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5 of the Best Bicycle Blog Posts of 2011

December 28, 2011 by This Big City
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Here at This Big City, we believe that encouraging bicycle use is a key ingredient in developing more sustainable cities. We’ve featured hundreds of articles on that topic in 2011, and here’s 5 of the best: Making Cycling Safer – What Does the Research Tell us? As cycling becomes more popular in cities all over the globe, shouldn’t we... [read more]

Cycling in Shanghai: A Way of Life

December 27, 2011 by Rashiq Fataar
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Parking the bicycle Cycling in all the streets Arriving at a store Waiting for food Beautiful bicycle racks Bicycle art Bicycles in People's Square Bicycle as a means of business Bicyclist receiving a fine Urban street scene Cycling in Shanghai: A way of life In June this year Rashiq Fataar traveled to Shanghai during our Eye... [read more]

A Car-Free Thanksgiving Weekend in Phoenix

November 29, 2011 by Tazmine Loomans
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Thanksgiving is a nice day to get together with friends and family and celebrate everything that we’re thankful for. The three days after are great for shopping, recreating and running errands. But how do you do all that without a car?Paul and I found out.Thanksgiving DayWe figured out a way to get to my parents’ house in Chandler,... [read more]

Old Parking Meters Become Bicycle Racks in New York

September 23, 2011 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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Muni-Meters will soon become the only way to pay for parking for on-street spots in New York City. Photo by jeanphony. New York City is removing its last single-space parking meter in Manhattan today, The New York Times reports. Instead of collecting parking fees for individual spots, the New York City Department of Transportation is... [read more]

3 Reasons Biking is Preferable In My New Neighborhood

September 23, 2011 by Tazmine Loomans
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As you may know, Paul and I moved to Red Mountain, which is just outside the Woodlea Historic Neighborhood, about three weeks ago. We used to live at 3 Palms, in the Avalon neighborhood, between Osborn and Thomas near 16th Street. When we first decided to buy Red Mountain, I knew we’d be a lot closer to my office – Lux Coffeebar. But... [read more]

Bike Share Is Coming to New York City!

September 15, 2011 by Project for Public Spaces
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New York City announced its long-awaited bike share program today, and it’s going to be huge. How huge? Well, they’re talking about 10,000 bikes at 600 stations. Launch date is set for the summer of 2012. Next summer, New York will have bike share stations for real. The city awarded the contract to Alta Bike Share, which is behind... [read more]

How Biking Causes Healthy Eating

August 9, 2011 by Peter Rudd
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Amsterdam’s all about bicycles.  We see it from a tourist perspective and think it’s picturesque and maybe a little quirky.  We’re the new world, surely we know how to get around better than those old Europeans.  Our cars give us freedom and consumer choice.  But there is an argument for another reality:  that... [read more]

Pedicabs Offer a 3-Wheel Alternative to Cabs

August 2, 2011 by This Big City
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Pedicabs in San Diego, California cruise the streets in the historic Gaslamp area every day of the week. They are a variable force in the downtown nightlife experience and at times can more easily maneuver the congested streets filled with local revelers and out-of-towners. [read more]

Bike Boom in the Big Easy

July 18, 2011 by Next American City
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Credit: Photo: Rush JagoeEditor’s note:  this piece originally ran on metropolismag.com on June 30, 2011. Earlier this month, I spent a week in Madison, Wisconsin, where I sat through lectures by some of the world’s leading authorities on ways to make cities more appealing, functional, and sustainable. But the most valuable... [read more]

4 Ways to Make London a Cycling City

July 12, 2011 by This Big City
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London is gearing up for its next Mayoral election in May 2012, and the city’s cycling facilities will be an inevitable topic of debate. Hoping to take advantage of this potential change in London’s politics, the London Cycling Campaign will be running a single-issue campaign, handing over the decision to their members as to which issue... [read more]

Popularity of walking, bicycling for transportation soars

June 20, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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  The number of walking trips taken by Americans has more than doubled in the last 20 years, from 18 billion in 1990 to 42.5 billion in 2009, according to a new report.  The number of bicycling trips has also more than doubled, from 1.7 billion to 4 billion.  Perhaps even more significant, the share claimed by... [read more]

The Next Decade's Top Sustainability Trends

January 4, 2010 by Warren Karlenzig
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The top ten sustainability stories of the past decade was my last post. What trends are likely the next ten years? One thing for sure, 2010 through 2019 will be one day looked at as 1.) the turning point for addressing climate change by using effective urban management strategies, or it will be remembered as 2.) the time when we... [read more]