Like peanut butter and chocolate, bikes and transit go great together

The combination of bicycles and transit helps to save money and to cover the long distances that some of us would be challenged to ride.

More Attacks on the Ballona Creek Bike Path

The attackers then used my backpack (which had a heavy On-Guard lock in it as well as several books) to assault at least two other cyclists...

Danish Happiness...Does It All Come Down To A Green Commute?

Once again, the Danes come out on top in the 2008 World Values Survey's happiness statistics. How is it that this chilly, windy nation of five-and-a-half million souls has climbed to the top again and again during the survey's 27-year history?

Lacking incentives, commuting cyclists turn bikes into bucks

As a federal employee, Marc Gwadz could receive a stipend to take public transportation to work every day.

GeekDad Rates 7 Methods for Learning to Ride a Bike

Today, we have success. All three kids riding: spinning around the driveway, hair waving in the wind, ear-to-ear smiles on their faces. Life is good.

Health care company offers bike-sharing program

Some companies provide car service. Humana Inc. does bike share.

LA’s Bicycle Plan – Read Between the Lies

To the uninitiated, the Bicycle Plan sounds like a hopeful planning document with the potential to lay down policies and plans that will integrate cycling as a transportation solution, complete with positive environmental impacts, health benefits and congestion relieving results.

Bay Area commuters moving beyond cars

Four-dollar gas has fueled a boom in the number of Bay Area drivers shedding some wheels to cut their commuting costs.

Hop on a bicycle and start your vacation

Bicycle touring, a European obsession, is growing in popularity in the United States as more vacationers look for healthier getaways.

Gas prices, economy drive many to bicycles

Three young men from the Republic of Moldova, who spent their summer in Vallejo on a work/travel program, said they could not afford to drive. So, they got bicycles.

In a Cyclist-Friendly City, a Black Hole for Bikes

What exactly was he planning to do with 2,865 bicycles?

Wheeling while dealing at political conventions

In rare bipartisan agreement, both Democrats and Republicans will have free bikes available for temporary use during their conventions, the Democrats in Denver from Aug. 25-28, and the Republicans in Minneapolis-St. Paul from Sept. 1-4.

A Different Kind of Bike Tour

High gas prices and growing environmental concerns are making more home buyers interested in bicycle-friendly neighborhoods.

Chicago cops stepping up enforcement of traffic laws

For many bicyclists on the streets of Chicago, coming upon a red light or a stop sign is not necessarily a signal to halt.

San Francisco Ponders: Could Bike Lanes Cause Pollution?

New York is wooing cyclists with chartreuse bike lanes. Chicago is spending nearly $1 million for double-decker bicycle parking.San Francisco can't even install new bike racks.

It’s Easy Being Green: Spare the Air? Share the Road

What do Paris, Barcelona, Stockholm, Vienna, and Washington, DC all have in common?

It's time to build lanes for bicycles

Buying a bicycle is one of the many things I've promised to do, but haven't quite gotten around to yet.

Commuter tries to pave way for Segway riders

All Richard Roeder wanted was to park his sports utility vehicle and cut his gasoline bill. He wanted to declare an end to 45-minute, three-mile, traffic-jammed commutes.

Positives of bicycling often not portrayed in ads

Most images of cycling presented in mass market ads follow one of two distinct approaches - one positive, albeit often nostalgic, the other unfortunately negative.

Child bike seats vs. trailers vs. tandems

Biking with your child is, quite possibly, the perfect summer activity. It's healthy, it's cheap, it gets you outdoors, and it's equally entertaining for you and your young'uns. (Take that, Great America!)

Bikers fighting for their rights

One of the great pleasures of cycling in France and Italy — aside from the scenery and the fabulous food at the end of the day — is the general attitude of the driving public in both countries.

D.C. Bike Sharing Kicks Into High Gear

Today the city will join the ranks of Paris and Barcelona with the launch of the first high-tech public bike-sharing program in the United States, forcing such cities as San Francisco and Chicago to look here to see chic alternative transportation in action in America.

Bikes, Copenhagen and Disneyland: what we have in common

Hello, Los Angeles! Man, I've always wanted to say that. A warm hello from me in Copenhagen -– the World's Cycling Capital.

Pittsburgh City Officials Make Strong Commitment to Bikes

During a Press Conference today at the jam packed Enrico’s Tazza D’Oro Coffee Shop in Highland Park, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl along with other officials announced their commitment to turn Pittsburgh into a “bike-friendly” and “world-class” city.

L.A. measures aimed at aiding bicycle-riding commuters

For bicyclist Alex Cantarero, commuting to work can be a death-defying feat.

Bicycle Riders to Get Insurance Coverage

The Financial Supervisory Service has commissioned the Korea Insurance Development Institute to assess the risk ratio for insurance products covering bicycle accidents by November.

Nulla chainless bicycle is the next green fashion craze

The chain itself is the weakest link in bike design

Moving Targets

IT seemed like a good idea at the time. Save gas money, be environmentally correct, lose weight — just by biking to work.

Electric bikes charge ahead

It's 95 degrees outside, you've been on your feet all day at work, and now you're cursing your stupid decision to cycle to work.

Unique Olympic bicycle promotes Games

A Beijing resident is publicising the Olympic games by cycling around the city on his own unique design of bike, decorated with the five Olympic rings.

Beverly Hills to Auburn Hills bike commute has its rewards

Jay Meehan had shot down my excuses with such gentle, common sense, I wanted to earn his good opinion.

Do drivers know how to share the road?

Better attitude, better street smarts, better education. These are some of the things readers told us they think could lift Seattle out of its bike vs. car slump.

Bicycle commuting is a healthy, fuel-saving option - even in Seattle

Rising gas prices might have you wishing that you could sell off your car and move to a fantasyland where nobody has to get behind the wheel in order to commute to work every day.

Risking Life and Limb, Riding a Bike to Work in L.A.

Cyclists, Banned on Freeways and Reviled By Drivers, Save a Buck and Make a Point

Tailoring transport for tomorrow's cities

The world's cities are facing unprecedented problems. In Mexico City, Tehran, Kolkata, Bangkok, Shanghai, and hundreds of other cities, the air is no longer safe to breathe. Respiratory illnesses are rampant.

Beijing's pedal power revolution restores lost kingdom

Zhao Xiaoming, 47, a manager at an overseas-funded company, used to sit comfortably behind the wheel of his car every day and drive to work in downtown Beijing.