Posts Tagged ‘urban cycling’

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 [...]

With the glorious Central Texas weather we’ve been having lately, there is no good reason for you not to get out on your bike. The long hell of summer is officially over and highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s are the norm. I recently rediscovered this video from British pop singer Lily [...]

Last night, musician, author, and urban cyclist David Byrne lead a round table discussion called Cities, Bicycles and the Future of Getting Around about urban cycling and how to plan for a city that puts people on bikes, transit, and on foot ahead of cars. Joining Byrne was League of Bicycling Voters President Rob D’Amico, City [...]

Interbike is now on in one of America’s most bicycle hostile cities, Las Vegas. The industry trade show might as well be in Houston for all it matters to the cycling community. Still, it is an industry show, not a public show, and from my experience the more you work in the bike industry the [...]

Jason at ATXBS has a very good synopsis of several things that were discussed at the BAC Thursday night, including the upcoming funding of bike boxes in test locations (yay!), the Austin Bicycle Plan being almost ready for a review (having an open house for comments on March 9 was tentatively discussed, sign our petition [...]

We were really excited to talk for a bit with Evan at Tour De Fat 2008 in Austin. Here are his answers to a few questions from us about the origin of Boneshaker, and thoughts on cycling. Wolverine Farm Publishing’s Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac originated out of a desire to create a book that would [...]

Or, how bicycle advocates in Oak Cliff are trying to move Dallas up from the bottom of the pile when it comes to urban cycling “As long as I’m the bike coordinator for the city, Dallas will never have on-street bike lanes.” – PM Summer, Dallas Transportation Alternatives Coordinator/Effective Cycling Instructor Earlier in the week [...]

Cycling New From the Blogs: Bike shop sales strong across the U.S., Bike Commute Tips Blog Brompton: report on the commute, metcaffeination 11 Most Bike Friendly Cities in the World, Nye Noona Bikes Lanes vs. Sharrows, The Stranger Bicycle Film Festival – After-Afterward, ATXBS Bicycle Film Festival, SOURGRAPES13 Bicycles, Dave Troy: Fueled by Randomness The [...]

Some news of interest to urban and commuter cyclists: City’s bike plan has more than commuters in mind, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Getting with the (bike) program, Vancouver Sun Oberstar Forum Features Germany Bike City Mayor, Minnesota Trails The Cycle Pad: Fort Collins landlord creates cycle pad to encourage biking over driving, Fort Collins Now Despite Cool [...]

Have suggestions for stories for future Bicycle News Roundups? Send them in! Some news of interest to commuter and urban cyclists: Ian Hibell, cyclist who pedalled world, killed by hit-and-run driver, Times Online (UK) Less-Developed Countries & Bicycle Tourism, 4Hoteliers Charges Against Shoved Cyclist Are Dropped, NY Times Blogs Tour de Fat bicycle parade rolls [...]