Spotted these bicycle-shaped bike racks in Baltimore this weekend. They are pretty awesome.
Tag: transportation infrastructure
Roads were not built for cars
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…
The Clean Energy Security Trust
Last week, president Barack Obama put forth a proposal to create the Clean Energy Security Trust, to research renewable and domestically-produced energy sources. Per the president’s plan, $2 billion would be set side over 10 years that “will support research into a range of cost-effective technologies – like advanced vehicles that run on electricity, homegrown…
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…
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