Posts under ‘Cycling in the Media’

Warming weather means more riding whether its a club ride, to Barton Springs, or a pub crawl with friends. Although it stays lighter later, chances are you are eventually going to get caught riding after dark. (Actually, riding after dark is one of the best parts of summer riding in Austin.) Being a ninja rider [...]

May is Bike Month, and I think this film from Streetfilms gives us both hope for the future and the limitations for change in the mainstream community if we are not changing the way streets are built. The family in this film wants to bike and walk most places and reduce their car use but [...]

OK, clip sharing is something I usually round the week out with, but I’m still getting back in the grove from Easter weekend and don’t think I could wait to share this insane video I found via BikePortland. This is a first person shot of a downhill racer at the Chilean Valparaiso Cerro Abajo Race. [...]

I recently came across this cycling promotional video from the City of Aveiro, Portugal, via Copenhagenize, and it is an interesting guide for those who want to promote cycling beyond the already committed. In this ad, cycling is presented as an integrated part of living the good life in the city. Where cars appear at [...]

30 Days of Biking starts today, and I just want to ride my bicycle! Enjoy this music video of Queen’s Bicycle Race with 1970s cutting edge special effects, and get out and ride your bike!

Earlier today, I mentioned that San Antonio is getting its own bikeshare service starting this weekend. Bikesharing has been embraced in several Spanish cities with impressive results. According to City of Seville reports, cycling as a share of the transportation mix has grown from 0.4% to 7% in just five years. That’s the equivalent of [...]

Today’s excellent film is a short documentary by Australian Sit-up Cycle on the Bicing program in Barcelona. The film credits the bikeshare program with transforming Barcelona from a car centric city to one of the most bicycle friendly cities in the world. Bicing has been smart with how they’ve run their vehicle sharing program. They’ve [...]

You wanta be in pictures? Here’s your chance. The City of Austin is producing a series of bike safety public service announcements and wants local Austin cyclists for the shoot. They want you to come for one hour and stand next to the City and your community for the cause of bicycle safety and awareness. [...]

I’ve mentioned in previous posts that if Austin is really serious about getting to 5% of the population cycling for transportation by 2020, our roads are going to start looking very different as the City of Utrecht shows. 40,000 plus people on bikes on the road everyday is going to have a real impact on [...]

Pictures of highway flyovers and commuting to work doesn’t sell cars and it won’t sell bikes either As our city and our country tries to move away from the oil dependent lifestyle of the last 65 years, many efforts are being made to encourage every day people to choose cycling over driving. Some small progress [...]