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Taxpayers ride to rescue of Paris bike-hire scheme
Paris :: France | about 1 hour ago
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The city of Paris has been forced to pump taxpayers' money into the deflated tyres of its widely-copied, self-service, bicycle hire scheme. After just over two years, V�lib, which offers bikes for hire on almost every large street corner in Paris, remains...
Tags: Paris, France, Bicycle, Bicycles, JCDecaux, Bicycle sharing system, Vￃﾩlib', Cycling, Sustainable transport, Appropriate technology
Cyclists face pumped-up fines in city crackdown
Melbourne :: Australia | about 5 hours ago
Credibility Police have begun a three-day bike safety blitz designed to target the streets of central Melbourne and enforce a range of new road rules. Acting Senior Sergeant Falconer said the aim of the operation was to improve the safety of cyclists. “Along with...
Tags: roads rules, roads users, Australia, Melbourne, Cycling, Road transport, Bicycle safety, Traffic light, Traffic, Sustainable transport, Traffic law, Road safety, Hospitality Recreation
TI Cycles launches leisure bicycles
New Delhi :: India | about 9 hours ago
Credibility TI Cycles of India (TII), a Murugappa group company, on Monday launched well-known American bicycle brand Schwinn here...Schwinn brand will offer various ranges of bicycles including ‘ridged fork’, ‘suspension’, ‘hard tail’ and ‘kids’. “The concept of...
Tags: leisure bicycles, India, New Delhi, Bicycle, TI Cycles of India, Business Finance, Schwinn Bicycle Company, Cycling, Motorized bicycle, Hospitality Recreation, Birmingham Small Arms Company
Easy rider
Hamilton :: United Kingdom | about 12 hours ago
Credibility Andrew Hamilton has prepared it according to all your needs: It has an advanced battery pack to give you an extra burst for pursuing bad guys, and it folds up nice and small, too, like the impossible tools that you use to catch them. It can even survive...
Tags: Andrew Hamilton, folds bikes, Brompton, Jerusalem, United Kingdom, Hamilton, Alternative propulsion, Motorized bicycle, Road transport, Bicycle, A-bike, Folding bicycles, Cycling, Electric vehicles, Hospitality Recreation
New Bike Facility Entices City Workers
New Haven :: CT :: USA | about 13 hours ago
Credibility Baldwin lives in Westville. Even though she lives right on a bus line, it’s quicker to cycle in to her job at the city government office building than to take the bus, she said as she locked her bike to one of 12 spots in the storage area. “I’m just so...
Tags: city workers, New Haven, biking facilities, Parking, Street furniture, Bicycle, Cycling in Toronto, Cycling in Chicago, Cycling, Sustainable transport, Bicycle stand, Hospitality Recreation
Safe Roads kicks off at Greenwich Point
New York City :: NY :: USA | about 14 hours ago
Credibility Joggers, cyclists and walkers enjoyed a serene jaunt through the heart of Greenwich Point Sunday morning during the kick off of the "Safe Roads" program, which blocks cars from accessing most areas of the park every Sunday morning in the winter.
Tags: Friends of Greenwich Point, safe roads, Bob Luce, Old Greenwich Yacht Club, New York City, Greenwich, Speed limit, Cycling, Road safety, Traffic law, Greenwich Connecticut
Revitalized BMX track a labor of love
Le Roy :: NY :: USA | about 19 hours ago
Credibility The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Sunday, November 22, 2009 Three years ago the BMX bike track at the Mesa County Fairgrounds was an overgrown weed patch that barely drew a handful of racers for competitions. Today it is a top-notch facility that sees...
Tags: Grand Valley BMX, Nick Adams, Kristi Adams, bmx tracks, Le Roy, BMX bike, Scot Breithaupt, Cheri Elliott, Bicycle Motocross, Cycle racing, Cycling
Commuting to work? Take it easy at first
Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | about 20 hours ago
Credibility Take it easy at first Monday, November 23, 2009 Veteran bicyclist Louis Fineberg suggests easing into it. "[It's] not an all or nothing choice," said Fineberg, program manager for BikePGH, the bike advocacy organization. "Try it once a month, maybe eventually...
Tags: Louis Fineberg, biking commuting, north parks, Urban Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group, North Park, Pittsburgh, Bicycle commuting, Trail, Cycling, Exercise, Sustainable transport, Hospitality Recreation
Fullers Wins NZTA Cycle-Friendly Award
Wellington :: New Zealand | about 24 hours ago
Credibility Manager (on behalf of Fullers’ CEO Douglas Hudson) by the Associate Minister of Transport, the Hon Jonathan Young (on behalf of the Minister, Steven Joyce). Fullers has been working on several different cycle friendly initiatives to support and encourage...
Tags: Fullers Wins NZTA, Cycle Action Auckland, cycling action, New Zealand, Wellington, Transport in Auckland, Waiheke Island, Cycling, Bicycle, Hospitality Recreation, Sustainable transport, Advocacy groups, Cycling in New Zealand
Cycling for road safety campaign
Berlin :: Germany | 1 day ago
Credibility Equally, I urge all cyclists to ride smart by wearing protective gear and high visibility clothing as well as using a light at night. As well as supporting the Foundation's road safety message, the Rudd Labor Government is partnering with local councils...
Tags: Amy Gillett Foundation, roads safety, safety campaign, Germany, Berlin, Sustainable transport, Segregated cycle facilities, Cycling, Amy Gillett, Transportation planning, Hospitality Recreation
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