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Drivers Ed. Campaign to Accompany Portland Bike Boxes

By Jason Varone | Feb 14, 2008 | 3 Comments

In an attempt to improve safety at intersections in Portland, Oregon, the Department of Transportation will install the city’s first bike boxes at 14 locations this spring. The city will also launch a marketing campaign, "Get Behind It. The Bike Box: Portland’s New Green Space," intended to educate motorists. As Bikeportland.org reports, large signs will […]

London Imposes $50 Guzzler Fee on SUVs and Lux Roadsters

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 12, 2008 | 12 Comments

London Mayor Ken Livingstone is on a tear. Yesterday he announced a £500 million investment in new bicycling infrastructure. Today, he approved a plan to charge the drivers of SUVs, high powered sports cars and other large engine, high emission vehicles a £25 fee ($48.75!) to drive into Central London’s congestion charging zone. Simultaneously, low […]

London Announces Billion Dollar Bike Plan

By Ben Fried | Feb 11, 2008 | 18 Comments

Proposed routes for bicycle "superhighways" serving London commuters. New Yorkers already envious of London’s congestion pricing system have a fresh reason to look wistfully overseas. A few hours ago, London Mayor Ken Livingstone unveiled a £500 million ($940 million) program to build extensive new bike networks and launch a Velib-style bike-for-hire system. Bike Biz has […]

Refused by His City, Man Jailed for Painting a Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Feb 7, 2008 | 31 Comments

Whitney Stump’s homemade crosswalk, as seen on Google Maps Whitney Stump was tired of drivers ignoring stop signs at an intersection in his Muncie, Indiana neighborhood. After futile attempts to get the city to install crosswalks, Stump took matters into his own hands and painted one in at the corner of Dicks and North streets. […]

Tale of Two Cities: Bicycling in Chicago and Los Angeles

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 7, 2008 | 5 Comments

Two news stories came across the wire yesterday that highlight vast differences in the way U.S. cities treat the use of bicycles for transportation. First, there was this story out of Chicago: Chicago bicyclists, Mayor Daley (pictured right) knows your pain. The mayor introduced an ordinance Wednesday that would slap fines ranging from $150 to […]

Eyes on the Street: Parking Density in Toronto

By Brad Aaron | Feb 4, 2008 | 11 Comments

This Toronto bike rack is a perfect illustration of how curbside parking sucks up valuable street space. Here, six cyclists are able to park in an area normally taken by one motorist, and since the rack was installed on the street, rather than on the sidewalk, pedestrians are unimpeded. Photo: Spacing Toronto

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