Yesterday, NPR ran a story on cargo bikes as a new market in the U.S. They brought up the concept of these bikes a green replacement for the minivan and their practicality among business users looking to reduce fleet fuel costs. The report included interviews with Bakfiets supplier Clever Cycles in Portland as well as [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Amsterdam’
Bikes used more than cars in Amsterdam, finally
Surprisingly enough, bicycle usage is just now edging ahead of car usage in Amsterdam, Bike Europe reports. I would have thought this happened years ago. AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – The bicycle is the means of transport used most often in Amsterdam. Between 2005 and 2007 people in the city used their bikes on average 0.87 [...]
Slow bicycle race
…between Copenhagenize and Amsterdamize: Slow Bicycle Race – Copenhagenize vs Amsterdamize from Colville Andersen on Vimeo.
Bicycle News Roundup, 4/04/09
It’s been a long while since we’ve done a Bicycle News Roundup around here! Every time I start to put one together it seems like the stories are big enough to merit their own post. While you’re enjoying this beautiful weekend, be sure and check out these notes: We might be behind our peer cities [...]
Book Review: Pedaling Revolution, by Jeff Mapes
Summary: A look at the growing urban bike culture in the United States and Europe, with a special emphasis on the personalities involved. Rating: 5/5 Availability: Order it from Powell’s if you want to feel authentic. Otherwise you could go for the usual, Amazon. “I often saw cyclists running red lights, riding the wrong direction [...]
A film of what could be: “Two Wheels is All. Amsterdam”
Filmmaker Jay Savsani recently produced this short documentary on transportation bike culture in Amsterdam, a city where over 40% of traffic moves by bicycle. One of women interviewed in this film mentioned that when she moved to Amsterdam, she thought it was old fashioned that everyone rode bikes, but now she can’t image otherwise. There is [...]
