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submitted by Ari for team Bicyclism 39 weeks 5 days 11 hours 6 minutes ago
In Uganda, they're starting to use bicycles assisted with small ethanol engines and pulling trailers as ambulances.
This story while it spends too much time explaining ethanol (maybe it's a new concept there?) touches on interesting things as we downscale out transportation from the oil giants of...(more)
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submitted by Augie Brown for team Bicyclism 63 weeks 4 days 6 hours 16 minutes ago
The Cart Bike doesn't turn corners very well, admits the second-prize winner of our TreeHugger/Popular Science/Instructables Go Green contest—plus, we're not entirely clear how stable the setup would be with a week's worth of groceries—but it's still a nifty concept if you happen to find...(more)
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submitted by Ari for team Bicyclism 23 weeks 2 days 13 hours 53 minutes ago
Barak is a bicycle rider! Woot! However, check out the photo -- that rear tire is a little low.. Too much time on the campaign trail. At least he's got a trailer for the kids, a sure sign he's a real rider.....
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"Barack Obama joined...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright for team Bicyclism 18 weeks 6 days 19 hours 52 minutes ago
Bicyclists who crave a steady uphill climb flock to Mandeville Canyon Road and its 5-mile, straight-shot ascent with no traffic lights.
But the route's rising popularity has turned the narrow road into a zone of conflict for Brentwood residents and the hundreds of cyclists who, every weekend,...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth for team Bicyclism 27 weeks 20 hours 4 minutes ago
Joshua Benson, the bicycle program coordinator for the New York Department of Transportation, is taking questions from City Room readers about cycling policy, bike lanes and traffic safety.
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submitted by Ari for team Bicyclism 19 weeks 1 day 14 hours 28 minutes ago
The Space 242 gallery in the South End was crowded with friends and freeloaders last Friday, but there was no problem spotting the artist known as Skunk. He dressed like a cross between Keith Richards and the Mad Hatter, in oversize black galoshes, black overalls with...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Bicyclism 11 weeks 2 days 7 hours 11 minutes ago
Thousands of people from throughout the Bay Area converged on San Francisco's streets today, but they weren't protesting anything.
Instead, people of all ages rode bicycles and scooters and jogged and strolled on 4.5 miles of waterfront streets closed to car traffic for the city's first Sunday...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Bicyclism 14 weeks 4 days 3 hours 55 minutes ago
Bicycle lovers, thrifty as well as trend conscious, are pulling neglected 10-speeds from storage and readying them for the road again. (Let the environmentally aware bragging rights begin.)
These bicycles, made in the 1970s and 80s, used 27-inch wheels, which have been replaced with the smaller 700c...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Bicyclism 20 weeks 5 days 2 hours 28 minutes ago
HERE'S THE DEAL Bike parking in S.F.: "Terrible." "Frustrating." "Hypocritical." These are the words of Darren Orgel, who's upset that San Francisco's new $144 million federal building has little room for bicycles. Orgel, who works there, would like to bike...
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submitted by Grace for team Bicyclism 39 weeks 6 days 3 hours 19 minutes ago
Transportation planners unveiled a $55 million plan Wednesday to create bicycle and pedestrian access on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, but there's a problem: those who operate the bridge want no part of it.
The California Department of Transportation says it's too dangerous.
A committee for the Bay Area...(more)
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