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Baltimore Getting Serious About Bikes

By Damien Newton | | 2 Comments
Thanks to the announcement that Baltimore will have a Ciclovia, some in the livable streets movement already know that Baltimore is changing, that there is more to Charm City than is seen in crime dramas such as "The Wire" and "Homicide."  A recent visit showed me that the Ciclovia is only one of several bike […]

The Stupidest Bike Lane in America, Part 2

By Brad Aaron | | 5 Comments
Last month, Slate Magazine’s SlateV asked viewers to submit entries for the "stupidest bike lane in America." Responses poured in — many from outside the U.S. — and the honor went to a lane in Silver Spring, Maryland, which is so useless that the markings were removed before the Slate crew got to it. Enjoy.

Third Term for Livingstone Looks Unlikely (Updated)

By Ben Fried | | 28 Comments
London Mayor Ken Livingstone, who introduced congestion charging to the British capital in 2003, has probably been unseated by Tory challenger Boris Johnson, report Reuters and the Evening Standard. Labour lost across the board in UK elections yesterday, and the London mayor’s race appears not to have bucked the trend, although the final tally has […]

Jersey High School Students Protest Anti-Bike Policy

By Brad Aaron | | 68 Comments
Bridgewater-Raritan High doesn’t want to encourage cycling (or, apparently, walking) to school These kids today. Members of the student environmental club at New Jersey’s Bridgewater-Raritan High School raised $2,000 over the last four years, and what do they want to do with it? Give the school a bike rack, of all things. But Principal James […]
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