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By Clarence Eckerson

Gaining Momentum: The 2012 Youth Bike Summit

By Robin Urban Smith | Jan 25, 2012 | No Comments

More than 275 people from 20 states and three countries came to the second annual Youth Bike Summit over the weekend of January 13. Organized by pioneering NYC community bike shop Recycle-A-Bicycle, the three day conference was a chance for young bike advocates to share strategies and draw inspiration from the keynote speakers, Congresswoman Nydia […]

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Via RecreActiva: A Transformative Ciclovia for Guadalajara

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jan 12, 2012 | No Comments

Guadalajara, Mexico is showing how amazingly transformative a ciclovia-style road closure can be for its citizens. In seven years, their inaugural Sunday event Via RecreActiva has grown from just seven miles with 35,000 participants to 41 miles with 400,000 users every Sunday. It goes from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and covers six municipalities.

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Making Streets Safer With On-Street Bike Parking

By Elizabeth Press | Jan 4, 2012 | No Comments

The corner of Smith Street and Sackett Street in Brooklyn had a problem. Drivers approaching the intersection from Sackett couldn’t get a clear view of Smith because of the parked cars blocking their line of sight. Crashes kept happening and local residents started pushing for safety improvements. After experimenting with a few options, NYC DOT […]

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The 2011 Streetfilms Tribute to #BikeNYC

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Dec 21, 2011 | No Comments

Cycling in New York City endured an unprecedented media bombardment in 2011. But New Yorkers kept on riding and the public opinion polls kept on showing that despite the political and press attacks, bike lanes enjoy broad support. To celebrate a year of resilience, we figured we’d show a montage of New Yorkers out on […]

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Kinzie Street: The First of Many Protected Bike Lanes for Chicago

By Elizabeth Press | Dec 1, 2011 | No Comments

In his campaign for mayor, Rahm Emanuel pledged to make Chicago a more bike-friendly city. And in office, he set his sights high, aiming to construct 100 miles of protected bike lanes in his first term. His team wasted no time. Chicago DOT installed the city’s first protected bike lane on Kinzie Street before Emanuel’s […]

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Critical Mass Is Alive and Well at Guadalajara’s Paseo de Todos

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 29, 2011 | No Comments

Walking and bicycling in Guadalajara, Mexico can be dangerous in many parts of the city, but there’s a movement afoot among many citizens to change that. GDL en Bici is a group of local advocates who have been organizing regular bike rides for years, and nothing is more impressive than their ride on the first […]

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