Check out this Kickstarter campaign from Carlton Reid — the book, Roads Were Not Built for Cars due out in print, Kindle and iPad in Summer 2013. From the campaign: “Cyclists were written out of highway history in the 1920s and 1930s by the all-powerful motor lobby: Roads Were Not Built For Cars tells the real story, putting cyclists centre…
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Sharing the love of Bike Shares
Planetizin has this piece today on the rise of the bike-share: “Pittsburgh, Columbus, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minneapolis – the list of Midwestern cities that have already, or are hoping to, establish bike-share systems is a testament to the incredible popularity of a concept that’s only found its footing in the U.S. in…
London’s Cycling Plan “could change the face of cycling”
London’s mayor Boris Johnson want to change cycling forever in his city. Last week, he revealed a 913 million (British pounds) (approximately $1.4b USD) 10-year plan for cycling infrastructure. Johnson’s plan is part of his overall initiative called “London’s Cycling Revolution,” which pledges a 400 percent increase in cyclists by 2026, ” while making two wheeled…
Project Aura
Thanks to two Carnegie Mellon University students in Pittsburgh — Ethan Frier and Jonathan Ota — bicycling commuting may be a little safer in the future. The industrial design students formed Project Aura, a project to illuminate the wheels of a moving bicycle. To help finance their project, the pair have won a number of…
Rolling in Raleigh
By the end of 2014, transportation officials in Raleigh say 75 miles of road will be more bike-friendly. The recommendations are part of a Streetscape Capital Program which determined priorities for various infrastructure projects. Among those that would benefit cyclists: bike parking and bike lanes. The city’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, meanwhile, is working…
National Women’s Bicycling Forum
The National Women’s Bicycling Forum at the National Bike Summit is coming up in Washington, D.C., and there’s still time to register for the March 4 event. Keynote speakers will be the illustrious and groundbreaking Georgena Terry, as well as Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth and NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.
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