Sex and the Velocar

If all goes well, we should start to see a number of velocars jockeying for parking spaces at Trader Joes, shooting down PCH on high-speed joyrides, and pulling into double-car suburban garages nationwide.

Stuff to Do On Wednesday Evening (7-25-07)

Hey all you Complete-the-Streetsters. Two interesting panel discussions that are sure to pique your interest, are taking place tomorrow evening.

Tips on Improving Motorist and Bicyclist Relations en Español

We’ve just translated our Motorist Tips card into Spanish.

Biofuel in a Pan

Make your own biofuel right in your very own kitchen. Rev up your engine with these tasty and hearty recipies. Easy to make and portable for on-the-road enjoyment.

Narrowed roads gain acceptance in Colo., elsewhere

When Colorado Springs decided to make streets friendly to users other than cars, county officials howled.

Bicycle shame

You don't have to go farther than Hollywood to see one reason Bicycle Neglect is so rampant in North America.

Changes for bikes will be stationary in S.F.

San Francisco transportation planners are reviewing eight of The City’s major bicycling trouble zones, areas that advocacy groups have been clamoring to fix for years.

Setting a Course For a Healthier Way of Living

With $517,000 Grant, Campaign Aims To Encourage Bike-Riding to School

Want to help the environment? Get on yer bike!

We should stop abusing the travellers on two wheels - they are a far lesser menace than drivers, writes Catherine Deveny.

Paris, the city of bikes?

he Tour de France hasn't arrived yet, but the bicycles have. Paris is awash in two-wheelers, thousands of taupe bicycles that are part of a plan by City Hall to get people out of their cars and onto more eco-friendly transportation.

Off-road on one wheel

In mountain unicycling, there are no gears, shocks and often no brakes. No matter. For enthusiasts, two wheels is overkill. Tip: Stay away from cactus. In mountain unicycling, there are no gears

No cars on Wilshire

An above-ground rail line to the ocean, along with bike lanes and a few buses, would ease L.A. traffic immeasurably.

Bike tribes

People have not only discovered that bikes can help them navigate the metropolis, they can also be used as a statement to express who they are and what they're into.

Ceremonial signing on bike bill next week

Maine bicyclists are pleased with a new law that assures them of a share of the road but also imposes new safety responsibilities for the two-wheelers, the leader of an advocates' group said Friday.

Remember, cyclists are human beings, too

Recently, a red Blazer impatiently whisked by me on Myrtle Avenue, the side-view mirror coming within a couple inches of my arm. I caught up to the driver at the light, where I told him how close he had come to me. He cut me off: "Did I hit you?"

Bicycle messengers are pedaling uphill against the Internet

Bicycle messengers are not quite an endangered species, but their business is certainly going downhill, yet another victim of the Internet.

Bike power

Queer co-founder says bicycle co-op could answer transportation woes

Bicycle library builds on city's current mind-set

Beginning next spring, the city of Fort Collins and BikeFortCollins.org will launch a bicycle library, where residents and visitors can check out bikes for free up to a week.

Editorial: Complete the streets

They're the blight of suburbia and many city neighborhoods -- multilane streets and boulevards that accommodate only cars.

French revolution: Rentable bikes every 900 feet

The socialist mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, has seen the future and it's got two wheels, three speeds, an adjustable seat, indestructible tires, a basket, and a bell.

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Pedal pushers

A lot of New Yorkers bike, and more probably would (especially in hard-to-reach parts of town), if only they didn’t actually have to, you know, own a bicycle.

Dutch Cycling Is High in Low Country

Whether it's over the stone bridges and through the hectic traffic of Amsterdam, or across the windmill-dotted pastures of the countryside, the Dutch cycle everywhere.

A Representative for the Riders

It should be no surprise that Oberstar -- the powerful chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee -- recently inserted a bicycle provision into a hefty bill dealing with major airport and airplane projects.

Pedal power

Don't want a big moving company to push you and your stuff around town? Then grab a bike -- and maybe some new friends

Bicycle use indicates people-friendly town

In early June, Tennessee passed a law requiring motorists to pass bicycles with at least a 3-foot berth. The law reflects the increased value local governments are placing on bicycle-friendly communities.

Cycling is "best buy" in transport

The value of investment in active travel reviews evidence from around the world, and concludes that schemes to encourage a shift from private motorised transport to walking and cycling are the most cost efficient use of transport funds.

The New York Bike-Share Project

Imagine walking to a sidewalk corner and finding a public bicycle. With a cellphone call or swipe of a card, you unlock it from its bike rack and ride it across town.

UN Calls for Pedal Power to Reduce Environmental Damage

More bicycle riding and other lifestyle changes are urgently needed to reduce climate-altering carbon emissions that are damaging Asia’s health and could also threaten the economy, the World Health Organisation said Monday.

Bike City Berlin

Two years ago, the Berlin Senate decided that bikes should make up 15% of city traffic by the year 2010. Results released from the newest traffic study of the Berlin Development Administration show that the goal could be reached early...

The Zen of Bicycle Maintenance

Can wrenching on bikes and doing good deeds go together?