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Nov

Local Economic Implications of Urban Bicycle Networks

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Bikes, Europe, Transport, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, economics, employment, politics, retail, shopping, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

by Joe Peach

These are some tough economic times. Governments across the globe are trying all kinds of tricks to keep things ticking over, with varying degrees of success. But could bicycle networks benefit cities, providing a relatively inexpensive way to boost local economies? Read more

Nov

Do Urban Bicycle Networks Get More People Cycling?

Categories: Bikes, Transport, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

Comments: 5

by Joe Peach

The potential benefits of developing urban bicycle networks have been much discussed, but for an urban bicycle network to truly achieve its potential and introduce real change to the communities it serves, it needs to get more people cycling, more often. Read more

Nov

Urban Bicycle Networks and Sustainable Communities

Categories: Bikes, Europe, Transport, UK, USA and Canada

Tags: air quality, cc, congestion, pollution, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

Comments: No

by Joe Peach

Cities all over the world are developing their bicycle networks, building bicycle lanes and implementing city-wide cycle hire schemes in order to begin to tackle the challenges that face our cities. But how might such a change affect urban populations? Read more

Nov

WikiLane – How Citizens Built their own Bicycle Network

Categories: Bikes, Latin America, Transport

Tags: bike lanes, cc, crowdsourcing, Mexico City

Comments: 17

by Jimena Veloz

Mexico City’s government pledged that it would build 300km of bike lanes by 2012. However, the city still only has 22.2 km. To do something about this, several cycling and pedestrian organisations recently decided to paint their own bike lane in front of Congress. Here's the result. Read more

Nov

Are We Part of our Cars and Bikes?

Categories: Bikes, Cars and Roads, Transport, USA and Canada

Tags: behaviour, cc, psychology, subconscious

Comments: 1

by Theodore Brown

Driving is a dangerous endeavour, for more than just the obvious reasons. Between ignition and parking most people become lesser animals: differentiating between car and driver becomes cognitively impossible. And it's a similar situation for cyclists. Read more

Oct

Indonesia’s Biggest City Gets its First Bicycle Lane

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Bikes, Transport

Tags: bike lanes, cc, Jakarta, urban asia

Comments: No

by Deden Rukmana

Despite previously prioritising cars by building inner city roads, the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta recently set a new milestone towards a healthier and more liveable city by opening its first dedicated bicycle lane. Read more

Oct

Cyclists? Pedestrians? Drivers? Who is to Blame for Urban Tension?

Categories: Bikes, Cars and Roads, People, Transport, USA and Canada

Tags: bike lanes, cc, New York City, pedestrians

Comments: 7

by Lyndsey Scofield

As cities become more crowded, tension between pedestrians, cyclists and drivers will become impossible to ignore. Despite the benefits of walkable and cyclable cities, pedestrians and cyclists often exhibit inconsiderate behaviour. So who is to blame for urban tension? Read more

Sep

How Would you Radically Rethink Cycling in London?

Categories: Bikes, Transport, UK

Tags: bike lanes, cc, feedback, London

Comments: 1

by Joe Peach

With a dismal 2% of all trips made by bicycle in London, now seems like a good time to change our approach to cycling in the British capital. And the readers of This Big City seem to be full of ideas. Here's our favourites. Read more

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