bike lanes
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This fed-up bicyclist moves a car with his bare hands
This is what you get when you mess with cyclists, Brazil.
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What’s the most bike-friendly city in the U.S.? Not what you’d guess
Portland? Nope. Seattle? Not even close. Here are your answers, from the brainiacs at Walk Score.
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Elevated paths give San Francisco cyclists the high ground
New bike lanes will keep cyclists safe from cars and pedestrians safe from cyclists.
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Bikers are better than drivers for the economy
Bikers, it turns out, are better consumers than car-drivers.
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New York City is making cyclists go to remedial biker’s ed classes
New York City is treating wayward cyclists the same way a driver who’s racked up one too many DUIs might be: It’s sending them to class to review the basic rules of the road. The New York Times reports: This spring, the Midtown Community Court began sentencing cyclists who had been issued tickets for certain […]
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Giant road lobsters attacking cyclists
We’re gonna need a bigger bike.
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Walk Score is now ranking bikeability
The folks who brought you Walk Score, an online tool that ranks neighborhoods based on whether you can get anywhere on foot, are expanding to appeal to the biking crowd. This tool is a little more limited (only 10 cities have been scored) but it’s also more in-depth: Walk Score will assume you can stroll […]
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New York’s bike commuters have doubled in four years
Despite the best efforts of bike lane opponents and overprivileged New Yorker columnists, bike commuters in the Big Apple have increased by 102 percent since 2007, according to new figures from the New York Department of Transportation. Bicycle commuter numbers have almost quadrupled since 2001. Just imagine what it will look like when their bikeshare […]
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Wheely, wheely thankful
Photo: iamosIn last Sunday’s New York Times, columnist Mark Bittman compiled a list of people and things in the food movement he’s thankful for. The bicycle movement deserves its own list. Here’s a start: 1. I’m thankful for the power of bikes to enable people-powered protest movements. Bicycles have been playing a supporting role in […]