How Many Gallons Per Mile?
Dan Raucci sends this latest fab Properganda submission. Check it out!
Dennis Crowley Memorial this Sunday
Dennis Crowley was a tireless bicycle advocate, a great visionary, and a wonderful friend...
Brita Climate Ride 2008
We all know that bicycles are one of the many solutions to global warming, but does congress?
Ask for Bike and Ped Funding Now
They always say that the squeaky wheel gets the grease – and CICLE is calling you to be as squeaky as possible!
Mandeville Canyon Road Rage Incident : [ MONDAY'S MEETING CANCELED]
Dr. Christopher Thompson should not have been allowed to get away with a recent road rage incident involving two cyclists this past march
We're Building Up Bicyclists
It’s an exciting time in the bike world. Gas prices are high, bicycle business is booming, and we at CICLE have been getting a greater number of inquiries about how to get started with bicycling for everyday transportation.
Senator to seek expansion of bicycle helmet law
“We support and encourage helmet use,” Bicycle Transportation Alliance spokesman Karl Rohde said. “But we do not think a law is the right way to approach it.”
READ MORE...A vehicle-free experiment on Seattle streets this summer
To get people out of their cars and onto their feet, Seattle will close down major thoroughfares on Capitol Hill, in Rainier Valley and Alki for several weekend hours this summer.
READ MORE...A day in the life of a bicycle lane
At the moment, I'm lying here between the paved traffic lane and the gravel shoulder, staying cool until the sun warms me up.
READ MORE...Fixed-Gear Bike Craze and Its Santa Barbara Acolytes
Around downtown Santa Barbara, one may wonder who all those townie kids are with their gigantic messenger bags, rolled-up jeans, and strangely simple bicycles.
READ MORE...Bay Area employers for biking
Siegel & Strain are unusual in that they're reimbursing bike riders at the same rate that they reimburse work-related use of personal autos -- 58.5 cents per mile.
READ MORE...Bicycle Commuting and the No-Car Life
When I moved from the rural Midwest to Portland, Oregon, I entered a metro area of 2 million people with more breweries than anywhere in the country and more strip clubs per capita than Las Vegas.
READ MORE...Pedal power challenges car culture as cyclists seize Los Angeles freeways
Los Angeles, meet the bicycle.
READ MORE...Emotions still running high after Critical Mass confrontation
A local cycling advocate says participants in Seattle's monthly Critical Mass rides are doing more harm than good to the bicycling community, after a melee erupted Friday night in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Now, drivers and cyclists are trading insults on local blogs and news sites.
READ MORE...Monthly bicycle protest marred by violence
Seattle police arrested two men and are searching for a third after participants in a bicycle protest on Capitol Hill smashed a car and attacked its driver Friday night.
READ MORE...Pedal vs. Metal
A surge in bike ridership spurs a new kind of road rage
READ MORE...Internet Endangers Big-City Tradition: The Bike Messenger
Here along Market Street, heavily tattooed bicyclists with too many piercings in too many places weave through traffic, ducking subway steam vents, trolleys, motorists and a sea of jaywalkers.
READ MORE...Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps
As more commuters consider ditching their cars to save money on gas, Internet mapping services, cities and community groups are being pushed to lay out the best routes for biking and walking — just like drivers have found online for years.
READ MORE...Penn Police seize unsecured and unattended bicycles
Thanks to a policy of Penn's Division of Public Safety, if you've failed to properly lock up your bicycle on campus, you may find it waiting for you in the custody of the Penn Police.
READ MORE...Re-cycling effort
Getting on a bike for the first time since she was 16 years old, 42-year-old Priscilla Power rode 5 miles to her Wakefield office as part of her company's "Bike to Work Day" last month.
READ MORE...Cyclists and motorists -- maybe we can get along
By now, many Angelenos have heard about the July 4 incident between a motorist and cyclists on Mandeville Canyon Road, in which a motorist allegedly braked suddenly in front of two cyclists, resulting in serious injury to the riders, requiring a hospital visit.
READ MORE...Seeking a road to peace
Cyclist-vs.-motorist rage seems to be increasing, but some are trying to devise ways to defuse conflicts.
READ MORE...Life in the bike lane
As gas prices rise, Bikestation is becoming more popular in Long Beach and elsewhere.
READ MORE...Deadly tension on the roads — cars vs. bikes
But in the months since motorists began pedaling in droves, it has become clear that all those cyclists on the streets pose a significant problem: all those cyclists on the streets.
READ MORE...Bicycle plates could be new revenue stream
As bicycles become utility vehicles rather than recreational - as in the past - I think it is time they become licensed replete with small plates on their rear fenders or seats.
READ MORE...Bike lanes make parking shrink
Queens has seen about 40 miles of bike lanes installed in the borough since 2006, according to the Department of Transportation (DOT), as part of a campaign to expand New York City’s street bike network and “make cycling a real transportation choice for even more New Yorkers.”
READ MORE...Test Drive: Trading In The Car For A Bike
When I was assigned a story for tonight’s CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on bike commuting – how more Americans are getting to work on two wheels instead of four due to gas prices – I had a couple of questions.
READ MORE...Beijing Transport: Car Rental v. Bicycle Rental?
Part one of “Moving Around Beijing” (below) compares the auto and bike rental options.
READ MORE...Legally blind man rides 20 miles to work on electric bike
Like many Southeast Valley residents, Charlie Kingston wakes up early on weekdays to make his commute to work.
READ MORE...Video: Mandeville Canyon - Motorist/Cyclist Cooperation
Safe, legal, and cooperative behaviors on Mandeville Canyon Road
READ MORE...2-wheel tickets: Bikes not immune Bicycle ridership up; so's enforcement
Helen Ioannou used to ride her bicycle to get between two jobs in downtown Ann Arbor, and do it quickly, sometimes riding through red lights or coasting through stop signs.
READ MORE...5 ways riding a bicycle makes life better
Today, we're focusing on the positive aspects of cycling. The reasons you strapped on a helmet and started pedaling in the first place
READ MORE...Closing on Broadway: Two Traffic Lanes
In a surprising reshaping of the urban landscape, the city is creating a public esplanade along a portion of one of its most prominent streets, Broadway in Midtown, setting aside the east side of the roadway for a bicycle lane and a pedestrian walkway with cafe tables, chairs, umbrellas and flower-filled planters.
READ MORE...Commute by bicycle to lighten your carbon load
Full disclosure: My commute is only four miles each way, and they are flat miles at that. Many people don't have it so easy.
READ MORE...Drunk Portland cyclist used bike to club motorist, police say
The cultural clash between Portland bicyclists and motorists took a surreal turn Sunday night when a motorist involved in a confrontation with a cyclist turned out to be a longtime advocate for cycling.
READ MORE...Councilman Calls for Mandeville Canyon Bicycle Meeting
After the unfortunate, yet eye-opening incident between an alleged "road rage" motorist, who was arrested, and two bicyclists on Mandeville Canyon on Fourth of July and press coverage from most major media outlets in Los Angeles, Councilman Bill Rosendahl has set a time and date for a public meeting to discuss the issues.
READ MORE...Bicycle tipping point approaches
Your words on bicycles ("If only drivers would share the road, bicycling would be safer," Bella English, July 6) are a great contribution to what David Watson of MassBike believes is an approaching tipping point.
READ MORE...Look Good on a Bicycle
With rising gas prices, this month's Tour de France, and the fact that riding is just, well, stylish... most men decide to pedal their way to work at some point or another.
READ MORE...It’s a bakery, it’s a bike shop, it’s ... a Bikery
Olivier Vrambout’s new business, which opened two weeks ago at the intersection of Churchill and Fourth Streets in Stillwater, is a lot more than a place where a person can buy a bike or have one serviced.
READ MORE...The Backpack Bicycle For Ultra-Portable, Potentially Dangerous Transportation
The idea of a compact, folding bicycle is nothing new, but designer Chang Ting Jen is hoping to take the concept even further with his Backpack bike.
READ MORE...West Hollywood wants cyclists, pedestrians to share the sidewalk
Backpedaling on a ban, the walking-friendly city is preparing to legalize sidewalk bicycling riding along streets that lack marked bike lanes. A survey shows a split on the issue.
READ MORE...Bikes help commuters get around gas prices
High gasoline prices are fueling bicycle sales, and on some days Michael Hall's blood pressure.
READ MORE...From freeway to greenway as workers dust off bikes
When Marian Hayes took an evening bicycle ride along the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis last year, she felt as if she had the trail to herself.
READ MORE...America's Most Fuel-Efficient Neighborhoods
With the national average price of gasoline topping $4 a gallon, it's a propitious time to make the case for gas-sipping neighborhoods.
READ MORE...Can biking be part of daily commute?
Several urban governments are answering "yes." This month, the city of Washington, D.C., will roll out the nation's first high-tech bike-sharing program.
READ MORE...Commuters ditching cars for bikes, foot power
In May, Blake Altshuler, 29, got rid of his car and joined the growing numbers of people who ride their bicycles to work.
READ MORE...Cycling Has An Image Problem
For the last five years the bicycle has been my sole means of transportation, and I happen to feel pretty good about that.
READ MORE...Drivers advised: Watch out for that bicycle!
Officials from the City of Portland’s Office of Transportation (PDOT) literally took their “Share the Road” show on the road around the first of May. The road in question was S.E. Clinton Street.
READ MORE...Los Angeles City Council president proposes 'sharrows' to make roads safer for bicyclists
Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti has introduced a motion calling for the city to explore using "sharrows" on roadways to improve relations between cyclists and vehicles.
READ MORE...Bicycle thefts rise with summer temperatures
Glenview's two outdoor pools have been attracting their usual crowd of sunscreen-slathered children along with a few unwanted visitors: bicycle thieves.
READ MORE...Bicycle to work, save gas, live longer
What burns calories, saves time and money and pleasures the senses?
READ MORE...Bicycle in NYC without being killed using Ride the City
My CNET colleague in New York, Caroline McCarthy, insists there's not a single safe street for bicyclists in New York City.
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