These Aren’t America’s Best Bus Stops … But We Still Love Them
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You still have a little time to submit your nomination for our America's Best Bus Stops contest — and we've got a little last-minute inspiration for you.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Australia
The Forgotten Other Good Reason for Repealing Seattle’s Bike-Helmet Law
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Helmet laws discourage cycling, which undermines public health.
STUDY: City Visitors Who Use E-Scooters More Spend More
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On the eve of scooter-share coming to the Bronx, an Australian study shows that they boost tourism.
Dear Giant Bicycles, Please Bring This Ad Campaign to America
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Reader Paul Murphy sends along this ad from the Australian division of Giant Bicycles. The spot, by the Melbourne-based firm Leo Burnett, started airing last summer as part of Giant’s “Real Riders” campaign. Imagine if images of grocery bags slung over handlebars could somehow saturate the airwaves as much as sleek new luxury sedans gliding […]
Melbourne’s Complete Streets
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In August, I had the pleasure of spending a little more than two weeks in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne is the country’s second-largest city, with 3.8 million residents in the metropolitan area. Despite its size, from a walking and transportation standpoint (to say nothing of a coffee-drinking perspective), Melbourne almost defines the term "livable city." Trams […]
Bike Commuters Clean Up and Lock Up in Brisbane, Australia
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From the Australian Bicycling Council comes word of a new amenity for bicycling commuters In Brisbane, Australia. Called cycle2city, it provides secure weekday parking and showers for up to 420 members, who will pay between $5 and $7 a day for the privilege of using the facility (that and other figures quoted here are Australian […]