Patrick SissonJun 24, 2019, 4:51pm EDT What if I told you there was a way to develop U.S. cities that was better for social equity, created more jobs and economic activity, resulted in better transit access, and improved the environment, all while guaranteeing better economic returns for developers and investors? According to “Foot Traffic Ahead,” […]
Tue 25 Jun 2019 10.38 BST We rounded up half a century of protest posters and stickers from campaigns which helped Amsterdam become the ‘cycle capital of the world’ Bike City Amsterdam by Fred Feddes and Marjolein de Lange is published by Bas Lubberhuizen Main image: A 1973 poster refers to the bicycle as ‘public
From Hong Kong to Cape Town, Seoul to Selly Oak, here are some of the standout examples Thu 27 Jun 2019 Bike lanes blocked by bollards, potholes, contradictory signs and “the world’s shortest bike lane”: when we asked for examples of the best and worst cycle infrastructure in cities the submissions came in thick and
The protesters were demanding action on climate change on a day when temperatures in Europe were threatening to smash all-time high records. J. Lester Feder03:11 PM – 28 Jun 2019 Posted on June 28, 2019, at 1:01 p.m. ET French CRS riot police remove French youth and environmental activists as they block a bridge during
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has just £160m of the cash it needs, unlike a junction near Bedford Helen PiddLast modified on Mon 24 Jun 2019 18.37 BST Almost exactly a year ago, Chris Boardman – the Olympic champion turned walking and cycling commissioner – unveiled a bold vision: Greater Manchester was to turn itself into
Teams of women and girls are among numerous cycle groups increasingly to be seen on the streets of the frenetic Pakistan megacity Saba ImtiazLast modified on Wed 26 Jun 2019 22.34 BST Early on Sunday morning in Karachi, a group of girls are riding loops around an empty stretch of road outside the colonial-era Custom
In 2013 the Irish capital was ranked among the world’s top 20 bike-friendly cities, but only a small part of the promised cycle network was ever built Laura LakerTue 25 Jun 2019 12.15 BST One sunny May afternoon in Dublin, as the Spice Girls prepared to kick off their Spice World 2019 tour at Croke
Last modified on Thu 27 Jun 2019 16.31 BST “The writer counted, in the space of only four minutes, 93 native cyclists riding past the Astra theatre,” wrote a journalist for the Star newspaper in July 1940. Standing almost 80 years later on the same corner of Louis Botha Avenue at the same time and
Jonathon Harker27 June, 2019 Near misses, collisions and cycle route activity will be monitored in Dublin City Centre thanks to a partnership between the City Council, Vodafone and See.Sense. Real-time sensor data will be crowdsourced from bikes in Dublin, with a view to helping the city better integrate bikes into mobility planning. Devices created by
Jonathon Harker26 June, 2019 Zedify recently opened a new London depot in Hoxton just outside the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). This new micro-consolidation centre will house up to 20 of Zedify’s zero emission electric cargo trikes and will be able to handle over 1,500 deliveries each day. As with all Zedify depots, parcels arrive
