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What Women Want - A Woman's Perspective on Cycling

Women want to cycle, but the barriers are real: lack of safe cycling infrastructure, economic barriers to buying and maintaining a bike and cultural norms that dictate what's feminine and what's not.

Sep 8, 2011 by in Features (7 Comments)

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Ask the Advocate - Road Diets

Road diets are an excellent prescription for obese roadways. They often involve removing and narrowing car traffic lanes and adding bike lanes, sidewalks and green buffers.

Jul 14, 2011 by in Advocacy

Bike Share Has Arrived

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Bike Share Has Arrived

The convenience and elegance of bike-sharing systems is transforming transportation in cities across the globe.

Jul 11, 2011 by in Features (4 Comments)

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Tim Snow

Bike Share 101

How to use a bike share system... a beginner's guide.

Jul 11, 2011 by in Features (1 Comments)

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One of the World’s Largest Bike Share Systems Set to Launch in NYC

Alta Bicycle Share has been selected to launch New York City Bike Share, which is planned to be one of the world’s largest systems - with 10,000 bikes - by Summer 2012.

Sep 19, 2011 in News (1 Comments)

Bike Commuters in San Francisco in Bike Lane

Sarah Young

Bringing Cycling in SF Down to the People

Conflicts between motorists and cyclists is deterring some commuters from taking up the bike SF.

Sep 19, 2011 by in Opinions

Jarvis Street Bike Lanes

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Jarvis Street Bike Lanes Under Threat

A motion in council could kill the bike lanes that have seen a three-fold increase in cycling use along Jarvis Street since their establishment.

Jul 5, 2011 by in Opinions

Driver Runs Over Critical Mass Cyclists in Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Critical Awareness

Does Critical Mass need more support from local governments and police?

Mar 2, 2011 in Opinions (2 Comments)

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Groningen - Green Phase Traffic Signal - Streetfilms

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Netherlands Cyclists Enter Green Phase

The free-flowing movement of cyclists and pedestrians at "green phases" is made possible thanks to communication and eye contact.

Nov 7, 2011 in Features

Repainting The Bike Lane On Bedford Avenue

A group of 14 cyclists repaint the bike lanes that New York's DOT removed.

Oct 17, 2011 in Arts & Culture

Cycling for Everyone

The Dutch Cycling Embassy was formed to help spread their knowledge of building a successful bicycle culture worldwide.

Sep 28, 2011 in Cities (3 Comments)

Bicycle Transportation Alliance - Man Riding in Oregon

Bicycle Transportation Alliance

Cycle Drivarians

The Bicycle Transportation Alliance showcases Oregon's primo bicycle infrastructure and diverse cyclists in this polished video.

Aug 17, 2011 in Features (1 Comments)