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TARC Bikes-On-Board Promotional Video

The Transit Authority of River City which serves Louisville, KY created this video featuring Mr. Theo to promote their Bikes-On-Board rack..

August 3, 2008 with 5 Comments

See Yinz @ High Noon

Tomorrow at noon, the Bicyculture Rodeo kicks off on the corner of Sharp and Ostend (next to the Ravens Stadium). We’ll see you

July 25, 2008 with 0 Comments

6000 Vélib’ Bicycles Damaged or Stolen

Vélib’, the very successful public bike-rental program in Paris, has not been without some problems. Of the 16,000 bikes in..

July 25, 2008 with 2 Comments

San Francisco law would let cyclists run stop signs.

According to a report on www.streetsblog.org, San Francisco is considering new legislature that allows cyclists to treat stop signs as..

July 18, 2008 with 9 Comments

Share… And Share Alike

Have you heard about Vélib’, a bicycle sharing program in Paris, France? This enormously successful program places thousands of..

July 11, 2008 with 2 Comments

Attention All Urban Planners – Both Real and Armchair!

The following was taken from a recent Transportation Alternatives press release (entrants can learn more about the competition and submit..

July 8, 2008 with 2 Comments

Hey, that’s MY bike lane!

Are you tired of seeing cars parked in your bike lanes? As much fun as it might be to exercise a little U-lock justice, nothing good comes..

June 14, 2008 with 1 Comment

End of the Line for Hummers?

A recent article in the New York Times deals with the changes in car buying choices by American consumers now that gas has hit $4 a gallon...

June 10, 2008 with 19 Comments

B-B-B-Bad to the Bone

I had one of those moments a few days ago. You know the kind – when you’ve just seen something so wonderful that you had do to..

May 27, 2008 with 6 Comments

Bicycle Protest on Los Angeles Freeway

There’s nothing like a good protest ride. And while the Urban Advocate can’t condone any breaking of traffic laws, I though you..

May 17, 2008 with 8 Comments