Yes, by the way, starting with last week, I’ve dropped the “news media” part of the roundup, and just focused on blogs. Yay!

Tech-Enabled Bike Sharing Rolls Into North America, The Huffington Post

Now RFID (radio frequency identification) tags and Smart Card payment systems have created a third generation of bike share programs popping up all over Europe and finally starting to penetrate North America.

Opening the waterfront to bikes and pedestrians — in Boston, Bike Providence

Vivien Li, executive director of the Boston Harbor Association, said the trail is a good extension of the existing 37-mile Boston HarborWalk, built as part of the Big Dig, and another positive step toward making Boston more bike-accessible.

City Planning Unveils Bike-Friendly Zoning Regs, StreetsBlog

The Department of City Planning revealed a zoning amendment today that would require new buildings to include space for secure bike parking. The lack of indoor parking is one of the biggest obstacles for would-be bike commuters, and the proposed zoning joins other initiatives to improve parking in existing office buildings. DCP’s amendment includes requirements for residential and retail construction as well.

Bicycle Use in the Modern Age, Working on It

A while ago I wrote to several Texas people of power: judges, representatives, Mayor Bill White, TXDOT after a spending a week trying to get adjusted to these mean city streets on the bicycle.

President-Elect Obama and Biking, M-Bike.org

Much has been written about the recent U.S. presidential election, but one question for us is, “How does this affect federal bicycling funding and policy?”