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Local Businesses Need Not Fear New Bike Lanes, Seattle Study Suggests 16 Aug 2013 | 10:28 pm
By Jeff Spross ThinkProgress August 15, 2013 CREDIT: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Businesses often fret that installing bike lanes on their streets will cut down customer traffic, but a new study pu...
Why Every Bike Needs a Bell 10 Aug 2013 | 03:34 am
By Chris Tackett TreeHugger August 9, 2013 … The need for a basket or panniers, a nicer seat, or even a helmet are, in my opinion, all up for debate on whether they are necessary, but I think there...
Palestine’s First Bike Lane in Jericho Brings Oldest City Up to Speed 2 Aug 2013 | 12:56 am
By Karin Kloosterman Green Prophet August 1, 2013 Biking enthusiasts in Palestine have welcomed the construction of the first cycle lane in the Palestinian territories on the main road leading from J...
Fatal Traverse City Hit-and-Run Crash Elevates Push to Make Road Safety Improvements 19 Jul 2013 | 12:55 am
By Kyle Moroney MLive July 18, 2013 A push to make streets in Traverse City more pedestrian and cyclist friendly is getting more attention following the crash earlier this month that killed 29-year...
$1.50 Paper Bike Helmet Concept Makes Bike Share Programs Safer 9 Jul 2013 | 10:56 pm
Posted by Jordan Carr bikerumor.com July 8, 2013 With bike share and rental programs taking off across the US, safety has become a huge concern for travelers looking to optimize city time via a bic...
It’s the ‘Bicycle Spring’ 3 Jul 2013 | 12:52 am
By John Yemma The Christian Science Monitor July 1, 2013 Long shunted to the side of the road — and sometimes denied the road entirely — the humble, fragile, friendly bicycle is merging into mainstre...
Elevated Bicycle Lanes May Come to Hawaii 26 Jun 2013 | 04:00 am
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Amtrak Bicycle Baggage Cars Could Boost Tourism, Lawmakers Say 19 Jun 2013 | 04:01 am
Huffington Post June 17, 2013 New York lawmakers want Amtrak to add baggage cars to its passenger trains that would be capable of carrying bicycles. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sens. Betty Lit...
Groupon Supports Active Transportation Alliance to Honor Staffer’s Memory 6 Jun 2013 | 02:07 am
Robert “Bobby” Cann was killed Wednesday, May 29th, as he was biking home from his job at Groupon in Chicago. Here’s what the Huffington Post reported (Posted: 05/31/2013 6:04 pm EDT | Updated: 06/...
State-level Bicycle Helmet Laws Linked to Fewer Child Deaths 3 Jun 2013 | 07:35 am
By Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters The Saratogian May 31, 2013 U.S. states that require children and teenagers to wear helmets report fewer deaths involving bicycles and cars, according to a new study. Rese...
