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What Women Want - A Woman's Perspective on Cycling
Women want to cycle, but the barriers are real: lack of safe cycling infrastructure, economic barriers to buying and maintaining a bike and cultural norms that dictate what's feminine and what's not.
Sep 8, 2011 by Anna Bowen in Features (13 Comments)
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Ask the Advocate - Road Diets
Road diets are an excellent prescription for obese roadways. They often involve removing and narrowing car traffic lanes and adding bike lanes, sidewalks and green buffers.
Jul 14, 2011 by Kristen Steele in Ask the Advocate
Photo by Tim Snow
Bike Share Has Arrived
The convenience and elegance of bike-sharing systems is transforming transportation in cities across the globe.
Jul 11, 2011 by Carolyn Szczepanski in Features (4 Comments)
Tim Snow
Bike Share 101
How to use a bike share system... a beginner's guide.
Jul 11, 2011 by Carolyn Szczepanski in Features (1 Comments)
By Paul Krueger
Bike vs. Bike - Separated Bike Lanes
Separated bike lanes: do they improve our city riding experience or transform previously harmonious streets into splitting headaches?
May 1, 2011 by Elly Blue | Lolly Walsh in Bike vs Bike (1 Comments)
Jonathan Maus
The Big Idea (Issue 50)
How you should launch into getting bikeway facilities in your city.
Mar 31, 2011 by Mia Birk in The Big Idea
Bicycle Commuting Counts
“The Biggest Loser” can be the big winner by using existing, low-cost Cloud Computing to measure greenhouse gas reduction from bicycle commuting, as suggested in President Obama's Executive Order 13514.
Feb 21, 2011 in News (6 Comments)
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Separated Bike Lanes vs. the Street : New Bike Injury Study
Separated bike lanes lessen, or at least do not increase, crash and injury rates compared to bicycling on the street.
Feb 15, 2011 by Aretha Munro in News (4 Comments)
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Ask the Advocate - Pothole Woes
The Advocate explains what to do to get potholes on your neighborhood bike lanes fixed.
Feb 8, 2011 by Kristen Steele in Ask the Advocate
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Jan Gehl: Cities for People
A report from the Jan Gehl lecture held at the Vancouver Playhouse on Jan. 24, 2011.
Jan 26, 2011 by Aretha Munro in News
Felicity Perryman
Battle of the Bridge
Getting bikes on city council's radar took tact and time. Learn the simple steps that move cycling projects from concept to reality.
Jan 17, 2011 by Susanna Grimes in News
cityofpickering.com
Bridge Connects Commuters Over Highway
The new pedestrian bridge in Pickering, ON, provides safe passage for cyclists and pedestrians over Highway 401.
Jan 11, 2011 in News
Vivien Diniz
Vancouver's Hornby Street Separated Bike Lanes Open
Hornby Street is now home to the second of two new separated bike lanes to grace the City of Vancouver's downtown core this year.
Dec 9, 2010 by Sarah Ripplinger in Magazine
Cal Park Hill Tunnel Reopening - UPDATE
After over a decade of work, the old decommissioned rail tunnel will be reopened as a bike/ pedestrian tunnel.
Nov 5, 2010 in News
Neil Mens
A Closer Look at Ontario's BikeTrain
From Toronto to the Muskosas, BikeTrain gets you there.
Nov 4, 2010 by Kathleen Wilker in News (3 Comments)
Bike Lockers and Showers for Nevada's Largest Transit Center
Nevada's largest transit terminal, which opens Nov. 7, 2010, will feature bike racks, lockers, showers and a bike repair area.
Oct 26, 2010 in News
Jurgen "Jack" E.H. Becker
Making Sense of Vancouver's Separated Bike Lanes
To make a left-hand turn off the new bidirectional bike lane in Vancouver, BC, cyclists must first turn right into a green bike box.
Oct 18, 2010 by Sarah Ripplinger in News (2 Comments)
Vivien Diniz
Hornby Bike Lanes Get the Go Ahead
The Hornby Street bike lanes get the green light; construction starts right away.
Oct 9, 2010 by Vivien Diniz in News (1 Comments)
Separating For Safety’s Sake
Safety is a big concern in deciding to ride.
Sep 1, 2010 by Carolyn Szczepanski in News
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DC Bike Hub is Just the Ticket to Ride
A peek at Washington, DC’s Bikestation - many more are also cropping up in other US cities.
Sep 1, 2010 by Vivien Diniz in News
Maxwell M. Addington
Infrastructure Plans for Broadway Street
The City of Vancouver wants to make the Central Broadway area more sustainable. The VACC has some suggestions.
Aug 16, 2010 by Maxwell Addington
Elly Blue
Bikestravaganza: Off the Chainring Tour Wants to Improve Cycling Infrastructure
Elly Blue and Joe Biel will tour across Northwestern US on a quest to share knowledge with community members and learn how to improve urban transportation.
Aug 5, 2010 by Vivien Diniz
curbside.on.ca
Biking, A Two-way Street
Cyclists in Paris are gaining ground, literally, when it comes to accessible bike routes.
Aug 1, 2010 by Kyle Martin Jones in News
Safer Downtown Routes for Vancouver Cyclists
Separated bike lanes proposed for Hornby Street.
Jul 31, 2010 by Misha Warbanski
Bike Rack Petition Garners Support
Cycling advocates want better transportation options for people with bikes.
Jul 28, 2010 by Maxwell Addington (2 Comments)