Here’s the bike news from around the world that caught our eye last week: – Utah is one step closer to becoming the second state in the nation, after Idaho, to allow people on bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs. – In Porto Alegre, Brazil on Friday night, someone accelerated a car through … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye last week: – New York City is spending more to fill the pot holes left by the rough winter weather of the past few months than it has spent on bicycles in the last three extremely eventful years. – When it comes to everyday bicycling, how important are … Read more
Here’s the bike news that caught our eye this week: – We’d be remiss not to start today’s roundup with a feature about people who found love by bicycle. – A new study out of Montreal shows that cycle tracks—also known as separated bike lanes—reduce bike related crashes by 28%. Meanwhile, attempts to remove a … Read more
Cargo bikes are taking off in the UK too.(Photo © J. Maus) Here’s the news from around the globe that caught my eye this week… – The snow continues! And in Minneapolis, people on bikes “seem to be the only ones prepared for the weather.” Meanwhile, the world’s bicycle snowplow fleet is being deployed. – … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – U.S. Congressional leaders have been feverishly studying the Constitution, resulting in the conclusion that bicycles are not transportation. – A three foot passing law has been defeated in Wyoming, with the reasoning that it should be common sense to leave that much room without a … Read more
Soul-crushing?(Photo © J. Maus) – Is your commute making you crazy? If you’re doing it by car, then probably yes, according to this new study. – As long as it keeps snowing, winter bicycling stays in the news. Some winter commuters have to deal with coworkers who think they’re crazy. Others just focus on being … Read more
Still from amazing video of DIY bikeway infrastructure from Guadalajara.-Watch video below- Here’s the news that caught our eye last week… – From the misguided to the punitive, proposals for anti-bicycle legislation have come fast out of the gate in 2011, from the quickly shot down plan in Oregon to ban children from being carried … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye last week… – Gabrielle Giffords, the U.S. Congresswoman who was the target of a mass shooting over the weekend, is no stranger to bicycle transportation issues. She and her husband ride regularly, and she has worked at a state and federal level to pass bicycle safety laws. Read … Read more
(Photo © J. Maus) Happy new year! It’s now been over two years that we’ve brought you a weekly bicycle news roundup—only missing two weeks, ever. If you value this feature, please consider dropping a few dollars in the BikePortland tip jar to help keep it going for another year. Thank you all for coming … Read more
Hopefully just growing pains in Long Beach. – This one’s for all you east coast readers weathering the weekend’s surprise blizzard — some tips from bikey, wintry Toronto on how to ride safely in the snow (and when to leave the bike at home). For further inspiration: pictures from Copenhagen. – The saga of Long … Read more
For when you want to cry foul. Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – Sometimes a news story comes along that just sums everything up: In Utah, a mother has been cited for criminal neglect for allowing her son to walk to kindergarten after his school bus route was canceled. – A … Read more
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – Despite a long embargo on building more bike infrastructure, ridership in San Francisco is up 58% since 2006. – New York City’s request for proposals for a bike sharing system has sparked considerable interest in the burgeoning bike share industry. – A British doctor conducted … Read more