Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Berlin

Bike-Sharing in Berlin

By Aaron Naparstek | | 8 Comments
Since we’re talking about urban bike-sharing today, it’s worth taking a quick look at Germany’s Call-a-Bike program. The remarkable thing about this system is that you don’t even need to leave the bicycles in a set parking spot. Using your cell phone you call the phone number on the side of the bike, a magic […]

Berlin’s Bicycle Boom

By Jason Varone | | 2 Comments
Committed to making cycling a viable form of transportation, the Berlin Senate measures the success of that city’s bicycle network by the prevalence of cyclists in the overall traffic mix — rather than the way New York’s DOT does, by the miles of bike lanes built. Via TreeHugger: Two years ago, the Berlin Senate decided […]