Dockless Bike-Share Is Leading a Stunning Cycling Comeback in China
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Cycling rates have doubled in Chinese cities since the advent of dockless bike-share systems.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycling
Helen Rosenthal Isn’t Leveling With Her Constituents About E-Bikes
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Rosenthal, a vocal supporter of de Blasio's e-bike crackdown, is exaggerating the e-bike threat to her constituents and misrepresenting the way NYPD is conducting enforcement.
As Predicted, de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown Is Costing Delivery Workers
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The 20th Precinct, where de Blasio announced his e-bike crackdown, says $500 fines are being imposed on working cyclists, who must pay up to get their bikes back from NYPD.
Bronx Residents Don’t Want to Wait Four Years for DOT to Deliver a Safer Grand Concourse
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DOT plans to build raised bike lanes along the medians on the Grand Concourse, but construction between 175th Street and Fordham Road won't wrap up until 2022 at the earliest. That timetable doesn't sit well with the Bronx residents who came out to Bronx Community Board 5 last night to demand faster action.
The Racist Dog Whistles in Complaints About Dockless Bike-Share
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One commenter on a Georgetown listserv urged people to call the cops on bike-share riders for the offense of biking in the street.
Pedestrian Injuries Dropped 63 Percent After Queens Boulevard Redesign
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Traffic injuries dropped 35 percent on the 2.5-mile stretch that DOT first redesigned with more dedicated space for walking and biking.