Originally posted in the Forum: When New York City opened up new pedestrian zones in the heart of Midtown this summer, naysayers predicted a traffic nightmare. Nearly two months later, we’re still waiting for the much-feared Carmaggedon. In this video, Streetfilms funder Mark Gorton takes us on a tour of Broadway’s car-free squares and boulevard-style [...]
Australia: Cyclists fuming over biker lane-share push
July 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Cyclists fuming over biker lane-share push Cyclists and bikers have clashed over a call for motorcyclists to trial using bicycle lanes. Motorcycling Australia has called for the trial as an attempt to stem the rate of biker crashes and deaths over the past few years. However, Bicycle Queensland manager Ben Wilson said the speed differential [...]
Ottawa: One of 5 cyclists in hit and run clinging to life
July 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
From CTV: One of 5 cyclists in hit and run clinging to life One of the five Ottawa-area cyclists seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident Sunday morning remains in critical condition after being struck by a minivan in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata. Robert Wein, 36, was the most seriously injured and suffered severe brain [...]
Bike Traffic Animation from Copenhagen
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Elsewhere: Filming Copenhagen’s "Green Wave"
October 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Those of you who follow the BikingToronto Links Blog, may have noticed something this morning about Copenhagen’s “Green Wave” – a strategy by that city to co-ordinate traffic lights with the average speed of cyclists. (that link also describes the efforts by the city to restrict cars from the Nørrebrogade, a major street popular with [...]
June 25: Cycling News from Around the World
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Cool biking stuff happens in tons of places besides Toronto. Here’s some news, views, and inspirations that I’ve come across in the last week. I post all interesting Elsewhere Links as well as lots of Bike News from Other Cities over on the Links Page. Bikes + Buses in Chicago Last Friday, at the end [...]
Elsewhere: Montreal is Embracing Public Bike Sharing
June 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Things are happening in Montreal… their upcoming “Public Bike System” (or PBS) has a fancy new website, a name contest, and plans to start with 40 public bikes this fall and expanding to 2,400 in a year: The first city-issue self-serve bikes are to appear at specially designed outdoor stations in fall 2008. By autumn [...]
June 18: Cycling News from Around the World
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Cool biking stuff happens in tons of places besides Toronto. Here’s some news, views, and inspirations that I’ve come across in the last week. I post all interesting Elsewhere Links as well as lots of Bike News from Other Cities over on the Links Page. NYC: Mayor Bloomberg & Friends Announce “Saturday Streets” Essentially the [...]
June 11: Cycling News from Around the World
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Cool biking stuff happens in tons of places besides Toronto. Here’s some news, views, and inspirations that I’ve come across in the last week. I post all interesting Elsewhere Links as well as lots of Bike News from Other Cities over on the Links Page. NYC Bicyclists Get Their Own MapQuest The good old New [...]
June 4: Cycling News from Around the World
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Cool biking stuff happens in tons of places besides Toronto. Here’s some news, views, and inspirations that I’ve come across in the last week. I also post all the Elsewhere Links I find over on the Links Page. Bikes go mainstream with Today Show coverage In recent weeks, there’s been an unprecedented barrage of bike-related [...]
May 28: Cycling News from Around the World
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Cool biking stuff happens in tons of places besides Toronto. Here’s some news, views, and inspirations that I’ve come across in the last week: Montreal: 100 kilometres of new Montreal bike path in 2008 Some of these are new paths on major traffic arteries, like on Cote Ste-Catherine road. Some are connections between existing bike [...]
May 21: Cycling News from Around the World
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Cool biking stuff happens in tons of places besides Toronto. Here’s some news, views, and inspirations that I’ve come across in the last week: StreetFilms » National Bike To Work Day Posted: 20 May 2008 01:24 PM CDT Today’s Streetfilm features Bike-to-Work Day in Austin, San Francisco, New York City and Portland, Oregon. Vélib – [...]
May 14: Cycling News from Around the World
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Cool biking stuff happens in tons of places besides Toronto. Here’s some news, views, and inspirations that I’ve come across in the last week: NYC: Kicking-Off Bike Month NYC: Snackin’ & Schwag for Cyclists in Queens Portland earns a Platinum rating from the League of American Bicyclists NYC: 5 Borough Bike Tour Video Guided Bike [...]
May 7: Cycling News from Around the World
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Cool biking stuff happens in tons of places besides Toronto. Here’s some news, views, and inspirations that I’ve come across in the last week: Baltimore Getting Serious About Bikes Australia: A Pedestrian Paradise in Melbourne Portland: Pedalpalooza update: Poster unveiled; more events than ever Seattle’s Bike to Work Day New Jersey High School Students Protest [...]
Apr. 30: Cycling News from Around the World
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Cool biking stuff happens in tons of places besides Toronto. Here’s some news, views, and inspirations that I’ve come across in the last week: The New York City “Sustainable Streets” Model Portland: Magazine editor blames bike lanes for Portland fatalities Montreal: Different spins on Tour de l’Île Portland: Celebrate Free Cone Day by biking to [...]
