Bikes are great in cities and towns across the world — they are often the quickest way to get around; they are clean, green machines; they are good for our health in more ways than one; and they are cheap! However, bikes can be a lot more than that to people in developing countries. Peter […]
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Last Friday, I posted 10 cool bike stories I had collected over the last couple months. I actually had more than those 10 in my queue and I’ve picked up a few more since then, so I’ve decided to post 10 more cool bike stories here for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! 1. The Beauty of Bikeshare Andy Clarke,
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Here’s a roundup of great activism news or important activism opportunities from the week (and some stuff from last week), other than the stuff we’ve already covered. Enjoy!
Activism News of the Week (or Two) Read More 👉
Great video of this year’s World Naked Bike Ride in Portland below. I wrote on the 2010 World Naked Bike ride awhile back here on Planetsave. Great, fun bicycling event. A friend of mine just shared this cool video of this year’s World Nake Bike Ride event in Portland. Too cool not to share. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnw7mfujOig
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Going Green Tip #5 comes from guest author Chip Haynes. Chip is author of Wearing Smaller Shoes: Living Light on the Big Blue Marble and The Practical Cyclist: Bicycling for Real People (New Society Publishers). More info on Chip is below the post. Enjoy this great follow-up to Going Green Tip#4: Green Your Transport! By
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Ok, you probably haven’t heard of Yogyakarta, and if you’re like me the name just makes you think of yogurt, but a very cool event I just found out about puts the Indonesian province (which actually has a population of 3 million) on the map in my mind.
Old-Fashioned Bicycle Carnival in Yogyakarta Read More 👉
What’s the best way to advertise a bike shop? Stick a ton of bikes all over the building. I’m sure others have done it, but the images of this bike shop in Altlandsberg, Germany are something to see. Apparently, 120 bikes are hanging from this building. I would call this bike shop advertising GONE WILD!
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Going Green Tip #4 — Green your transport, not only for the environment, but for your health, happiness, personal finances, and time.
Green Your Transport! (Going Green Tip #4) Read More 👉
Bicycle composting service picks up your compostable goods in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Bicycle Composting Service — Eureka Recycling! Read More 👉
Bikes! Here are a few good recent news stories on this two-wheeled masterpiece.
Latest News Weekend Roundup: 3 Bike Stories Read More 👉
Here are some great summaries and a video of the recent Velo-city Global conference in Copenhagen. There was an international bike conference in Copenhagen recently. It was the place to be for bicycle professionals and enthusiasts around the world (I am so disappointed I couldn’t go). For all of us who couldn’t make it (or
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Following up on the bike naked, bike classy, bike-sharing, and other bike articles I’ve written lately, here is a great recent piece by Lester R. Brown on the return of the bike (subheadings added). Enjoy. Lester R. Brown The bicycle has many attractions as a form of personal transportation. It alleviates congestion, lowers air pollution,
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Beautifully produced bike video of classy DC bicyclists below. Cycling in the United States is dominated by hard-core cyclists wearing bright, tight, cycling clothes. It is also quite big with ‘hipsters’ or others in the alternative lifestyle crowd. But, unlike in countries like the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, very few normal, mainstream people bicycle for
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Chicago is launching its first major bike-sharing program this month and Washington, DC is growing its from 120 bikes to 1,100 bikes. Back when I was the executive director of a non-profit promoting clean transportation (mostly bicycling) and sustainable development, I thought that bike-sharing could become one of the biggest, most popular, and most effective
National Bike Month is here and there are a lot of reasons to participate! It’s that time of year again. The sun is shining more and more (in most places in the Northern Hemisphere), the birds are chirping, and you can see more and more people on the streets riding their bikes. If you aren’t
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Nike has a financial investment in getting people to live more active lifestyles, but it is broadening its agenda a bit with a new campaign to encourage people to “Beat Gasoline” and use more muscle power for their transportation needs. In partnership with Youth Noise, the initiative is sending this video to athletically minded kids,
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[social_buttons] The police officer who seemingly randomly picked a bicyclist out of a critical mass crowd to tackle has been indicted for falsifying records and could also soon be charged with misdemeanor assault. The YouTube video [below], which went viral soon after the incident, was instrumental in the indictment.
Cop Who Shoved Bicyclist Indicted Using YouTube Footage Read More 👉
I did not drive at all on Monday. If you live in New York City, London, Paris, or on Mackinac Island, and you either have access to a great subway system or cars are banned from your small island, going for 24 hours without driving is not a big deal. But here in Chicagoland, despite a
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