The Monday Roundup

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

Biking in DC is on the rise and it got noticed by NPR.(Photo © J. Maus) Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – In the UK, heavy trucks are being equipped with sensors that are designed to detect people walking and bicycling in blind spots. – The city of San Jose, California, … Read more

Touring on a Brompton; a must-read travelogue from a local bike shop owner.(Photo: Todd Fahrner) Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – Pittsburgh has announced that the city’s transit service will be cut by a whopping 35%, eliminating 47 routes and leaving 15,000 riders without a bus to catch; an estimated 9,000 … Read more

Streetfilms looks to get ’em while they’re young with Zozo, the livable streets mascot. Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – Some (very) large companies are finding it beneficial to encourage employees to bike to work, and to stay active in general, in part as a way to control rising health care … Read more

Door-zone bike lanes got a beat-down last week.(Photo © J. Maus) Here’s the news that caught our eye this week: – A reporter had low expectations for his assignment to visit Los Angeles on a budget that did not allow him to rent a car–and had a blast, enjoying the city far more by bicycle … Read more

Chuck Ayers of Cascade.(Photo © J. Maus) – When slow and fast sidewalk lanes appeared in NYC last year it was a joke, but now a group of London business owners are seriously lobbying to create a slow lane for tourists on the overflowing sidewalks of Oxford Street. – A slideshow presentation on the little-acknowledged … Read more

Bikla Bike Share in Guadalajara, Mexico.(Photo: Ryan Hashagen/AROW) – Bike sharing is coming to the Bay Area, and it’s coming up fast, with a pilot project in the works for SF and several nearby cities. – In Guadalajara, Mexico, the government didn’t jump at a bike sharing system, so one was implemented with creative, grassroots … Read more

Here’s the news that caught our eye last week: – The Centers for Disease Control estimate that in the U.S. the cost of motor vehicle crashes is over $99 billion per year—that’s $500 for every licensed driver. – New York City has settled a nearly $1 million lawsuit brought by people who had been arrested … Read more