Vox
3/27/15
[…] Bikes, if anything, are seen as a very recent intrusion on them.
But the surprising truth is that back in the 1890s and early 1900s, it was mainly cyclists who first advocated for cities in the US and Europe to pave their streets and build new roads. […]
Boston Globe
3/22/15
[…] “As the Norwegians say, ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather; only bad clothing,’ ” said Fries. […] The shorter days mean that lights and reflectors are mandatory equipment. […]
LA Times Editorial
3/18/15
[…] A bill in the Legislature to mandate helmets for all bicyclists is based less on evidence of significant benefit than on the mantra that it’s worthwhile if even a single life is saved. […] If it were, the state would require pedestrians to wear body armor; after all, five times as many pedestrians are killed in street accidents than are bicyclists. […]
ABC News
3/11/15
[…] One of the Bay Area’s top tourist destinations is hoping to detour some tourists away from their city, at least the ones riding bikes.
Sausalito is looking to regulate the number of rental bikes coming into town. Some people say it’s just too many. […]
Evening Standard
3/17/15
Boris Johnson today issued his first major public warning of high pollution in London – advising tens of thousands of people to cut back on physical exercise to protect their health. [..] She added: “It appears to be about advising the victims of air pollution rather than the polluters.” […]
The Oregonian
Portland, Oregon
3/16/2015
[…] They didn’t want to damage the trails – trails they can no longer ride because of city concerns about environmental damage.
[…] “It shows we have nowhere to go,” said Charlie Sponsel, protest organizer. […]
The most depressing part of the CIRC cycling report is also the most ignored
The Guardian
Cycle Guardian Sports Network
3/13/15
[…] The report’s conclusion that women in cycling are being exploited financially and sexually is both shocking and predictable. Thankfully things are improving [..]
BMX track in south Jefferson County hopes for mid-summer opening
Denver Post
3/11/15
[…] A proposed BMX bike track near the intersection of Kipling Parkway and Hampden Avenue is going to move forward and could be operational by mid summer. […] BMX track builder Eric Bress, who designs tracks for Olympic competition, is volunteering to construct the track, which Turner said could take as little as two weeks to complete once work begins. […]
2015 Tour of the Gila Obtains Sponsorship
[…] I am pleased to let everyone know that we have a group of sponsors, local and nationwide, anchored by a key donor that are responsible for saving the Tour of the Gila, now dubbed the “Gila Monsters”. […] We are setting up an online crowd funding site that will enable us to bring back some enhancements that we had cut to trim the costs.
The demise and rebirth of cycling in Britain
The Guardian
3/10/15
[…] I’m not just interviewing Canadian, American and British cycle advocates, I’m also spending time with Dutch cycle advocates, trying to work out how their campaigns of the 1970s – such as Stop de Kindermoord, “Stop the child murder, and the free-to-use “white bicycles” of the Provo anarchist movement, precursors to the Bixi bike share bikes – were so successful. […]
