Review of Documentary Video "Contested Streets"
TA's video starts with the first auto's chugging along NYC streets,
sharing the road with the then indigenous conveyance -- the horse.
Since horse exhaust products were deemed extremely obnoxious, the
"clean" auto was welcomed with open arms (and wallets).
Without a Car in the World
...I knew I had to sell my private chariot.
I realized that to explore the options or preach the message of
car-free living, it was incumbent on me to be carless (or, in the
vernacular of the activists) "de-vehicularized."
Malcolm BMX: Good Ideas Dont Leave You Stinky
Rabbitboy peaked around the corner of the alley to look up and down the
street. Without turning round to say it, he reported back to his
compadres, No 5-0.
On The Brink Of A Bicycle Renaissance
Long Beach is a great bicycle city; it just doesnt quite know it
yet.
Choppercabras 2006 Spring Thing Re-Cap
The action started with Paul The Carcass de
Valera standing up on a dumpster warning everyone that by attending the
ride you may be hurt or killed.
BikeNow.org Domain Name and Flyers
Some of you might know this already, and others of you may not, but
well say it again anyway. Weve recently added a new domain name to
make it easier for people to reach us on the web -- www.BikeNow.org. Flyers available in both English and Spanish.
Hipster bikes don't have a brake and can't get a break
A Multnomah County judge has thrown fans of "fixies" for a loop by ruling that the Portland police were correct in giving Holland a traffic ticket last month for riding downtown without a brake.
READ MORE...Cops ask for help, bicyclists comply
The last time hundreds of bicyclists took to the streets of downtown Seattle for the monthly Critical Mass demonstration, they were stymied by law enforcement.
READ MORE...Superbikes Ordered Off Philadelphia Streets
No more Superbikes in Philadelphia. The strange-looking bicycles built for seven are being banned, just days after making their appearance in the city's historic district.
READ MORE...Tense mood may prevail at downtown bike event
Cyclists, many of whom were enraged by the arrests, are predicting the largest demonstration in years.
READ MORE...People Powered Festival
A celebration of heels and wheels took over downtown Eugene on Thursday.
READ MORE...Fuson: RAGBRAI's a G movie, with some XXX scenes
My mission was to answer the question: Is there sex on RAGBRAI? And, if so, who steers the bike?
READ MORE...Bicyclist won't be charged with felony for assaulting deputies
A bicyclist arrested last month by King County sheriff's deputies during a Critical Mass ride will not face felony charges.
READ MORE...Artist hopes to accelerate transit thinking
Doug Retzler wants people to think of ways to get past the wheel, not behind it.
READ MORE...City opens new bike staging area
"Facilities like this are not just recreational resources, but signs of encouragement to the community to come out on their bike and ride and engage in an active lifestyle... "
READ MORE...Leave your car(e)s behind on vacation
Dreaming of getting away in August? How about getting away from your car?
READ MORE...A bicycle built for woo
Cycling makes your heart grow stronger. But did you know it could make your heart grow fonder?
READ MORE...Breaking the Vicious Cycle
But suddenly you're noticing all those people who are commuting to work on their bikes these daysand it seems that there are a lot more of them. And you notice that a lot of them nowadays are just normal schlubs like yourself.
READ MORE...'Car-free' homes: the wheel deal?
As concerns about the environmental impact of cars continue, a new breed of housing developments are appearing in cities across the UK.
READ MORE...Magazine Review: The Rivendell Reader
Bicycles are the subject of today's report. I've been leafing through a recent issue of The Rivendell Reader, a quirky but very serious quarterly on the subject from The Rivendell Bicycle Works in Walnut Creek, California.
READ MORE...Biking saved this first-time RAGBRAI rider's health
A year and a half ago, 65-year-old Dick Whittington couldn't walk a mile. Now he's riding RAGBRAI, having already biked from Oregon.
READ MORE...Nuns Go On Bicycle Pursuit Of Suspected Thief
According to Amsterdam police on Monday, two Dutch nuns chased a suspected thief through Amsterdam on bikes.
READ MORE...Are Cyclists Destroying the Earth?
Traveling by bicycle, he argued in a recent paper, may cause more environmental harm than driving around in pollution-spewing, fossil-fuel-swallowing cars and sport utility vehicles.
READ MORE...The Incredible Folding Bicycle
Considered toys just a decade ago, folding bicycles now come in sleek road, racing and touring versions with multiple wheel sizes and gear ratios, even tandems.
READ MORE...Bicycle Activists Criticize New Police Permit Rules
The New York City police department released amendments to regulations regarding permits last Monday. The rules, which include making it illegal for groups of people to walk together on the sidewalk or for groups of vehicles to drive together on the streets, have come under sharp criticism from bicycle activists and Manhattan Councilman Allen Gerson.
READ MORE...Cycle Killer
Why is the city putting the brakes on the Derailer Bike Collective?
READ MORE...Wheeling and Dealing: Critical Mass is a mess to handle
On June 30, she'd had a drink with co-workers in LoDo and was just heading home when she saw about sixty bicyclists riding up Wynkoop Street. It was the monthly Critical Mass ride.
READ MORE...Putting the Stops on Brakes
Riding bikes without gears and brakes is a growing trend and can be a dangerous one if not done properly.
READ MORE...Santa Monica: Cyclists tripped up by a lack of enforcement
The kisses may have been hers and hers and his, but three isnt always company on an increasingly crowded Santa Monica bike path.
READ MORE...Taking life for a spin
A medical crisis spurs David Crouse to discover his true mission: a bicycle in every garage.
READ MORE...NYPD Seeks New Controls on Protesters and Bicyclists
The Police Department wants to require parade permits for bicyclists traveling in groups of 20 or more, and any bicyclists or walkers who take to the streets in groups of two or more and disobey traffic laws for things like parades, races or protests, according to a public notice filed with the city.
READ MORE...Midnight Ridazz Goes Electronic
The Midnight Ridazz, formally described as a group of bicycle enthusiasts who get together on the second Friday of every month in Los Angeles, just launched their website yesterday.
READ MORE...Santa Monica: A dead-end for riders
The billboard for REI at Fourth Street and Broadway enticed its customers to Get There Any Way You Can, but local residents may think twice before taking the models lead and hopping on a bicycle in order to do so.
READ MORE...Bicycle medics -- Getting to you
Look who else has discovered the bicycle as a useful tool in delivering public protection.
READ MORE...Bicycle batterer
Leaning in a corner of the garage the bike shows signs of heavy use: frayed seat, cracked tires, chipped paint, loose tape on the handlebars.
READ MORE...G8-action Amsterdam
As part of the international day of action against the G8, there was a bike-demo in Amsterdam.
READ MORE...Biking It
Coming in close succession, three recent bicycle accidents might lead New Yorkers to believe that bicycling is becoming less safe. But this is an incorrect conclusion.
READ MORE...High pump prices fueling moped, bicycle sales
American motorists fed up with soaring pump prices are getting more curious about two-wheel transportation.
READ MORE...More than 1,000 people attend Palm Beach County cycling festival
Said club president Don Braverman: "A bicycle is a vehicle, another means of transportation, and should be respected as such. We all have the right to use the roadways."
READ MORE...Broadband killed the bicycle courier
There was a time not so long ago when tattoos, cut-off shorts and shoulder satchels appeared to rule Sydney's streets.
READ MORE...Bicycle commuting: The going-to-work workout few do
"We have a car culture," Klein says. "It is so embedded in people's lives, it is hard to break out of ... I guess I just like (biking) better than driving."
READ MORE...Upstart Peddles Pedicabs in D.C.
A trend that seems more Third World than 13th and Constitution is winding its way through the streets of Washington -- bicycle rickshaws.
READ MORE...KTLA News Clip on Car Sharing
KTLA interview with Los Angeles bicycle advocate Barbara Filet
READ MORE...L.A.'s Invisible Riders
For the hard-pedaling day laborers of Los Angeles, bicycling isn't exercise, a hobby, or a statement. It's a way to get to work -- if there's work to be found.
READ MORE..."Police Beat" captures the world of a lovesick Seattle bicycle cop
"Lovesickness is pain," muses a bicycle cop known only as Z. "It has physicality."
READ MORE...Critical mass bicycle rally: Not-So-Wild Ride
Santa Fe's first Critical Mass bicycle rally in six years was a gentler, kinder affair than the road-blocking, signal-running, law-flouting rallies that many cities have witnessed.
READ MORE...Dutch Cyclists Sat-Map the Way
DUTCH cyclists union ENFB has launched the first door-to-door route finder for bicycles, a result of a large volunteer project inspired by Wikipedia.
READ MORE...Gas-Powered Bikes Boom in Tucson
Gas-powered bicycles are an emerging boom vehicle for Tucsonans as a cheap and efficient way to get around the Old Pueblo.
READ MORE...Santa Cruz High School Gets Bicycle Shop Class
Harbor High School is adding a new shop class - bicycle shop.
READ MORE...The bicycle that thinks it's a push chair
Will Sir Clive Sinclair's latest invention - the fold-up bicycle - prove to be a hit? James Sturcke saddles up to find out.
READ MORE...Northstar Cycle Courier Inc: Do it right, do it by bike!
Bikes are completely eco-friendly and not dependent on fuel of any kind (except for food and coffee). This means that our prices are not subject to the price of oil.
READ MORE..."Granny-Bike" Gets Chopped
Transform the "70's granny bike" collecting dust in you garage into a sweet chopper.
READ MORE...E-bike takes uphill out of transport
Sisco Sehlapelo from Limpopo Province was so impressed by the Adequate Energy Bike that he decided to order one for himself and use it to get to work.
READ MORE...Downtown transit proposal moves in cycles
A fleet of bicycle-powered "pedicabs" in downtown Sacramento could soon be carrying workers from one meeting to the next or ferrying tourists among the city's sightseeing attractions.
READ MORE...Fixed Gear Bike Ride Puts Focus on Disease
Most riders, including some doctors who are trying to find a cure, will be pedaling from Davis, Calif. to Boston on a single-speed, fixed-gear bike, said Watson's wife and Molly's mother, Vivian L. Wells.
READ MORE...NYC bike boss rips brass and pedals off
The city's bicycle boss quit in a huff last week - lashing out at Transportation Department brass for not making the streets safer for cyclists, the Daily News has learned.
READ MORE...Davis: The Best Bicycle Town in North America
Bicycles are tools for urban sustainability. In North America, however, bikes are largely relegated to a recreational role...
READ MORE...Worthy cause has SF bicycle cops in the pink
More than 30 San Jose bicycle patrol officers donned pink polo shirts and wore pins that said "breast man,"...
READ MORE...Adventurous cyclists riding fixed-gear bikes
Cyclists seeking an adrenaline boost on their commute are increasingly climbing onto a model straight out of the 19th century: a bike that has just one gear, cant coast and often lacks a feature prized by most cyclists and law-enforcement officials brakes.
READ MORE...The question is: Should the city go `car free' more often?
For two local activists on a research mission, though, the gear list was simpler: Two bikes, a video camera, and the question, ``What if, as the Esplanade is on the Fourth, the river roadways, and other parts of the city, were car-free more often?"
READ MORE...Trading 4 wheels for 2 on a winding commute
Kraft traded his 20- to 25-minute car commute for about an-hour-and-five-minute bike commute last summer when gasoline prices hit $3 a gallon.
READ MORE...Bicycle craze took Akron for wild ride in late 1800s
In the beginning, only brave men rode bicycles. Climbing atop the high-wheeled contraptions was difficult enough.
READ MORE...Open Letter to the Unnamed Bike Gang
Read an L.A. "Rival Bike Gang's" response to the recent LA Weekly's article "Let Me Ride: Rolling with an unnamed bike gangDear Unnamed Bike Gang". "Consider yourselves stepped to. For serious what's up with you totally stealing our glory?"
READ MORE...Crime Doesn't Distinguish Between Jurisdictions
Guild President Rich O'Neill is on a rip over last week's confrontation between a trio of King County Sheriff's Deputies and some yahoos that were part of a massive bicycle demonstration.
READ MORE...The Bicycle, and Way Beyond
"B(Yikes!): Eccentric Mobility" juxtaposes seven bicycles, most from the late 19th century, with eight pedal-powered inventions, most from the late 20th century.
READ MORE...Let Me Ride: Rolling with an unnamed bike gang
Rolling with the unnamed bike gang its a hot and muggy summer day in Silver Lake, and 35-year-old Michael and his friend Scott are drinking iced coffees under the cooling spray of a mister that the owner of Town and Country Cafι and Bakery has mercifully decided to turn on.
READ MORE...The Velocipede Project
Standing at a workbench, Koala Largess tinkers with a bike wheel. She's trying to fix it, or at least salvage what parts she can.
READ MORE...Date Set for 3rd Annual North American Hand Made Bicycle Show
The 3rd Annual North American Hand Made Bicycle Show (NAHBS) is set to take place on March 2-4, 2007 in San Jose.
READ MORE...In the hot seat: Jill McDonald's goal: Get bike culture rolling
She's fond of wearing a pink tutu over black cycling shorts when she rides her bike. But that doesn't mean Jill McDonald hasn't plumbed the serious side of cycling.
READ MORE...VELO-TAXI to be in vogue in Ho Chi Minh City
Nam Viet Company Ltd. recently presented its plan on the utilization of velo-taxi, a very modern and environmentally friendly vehicle, in Ho Chi Minh City for tourism purpose.
READ MORE...Bike Demo Peaceful: No slack next time, cops warn
It was a major victory or a rampant disregard for the law, depending on who you ask.
READ MORE...Traffic calming comes of age
Colin Buchanan, considered the father of traffic calming by many Europeans, writes "Traffic in Towns." The document talked of the increasing traffic undermining the quality of urban life.
READ MORE...A Fitting Tribute
The campaign to erect a statue in Worcester commemorating champion cyclist Marshall W. Major Taylor has received a major and decisive boost from Beacon Hill.
READ MORE...TIME'S UP! Bicycle Clowns Celebrate Independence Day by Liberating the Bike Lanes
On Sunday, July 2nd, the TIME'S UP! Bicycle Clown Brigade (bicyclists dressed like clowns) seen each month clowning around in the bike lanes, continues its serious mission to educate drivers of the dangerous conditions they create for cyclists by parking in the bike lanes.
READ MORE...2 bicyclists arrested at Critical Mass get out of jail
Two bicyclists arrested during a large bicycling demonstration downtown didn't know that the two motorists they tangled with Friday were King County sheriff's deputies...
READ MORE...Walking in wrong path can be hazardous to your health
Looking left and right just doesn't cut it for pedestrians in Germany, where those parallel lines that look like crosswalks actually mark street crossing for another mode of transportation bicycles.
READ MORE...Pedalers on a roll: Gas prices fuel a spike in demand for bicycle delivery
One offbeat, Eugene-born and widely traveled bicycle enterprise may finally get its day - thanks to the run-up in gas prices.
READ MORE...Bikers pedal on in a world designed mainly for cars
No-car diet hard to stick with, but some still try.
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