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  • Big Companies Bringing Bike-Share to Small Cities17th Jul 2008
    Brad Aaron, 10 July 2008, StreetsBlog    Photo: Tulsa Townies As metropolises like New York and Philadelphia consider the benefits of bike sharing, and with Washington DC already off and riding, smaller...
  • Borough President Markowitz Calls for ‘Cycle of Change’14th Jul 2008
    Sam Kestenbaum, 9 July 2008, Brooklyn Daily Eagle   BOROUGH HALL — Wednesday, Borough President Marty Markowitz entered a press conference here on a bicycle as Queen’s “Bicycle Race”...
  • A touch of Copenhagen for the streets of East Melbourne11th Jul 2008
    Jason Dowling, July 7, 2008, theage.com.au   Swanston Street's bike lane, to join Albert Street.  Photo by Craig Sillitoe   BIKE lanes of the "Copenhagen style" will be introduced in East...
  • James Daley: Cyclotherapy11th Jul 2008
    James Daley, Thursday, 10 July 2008, The Independant - Green Living It's Tuesday night, and I'm off to see a gig in west London (Band of Horses, in case you're interested). But as I leave work, rather than...
  • Cyclists save nation $35m a year9th Jul 2008
    Clay Lucas, 8 July, 2008, theage.com.au   Cycling is saving Australians $35 million a year at the petrol pump, through commuters swapping the car for the bike, a new report has found. And an increase in the number...
  • Concern over gas prices sees more LIers turn to bikes9th Jul 2008
    DANNY TEIGMAN, July 7, 2008, Newsday.com When Scott Azar got his license nearly four years ago, the only thing on his teenage mind was carefree driving. The childhood bike rusting in the backyard in Oceanside?...
  • Preventative Health Taskforce - Media Release8th Jul 2008
    The Federal Government Department of Health and Aging: Prevention Health Taskforce, Media Release, 7 July 2008   The National Preventative Health Taskforce will release a discussion paper this September...
  • $4 Million Boost For Community Trails and City Bikeways8th Jul 2008
    Media Release : Departmnet of Economic Development and Tourism, Tasmania 12 June 2008 The development of a well-planned and integrated network of community trails and city bikeways has been allocated $4 million...
  • On Your Bike: Increasing Cycling for Short Trips8th Jul 2008
    The NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change and PCAL are jointly hosting a series of FREE one day Active Transport conferences throughout July. The conferences will be highlighting new policies and project...
  • For City Commuters, Same Old Story for Another Vehicle: Parking Is Scarce4th Jul 2008
    Colin Moynihan, 1 July 2008, New York Time - New York Region A bicycle parking shelter, on 17th Street across from Union Square Park, is one of four in the city by Robert Stolarik for The New York Times When...
  • City cycle journeys rise by 91%4th Jul 2008
    16 June 2008, BBC News, UK   Tfl wants to raise cycling trips in London by more than 400% by 2025   More than half a million journeys on London's major roads are made by cyclists each day, according...
  • Road rules 'set against' cyclists4th Jul 2008
    28 June 2008, BBC News, UK The government is spending £140m promoting cycling in England Cyclists who break the law and ride anti-socially only do so because the "rules of the road" are set against...
  • Karl Lagerfeld Promotes Bicycle Safety4th Jul 2008
    Jan-Willem van Schaik, 2 July 2008, Bike Europe      Karl Lagerfeld in the Bicycle Safety Vest PARIS, France – Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld has contributed to the new French road-safety campaign....
  • ¡Arriba Sevilla!2nd Jul 2008
    Sarah Goodyear, 30 June 2008, StreetsBlog  Photos by Sarah Goodyear I was in Seville last week for the first time since February 2007, and in the intervening year there's been something of a transportation revolution...
  • Britons turn to pedal power in face of fuel prices2nd Jul 2008
    Rafael Epstien, 2 July 2008, ABC Radio - AM Britons turn to pedal power in face of fuel prices link to the podcast TONY EASTLEY: When the emissions strategy begins to bite senior executives will be looking...
  • Fuel prices push Britons towards pedal power1st Jul 2008
    Kate Kelland, 4 June 2008, Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Natalie Steed knew it was time for a change when her aging car ground to a halt in a country lane while she was on holiday in southern England last month.  With...
  • Cycling Risk Assessment Study30th Jun 2008
    T.A. StreetBeat, 27 June 2008     The New York Cycle Club is conducting a survey to gather bicycling crash information. If you have had a minor or major crash, or observed one in New York or far away,...
  • Design the 21st Century Street30th Jun 2008
    International Design Competition, T.A. StreetBeat, 27 June 2008   T.A.'s "Designing the 21st Century Street" is an open design competition that asks participants to redesign the intersection of 9th Street...
  • Ikea Tests Bike-Share in Denmark. Why Not NYC?30th Jun 2008
    Brad Aaron, 26 June 2008, StreetsBlog   Photo: Velorbis Responding to yesterday's post on Ikea shuttle buses causing a stir in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, Streetsblog commenter Lee Watkins reminds...
  • Business Honchos Lobby Bloomberg for Car-Free Parks30th Jun 2008
    Brad Aaron, 26 June 2008, StreetsBlog       Photo: Ed Yourdon/Flickr It seems elitist "green" types aren't the only ones who think city parks should be reserved for people. A passage...
  • Bicycle Friendly: Commuting with a Congressman27th Jun 2008
    Morning Edition, June 24, 2008, NPR Radio Podcast (4 Mins 19 sec) Co-host Ari Shapiro commutes to work with Democratic Congressman Earl Blumenauer. He is head of the bipartisan Congressional Bike Caucus. Blumenauer...
  • U.S. cities promote bicycling as gas prices soar24th Jun 2008
    Jon Hurdle, 12 June, 2008,  Reuters, Original Article PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. cities that have long promoted bicycle use by commuters are now seeing a steady rise in the popularity of pedal...
  • Bristol appointed UK's first cycling city £100m package for cycling in 12 towns and cities20th Jun 2008
    Thursday 19 June 2008,  Department for Transport (National), Media Release Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly today appointed Bristol as the UK's first official Cycling City, and announced a further 11 Cycling...
  • Bicycles in Spotlight at EU Green Week19th Jun 2008
    Bike Europe - e-newsletter, 19 June 2008 BRUSSELS, Belgium – The delegates of last weeks Green Week event in Brussels have taken notice of how two-wheelers can be part of the solution to environmental and other...
  • The Possibilities of Public Transit19th Jun 2008
    Daniel Lerch, Thursday 19 June 2008,  OneWorld.net OneWorld.net: Despite critics' claims, public transit "may be our only option" to reduce harmful carbon emissions, writes urban planner and author...
  • Tips to be saddle happy18th Jun 2008
    Jock Cheetham, 18 June 2008, www.smh.com.au  Cycling is a healthy way to enjoy commuting, but getting the right bike can be full of pitfalls, writes Jock Cheetham. As I pedal around Sydney, I sometimes...
  • Taste the freedom that comes with bicycling18th Jun 2008
    Sue White, 18 June 2008, smh.com.au - environment, photo by Tamara Dean Pedal power … the Danish ambassador to Australia, Susanne Shine, pedals through the exhibition.   WHEN the Danish...
  • King George Square Cycle Centre clicks into gear6th Jun 2008
    2 June, 2008  Ministerial Media Statements  - Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations The Honourable John Mickel Brisbane commuters are being urged to strap on their bike...
  • Health benefits of cycling5th Jun 2008
    Radio Interview on Radio National ABC with Professor Chris Rissell, Producer: Madeline Genner. When the Labor government came to power last November, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd promised to make the fight against...
  • making Australia more bicycle friendly5th Jun 2008
    MEDIA RELEASE 4th June 2008  making Australia more bicycle friendly  An initiative of Bicycle Industries Australia   Cycling cuts millions off nation’s waist line and bottom line. (1.7...
  • GARRETT BACKS NATIONAL CYCLING PROGRAM5th Jun 2008
    MEDIA RELEASE  4 June 2008   The Hon Peter Garrett MP  Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts The Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP on 4th June, at Old Parliament House in Canberra,...
  • Dreams on Wheels - Danish cycling culture for urban sustainability4th Jun 2008
      The exhibition is curated by Thomas Ermacora, Founder of Etikstudio, and has previously been shown at the Danish House in Paris, The Danish Design Centre in Copenhagen, and Harbourfront Centre of Toronto....
  • High Gas Prices Cause Bike Shortages in N.Y.3rd Jun 2008
    Anna Phillips, 30 May 2008, The New York Sun and StreetsBlog with photo "Customers check out the selection at Bicycle Habitat in SoHo" by richdrogpa "They're all Gone.  It's Wicked" Many of these...
  • Bligh pledges $2m to get public servants cycling3rd Jun 2008
    22 May 2008, Australian Associated Press Couriermail.com.au THE Queensland government will commit $2 million in next month's budget to provide bicycle facilities for Brisbane public servants who ride to work. Premier...
  • Tired of pricey gas, police pump up bike patrols29th May 2008
    27 May, 2008,  Associated Press  PITTSBURGH - Since even the long arm of the law can't rein in fuel prices, the long legs of the law are getting more exercise these days. Bicycle patrols — a community...
  • Car-Free Parks: Now More Than Ever26th May 2008
    Ken Coughlin, 21 April 2008  StreetsBlog It was on last year's Earth Day that Mayor Bloomberg unveiled his far-reaching plans to make New York City more sustainable, with congestion pricing as one of the centerpieces....
  • Portland Elects Cyclist Mayor; Obama Draws 8,000 on Bikes26th May 2008
    Brad Aaron, 22 May 2008,  StreetsBlog On Tuesday, voters in Portland, Oregon elected Sam Adams as their next mayor. A former Congressional staffer and current Portland city commissioner, Adams -- who is a cyclist...
  • Bicycles pedalling Into the spotlight26th May 2008
    J. Matthew Roney, 15 May 2008, peopleandplanet.net  people and renewable energy The world produced an estimated 130 million bicycles in 2007 — more than twice the 52 million cars produced. Bicycle...
  • The contemporary urban delivery vehicle26th May 2008
    Neil Takemoto, 21 May 2008,  CoolTown Studios   So what's the delivery truck equivalent of the bicycle? Look no further than Paris, the home of 20,000 shared bikes, and there you'll find la Petite...
  • 2008 RIDE OF SILENCE, SYDNEY23rd May 2008
    2008 RIDE OF SILENCE, SYDNEY Saturday, 24 May 2008, 10.00 am in Hyde Park Sydney. Sydney Cyclists will join a worldwide bicycle rally to raise awareness that cyclists, pedestrians and motorists all share...
  • Newsletter - NSW Premiers Council for Active Living22nd May 2008
    News South Wales Premiers Council for Active Living Newsletter, May 2008, Volume 2 Issue 4   The purpose of the bulletin is to provide people interested in promoting active living choices within...
  • Eyes on the Street: Bike Boxes on (Brooklyn’s) Broadway22nd May 2008
    Ben Fried, Tuesday 20 May 2008, StreetsBlog After taking an evening ride down Broadway in Williamsburg last week, Clarence Eckerson sent us a batch of pictures showing the street's nifty new road treatments. Between...
  • MTA Launches Bike-and-Ride Web Site21st May 2008
    Brad Aaron, Monday 19 May 2008,  Streetsblog , NYC Streets Renaissance In honor of Bike Month, the MTA last week unveiled a new web site that promotes bike-and-ride commuting while providing a one-stop...
  • Pedaling Toward Cleaner Cities20th May 2008
    Alison Raphael, Tue 13 May, 2008  OneWorld US WASHINGTON, May 13 (OneWorld) - What single silver bullet can simultaneously reduce air pollution and oil dependency, roll back urban congestion, and fight...
  • Peak-oil spike reshapes the suburbs20th May 2008
    Carlito Pablo, 15 May 2008   Straight.com (Canada) The reality of peak oil will see properties classified into two types in the near future, according to Simon Fraser University professor Anthony Perl. One...
  • Bicycle hire scheme to make Brisbane a dinkum Paris20th May 2008
    Sarah Elks 19 May, 2008   The Australian BRISBANE looks set to become the first Australian capital city to join several European centres in introducing a public bike hire scheme, with the city's council...
  • Workout to work20th May 2008
    Linda Drummond, 18 May, 2008  The Daily Telegraph ASK most people why they don't exercise regularly and chances are their top reason will be, "I just don't have the time". So here's a sneaky way to get fit - use the time...
  • North Rockland High School seniors ride bikes to protest gas prices20th May 2008
    Jane Lerner, 15 May, 2008  The Journal News Seniors at North Rockland High School did something yesterday that most haven't done since elementary school: They rode their bikes to class.  The classwide...
  • NYC Bicycle Commuter, 5th Ave. @ 58th St.20th May 2008
    Streetsblog Daily posted 16 May 2008 Sure, some among the commentariat will jump all over this fellow's bare skull and mobile phone but the first thing I thought of when I saw this photo was the famous H.G....
  • Final Round for e-Bike CEN Standard16th May 2008
    Jan-Willem van Schaik, 15 May 2008,  Bike Europe   BRUSSEL, Belgium - Next week Monday May 19th the members of the Technical Committee TC333 for e-Bikes will meet at the Brussels office of the CEN,...
  • India Tyre Makers Launch Attack on EU Market16th May 2008
    Jack Oortwijn, 15 May 2008,  Bike Europe NEW DEHLI, India – India (and Bangladesh) bicycle tyre manufacturers are currently spending millions is adding production capacity, or they are buying all the machinery...
  • City and Community Working Together to Design Bourke Street Cycleway15th May 2008
    City of Sydney Media Release,  14 May 2008   Local communities from Woolloomooloo to Waterloo are helping the City of Sydney get the designs right for the 4.3 kilometre Bourke Street Cycleway. City of Sydney...
  • Bracks to head cycle championship body15th May 2008
    By Roger Vaughan, Wed May 14 2008, ninemsn.com.au  Former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks will chair the steering committee for the 2010 road cycling world championships in Melbourne and Geelong. Premier John...
  • Riding high on cycling renaissance15th May 2008
    Ralph Jennings of Reuters, 14 May 2008, Business Spectator and ABC News Riding high: A man parks a bicycle at a public parking lot in Taipei. (Reuters: Pichi Chuang)   The row of gleaming bicycles being...
  • Many biking to work this week nationwide and here13th May 2008
    Andrew Pridgen, Appeal Staff Writer, 12 May, 2008  Nevada Appeal Cycling and cyclists have always been a fringe or counter-culture.The sport, perhaps like soccer, is viewed by many here as a healthful activity...
  • Drivers resorting to Bicycles Because of High Gas Prices13th May 2008
    Amanda Tetlak, 11 May 2008, KFYR TV News stories   Gas prices are reaching nearly four dollars a gallon in parts of the country. So for most of us filling up is just painful. One way around feeling the pain...
  • Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear13th May 2008
    By JAMES MacPHERSON – 12 May, 2008 Associated Press (US) BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business — if you run a bike shop. Commuters around the country are dusting...
  • Fines of up to $500 for motorists possible under new Chicago bicycle ordinance9th May 2008
    Azam Ahmed and Gary Washburn | Tribune reporters  March 12, 2008 Chicago Tribune Web edition   The City of Chicago passed the Bicycle Safety Ordinance, a new law that establishes fines for turning...
  • ADOT selects communities for statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Awareness Campaign pilot programs9th May 2008
    Sedona.biz   Sedona, AZ - The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has selected the Cottonwood-Clarkdale area and the City of Sedona in which to launch Safety Awareness Campaign pilot programs. The goal...
  • City Ramping Up Bike-Friendly Efforts9th May 2008
    ERIC K. WARD, 12 March 2008,  Free Times (Columbia USA) City government is ramping up its efforts to make Columbia more bicycle friendly as organizers plan for what could be one of the first professional bike...
  • Motorists 'have zero tolerance'9th May 2008
    Ashleigh Wilson, May 09, 2008, The Australian FRUSTRATED drivers have declared "zero tolerance" towards cyclists, with riders claiming yesterday's road rage accident was not an isolated incident.   The anger...
  • Melbourne a Pedestrian Paradise8th May 2008
    NYC Streets Renaissance - StreetFilms - "Melbourne a Pedestrian Paradise" produced by Clarence Eckerson Jr.   Finally cajoled into taking the long trip to Melbourne, I was told to expect a city where...
  • Bicycle-Sharing Program to Be First of Kind in U.S.7th May 2008
    BERNIE BECKER, 27 April 27, 2008  New York Times  (photo by Ed Alcock for The New York Times) Washington - Starting next month, people here will be able to rent a bicycle day and night with...
  • Baltomore getting serious about bikes7th May 2008
    May 5th, 2008  StreetsBlog US Thanks to the announcement that Baltimore will have a Ciclovia, some in the livable streets movement already know that Baltimore is changing, that there is more to Charm...
  • Bike Lanes, Intended for Safety, Become Traffic Battlegrounds7th May 2008
    Colin Moynihan, 4 May 2008 The New York Times     James Frederick was in Manhattan cycling west in the Prince Street bike lane on a recent morning when a green Ford parked in the lane...
  • NSW Premier's Council for Active Living - Newsletter28th Apr 2008
    In this month’s edition we're pleased to highlight the first six of our PCAL case studies demonstrating the translation of active living design principles into practice within the Sydney Metro region. The case...
  • Cyclists may get a hand (and arm) with safety24th Apr 2008
    Mike Yamamoto, 14 April, 2008, CNet.com.au, That makes little sense when you look at global trends; bike ridership is set to rise in coming years with the growth of green initiatives. That shortcoming inspired...
  • It's war on our roads and cars should not be the winners7th Apr 2008
    Rob Moodie, March 7, 2008, The AGE - MelbourneYESTERDAY the State Government announced new regulations and penalties for cyclists that transgress the law. As a regular cyclist, I get really annoyed with cyclists...
  • Share the road7th Apr 2008
    From the Motor Accident Commission of South Australia's ad campaign for drivers and cyclists.Did you know that Australians have bought more bicycles than motor vehicles in the last six years? Currently 95,000...
  • Back on track7th Apr 2008
    Katherine Kizilos, April 7, 2008, The Age - Melbourne  THE humble two-wheeler has its own place in Sir Rod Eddington's $18 billion transport blueprint for Melbourne. It is a small place; $60 million to improve...
  • Call for Conference Papers7th Apr 2008
    Making Connections National Conference 2008  Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management Incorp. present the "Making Connections National Conference 2008 - People, Places, Goods and Services" at the Perth...
  • Bicycle a phone call away27th Mar 2008
    Mathew Dearnley, 18 March 2008, New Zealand Herald - Cellphones hold the key to unlocking a new generation of rental bicycles aimed at broadening public transport options in Auckland and other northern centres. Almost...
  • Americans learn bikes cut costs and improve fitness7th Mar 2008
    Jon Hurdle, Thu Mar 6, 2008 12:05pm EST   WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - At a time of soaring gasoline prices, expanding waistlines, and growing worry over climate change, more Americans are getting on their...
  • Enrique Peñalosa: What makes a good city?4th Mar 2008
    Media Release:In the three years that Enrique Penalosa was Mayor of Columbian capital Bogota (1998-2001), he oversaw a revolution in the city's transport system.  He was able to reduce car use and focus...
  • On your bike: workers shun company cars4th Mar 2008
    Brendan O'Keefe, 8 January 2007, The Australian, FORGET the company car - today's employee on the move is choosing two wheels for economy, speed and good health. Victoria's Cycling Promotion Fund has identified...
  • More than 60% of Drivers find cyclists a road hazard4th Mar 2008
    26 February 2008, Heraldsun.com.au, MORE than 60 per cent of Victorian motorists find cyclists are a road hazard, according to research carried out by insurer AAMI. AAMI says its research shows almost half...
  • Cyclists should pay, says MP8th Feb 2008
    Jano Gibson, Urban Affairs Reporter, 8 February 2008 BICYCLE riders should pay registration fees to help legitimise their place on the roads and pay for infrastructure and safety campaigns, says the Federal...
  • I was misinformed on bike review: Kosky31st Jan 2008
    22 January 2008,  The Age, Victorian Transport Minister Lynne Kosky will review her decision to ban bikes from peak hour trains after claiming her department misinformed her on the issue.Ms Kosky said...
  • Media Release - Mayor of London31st Jan 2008
    Ken Livingstone, 22-1-2008, media release, Mayor sets out budget to continue London's 'green' revolutionThe Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, today unveiled details of the budget he is proposing to invest next...
  • Confidence up on early efforts24th Jan 2008
    24 January 2008  The Advertiser (Adelaide)  ON paper the Stirling-Hahndorf stage two appeared to be the most difficult of all of the Tour Down Under's six challenges.There is so much depth in the peloton,...
  • Get set for a new leader24th Jan 2008
    Val Migliaccio, 23 January 2008  The Advertiser (Adelaide)  THE global voice of cycling, Phil Liggett, predicted that the Tour Down Under's 18 other teams and 132 riders would wrestle the ochre...
  • Cycling the way to go in this overcrowded city15th Jan 2008
    Clover Moore  January 11, 2008, Sydney Morning Herald  THE NRMA, unsurprisingly, claims that few cyclists use the Epping Road corridor each day. The NRMA, like the big oil companies, has a vested interest...
  • Bike Lanes dangerous, cyclists warn15th Jan 2008
    Alexandra Smith, January 11, 2008, Sydney Morning Herald  NSW spends less per person on cycling than any other state, resulting in cycleways that were poorly planned and often dangerous, bike lobby groups...
  • Looking beyond gridlock10th Jan 2008
    Christopher Hume  - Urban Issues Columist  December 14 2007 The Toronto Star  Whatever the appeal of the car may be, mobility has little to do with it.The truth of this lies not just in the extreme...
  • Paris Bike Rental Scheme Goes Global10th Jan 2008
    Manfred Dworschak, November 2 2007 - Spiegel Online  Chicago is interested, and so is Moscow. Geneva and Sydney are in negotiations, and the mayor of London has called by twice. All eyes are on Paris. But what...
  • City to get 'lite' car-free day7th Jan 2008
    Clay Lucas  January 3 2008  The Age   MELBOURNE'S first "car-free day" will go ahead on February 17 — but it will be a far less dramatic occasion than organisers and Melbourne...
  • Bikes outsell cars for eighth year7th Jan 2008
    January 07, 2008  The Herald Sun Australia  is experiencing a boom in pedal power, with bicycles outselling motor vehicles in 2007 - for the eighth consecutive year.  More than 1.4 million bikes...
  • Call for bike lockers not bans7th Jan 2008
    Ian Royall, Nick Higginbottom and Geraldine Mitchell   January 01, 2008   The Herald Sun  CYCLING and public transport groups want more lockers and cages at Melbourne railway stations to safely...
  • On your bike: workers shun company cars7th Jan 2008
    Brendan O'Keefe   7 Januray 2008   The Australian Monday   FORGET the company car - today's employee on the move is choosing two wheels for economy, speed and good health. ...
  • Going green with a cycleway above the streets21st Dec 2007
    Wendy Frew Urban Affairs Editor  December 17, 2007  - The Sydney Morning Herald  LIKE the walkways built in the canopies above rainforests, North Sydney Council hopes to lift pedestrians and cyclists...
  • Biennial Tracks & Trails Conference30th Nov 2007
    National Tracks and TrailsThe National Tracks and Trails conference is held every two years at various locations around Australia. The 2008 conference is being convened by the Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation....
  • Sydney's Lord Mayor on a bike30th Nov 2007
    On the closing day of New York City’s historic C40 Climate Summit, Lord Mayor Clover Moore of Sydney, Australia and Copenhagen’s Mayor of the Technical & Environmental Administration Klaus...
  • Cycling Resource Centre goes live30th Nov 2007
    We are excited to present the new Cycling resource Centre, which is full of important resources for all kinds of cycling related activities. Use the menu structure above or the great search function on the left...