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BikePGH Presents BikeFest 2010

BikeFest is not only BikePGH’s fundraiser, but Pittsburgh’s biggest cycling event for cyclists by cyclists. Ten days of bike..

July 16, 2010 with 1 Comment

Invasion of the Bike Lane Snatchers

Green transportation is the new marketing Mecca, and it looks as though times are good for vendors and manufacturers of alternative..

July 8, 2010 with 1 Comment

San Francisco Gives Street Parking to Bicyclists

As reported by the Bay Citizen: They’re called bike corrals – racks bolted into the street, using a spot that typically would..

June 2, 2010 with 7 Comments

Bike Beats Car & Subway By Six Minutes

PHILADELPHIA, PA (BRAIN)—Patrick Cunnane won Philadelphia’s annual Bike versus Car versus Transit race held Wednesday in..

May 28, 2010 with 8 Comments

People for Bikes Pledge – Win a Bike for Bike Month

People for Bikes is holding a bike giveaway for May, which is National Bike Month here in the United States. Simply click over to their..

May 17, 2010 with 3 Comments

The End of Favoring Motorized Transportation

As a profession, bicycle advocacy hasn’t been around that long. Yet over the last ten years or so, the changes in the type and..

May 9, 2010 with 2 Comments

DC Bike Lanes Need Your Support

Washington DC bicycle advocates find themselves not only fighting to gain favor within the halls of government, they’ve found an..

May 6, 2010 with 1 Comment

Happy Earth Day, Mexico City!

Today is Earth Day, and this story from NPR highlights Mexico City’s Ecobici program: This spring the city launched Ecobici,..

April 22, 2010 with 0 Comments

B-cycle, Denver Bike Sharing Program

B-cycle, Denver’s citywide bike-sharing system, is being launched on Earth Day, April 22, 2010. The launch will put 500 B-cycles..

April 20, 2010 with 5 Comments

SF Urban Riders Spearheads Proposed McLaren Bike Park

SF Urban Riders has jumped in with both feet behind a proposal to build an urban mountain bike skills park in McLaren park, accessible from..

March 15, 2010 with 0 Comments