Detroit’s Bicycling Booming To Meet Transportation, Recreation Needs In a city where cars have long reigned, bicycles are gaining visibility in Detroit — and not just because of their lights and reflectors. More and more Detroiters are biking, some to fill gaps in a struggling public transit system and others simply for pleasure. World to [...]
Links of the day – April 5, 2012
April 5, 2012 – 12:00
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss | Grist Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact, reports Andy Clarke, president of the league of American Bicyclists The Independent [...]
Links of the day – April 4, 2012
April 4, 2012 – 12:01
British Cycling responds to Ken Livingstone’s mayoral cycling pledge London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone spells out his transport manifesto which promises to put cycling at the heart of London transport policy
Links of the day – March 26, 2012
March 26, 2012 – 12:00
Cycling the Danish way… or how to copenhagenize | Diplomatic world There is, however, one thing worth bragging about. A thing that really surprises and astonishes any new visitor to Danish cities like Copenhagen, Aarhus or Odense (birthplace of H.C Andersen), and that is the number of cyclists. You see them in all ages and [...]
Links of the day – March 24, 2012
March 24, 2012 – 12:00
Gute Ideen für eine fahrradfreundliche Stadt – Vorbild: Kopenhagen – Radio Bremen Wir haben unsere Korrespondenten in London, Kopenhagen und Amsterdam gebeten, uns zu berichten, wie man in diesen Metropolen zum Thema Fahrrad steht. Die Menschen dort fahren aus ganz unterschiedlichen Gründen mit dem Rad. Am besten schneiden Kopenhagen und die Niederlande ab, hier radelt [...]
