Thursday, July 28, 2011


Nice Ride MN: Minnesota’s Bike Share Expands

Nice Ride MN is a hit. The Twin Cities bike share recently celebrated its one year anniversary in June. And in July they started an expansion by adding more stations and bicycles to the network.

We talked with Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak who told us about how [...more...]


Young People Like Bike Lanes

Transportation Nation has a summary of a new BTS report that shows what Americans think about how transportation options figure in to quality of life. Despite the aging populace, more than a quarter of senior citizens don't believe sidewalks are important.


Wednesday, July 27, 2011

It's big, it's green and everyone wants one

It's big, it's green and everyone wants one

A US Congressman was on Newsnight talking about the debt crisis, but all eyes were on the bright green bicycle he was wearing on his lapel. What could it mean?

Earl Blumenauer and his bike badge
Earl Blumenauer's bow tie and bike badge. Photograph: BBC

On Monday night, viewers of BBC2's Newsnight were served an undoubtedly vital, but rather dry discussion between two US politicians about their [...more...]

Bike Sharing Rapidly Expanding Across U.S.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Happy Lookin' bunch, don't ya think?


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Friday, July 22, 2011

A backlash to bike infrastucture in Copenhagen?

http://bikeportland.org/2011/07/22/a-backlash-to-bike-infrastucture-in-copenhagen-56711#more-56711

A backlash to bike infrastucture in Copenhagen?

Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on July 22nd, 2011 at 11:00 am

Screenshot of The Copenhagen Post

Among planners and bike advocates, Copenhagen is often held up as the apotheosis of a cycling city; a place that "gets it" when it comes to bicycling more than any other city in the world.

But, if an article in The Copenhagen Post (an English-language newspaper), is any indication, there are cracks forming in Copenhagen's bike-first foundation.

In Dissidents in the City of Cyclists (published last month), the Post reporters paints the picture of a growing backlash against [...more...]

Need some Tour de France oddity viewing today?

Not for the faint of heart...

Laurens ten DamKoen van Weel/AFP/Getty ImagesDutch rider Laurens ten Dam got right back into the fray after wiping out on Saturday's 14th stage.

Random thoughts on the Tour de France while wondering whether my wife would get creeped out if I shave my legs before my next ride ... more...