From the Fort Myers, Florida News-Press comes this story on the state of the bicycle industry. Interestingly, the story there focuses more on bicycles being used for cheap recreation and not transport, although it just may be the location. I’ve heard that commuter sales are still going well in Austin too and that lots of [...]
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Velib in trouble? Perhaps they could learn a few things from Austin CarShare.
I was reading a BikePortland story yesterday about the Velib system, and was dismayed to hear that the operator, advertising company JCDecaux, had recently stated the system was in dire straits. To quote the original BBC story: Remi Pheulpin, JCDecaux’s director general, says the current contract is unsustainable. “It’s simple. All the receipts go to [...]
Transportation for America Urges Quick Action to Save Transit Funding
- and stop a $50 billion giveaway to the road lobby This is not directly related to cycling, but transit is a key component in making biking for transportation work. I just received an action alert from Transportation for America stating that two Republican senators, Kit Bond of Missouri and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, have [...]
