Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The Gothamist: More Cyclist Crackdown Promised By City Council In 2012
James Vacca, chair of the City Council Transportation Committee, says he will push through tough new safety rules for cyc...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
St. Louis Public Radio: Cycling advocate calls 2011 "fabulous" year for bikes
By Rachel Lippmann
With average gas prices reaching their highest level in 2011, more and more pe...
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio: Advocates tout increase in Twin Cities cyclists
by Sasha Aslanian, Minnesota Public Radio
December 17, 2011
St. Paul, Minn. — Organizers of Bike Walk Twi...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The New York Times: U.S. Safety Board Urges Cellphone Ban for Drivers
By MATT RICHTEL
Published: December 13, 2011
A federal agency on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by d...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The Lehigh Valley News: Cyclist Patrick Ytsma's death has dark irony
Paul Carpenter
6:02 p.m. EST, December 13, 2011
"Life is unfair," President John F. Kennedy said at a ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The Philly Post: The Cyclist and the Damage Done
By Brian Howard, 12/13/2011
Why the tragic death of a Lehigh Valley man should lead to a change in the vehicle code
When a cyclist i...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: NTSB recommends ban on driver cell phone use
Associated Press
December 13, 2011
States should ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devic...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: Cellphone ban while driving? The tragedies behind the issue
December 13, 2011
Eleven texts in 11 minutes from behind the wheel -- then two were dead and 38 ...
Monday, December 12, 2011
Road.cc: Following Denmark's example on cycling could help EU meet a quarter of its CO2 reduction target, says ECF
Study shows potential impact of people elsewhere in EU cycling same ave...
Monday, December 12, 2011
Streetsblog Capitol Hill: Brilliant Reader Comment: The Double Standard on Bike/Car Behavior
by Angie Schmitt
Streetsblog commenters are, in general, really, really smart. I learn a lot...
Thursday, December 08, 2011
The Virginian-Pilot: Relatives of cyclist killed in Norfolk crash sue officers
The estate of Donnell Worsley filed suit this week against two Norfolk police officers.
By Louis Hansen
Th...
Thursday, December 08, 2011
The Roanoke Times: Driver fined for wreck that injured German bicyclist
By Mike Gangloff
A Marion truck driver who struck and seriously injured a German cyclist drew a $500 fine Tuesday...
Thursday, December 08, 2011
The New York Times: Distracted Driving 'Major Problem'
By REUTERS
Published: December 8, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most U.S. motorists surveyed acknowledged few situations...
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
The New York Times: After a Son Is Killed, Facing a Police Runaround
By JIM DWYER
Published: December 6, 2011
The Lefevres — mother, father and one of their surviving sons &mdas...
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Salon: Are urban bicyclists just elite snobs?
SUNDAY, DEC 4, 2011
As cycling's popularity rises, the cyclists are despised. If riders want to change cities, they need a new attitude
...
Saturday, December 03, 2011
bikeradar.com: Do Republicans really hate cyclists?
By Peter Suciu, in Roseville, Michigan
In the United States, response to many issues falls along political party lines, including tax...
Friday, December 02, 2011
The Atlantic: The Uncomfortable Relationship Between Bikes and Red Lights
NATE BERG DEC 02, 2011
Reuters
It'll come as no surprise to cyclists—not to mention irritated drive...
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Boston Blobe: Bicyclists look forward to Mass Ave bike lane
November 21, 2011
By Clare Coughlan, Globe Correspondent
Justin and Will have been inseparable ever since Justin fou...
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Citizens' Voice: Bike advocates see potential in Wilkes-Barre
BY KENT JACKSON (STAFF WRITER)
Published: November 21, 2011
WILKES-BARRE - Bicyclists get 145 miles to the gallon...
Monday, November 21, 2011
National Parks Traveler: Legislation Could Force Bicycles Off Roads In Some National Parks
Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 21, 2011
Serious road cyclists do not often d...
Monday, November 21, 2011
WTVR Richmond: First bike sharrow markings now on Meadow and Harrison Streets
City has 80 lane miles of sharrow installation planned
Alix Bryan
November 21, 2011
RICHMOND, Va. (W...
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Delaware Online: Bike safety comes to the boardwalk
Delaware Greenways conducts workshop to talk about Rehoboth's options
Nov. 20, 2011
Written by
MOLLY MURRAY
The N...
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Florida Today: Mark DeCotis: Car-bicycle accidents are a troubling trend
Nov. 20, 2011
Mark Decotis
For the third time in seven months an experienced, elite-level Brevard County cy...
Sunday, November 20, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: For downtown cyclists, this green also means go
The bright green bicycle lane on Spring Street is aimed at reducing collisions and helping cyclists feel safer navigati...
Sunday, November 20, 2011
The New York Times: Prospect Park Takes Steps to Slow Cyclists
By J. DAVID GOODMAN
Published: November 20, 2011
On a stretch of Prospect Park’s main drive, bright orange traffic b...
Saturday, November 19, 2011
AsiaOne: More Koreans taking to two-wheels
The Korea Herald/Asia News Network
Saturday, Nov 19, 2011
Im Sang-hyuk, 37, an oriental medicine doctor, has been cycling to work every day for...
Saturday, November 19, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: Bright green bike path appears on Spring Street in downtown L.A.
November 19, 2011
The city of Los Angeles on Saturday continued its efforts to make the dow...
Friday, November 18, 2011
The Daily Camera: Boulder DA: Christopher Loven to be charged in Lefthand cyclist death
Dump truck driver faces charge of careless driving resulting in death
By Erica Meltzer, Camera Staff...
Friday, November 18, 2011
The Gothamist: Hit By A Cyclist, Prospect Park Pedestrian Sues City For $3 Million
If a pedestrian is critically injured by a cyclist while walking in a park, who is at fault? The pedestrian? ...
Friday, November 18, 2011
Patk Slope Patch: Automobiles, Bikes and Pedestrians: Sharing Prospect Park’s Drives
At the Prospect Park Road Sharing Task Force meeting on Wednesday, community members said bicyclist...
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: Santa Monica to open nation's largest bicycle parking station
November 17, 2011
The largest bicycle parking facility in the United States will open Frid...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The Courier-Mail: Cyclist injured after act of 'rage'
by: Staff Writer, Westside News From: Quest Newspapers November 15, 2011
A CYCLIST was left with two broken ribs and heavy br...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
CBC News: No charges for truck driver in cyclist's death
Hundreds of mourners pack memorial for cyclist Jenna Morrison
CBC News Posted: Nov 15, 2011
Toronto police have...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The Republic: Mississippi man to appeal manslaughter conviction in death of Dutch bicyclist
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 15, 2011
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi man will get a...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Road.cc: Cycling safety takes centre stage in Canada after pregnant woman dragged to death under truck
Nation's ruling Conservative Party rejects renewed calls for side guards, but more ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
WTSP Tampa: Boulder Colorado City Council considering 8 mph speed limit for bicyclists
Nov 15, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)- Bicyclists in Boulder may have to watch how fast they co...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Road.cc: Lorry driver's 'good character' sees him spared from jail sentence over cyclist's death
Food service delivery driver had earlier been warned by judge to expect custo...
Monday, November 14, 2011
The Bay Citizen: Cyclist to Be Charged in Woman's Death
Randolph Ang could face one year in jail for crashing into Dionette Cherney
By ZUSHA ELINSON on November 14, 2011
...
Monday, November 14, 2011
The Globe and Mail: Cyclists and motorists must learn to get along
MARCUS GEE | Columnist profile | E-mail
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
Published Monday, Nov. 14, 2011
Si...
Monday, November 14, 2011
The Toronto Sun: Cycling deaths spur road safety review
BY ANTONELLA ARTUSO ,QUEEN'S PARK BUREAU CHIEF
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
TORONTO - Ontario officials will review road safet...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Road.cc: London's Tour du Danger attracts hundreds of riders to highlight blackspots
Mayor faces growing pressure on cycle safety in the capital
by tony_farrelly on November 14, 201...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Global News: Tories deflate proposed cycling safety law
Rebecca Lindell, Global News : Monday, November 14, 2011
OTTAWA – The Conservative government is putting the brake...
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Road.cc: Praise for car website's article showing drivers how to share the road safely with cyclists
Carbuzz article seeking to dispel 'us versus them' attitudes goes viral via s...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The Portland Tribune: Put bicycle riders on equal footing with cars
MY VIEW • Separate lanes for bikes? That might resolve some traffic conflicts
BY VERN LUCE
Nov 10, 2011
...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Carbuzz: What drivers can do to be more cyclist aware
Chris Gidney and Alex Margolis/November 10, 2011
Before we begin, this isn’t an anti-driving post, we’re not lambast...
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
The Toronto Star: Dead cyclist Jenna Morrison was a yoga teacher, dancer, mom
Published On Wed Nov 09 2011
It was supposed to be the happiest of times for Jenna Morrison and her husband...
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
The Gothamist: Prospect Park Volunteer In Coma After Being Struck By Cyclist
A 55-year-old Brooklyn woman is in a medically-induced coma at Kings County Hospital after she was run down by a ra...
Monday, November 07, 2011
CBC: Toronto cyclist killed in 'preventable' collision
CBC News Posted: Nov 7, 2011
Cycling advocates in Toronto are expressing outrage after a 40-year-old woman on a bicyc...
Monday, November 07, 2011
The New York Times: Pleasures of Life in the Slow Lane
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
Published: November 7, 2011
New Yorkers should love bicycling. We’re control freaks. We want to get f...
Monday, November 07, 2011
Tulsa World: Injured bicyclist hopes to raise awareness of safety issues
By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
Published: 11/7/2011
A nudge from a passing vehicle threw John ...
Sunday, November 06, 2011
The Mobile Press-Register: Cyclist: Drivers often harass us as we ride
Published: Sunday, November 06, 2011
By Press-Register Editorial Board
By ANDY MANCHIKES
Special to the...
Sunday, November 06, 2011
The Mobile Press-Register: Why Not Share the Road? (Insight)
Published: Sunday, November 06, 2011
By Press-Register Editorial Board
By ELLEN BROACH
Special to the Press-Register
...
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Transportation Nation: D.C. Considers Allowing Cyclists To Sue Drivers
November 3, 2011
(Washington, DC – Patrick Madden, WAMU) With D.C.’s popular Capital Bikeshare prog...
Thursday, November 03, 2011
DCist: D.C. Advocates Seek Cultural Shift in View of Cyclists
Can you legislate a culture shift, using the law to change the way drivers perceive cyclists? That was was one of the questions...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
The Coloradoan: Sticker campaign urges bike safety
Nov. 2, 2011
Written by
David Young
It's not clear if a free sticker campaign to raise awareness about bicyclists is ...
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
The Morgan Hill Times: Respect the road, and each other
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
What do Bruce Finch, Rory Tomasello, Allen "Skip" Haughay and Marschelle Syverson have in common...
Monday, October 31, 2011
Road.cc: Cycle commuters healthier than those that drive or take the bus say health researchers
Breakthrough in research of the blindingly obvious… but more research still needed say ...
Monday, October 31, 2011
Streetsblog: AP: GOP Attacks on Transportation Enhancements Are “Tall Tales”
by Angie Schmitt on October 31, 2011
A handful of Republican Senators really have a knack for ro...
Friday, October 28, 2011
The Huffington Post: Why Are Bicyclists Being Targeted by Congress?
Posted: 10/28/11
How in the world can biking and walking be controversial?
They're good exercise, fun to do ...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Mother Jones: The GOP Hates Bikes
—By Stephanie Mencimer| Tue Oct. 25, 2011
Over the past few months, as Republicans have focused their attention on cutting what they see as waste...
Friday, October 21, 2011
The Gilroy Dispatch: MH resident found guilty
Friday, October 21, 2011
By Michael Moore
Morgan Hill resident Sandra Arlia left the courthouse in tears, surrounded by a crowd of fami...
Monday, October 17, 2011
The Athens Banner-Herald: Is now the time for bicycle registration?
Published Monday, October 17, 2011
A Saturday Banner-Herald story on the number of Athens-Clarke County residents who...
Sunday, October 16, 2011
KOMO News Seattle: McGinn: Lower speed limits needed to save cyclists' lives
By Michelle Esteban Published: Oct 16, 2011
SEATTLE - Mayor Mike McGinn is pushing a road safety initiat...
Sunday, October 16, 2011
The LAist: Two Bicyclists Killed By Motorists Since Safe Passing Law Vetoed, Activist Tells Governor, 'Their Blood Is On Your Hands'
Bike safety advocates have been pissed at Govern...
Saturday, October 15, 2011
The Coloradoan: Fort Collins strives to reduce bicycle collisions
Bike racks on ambulances accommodate crash victims
Oct. 15, 2011
Bicycle crashes are so common in Fort Col...
Monday, October 10, 2011
The Albert Lea Tribune: Editorial: Bike numbers encouraging
October 10, 2011
The number of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths in Minnesota is down this year. That’s a good sign that ...
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Twin Cities Daily Planet: OPINION | Smart growth's dirty little secret: How dirty, how little, how secret?
BY CONRAD DEFIEBRE, MINNESOTA 2020
October 09, 2011
It should surprise no o...
Sunday, October 09, 2011
The Herald: On urban trails, trouble strikes quickly
By Debra Smith, Herald Writer
EVERETT -- A horrible, tragic accident.
That's the way Cathy Wedlund described a chance co...
Friday, October 07, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: South Pasadena to create 24 miles of bikeways
October 7, 2011
Every Monday Matt Theisen pedals from South Pasadena through the Arroyo Seco to his downtow...
Friday, October 07, 2011
BBC: Are bicycles and cars in a war for American streets?
By Kate Dailey
BBC News Magazine
As American cities attempt to make their streets more bicycle friendly, some tensions arise ...
Thursday, October 06, 2011
The Gothamist: Start Licensing Bicyclists: UES Community Board Discusses Cyclist Regulation
After a taking a summer vacation, the anti-cyclist's favorite threat, cycling licenses and regis...
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Asia One: New York City joins the bike path
Tuesday, Oct 04, 2011
NEW YORK - Bicycle lanes, cycling lessons for adults, and soon 10,000 bikes in a sharing program: New York is pedaling har...
Monday, October 03, 2011
Sacramento Cycling Examiner: Seattle follows Portland by expanding bike lanes. Can Sacramento follow?
Sam Pickering Pick, Sacramento Cycling Examiner
October 3, 2011
New bicy...
Monday, October 03, 2011
Richmond.com: Bicycle Spoken Here: Hitting The Road, Jack
By: ALIX BRYAN
Published: October 03, 2011
Folks, the weekly column “Bicycle Spoken Here” is headed to the scrap y...
Monday, October 03, 2011
Streetsblog Los Angeles: Progressive Bike Ordinance One Step Away…
by Damien Newton on October 3, 2011
If someone were visiting L.A. Streetsblog today for the first time, they wo...
Monday, October 03, 2011
KTSP St. Paul: University of Minnesota Police Crackdown on Bicyclists Using Sidewalks
University of Minnesota Police are cracking down on an increasingly common problem: cyclists using sidewal...
Monday, October 03, 2011
The San Antonio Business Journal: San Antonio campaign urges cyclists, drivers to share the road
Date: Monday, October 3, 2011
San Antonio wants to help drivers and bike riders to share th...
Sunday, October 02, 2011
The Coloradoan: Stay alert when riding in conflict zones
Oct. 2, 2011
Wearing a helmet and staying in the bike lane won't protect you from crashes. Even in a bicycle-friendly ...
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Pantagraph.com: Study shows bicyclists lower risk
By Scott Richardson | Posted: Sunday, October 2, 2011
Some people might be surprised by the findings of a study that concludes cities wit...
Sunday, October 02, 2011
The Chicago Tribune: A critical mess …. uh en masse
By Scott Rowan
October 2, 2011
A homegrown organization of radicals took to the streets of Chicago en masse on Friday, affecti...
Saturday, October 01, 2011
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Seattle plans side-street pathways for cyclists
Saturday, October 1, 2011
SEATTLE (AP) — New pathways for cyclists and pedestrians could be one result...
Friday, September 30, 2011
Road.cc: Government warned that proposed 80mph motorway speed limit will put lives at risk
Environmental groups join road safety campaigners in opposing planned change
by Simon MacMicha...
Friday, September 30, 2011
The Gothamist: Cops Ticketing Dozens Of Cyclists Near Williamsburg Bridge Entrance In Brooklyn
While the DOT is hard at work installing barriers at the bottom of the Williamsburg Bridge bike/p...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Marketwatch: First Annual LA County Bike Summit Explores Strategies for Healthy Communities
Elected Officials, City Staff and Bike Coalition Convene to Build Bike-Friendly Communities
L...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Reno Gazette-Journal: As of Saturday, new laws take effect requiring 3 feet between cars and bikes
Sep. 28, 2011
Written by
LENITA POWERS
Heads up, motorists.
If you’r...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Road.cc: Is London's cycle revolution losing momentum, asks mayoral candidate Jenny Jones
Green Party's mayoral candidate warns that lack of new ideas and cuts in funding risk stifli...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Nation: The Rise of Urban Biking
Ben Adler
September 27, 2011 | This article appeared in the October 17, 2011 edition of The Nation.
Residents of American cities and college to...
Monday, September 19, 2011
The Gothamist: Study: Bikes Hit More Pedestrians Than Previously Thought
In the ongoing bike lane debate (now with added bike shares!) there always seems to be a little old lady who complains ...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
The Montreal Gazette: Drivers should see world through cyclists' eyes
Riders live in two different worlds, one polite and friendly, the other not
BY STEVE WALLACE, POSTMEDIA NEWS SEPT...
Monday, September 05, 2011
The Durango Herald: Road rules apply to cyclists, too
‘Detriment to local ... community not to obey the rules of the road’
By Shane Benjamin Herald Staff Writer
Monday...
Monday, September 05, 2011
The New York Times: Bike Crash Wiped Details; GPS Data Filled Them In
By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: September 5, 2011
WOODSIDE, Calif. — After racing and biking back roads on the S...
Sunday, September 04, 2011
The Coloradoan: CSU can avoid being a 'chaos box' for cyclists
Sep. 4, 2011
Written by Rick Price, Ph.D.,
One of the bicycle handling and safety drills we do with element...
Saturday, September 03, 2011
The Economist: Calm down
With a very few exceptions, America is no place for cyclists
Sep 3rd 2011 | SEATTLE | from the print edition
DYING while cycling is three to five times m...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Lookout News: Are Cyclists Safe In Santa Monica?
By Jason Islas
Lookout Staff
August 31, 2011 -- With the Bicycle Action Plan (BAP) – a comprehensive outline of educational...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
The Longmont Times-Call: Johnnie St. Vrain: Yield to bikes on sidewalks
Johnnie St. Vrain
Posted: 08/30/2011
Dear Johnnie: Does Longmont or the state of Colorado have a law about riding...
Monday, August 29, 2011
Press-Telegram: Long Beach warns bicyclists to keep off sidewalks
By Kristopher Hanson, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/29/2011
LONG BEACH - Authorities are warning bicyclists to steer clear of...
Monday, August 29, 2011
The Star Telegram: Bicyclists, motorists mix in close quarters
Posted Monday, Aug. 29, 2011
BY SUSAN MCFARLAND
Riding solo, in pairs or packs, bicyclists in northeast Tarrant Count...
Saturday, August 27, 2011
The Daily Camera: Boulder eyes Portland's green 'bike boxes'
One of several transportation ideas local leaders may implement
By Heath Urie, Camera Staff Writer
Posted: 08/27/...
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Canyon News: L.A. Man Booked For Running Down Bicyclist
Posted by Daniel Antolin on Aug 27, 2011
SANTA MONICA—On Friday, August 26, the Santa Monica Police Department related deta...
Saturday, August 27, 2011
ROBERT PRICE: Tweaking our too-snug car-bike interface
The Bakersfield Californian | Saturday, Aug 27 2011 05:30 PM
Last Updated Tuesday, Aug 30 2011
A Bakersfield man was killed on his...
Friday, August 26, 2011
The New York Times: In N.Y. Apartment Buildings, Bicycles Muscle In
By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
Published: August 26, 2011
BRIAN WHITELEY loves his bicycle, a black fixed-gear Schwinn that h...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The Oregonian: Riding out of a recession: Bicycle commuters can power the economy
Published: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
By Neil H. Simon
We know Portland's 324 miles of bikewa...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
WKYT: Lexington becoming more ‘bike-friendly’with safety improvements in for cyclists
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
By Elizabeth Troutman
KyForward Contributor
Bike wheels...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Long Beach Post: Streetsblog Los Angeles Examines Bike-Friendly Long Beach
by Greggory Moore | 08.23.11 |
Bicyclists in downtown Long Beach take their first official spin in ...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Bulrington Free Press: Burlington bicyclists encouraged to follow rules
Aug. 23, 2011
Written by
Lynn Monty, Free Press Staff Writer
Cyclist Jake Goss of Burlington glided tow...
Monday, August 22, 2011
The Princeton Packet: PRINCETON: Sharrows being installed in Princetons
DATE POSTED: Monday, August 22, 2011
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer
Sharrows, or shared lane marking...
Monday, August 22, 2011
CNN: I'm the good driver, you're the bad driver
By Katia Hetter, Special to CNN
Mon August 22, 2011
(CNN) -- Katy Chamberlin says she's a better driver than most people sh...
Monday, August 22, 2011
IPR: Bike-Car Crashes Concern City Leaders In T.C.
IPR program(s): IPR News Features
Date: August 22, 2011
By Bob Allen
The number of accidents between cars and bicycles in Traverse C...
Sunday, August 21, 2011
The New York Daily News: Off the chain! City slams bicyclist with $1,500 in fines for running red lights
BY TANYANIKA SAMUELS
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Manhatta...
Saturday, August 20, 2011
The Journal Review: Bicyclists, motorists must share road
Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2011
Barry Lewis
Riding a bike is a typical summertime pastime. However, without proper precautions...
Thursday, August 18, 2011
LA Weekly: L.A. Bike Plan Troubles
By Ryan Deto Thursday, Aug 18 2011
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, if he is still alive, will be 93 years old by the time the new 2010 Bike Plan is suppose...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Salt Lake City Weekly: More Accidents As More Choose To Bike
By Eric S. Peterson
AUGUST 16,2011 -
On June 7, cyclist Brynn Barton, 24, was killed by a hit-and-run driver, and her ca...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The New York Times: Judge Rejects Groups’ Effort to Remove Bike Lane
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Published: August 16, 2011
A judge on Tuesday dismissed an effort by Brooklyn residen...
Monday, August 15, 2011
The Arizona Daily Star: 1st 'bike boulevard' here may be a sign of what's down the road
Tony Davis Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Monday, August 15, 2011
Heading north on Fourth...
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Silver City Sun-News: Their View: Bicyclists are responsible partners on the road
Trina Witter, Cindy Robbins, Ellen Castello and Chris Brow / For the Sun-News
Posted: 08/14/2011
Las ...
Sunday, August 14, 2011
The Virginian-Pilot: Cyclists in Dare County urge motorists to share road
By Erin James
The Virginian-Pilot
© August 14, 2011
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C.
Tension between bicyclists ...
Saturday, August 13, 2011
The Digitel Beaufort: Bike culture on the move in Beaufort: Are bike lanes coming next?
Well not exactly.
The city is taking on painting markings on some roads to remind people that they n...
Saturday, August 13, 2011
CTV: Cyclists, drivers on deadly collision course: experts
CTV National News: Genevieve Beauchemin
A growing number of injuries and deaths among cyclists in Canadian cities, especially Mon...
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The Guardian: Toronto's removal of bike lanes marks opening salvo in 'war on cycling'
Mayor of Toronto is doing little to diminish tensions between cyclists, pedestrians and driv...
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The Philadelphia Daily News: Traffic judge proposes violations for bikers
BY CHRIS BRENNAN
Philadelphia Daily News
AS THE NUMBER of traffic tickets plummets in the city, the Philadelphi...
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: Marist Poll: New York's love-hate relationship with bike lanes
It doesn't take a Woody Allen movie to see that New Yorkers are a conflicted lot. Just look at the ...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
CTV News: Province should create bicycling policy: report
The Canadian Press
Date: Wednesday Aug. 10, 2011
TORONTO — The Ontario Medical Association is calling for the province t...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
WBAL TV Baltimore: Student Cyclist Hit By 83-Year-Old In February Dies
Nathan Krasnopoler, 20, Died Wednesday
POSTED: August 10, 2011
BALTIMORE -- A Johns Hopkins University student ...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Santa Monica Daily Press: Activists applaud City Hall's bike plan
By Ashley Archibald
August 10, 2011
DOWNTOWN — Members of bike activist group Santa Monica Spoke got the fi...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
EncToday: Safer driving, riding could save cyclist lives
August 10, 2011 12:00 AM
Jane Moon
Staff Writer
With the escalating price of gas, other modes of transportation are becomin...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Examiner.com: City leaders are starting to follow
Taylor Nichols, hollywood Examiner
August 10, 2011
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of ...
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
WCTV: Cyclists: We Have Rights, Too
In light of recent accidents involving bicycle riders, cyclists want to remind everyone on the road to be careful.
Aug 9, 2011
Reporter: Lanetra Ben...
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Straight.com: David Suzuki: Building bike lanes pays dividends
Building bike lanes creates jobs and other economic spin-offs.
By David Suzuki, August 9, 2011
Most arguments against bi...
Monday, August 08, 2011
The Coloradoan: Fort Collins pedals to No. 3 on the list of the 10 best bicycle cities in U.S.
Aug. 8, 2011
Fort Collins has again been recognized as one of the countries best place to ...
Monday, August 08, 2011
The Boston Globe: Biking violations unpunished
Law meant to keep pedal-pushers in line turns out to be toothless
By Peter DeMarco
Globe Staff / August 8, 2011
Boston police have yet ...
Monday, August 08, 2011
The San Francisco Chronicle: Black bicyclists get church's blessing in Oakland
Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, August 8, 2011
OAKLAND -- Oakland's new Catholic ...
Monday, August 08, 2011
The Messenger Post: More bicyclists, more safety concerns in Canandaigua
By Alysa Stryker, staff writer
Messenger Post
Posted Aug 08, 2011
Canandaigua, N.Y. —
There may ...
Monday, August 08, 2011
Road.cc: Major rise in cycling deaths and injuries
Spike too in pedestrian, motorbike casualties
There has been a significant rise in the number of cyclists being killed or injured on Br...
Monday, August 08, 2011
The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: 2 cyclists hit by drivers die
Motorists urged to stay aware while on the road
By Tom Held and Breann Schossow of the Journal Sentinel
Aug. 8, ...
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Redwood City Patch: Bicyclist vs. Driver: Who's at Fault?
Redwood City has numerous projects to make roads safer and more commutable for both drivers and bikers, but even these improveme...
Thursday, August 04, 2011
The Chicago Tribune: How to end 'dooring' accidents
By Julie Deardorff, Tribune Newspapers
August 4, 2011
Here’s a simple – but brilliant -- idea that could make t...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
The San Francisco Examiner: Driver who allegedly ran down bicyclists in San Francisco will enter insanity plea
By: Ari Burack | Examiner Staff Writer | 08/03/11
Hours before the d...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Gothamist: Second Cyclist Killed This Week, Driver Arrested
Less than 48 hours after a cyclist was killed under a truck in East Williamsburg in a horrifying accident, another cyclist was fatal...
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: LAPD urges drivers, cyclists to get along on the road
August 2, 2011
Citing a spike in bike accidents in the central area of the city, Los Angeles police on...
Monday, August 01, 2011
Richmond.com: Bicycle Spoken Here: Bike Versus Car
By: Alix Bryan
Published: August 01, 2011
We’re all pedestrians, and some of us, myself included, hold the perspective of bo...
Monday, August 01, 2011
Road.cc: The rise and rise of the New York City cycle commuter
Road fatalities at all time low, cycling at all time high
by Mark Appleton on August 1, 2011
The seemingly inexo...
Monday, August 01, 2011
WJBF Augusta, GA: Bikers Say New Georgia Biker Law Raises Awareness
By: ARCHITH SESHADRI
Published: August 01, 2011
Augusta, GA --
One man is dead after an early morning bicycle acci...
Monday, August 01, 2011
Bicycle Retailer: NYC: Media Hypes Bike Lane Backlash
By Chris Lesser
NEW YORK, NY—If you picked up a tabloid on a New York City street corner earlier this year you stood a good ...
Monday, August 01, 2011
The San Jose Mercury News: Bicyclists, motorists, pedestrians must share the road--and be 'nice' about it
By Judy peterson
Posted: 08/01/2011 07:32:14 PM PDT
When bicyclists, dr...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
The Duluth News Tribune: Our view: Bicyclists have a right to the road; drivers have responsibility to share
Tensions between motorists and bicyclists — and their growing inability to ...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
The Boston Globe: Can’t cyclists and motorists just get along?
BELLA ENGLISH
July 31, 2011|By Bella English
As the bicycling season kicks into high gear with August vacation beckon...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
The Globe and Mail: Vancouver mayor may pay the political price for bike lanes
MARK HUME
VANCOUVER— From Monday's Globe and Mail
Published Sunday, Jul. 31, 2011 8:16PM ...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
The Chicago Tribune: Despite designated bike lanes, many motorists still oblivious
By Julie Deardorff
July 31, 2011
My 6-year-old was recently "doored" by a parked car while r...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
The Oakland Tribune: Pleasanton is first in nation using microwave technology to protect cyclists
By Robert Jordan
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 07/31/2011
PLEASANTON -- When it co...
Saturday, July 30, 2011
The New York Times OPINION: The Dutch Way: Bicycles and Fresh Bread
By RUSSELL SHORTO
Published: July 30, 2011
Russell Shorto is the author of “The Island at the Center of th...
Friday, July 29, 2011
The Daily Camera: Police report: Driver in fatal bike accident got into fight with Boulder cyclist in 2003
By Mitchell Byars Camera Staff Writer
Posted: 07/29/201
A dump truck driver wh...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
AM New York: More cyclists hit city streets, with New Yorkers' approval
Though drivers may hate them, bike lanes are a resounding hit with cyclists, whose ranks have swelled 14 percent on ...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The Des Moines Register: Bicyclists offer Iowa an economic boost
Jul. 28, 2011
This week, eyes will turn to the 8,000 to 10,000 (who knows for sure?) bicyclists and supporters who ...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The Post and Courier: Panel keeps pushing for more bike lanes
BY DAVE MUNDAY
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Three weeks after a well-known local doctor was killed riding his bicycle acros...
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The San Francisco Chronicle: Slow Bike Movement: Not all cyclists in a hurry
Celeste LeCompte, Special to The Chronicle
Thursday, July 28, 2011
San Francisco is boomtown for bicyclin...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Straight.com: Cyclists and motorists can coexist peacefully in Vancouver
By Ted Laturnus, July 27, 2011
In May, I attended a conference in Vancouver called Changing Lanes. Organized by the...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The Albert Lea Tribune: Do you like bike lanes?
Published Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Just a few months after the city’s first bike lanes were installed on a 1 1/2-mile stretch on Fron...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Road.cc: San Francisco bike theft thwarted + Video
Young woman bravely tackles villain
by Mark Appleton on July 27, 2011 - 11:21
Sometimes, as the saying goes, it takes a woman to ...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Chicago Tribune: To boost cycling, make women happy
If you want to get more people on their bikes, find a way to appeal to women, one expert says.
By Julie Deardorff, Tribune newspa...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Chicago Tribune: Chicago cuts ribbon on first protected bike lanes
Kinzie Street lanes to be followed by ones on Jackson Boulevard
By Cynthia Dizikes, Tribune reporter
July 26, 20...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Winnipeg Free Press: Don't steer clear when signs of pain persist in bike-related falls, says expert
By: Lauren La Rose, The Canadian Press
Posted: 07/26/2011 3:16 PM
TORONTO - As...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Daily Times: Bethany urges cyclist safety
With information effort in place since 2007, police begin to issue warnings
Jul 26, 2011 |
BETHANY BEACH -- In an effort to educate ...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Fox11AZ.com: Tucson looking to extend bicycle friendly features across town
fox11az.com
Posted on July 26, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Tucson is once again being noted as one of the nation...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Global Saskatoon: Cycle safely this summer
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Bicycling is a great mode of transportation. Not only is it part of a healthy lifestyle, but cycling also contributes to a...
Monday, July 25, 2011
Road.cc: Bexley video attacker sentenced
Nicholls receives fines and costs totalling £600
by Mark Appleton on July 25, 2011 - 15:41
John Nicholls, the man who attacked cyclist...
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Florida Today: Brevard fighting for bicycle access
Pineda Causeway proposed
8:43 PM, Jul. 24, 2011 | 30 Comments
Written by
RICK NEALE
FLORIDA TODAY
Though the proposal died ...
Friday, July 22, 2011
The Gazette: Drivers, bicyclists have uneasy relationship in East Iowa
Officials urge all to follow rules of the road
by Gregg Hennigan :: UPDATED: 22 July 2011 | 8:23 pm
RAGBR...
Friday, July 22, 2011
The Los Angeles times: L.A. is backing its cyclists
A recently approved ordinance gives bikers a new way to strike back at aggressive drivers. So motorists, think twice about attacking pedal...
Friday, July 22, 2011
NBC San Diego: No Traction Seen for Cyclist-Driver Law
San Diego official says it’s unlikely that policy-makers will adopt a Los Angeles biker protection law
By Gene Cubbison | Fri...
Thursday, July 21, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: Bicyclist harassment outlawed by Los Angeles City Council
New law makes it a crime for drivers to threaten cyclists verbally or physically.
By Kate Linthicum, Los...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Santa Monica Daily Press: Learning how to share the road on two wheels
By Ashley Archibald
July 20, 2011
CITYWIDE — If you think the roads in Los Angeles are congested, you have...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
KOMO Seattle: Police: 1 of 2 suspected in knocking over bicyclist arrested
By KOMO Staff Published: Jul 20, 2011 at 2:11 PM PDT Last Updated: Jul 21, 2011 at 7:28 AM PDT
TACOMA, Wash. -...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The Toronto Sun: Fewer pedestrians, cyclists hurt in 2010
BY IAN ROBERTSON ,TORONTO SUN
FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011 6:56:17 EDT PM
TORONTO - Fewer pedestrians and cyclists we...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Road.cc: Two new Barclays Cycle Superhighways open in London today
Routes from Wandsworth to Westminster and Bow to Algate all joined up and ready to go
by tony_farrelly on July 19, 201...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: Bicyclist killed in apparent road rage incident between 2 drivers
July 19, 2011 | 10:34 pm
An apparent road rage incident between two motorists in downtown Los An...
Monday, July 18, 2011
The Boston Globe: On Biking: yes, bicyclists are taking over the streets
July 18, 2011 09:57 AM
By Jonathan Simmons, Guest Columnist
I’ve decided to come clean and fess up: Y...
Monday, July 18, 2011
USA Today: Carmageddon race: Cyclists faster than JetBlue plane
By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY
Bicyclists 1, JetBlue 0.
At least that's how it turned out this past Saturday when ...
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sustainable Business.com: A National Interstate Bike Highway? Is It Possible?
SustainableBusiness.com News
In this time of budget cuts everywhere, little in the way of positive thinking, ...
Friday, July 15, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: 'Carmageddon' should inspire cyclists and drivers to get along
July 15, 2011 | 1:16 pm
One upshot from this weekend's "Carmageddon" fiasco i...
Friday, July 15, 2011
The Boston Globe: Make Boston bicycle-free
BRIAN MCGRORY
July 15, 2011|By Brian McGrory, Globe Columnist
As Mayor Tom Menino prepares to roll out an ambitious bicycle-sharing program ...
Friday, July 15, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: 'Share the road' is a two-way street
Some bicyclists' attitude toward drivers isn't helping their case
By Hector Tobar
July 15, 2011
You'...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The Boston Globe: Boston looks to make city safer for bicycles
Police up patrols ahead of Hubway
July 14, 2011|By Martine Powers, Globe Correspondent
With a bike-sharing program soon ...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
City Room, The NEw York Times: Click if You See a Female Cyclist in Manhattan
By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
It is a commonly used figure in the world of New York City cycling: Male cyclists out...
Friday, July 08, 2011
The Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles needs an attitude adjustment regarding bicyclists
Bicyclists in Los Angeles are a part of our communities and have as much right to the roadways as cars. It&...
Sunday, July 03, 2011
The New York Times: Women, Uneasy, Still Lag as Cyclists in New York City
By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
Published: July 3, 2011
When Julie Hirschfeld opened a bicycle boutique for women, she en...
Friday, July 01, 2011
The Copenhagen Post: Dissidents in the City of Cyclists
WEDNESDAY, 01 JUNE 2011 21:20 JENNIFER BULEY FOCUS ON
Have city planners gone overboard with the ambition to be “the city o...
Friday, May 20, 2011
Tampa Bay Online: Mayor peddles bike safety
By NEIL JOHNSON | The Tampa Tribune
Published: May 20, 2011
TAMPA --
In a region that's been dangerous for bicycle riders, Tampa'...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Weekly Press: The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia boasts increase in cyclists
Weekly Press • Wed, May 18, 2011
By Nicole Contosta
Staff Reporter
Even though we’...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The Seattle Times: What's with all the bike bitterness?
Friday morning, if some people are to be believed, a horde of pests is to descend on the city and continue a plot to suck the marr...
Monday, May 16, 2011
The Orlando Sentinel: Sharing the Road: Bicyclists, bikers and motorists have same rights and duties under traffic laws
A common misconception is that bicyclists do not have the right to rid...
Sunday, May 15, 2011
The Plain Dealer: Drivers and cyclists still learning how to share the pavement: Road Rant
Published: Sunday, May 15, 2011, 10:00 AM
By John Horton, The Plain Dealer
There's room...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Malibu Patch: Bicycles and You on PCH—Take a Deep Breath
Drivers have many misconceptions about bicyclists.
By Susan Tellem | May 10, 2011
Nearly a year ago, I was frustrated,...
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
THE NEW YORKER: RATIONAL IRRATIONALITY- BIKE LANES II: THE CONDEMNED MOTORIST SPEAKS
MARCH 9, 2011
Posted by John Cassidy
As I was saying about the bike lobby…
I am...
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
The New York Times: New York Transportation Chief Defends Bike Lanes
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Published: March 9, 2011
WASHINGTON — Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City&...
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
The Gothamist: Debunking The New Yorker's Anti-Bike Lane Screed
New Yorker columnist John Cassidy usually writes about economics, but he also drives a Jaguar around NYC, and the man is sic...
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
The Guardian: Bike Blog- How one New York bike lane could affect the future of cycling worldwide
A much more significant story than the future of one bike lane in Brooklyn, a great deal hangs o...
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
THE NEW YORKER: RATIONAL IRRATIONALITY- BATTLE OF THE BIKE LANES
MARCH 8, 2011
Posted by John Cassidy
At the risk of incurring the wrath of the bicycle lobby, a constituency t...
Monday, March 07, 2011
The New York Times: Lawsuit Seeks to Erase Bike Lane in New York City
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Published: March 7, 2011
Well-connected New Yorkers have taken the unusual step of suing the...
Friday, March 04, 2011
The New York Times: For City’s Transportation Chief, Kudos and Criticism
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Published: March 4, 2011
ON a balmy night last June, the city’s Congressio...
Sunday, February 20, 2011
The Huntsville Times: OP-ED ON BIKE SAFETY: By Morgan Andriulli
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. _ Look closely at this picture. This is what the motorist failed to see when he hit Ernie Wu at 6:30 a.m. W...
Friday, February 18, 2011
The St. Petersburg Times: 'Vulnerable user' law would protect bicyclists, pedestrians
Dan DeWitt, Times Columnist
In Print: Friday, February 18, 2011
This seems like a natural ...
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Lookout News: Bike Action Plan To Encourage More Biking, Less Driving
By Jason Islas
Special to the Lookout News
February 18, 2011 -- As part of the LUCE plan to revamp the city&#...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Richmond Progressive Examiner: McDougle bill to increase safe passing distance for cyclists
February 16th, 2011 9:09 am ET
Sen. Ryan T. McDougle of the Virginia General Assembly isn&rsq...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Monitor: Edinburg ordinance requires safe passing on road
February 16, 2011 9:29 PM
Jared Janes
The Monitor
EDINBURG — On his latest lengthy trips he’s taken around H...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
WREG Memphis: Madison Avenue Bike Lane Plan Has People Pedaling Up a Storm
FAST FACTS:
Madison Avenue is one of several streets with plans for potential bike lanes.
Business o...
Monday, February 14, 2011
The Orange County Register: Police to Crack Down on Cyclists vs. Drivers
Judgment day is coming for drivers and cyclists, and it's about time.
With an average of one cyclist a month kil...
Monday, February 14, 2011
The Richmond Times-Dispatch: Bill tackles passing space around bicycles
By KATHERINE CALOS
Published: February 14, 2011
The cyclists were slow and a bit wobbly as their group starte...
Sunday, February 13, 2011
The St. Petersburg Times: Penalty for killing bicyclist is inadequate
By Dan DeWitt, Times Columnist
In Print: Sunday, February 13, 2011
Everybody seems to agree that Brad Ash was a go...
Monday, February 07, 2011
The Augusta Chronicle: Legal issues remain after cyclist dies
By Bianca Cain
Staff
Monday, Feb. 7, 2011
Cycling, rowing and wakeboarding were things he loved, but Anna was the apple ...
